Urban Studies & Planning

Web Sites and Search Engines for Job Searches

Government Agencies

California Association of Counties
http://www.csac.counties.org

California Department of Housing and Community Development
http://www.hcd.ca.gov

California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
http://www.ceres.ca.gov

California Office of Planning and Research
http://www.opr.ca.gov

Census Bureau, United States (official site)
http://www.census.gov

Environmental Protection Agency, United States
http://www.epa.gov

Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of
http://www.hud.gov

Los Angeles, City of (official site)
http://www.lacity.org

Southern California Association of Governments
http://www.scag.ca.gov

Planning Links and Meta-Sites

American Planning Association
http://www.planning.org

American Planning Association, California Chapter
https://www.apacalifornia.org/

Cyburbia
http://www.cyburbia.org
Links to planning information

New Urban News
http://www.newurbannews.com

Planetizen
http://www.planetizen.org
Planning news source centered in New York

Planners Network
http://www.plannersnetwork.org

Planners Web
http://www.plannersweb.com

Urban Design Precedents
https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/resources/research/centre-landscape-research

Urban Residue
http://www.urbanresidue.com

Journals

Architecture Week
http://www.architectureweek.com

The Architectural Review
http://www.arplus.com

Planning Commissioners Journal
http://plannersweb.com

Planum
http://www.planum.net
"the european journal of planning"

Organization Sites

American Society of Landscape Architects
http://www.asla.org

Association of American Geographers
Section on urban and regional planning https://www.aag.org/cs/Salary_Data_and_Trends/Professional_Scientific_and_Technical_Services/19-3051

Assoc. for Comm. Org. for Reform Now (ACORN)
http://www.acorn.org

Association of Redevelopment Agencies
http://www.calredevelop.org

Center for Governmental Studies
http://www.cgs.org

Development Gateway Foundation
http://www.developmentgateway.org

Housing Authority, Los Angeles
http://www.hacla.org

HUD USER
http://www.huduser.org
Housing policy, development, and research info

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
http://www.nahro.org

National Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.nationaltrust.org -

Smart Growth America
https://freelastwillandtestament.net/
Non-profit advocay group

Rand Corporation
http://www.rand.org
Socioeconomic data

Trust for Public Lands
http://www.tpl.org

Urban Land Institute
http://www.uli.org

Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles Chapter
http://www.uli-la.org

Web Sites and Search Engines for Job Searches

Planetizen Web Site: Job Listings
https://www.planetizen.com/jobs

Los Angeles Chapter of the American Planning Association: Job Listings
https://www.la-apa.org/

EnvironmentalCareer.com: Job Search Database
https://environmentalcareer.com/jobs/

CalOpps: Public Employment Job Board
https://www.calopps.org/

GreenBiz.com: Job Search Portal
https://jobs.greenbiz.com/

UrbanDesignJobs.com
http://www.urbandesignjobs.com/

Other Internship and Job Sites

City of Los Angeles Map Makers List (Great source of potential internships/jobs for GIS students)
https://planning.lacity.gov/Forms_Procedures/5047.pdf (.pdf)

Expediter List (Zoning/Land Use, Civil Engineering, Environmental Consulting, Structural Engineering, Architectural and Structural Design, Attorneys, etc.)
https://planning.lacity.gov/Forms_Procedures/ExpediterList.pdf (.pdf)