Academic Departments
Auburn University, Barnard College, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California State University, Northridge, Center for Urban Research and Learning, Cleveland State University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Delft University of Technology, Eastern Michigan University
AESOP - The Association of European Schools of Pla
Network of universities that teach and conduct planning research. Conducts an annual congress and publishes a newsletter.
Asian Planning Schools Association
Provides opportunities for scholars and planners to discuss current issues, exchange opinions and understand problems, and foster new generations of academics and professional planners.
Association of Canadian University Planning Progra
Promotes excellence in planning education, research, and practice.
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
A consortium of university based programs offering credentials in urban and regional planning.
Australian and New Zealand Association of Planning
Informal network of planning educators convenes an annual conference.
Cal Poly Pomona American Planning Student Associat
A student organization designed to foster communication, stimulate interest in urban affairs, and further educational development within the student body.
Catanese Center for Urban and Environmental Soluti
Dedicated to helping communities and decision makers through partnerships, education, and research. Located at Florida Atlantic University and formerly known as the Joint Center.
Center for Urban and Regional and Policy
A "think and do tank" where faculty, staff, and students pool their expertise, resources, and commitment to address a wide range of issues facing cities, towns, and suburbs.
Centre for Urban and Community Studies
University of Toronto unit conducts multidisciplinary research and policy analysis.
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
Provides educational opportunities and access to information to local officials serving on planning boards and zoning boards of appeals.
Design That Matters
Nonprofit helping underserved communities improve their quality of life while providing classwork for engineering and business students.
Global Planning Education Association Network
Coordinates international communication, papers, and conferences.
Institute of Continuing Planning Education
Provides seminars designed to help candidates pass the AICP examination.
Institute of Urban and Regional Development
University of California, Berkeley unit conducts research into urban and regional growth and decline.
Land Use Law Center
Section of the Pace Law School fostering the development of sustainable communities throughout the State of New York. Provides research and technical assistance to attorneys, planners, government officials, community leaders, and citizen groups.
Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Reg
An interdisciplinary venue at the University at Albany, State University of New York focused on the urban political economy.
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Seeks to improve the quality of debate and disseminate knowledge of critical issues by bringing together scholars, policy makers, practitioners and citizens.
PlaNet
Network fostering cooperation and communication between planning students in European cities.
Planningprep.com
Offers preparation services for the AICP exam, including practice questions and exams, and community forums.
Taub Urban Research Center
Features current research, a calendar of events and a section on urban education.
The Centre for Education in the Built Environment
Provides discipline-based support for UK learning and teaching in the subject communities of architecture, town planning, landscape, building and surveying.
The Madii Institute
Facilitates community capacity building and transformation through publications and community member training.
The National Charrette Institute
A non-profit educational institution committed to teaching professionals the theory and practice of facilitating public planning charrettes and sharing the lessons learned.
Transdanubian Research Institute
An interdisciplinary research institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences dealing with regional development, regional policy, and spatial development in Hungary and Europe. [in Hungarian and English]
University of Illinois at Chicago: Planning Commis
A four-week certificate program combining online learning with in-class experience.
University of Southern California Urban Initiative
Provides funding and logistical support for the study of urban planning and development.
Urbanology
A practical training school for community developers from the Eugene Community Trust.