Web Resources

Course Resources:

In addition, the following websites, with descriptions taken from the websites, may contain useful information for your thesis topic:

http://www.planning.org/ - Homepage for American Planning Association.
http://www.plannersnetwork.org/ - The Planners Network is an association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic and environmental planning in urban and rural areas, who promote fundamental change in our political and economic system.
http://www.uwm.edu/Org/acsp/ - Association of Collegiate Schools in Planning.
http://www.nhh.no/geo/aesop/index.html - The Association of European Schools of Planning.
http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/pairc/ - Internet resources for the built environment.
http://www.uli.org/ - The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of� land to enhance the total environment.
http://www.publicagenda.org/ - Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization based in New York City.
http://www.intellectualcapital.com/ - IntellectualCapital.com (IC) is a weekly, bipartisan, public policy e-zine available only on the World Wide Web.
http://www.voxcap.com/ - VoxCap is the destination site� for building communities that help you make a difference. It enables you to create� communities of interest around issues that matter to you -- share information, speak out on issues, connect with others who have common interests & build and mobilize support for causes.
http://policy.voxcap.com/ - Policy.com is part of the VoxCap Properties. It is the Web's most comprehensive public policy resource and community. Drawing from its network of policy influentials, Policy.com showcases leading research, opinions and events shaping public policy on dozens of issues including education, technology and healthcare.
http://www.colorado.edu/plan/housing-info/menu0.html -This site serves as a gateway, providing information on and links to housing resources on the Internet. It is an elaboration of The Encyclopedia of Housing which offers essays on issues ranging from Abandonment to Zoning.
http://www.huduser.org -The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) home website.
http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/: Website for the Fannie Mae foundation. Contains information on housing research and programs.

Downloads:

Columbia University Analyzer -- CU Analyzer allows one to capture, analyze, and ultimately express new knowledge using multimedia objects culled from anywhere on the web. Mac and PC versions available at:
http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/cuanalyzer/downloads/win_download1.html

Adobe Acrobat Reader -- For printed material on the Web. This software is a must for any course Web site. J&R (in Philosophy Hall) has the full version of Acrobat for $59. Otherwise, you can download the reader for free at:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/

Real Player Basic -- The standard for Web audio and the plug-in that most of your classes will use. If the link below does not take you to the most recent version, visit http://www.real.com, click on RealPlayer and (usually in very small print) will be a link to the free, "basic" version of the software.
http://www.real.com/

Quicktime Player -- Another free Web audio/video plug-in that might be used in your course's Web site.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/