City & Metropolitan Planning
New Marriott Library Catalog: USearch
The library catalog has a new look and added features. Use the catalog to search for books, journals, digital content, and more; to access e-books and e-journals in one click. Use the limiting options in the LEFT SIDEBAR to refine your searches and then save items in your e-shelf or export them to EndNote.
If you'd like some help using the catalog, then email me, Luke Leither, to schedule a time to meet. OR, check out this library guide and see how far you can get on your own!
Subject Headings = Focused Searching
Here are some SUBJECT HEADINGS to get you started.
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Architecture – Human factors Architecture and society Cities Cities and towns Cities and towns -- Growth City planners City planning City planning – History City planning – Methods City planning – Organization & Administration Civic improvement Communication in regional planning Community development Environmental aspects Housing development Land use Land use – Planning Land use -- Urban Land use, Rural Metropolitan areas Metropolitan government |
Neighborhoods Planned communities Planning Real estate development Regionalism Regional planning Regional Planning Association of America Regional planning districts Rural development Sociology, Urban Streets – Design and construction Suburbs Sustainable architecture Sustainable development Traffic engineering Transportation engineering Urban beautification Urban ecology Urban landscape architecture Urban renewal Urbanization |
New Planning Books at the Library
Reclaiming American Cities by Call Number: HT384.U5 P55 2014ISBN: 9781625340504Publication Date: 2014-01-01Rutherford H. Platt is an urban writer and lecturer residing in Northampton, Massachusetts. He is Professor Emeritus of Geography, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is author of Land Use and Society, Geography, Law, and Public Policy.
The following titles are NEW to the library collection. Check them out!
Contemporary Urban Planning by Call Number: HT167 .L38 2013ISBN: 9780205851737Publication Date: 2012-02-23Updated in its 10th edition, Contemporary Urban Planning provides readers with in-depth coverage of the historic, economic, political, legal, and environmental factors affecting urban planning as well as specific chapters on the various fields of planning.
Situational Urbanism by Call Number: NA9031 .P33 2014ISBN: 9783868592580Publication Date: 2014-04-30Transforming modernistic urban areas to fit contemporary needs is one of the predominant challenges that post-war European cities face today.
Shaping Places by Call Number: HT371 .A33 2013ISBN: 9780415497978Publication Date: 2012-10-16Shaping Places explains how towns and cities can turn real estate development to their advantage to create the kind of places where people want to live, work, relax and invest.
Subject Guide
ebooks at the Library
The Marriott Library has a growing collection of eBooks covering topics of interest to planners. For more information about how to use these resources effectively, troubleshoot any problems you may encounter, and understand the way eBooks and various eBook databases work, consult the: eBooks Collections Usage Guide
