Electronic Resources

Subject Resources: Urban and Regional Planning

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Databases
	AccessUN Indexes United Nations documents and publications.
			1966 to the present
	American FactFinder View, print, and download statistics about population, housing, industry, and business.
	Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals Comprehensive index to journal literature in architecture and architectural design.
			1930s (with selected coverage back to 1860s) to present; includes the Burnham Index (serial publications from the 1830s to the 1960s).
	Environmental Policy Index database A comprehensive database to journal articles covering all aspects of environmental policy and politics.
			1950--present
	Expanded Academic ASAP Articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, many in full-text.
			1980 -- present
	HOMER Catalog of the Information Services Division's library materials (all libraries except Health Sciences Libraries and Law Library catalogs)
	ICONDA (International Construction Database) Approximately 460,000 references to all aspects of planning and building from 23 countries.
			1976 to present
	LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe Full text business, financial, legal, medical, biographical, government and domestic and international newspaper resources.
			varies
	NetLibrary Collection of full-text electronic books.
	PAIS International Indexes public affairs journals, documents, pamphlets, books and yearbooks.
			1972 to the present
	Policy File Public policy research indexing and abstracting, as well as full text items.
	ProQuest Access databases of resources for arts, business, humanities, social sciences, science and newspaper resources.
			varies
	Rand Abstracts Books, publications, and academic journal articles in RAND's publicly available collection.
	SIRS Researcher General reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues.
		First Search (OCLC)	1988 -- present (indexing); 1994 -- present (summaries)
	Social Sciences Citation Index Citation database for the social sciences
			1965 to present
	Transportation Research Board Publications Index TRB is a searchable index of all publications from the Transportation Research Board
	TRANweb: Transportation Article File A web based periodical index of transportation and law enforcement articles and conference proceedings located at Northwestern University.
	TRIS Online Web-based version of the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) bibliographic database
			1960-present (some older articles are available)
	ULI Development Case Studies (formerly Project Reference File) Feature project reports produced by the Urban Land Institute.
			1985 to the present
	Urban Studies Abstracts Publishes cross-indexed abstracts of important recent literature (plus related citations) on all aspects of urban studies.
	Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) Web of Science is part of ISI's Web of Knowledge which also includes Arts & Humanties and Social Sciences citation databases.
			1900-present
	World Development Indicators This is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of statistical data about development.
			1960 -- present
	WPA Maps Digital Archive 345 maps from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Land Use survey of Los Angeles conducted from 1933 through 1939.
			1933-1939
eJournals
	African Development Review A professional journal devoted to the study and analysis of development policy in Africa.
		First Search (OCLC)
	Cities Offers a comprehensive range of articles on all aspects of urban policy.
			v. 12, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	City and community. Publishes research studies that examine government planning in cities and towns.
			v. 1, no. 1 (2002) -- present
	Demography Interdisciplinary journal of general interest articles for population scientists.
		Project Muse	v. 37 (2000) -- present
	Development (Society for International Development) Dialogue between activists and intellectuals committed to the search for alternative paths of social transformation towards a more sustainable and just world.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 42, no. 1 (1999) -- v. 47, no. 4 (2004)
		Palgrave Macmillan	v. 42, no. 1 (1999) -- present
	Development and Change Interdisciplinary journal of development studies and social change.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 29, no. 1 (1997) -- 2005
	Development Southern Africa Publishes articles that reflect innovative thinking on key development challenges and policy issues facing the southern African region.
	Environment and Planning A: Environment and Planning An interdisciplinary journal of urban and regional research.
			v. 33, no. 1 (2001) -- present
	Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design Research in the application of formal methods, methods models, and theories to spatial problems which involve the built environment.
			v. 1 (1974) -- present
	Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy Journal committed to interdisciplinary research on issues of government and policy-making, with an international perspective.
	Environment and Planning D: Society and Space An interdisciplinary journal that leads internationally in discussions of the relations between society and space.
	Environmental Impact Assessment Review Assesses the environmental impact of policy, projects, processes and products and makes decisions based upon these assessments.
			v. 15, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Ethics & the Environment An interdisciplinary forum for theoretical and practical articles covering the broad area encompassed by environmental ethics.
		Project Muse	v. 6 (2001) -- present
	European Planning Studies Provides a forum for ideas and information about spatial development processes and policies in Europe.
			v. 8, no. 1 (2000) -- present
	Geographical Analysis Presents significant advances in geographical theory, model building, and quantitative methods
		Project Muse	v. 34, no.1 (2002) -- v. 36 (2004)
	Geographical Journal Publishes original research papers and review articles, which range across the entire subject of geography.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 165 (1893 - 1999)
	Geographical Review A leading scholarly periodicals devoted exclusively to geography.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 89 (1916 - 1999)
	Growth and Change Forum for scholarly research on all aspects of public, urban, and regional development and policy-making.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 29, no. 1 (1998)-- 2005
	Housing Studies Leading theoretical and analytical housing journal.
		MetaPress (Springer)	v.13, no.1 (1998)-present
	International Journal of Geographical Information Science Forum for the rapidly growing field of geographical information systems (GIS)
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 11, no. 6 (1997)--v. 18, no. 7 (2004)
		MetaPress	v. 1, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Analysis of all aspects of urban and regional development theory.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 22, no. 1 (1997)-- 2005
	International Migration Review A peer-reviewed journal on sociodemographic, economic, historical, political and legislative aspects of migration.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 33 (1966 - 1999)
	International Regional Science Review An international forum to share important research findings and methodological breakthroughs that improve spatial and regional analysis within the social sciences.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 22, no. 1 (1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 22, no. 2 (1999)-- present
	Journal of Developing Areas Provides empirical and theoretical research on all issues pertaining to the process of economic development.
		Project Muse	v. 37 (2003) -- present
	Journal of Developing Societies A refereed international journal on development and social change in all societies.
		Sage	v. 18, no. 1 (2002) -- present
	Journal of Development Economics Publishes papers relating to all aspects of economic development.
		ScienceDirect	v. 1, no. 1 (1974) -- present
	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management Focuses on the integrated planning and management of the environment
			v. 39, no. 4 (1996)--present
	Journal of Forecasting Papers dealing with any aspect of forecasting: theoretical, practical, computational and methodological
		Wiley Interscience	Vol. 15, no. 1 (1996)--present
	Journal of Inter-American Studies Includes peer-reviewed original research in contemporary Latin American politics, economics, and society.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 11 (1959 - 1969)
	Journal of International Development Research on development issues with a focus on social sciences.
		Wiley Interscience	v. 8, no. 1 (1996)--present (older issues may be abstract only)
	The Journal of Land & Public Utility Economics Dedicated to the study of land use, natural resources, public utilities, housing, and urban land issues.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 23 (1925 -1947)
	Journal of Planning Literature Comprehensive index to recent books and journal articles in the field of city and regional planning and design.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 12, no. 1 (1997)-- 2004
		Sage	v. 13, no. 3 (1999)-- present
	Journal of Regional Science Publishes unique articles and research papers in the field of regional science.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 38, no. 1 (1997)--present
	Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies Environmental issues and the integration of natural & social science with environmental management & planning. management and planning.
		Directory of Open Access Journals	2002 -- Present
	Journal of Urban Affairs Publishes articles on urban research and policy analysis.
		First Search (OCLC)	v.21, no.1 (1999)- 2005
	Journal of Urban Design A scholarly international journal which advances theory, research and practice in urban design.
			v. 5, no.1 (2000) -- present
	Journal of Urban History Presents original research from the variety of fields concerned with urban history.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 25, no. 2 (1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 25, no. 2 (1999)-- present
	Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering development and operation of ports, harbors, and offshore facilities, as well as deep ocean engineering
		American Society of Civil Engineers-ASCE	Vol. 125, no. 1 (1999)--present
	Land Economics Dedicated to the study of land use, natural resources, public utilities, housing, and urban land issues.
		JSTOR	v. 24 - 78 (1948 - 2002)
	Land Use Policy An international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with all aspects of urban and rural land use.
			v. 12, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Planning and Markets: An Electronic Journal Devoted to the study of planned interventions versus market approaches.
			v. 1 (1998)--present
	Planning Theory An international peer-reviewed forum for the critical exploration of planning theory.
		Sage	v. 1, no. 1 (2002) -- present
	Planning Theory and Practice Theory and practice in the planning field
		MetaPress	v. 1, no. 1 (2000) -- present
	Population Review A peer-reviewed journal of demography and population studies.
		Project Muse	v. 42, no. 1 (2003) -- present
	Population Studies Presents theories and methods to extend scientific knowledge and to inform policy and practice in the field of population studies.
			v. 1 - 55 (1947 - 2001)
	Professional Geographer Publishes concise research and brief book reviews in academic and applied geography.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 49, no.1 (1997)-- 2005
	Progress in Human Geography An international review of geographical work in the social sciences and humanities.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 21, no. 1 (1997)-present
	Progress in Physical Geography An international review of geographical work in the natural and environmental sciences.
		First Search (OCLC)	vo. 22, no. 1 (1998)-prsent
	Progress in Planning Outlet for extended research papers on topics relating all aspects of urban planning.
			v. 43, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Regional and Urban Economics Exists to facilitate scholarship on important theoretical and empirical issues in urban and regional research.
		ScienceDirect	v. 1/1 - 4/2, 1971-1974
	Regional Science and Urban Economics Theoretical and empirical issues in urban and regional research.
		ScienceDirect	v. 5, no. 1 (1975) -- present
	Regional Studies A leading international journal publishing multi-disciplinary research, policy analysis, and debate about urban and regional development.
			v. 31, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Review of Regional Studies The official journal of the Southern Regional Science Association.
	Southeastern Geographer The journal welcomes contributions on any geographical subject.
		Project Muse	v. 44, no. 1 (2004) -- present
	Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers A leading international journal of major research papers and significant book reviews.
		JSTOR	v. 21 - 24 (1996 - 1999)
		Blackwell-Synergy	1997 -- Present
	Transformation: Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa Provides an exchange of theory and practice on a wide range of areas relevant to understanding transitions in the region.
		Project Muse	v. 49 (2002) -- present
	Transport Policy An international journal aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice in transport.
			v. 2, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Transportation Focuses on issues of direct relevance to the day-to-day operational management of transport systems.
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 24, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Contains papers of general interest in all passenger and freight transportation modes.
			v. 29, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Transportation Research Part B: Methodological Publishes papers on all methodological aspects of the subject.
			v. 29, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies Addresses development of emerging technologies and their application and implications in the field of transportation.
			v. 3, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment Publishes original research on the environmental impacts of transportation.
		ScienceDirect
	Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review Publishes informative articles drawn from across the spectrum of logistics and transportation research.
			v. 33, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Transportation Science Publishes original contributions and surveys on phenomena associated with all modes of transportation, present and prospective.
		Extenza	v. 34, no. 1 (2000) -- present
	Urban Affairs Review Research and scholarly analysis on urban themes.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 34, no. 1 (1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 34, no. 3 (1999)-- present
	Urban Design International Forum for those involved in urban design and management.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 1, no. 1 (1997) -- 2002
	Urban Studies International discussion of issues in urban and regional planning.
			v. 1, no. 1 (1964) -- present
	Utilities Policy Publishes research assessing and comparing issues of interest and application to the broad range of utilities.
		ScienceDirect	v. 1/1 - 4/4, 1990-1994
	World Development A multi-disciplinary monthly journal of development studies.
		ScienceDirect	v. 1, no. 1 (1973) -- present
eBooks
	NetLibrary Collection Collection of full-text electronic books.
Web Sites
	Crime in the United States: uniform crime reports Compiles national crime statistics
	Data Bases Available to All USC Researchers Databases locally available to USC researchers.
			varies
	Policy Brief Series Collection of essays on current public policy issues in aging, health, income security, metropolitan studies and related research.
			1994 -- present
	Population Index on the Web Primary reference tool to all forms of research on the world's population.
			1986-