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Action for Market Towns
Organization works to promote, protect and revitalize small towns in England. Read publications or the schedule of upcoming events.
http://www.towns.org.uk/
ADPSR of Northern California
Chapter of Architects / Designers / Planners for Social Responsibility provides news and articles about urban issues in California.
http://www.adpsr-norcal.org/
Canadian Urban Institute
Encourages debate through its research, publications and conferences. Focuses on governance, environment, housing and urban intensification.
http://www.canurb.com/
Center for Urban Policy Research
Group at Rutgers University examines issues such as community development, housing, and land use. Read reports and policy recommendations.
http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/cupr/
Citistates Group, The
Organization examines how metropolitan regions function socially and economically. Read columns by founder Neal Peirce.
http://www.citistates.com/
Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
Research group studies such topics as planning, literature and religion in an urban context. Order publications or read the text of lectures.
http://www.dallasinstitute.org/
Development Planning Unit
Group at Univ. College London studies urban devpt and planning in developing countries. Read about its consulting services and academic programs.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu/
International Downtown Association
Aims to bring public, business and nonprofit interests into civic partnerships to create diverse, livable urban communities.
http://ida-downtown.org/
International Federation for Housing and Planning
Originally called the Garden Cities and Town Planning Assoc., the group was founded by Ebenezer Howard. Learn about its activities and pubs.
http://www.ifhp.org/
Lewis Mumford Center for Urban and Regional Research
Facility at the University at Albany performs comparative and historical research on city planning.
http://www.albany.edu/mumford/
Northeastern Univ. - Ctr for Urban and Regional Policy
Research center at this Boston university examines issues of urban and regional planning. Learn about projects in Massachusetts and beyond.
http://www.curp.neu.edu/
Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment
Learn about this organization dedicated to bringing developing countries needed services, like water, sanitation, and energy.
http://www.undp.org/pppue/
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
Also known as SPUR, this institute studies issues of urban policy in San Francisco. Find the full text of several reports.
http://www.spur.org/
San Francisco Urban Institute
Project of the San Francisco State University to develop strategies and programs to address economic, social and educational issues.
http://www.sfsu.edu/~urbins/
Taub Urban Research Center
Academic group at New York University undertakes research on urban issues. Read articles and learn about academic programs.
http://urban.nyu.edu/
Texas A & M - CHUD
Center for Housing and Urban Development does research and outreach in Texas. Find articles and an extensive bibliography on devpt. issues.
http://chud.tamu.edu/
Univ. of Birmingham - Ctr for Urban & Regional Studies
Center researches urban public policy issues in the United Kingdom. Find out about academic programs and research projects.
http://www.bham.ac.uk/curs/
Univ. of Toronto - Centre for Urban & Community Studies
Group sponsors and encourages interdisciplinary research on cities and communities in Canada and elsewhere. Provides report abstracts.
http://www.utoronto.ca/env/cucs/
Urban Affairs Association
Professional organization for those involved in urban issues publishes a journal and supports research. Learn who can become a member.
http://www.udel.edu/uaa/
Wayne State Univ. - Center for Urban Studies
Center sponsors outreach in Michigan community as well as research projects. Details on current and past programs are provided.
http://www.cus.wayne.edu/

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