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Resources for The Department of Urban Planning

 

For and About Students

Survival Manual (PDF:189KB)
Student Work
Milwaukee Student Planning Association
   
Frequently Asked Questions About Becoming a Planner 

Planning Organizations and Information

Law Resources on the Web

 

To suggest additional links to add to this list of resources, send an email message including the URL for the site you would like included to frankn@uwm.edu.

 

Planning Organizations and Information

• Smart Growth seminars at UWM
• American Planning Association
  
  • Provides listings of Planning Advisory Service publications, and other links to planning sites. A "must see" for planners.
• Wisconsin Chapter--American Planning Association (WAPA)
  
  • Wisconsin law updates, WAPA News online, jobs, events, and AICP programs
• Smart Growth Information
• Planning Commissioners' Journal
  
  • This is an electronic version of the journal, plus other information. Nice summaries of planning issues and latest news related to planning.
• Urban Land Institute
  
  • Home page of the Urban Land Institute with a list of publications and links to over 700 real estate sites.

Law Resources on the Web

• APA Planning and Law Division.
• U.S. Supreme Court cases
• Congressional Research Service reports relating to environment, agriculture, and natural resources.
• Library of Congress
  • A good starting place for information on federal laws, legislation, and government cites.
• Wisconsin Home Page provides links to Wisconsin state agencies.
  • Wisconsin Legislature
    • Act, statutes, legislators; now with a search engine. Not user friendly at this time, but useful.
  • Bureau of Intergovernmental Relations for population information.
  • Office of Land Information Services.
  • Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
  • Wisconsin Department of Commerce
    • Business Assistance and Financing.
    • Community Assistance and Financing.
  • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
    • Air Pollution Regulations and Permits at www.dnr.state.wi.us/eq/air/reg.htm. Download selected Wis. Admin. Code sections related to air pollution.
    • Grants, Loans and Financial Assistance. Recycling, lake planning, and lake protection grants.
  • Transportation Economic Assistance Program

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