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International Planning is a bibliographic research guide to UC Berkeley library and web resources on international city and regional planning, with an emphasis on developing countries. For assistance please consult the reference staff of the Environmental Design Library, 210 Wurster Hall.

UC Berkeley faculty, registered students, and staff who are off campus may use items marked UCB Only or UC Only by using The Library's off-campus access services.

Contents reviewed : 5 May 2009 Conditions of Use

    Gateways

  1. ELDIS A gateway to information on development issues, providing country profiles, summaries and links to online documents. Offers a directory of websites, databases, library catalogs, and e-mail discussion lists.
    http://www.eldis.org/
  2. PRAXIS: Resources for social and economic development (Univ. of Pennsylvania) Richard J. Estes, comp. Wide-ranging directory of links to topical and country-specific resources broadly focussed on international social and economic development.
    3. http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/~restes/praxis.html
  3. WWW Virtual library: international affairs resources (Elizabethtown College) An excellent site for locating international and development information. Included are links to international intergovernmental organizations, academic institutions, the texts of primary source documents, and substantial area studies entry pages. Includes links to non-English web search engines.
    4. http://www.etown.edu/vl

    Dictionaries & Encyclopedias For online non-English dictionaries and translating dictionaries, see The Library's home page:  Go to Electronic Resources; select Electronic Resources: Types; and select Dictionaries, Thesauri & Quotations. Visit the Doe Library Reference Center (2nd floor, Doe Library) for additional general country-specific information and region-specific encyclopedias.

  1. Encyclopedia of the Third World, by George Thomas Kurian. NY: Facts on File, 4th ed. 1992. Includes substantial readable articles on more than 100 Third World countries.
    2. EnvDesignHC59.7 K87 1992 Reference
  2. International planning glossaries. Gordon Logie, ed. NY: Elsevier: International Planning Glossaries. 4 vols. In English, French, Italian, Dutch, German, Swedish, Finnish.
    3. Glossary of land resources. EnvDesign HD107.7 L63 1984 Reference
    Glossary of planning and development. EnvDesign HT391 L641 1986 Reference
    Glossary of population and housing. EnvDesign HD7287.5 L63 Reference, HC15 I571 1975 v.1:3, 2:3 Reference
    Transport. EnvDesign HC15 I571 1975 v. 3:1-3:3, 3:5 Reference; Busi & Econ HE141 L63 Reference
  3. Multilingual glossary of human settlements terms. Nairobi: UN Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), 1992. Includes English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish human settlements terms. Includes English definitions.
    4. EnvDesign HT65 M85 1992 Reference

    Bibliographies To locate bibliographies on specific places in the Current Melvyl® online catalog, use any of the following strategies: subject: [name of place] bibliography; subject: regional planning [name of place] bibliography; or, subject: [name of place] population bibliography. Here are a few examples of the kinds of bibliographies you can find in the library or on the web.

  1. Ciudades Latinoamericanas.  Madrid: Centro de Informacion y Documentacion Cientifica, 1998. Topics include pre-Columbian and colonial cities, housing, and urbanism. Covers journal articles, books, papers published mid-1980s through the 1990s. Spanish.
    2. Main  HT127.5 C625 1998
  2. International Organizations, Economic Development & Poverty (UC Berkeley, Library) A bibliographic research guide to many government sources of development information. Includes individual country and regional resources on economic and political development issues world-wide.
    3. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_devgde.html
  3. Housing in developing countries: a select bibliography and field statement, by Ayse Pamuk. Chicago: Council of Planning Librarians, 1991.
    4. EnvDesign HT166 A12 C6a no.273 Index
  4. Regional development plans, programmes, and projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America: an annotated bibliography, by Devoira Auerbach, Waltraud Mirthes. Giessen: Centre for Regional Development Research, Justus-Liebig-Univ. Giessen, 1986.
    Main HT395 A3 A12 A941 1986; S-S/EAsia HT395.A3 A12 A941 1986 Reference
  5. Squatter settlements in developing countries: a bibliography. Barbara Buick, comp. Canberra: Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National Univ., 1975. Approximately 2000 citations to journal articles, theses, books, etc.
    6. EnvDesign HD7287 A12B8 noncirc.
  6. Town planning and town development in Middle East, Jorg Sierig, ed., Stuttgart: Informationszentrum Raum u. Bau d. Fraunhofer-Ges., [1991]. (ICONDA-bibliography, no. 119)
    EnvDesign HT169 M627 T69 1991

    Finding Books+ Here are some useful subject headings for searching the online catalogs:  OskiCat (web)or Current Melvyl® (web). Most of these headings can be modified by the addition of the name of a country or region (e.g., economic development bangladesh or rural development latin america) or by the phrases developing countries or case studies (e.g., urbanization developing countries).

    Cities and towns -- [place name]
    City planning -- [place name]
    City planning -- developing countries
    Developing countries [see many subdivisions] 
    Development plans 
    Economic development -- [place name] 
    Environmental policy
    Health planning -- [name of country] 
    Health policy --  [name of country] 
    Housing policy -- [name of country] 
    Housing policy -- developing countries 
    Human settlements
    Informal sector (economics) 
    Information technology
    Non-governmental organizations
    Population -- developing countries 
    Regional planning -- [place name]
    Rural development 
    Sustainable development -- [place name] 
    Urban transportation -- developing countries
    Water quality management
    Women in development 
    Urban development 
    Urbanization 

    Finding Journal Articles Consult City Planning Indexes & Abstracts for additional planning indexes. For UC or UC Only journal indexes, go to The Library's home page; go to Find Information and select Articles.

    Multiregional | Africa | Asia | Eastern Europe | Latin America | Middle East
    Multiregional

  1. Alternative press index and archive via FirstSearch/OCLC - UCB Only    Citations are drawn from roughly 450 alternative, radical, and left publications.  Useful for identifying community-based and alternative public policy perspectives on housing, land use, the environment, etc., outside of the mainstream.  Most journals aren't indexed elsewhere.
    2. Online ed.: Archive (1969-1990), Index (1991--); paper ed.:  1969--; Doe Stack HM101 A12 A55
  2. Anthropology plus via FirstSearch/OCLC - UC Only  Contains citations to articles and essays in the fields of anthropology and archaeology. Subjects covered include landscape history, ethnohistory, geography, folklore, and history. Useful subject terms include: cities and towns [name of place]; and, land settlement patterns [name of place].
    3. Coverage: late 19th century--.
  3. CAB abstracts via SilverPlatter - UCB Only  Covers a broad range of agricultural topics including landscape ecology, rural development and related topics. Corresponds to the 50 printed abstract journals published by CABI and includes records from 10,000+ journals, plus books, conferences, theses, technical reports, patents, and other sources from 100+ countries. Articles are drawn from 75+ languages; most records have English language abstracts.
    4. Coverage: 1972--.
  4. CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) - UCB Only  Indexes journals, books, policy briefs, working papers, and conference proceedings from research institutes worldwide related to international affairs analysis and advocacy materials. Also includes links to international affairs Internet sources.
    5. Coverage: 1991--.
  5. EconLit via SilverPlatter - UCB Only Indexes economics articles in scholarly journals and in collective works (books consisting of collections of essays or individual papers), dissertations, and books. Includes extensive abstracts.
    6. Coverage: 1969--.
  6. Geography via SilverPlatter - UCB Only Covers the international literature in physical and human geography. Indexes 2000+ journals, monographs, books, conference proceedings reports, and theses. Online equivalent of International development abstracts, 1982-- and Geographical abstracts, 1972--.
    7. Coverage: 1990--.
  7. Historical abstracts via EBSCO - UCB Only Contains abstracts of articles and bibliographical citations of books and dissertations on all branches of world history, except the U.S. and Canada, from l450 to the present.
    8. Online ed.: 1954--; paper ed.: coverage varies; Main/Refe D299 H5712 & D410 H55
  8. IBSS extra (International bibliography of the Social Sciences) via CSA - UCB Only Contains citations from an international selection of publications (including over 2600 journals) in the fields of economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology.
    9. Coverage: 1981--.
  9. JSTOR - UCB Only  A full text archive of interdisciplinary scholarly journals from their first issue. Includes Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Slavic studies journals.
    10. Coverage: Varies.
  10. Lexis-Nexis academic - UCB Only Includes indexing to journals and newspapers and provides full text.
    11. Coverage: Varies.
  11. PAIS international & PAIS archive via CSA - UCB Only  Indexes international books, government publications, reports of public & private agencies, and journal articles, relating to business, economic & social conditions, public administration, etc., published in English.
    12. Online ed.: l972--, PAIS international and 1937-1976, PAIS archive; paper ed.: 1954-1995; Main & Busi/Econ H106 P7
  12. Sociological abstracts via CSA - UCB Only Indexes journal articles, book chapters, & reviews from over 1,900 journals, books, book chapters, and reviews in the social sciences.  Excellent source for public policy topics.
    13. Online ed.: 1963--; paper ed.: 1952--; Main HM15.5 S6
  13. Women's studies international via BiblioLine - UCB Only  Consists of ten women's studies databases including Women's Studies Abstracts and the Women's Studies Database. Indexes articles, books, media, etc. Coverage: 1972--.
    14. http://biblioline.nisc.com/scripts/login.dll?BiblioLine&dbname=QWRI
  14. Worldwide political science abstracts via CSA - UCB Only  Indexes books, journals, and dissertations within the field of political science and related to international relations, law and politics, political economy, public administration, and public policy. Some full text.
    15. Coverage: 1975--.

    Africa

  1. African Studies (UC Berkekley, Library). Lists article databases and indexes with a focus on Africa. Many of these databases include full text content.
  2. Current bibliography on African affairs. [Farmingdale, NY] Baywood Pub. Co. Brief annotations to journal articles on Africa. Topics include housing & shelter, economic development, regional development, and rural & urban studies. Coverage: 1962--.
    3. Main DT3 A12C8 latest 10 vols in Doe Refe

    Asia

  1. Asian bibliography. UN, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Library. 1952--; semi-annual. Indexes monographs, annual publications, and selected articles relating to socioeconomic development in Asia and the Pacific. Emphasis on publications from international organizations. Topics include environment, human settlements, physical planning, and rural development.
    2. S/SE Asia JX1977 A62 A8
  2. Electronic resources by region. (UC Berkeley, Library). These directories list article databases and indexes with a geographical focus on an Asian region. Many of these databases include full text content.
    3. East Asian studies
    South Asian studies
    Southeast Asian studies

    Eastern Europe

  1. Electronic resources by region. (UC Berkeley, Library). These directories list article databases and indexes with a geographical focus on Eastern Europe. Many of these databases include full text content.
    2. Slavic and East European studies
    Soviet and Post-Soviet studies

    Latin America

  1. Latin American studies (UC Berkeley, Library). Lists article databases and indexes with a focus on Latin America. Many of these databases include full text content.

    Middle East

  1. Electronic resources by region. (UC Berkeley, Library). These directories list article databases and indexes with a geographical focus on the Middle East region. Many of these databases include full text content.
    2. Jewish studies
    Middle Eastern studies

    News Media In addition to the indexes listed here, see The Library's home page; go to Electronic Resources; select Electronic Resources: Types ; and select News Databases for a list of links to online full text local and international newspapers.

  1. Access world news via NewsBank - UCB Only Full text database of articles from more than 1,800 newspapers and other news media.
    2. Coverage: 1977--.
  2. allAfrica.com - UCB Only  Contains over 700,000 articles from 120 news publications throughout Africa. Also includes press releases and documents from 200 governments and non-governmental organizations in and outside of Africa. 30% of articles are in French.
    3. Coverage: 1997--.
  3. AltPress watch via ProQuest - UCB Only A full text resource that covers newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative and independent press. Good for environmental justice and environmental policy issues.
    4. Coverage: 1995--.
  4. Factiva - UCB Only General and business news and information from more than 9,000 sources, including newswires.
    5. Online coverage: Varies
  5. Foreign broadcast information service via NewsBank - UCB Only An index to the FBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. government covering political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues and events throughout the world. Comprises full text translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world. Continued by World news connection.
    6. Coverage: 1975-1996.
  6. Inkternational news links  (Flying Inkpot)  Database of links to international newspapers, organized by region.
    7. http://www.inkpot.com/news/
  7. LADB (Latin America data base) - UCB Only  An online news service that provides access to three weekly electronic news bulletins about Mexico (SourceMex), Central America and the Caribbean including Cuba (NotiCen) and South America (NotiSur). LADB is also a searchable archive of over 24,000 articles. Some full text articles are available.
    8. Coverage: 1986--.
  8. Lexis-Nexis academic - UCB Only Includes indexing to journals and newspapers and provides full text.
    9. Coverage: Varies.
  9. World news connection - UCB Only Full text translated transcriptions and summaries of radio and television broadcasts, newspaper articles, conference proceedings, periodicals and non-classified technical reports, representing nearly every country in the world. Continues the Foreign broadcast information service.
    10. Online coverage: 1996--; paper index: Govt Refe D839 U64; earlier ed. on microfiche.

    Statistics & Data

  1. Statistics & data for planning: international (UC Berkeley Library) An extensive directory of paper and full text web international statistics and data sources.
    2. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/intldata.html

    Housing

  1. Housing research resources (UC Berkeley, Library) A bibliographic research guide to international and U.S. housing research, including housing statistics resources.
    2. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/housing2.html
  2. Housing policies in the Socialist Third World, Kosta Mathey, ed. NY: Mansell, 1990. Organized in individual chapters on the housing policies of 13 countries, Albania through Vietnam.
    3. EnvDesign HD7391 H675 1990
  3. International Federation for Housing and Planning. International Congress--Proceedings The IFHP sponsors an annual international congress. The papers presented are often about housing policies in a particular country. These proceedings can be awkward to identify; try searching the catalogs by the corporate name International federation for housing and planning.
  4. International handbook of housing policies and practices, Willem van Vliet, ed., NY: Greenwood Press, 1990. A useful compendium of housing policies of 23 countries.
    5. EnvDesign HD7287 I523 1990 Reference & circulating

    Selected Regional Sources
    See also Libraries & collections a-z for additional national and regional directories of web links and print sources.

    Multiregional | Regional

    Multiregional

  1. AccessUN via NewsBank - UCB Only  Provides access to current and retrospective UN documents and publications.
    2. Online index: 1984--; microfiche text: Govt Refe Microfiche 10982
    Paper ed.: 1946--; Govt Refe JX1977 A1 R43
  2. AccessUNDP via NewsBank - UCB Only  Indexes United Nations Development Programme reports.
    3. Online index: 1972-1998; microfiche text: Govt Refe Microfiche 10982
  3. A.I.D. research and development abstracts. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Agency for International Development, 1974-1993.
    4. Govt Refe HC60 A1A2 Indexes
  4. Background notes  (U.S. Dept. of State)  Provide information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically. Background Notes for some countries are currently unavailable.
    5. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
  5. Country studies  (U.S. Library of Congress) The Country Studies Series presents descriptions and analyses of the historical setting and the social, economic, and political systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. Full-text studies on the web.   Earlier paper editions are listed in the catalog as Area Handbook for....
    6. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
  6. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) country reports and profiles - UCB Only These narrative and statistical studies provide objective and timely analysis and forecasts of the political, economic, and business environment in more than 180 countries. Annual profiles are updated by quarterly reports.
    7. Online ed.: 1996--; paper ed.: 1986/87--; Bus/Econ call numbers vary
  7. World Bank e-library - UCB Only Searchable, full-text database of more than 3,000 World Bank publications.
    8. http://puck.worldbank.catchword.org/vl=440548/cl=21/nw=1/rpsv/home.htm

    Regional

  1. Africa web links: an annotated resource list © (Univ. of Pennsylvannia, African Studies Center)
    2. http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html
  2. Caribbean Community (Caribbean Community and Common Market) Well-organized links to Caribbean, Latin American, and related web sites.
    3. http://www.caricom.org/
  3. Digital South Asia library (Center for Research Libraries) Includes bibliographies, electronic books, statistics, maps, etc.
    4. http://dsal.uchicago.edu/
  4. Economic and social commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) (UN)
    5. http://www.escwa.un.org/index.asp
  5. The Index on Africa (Norwegian Council for Africa) Includes more than 2000 links to web sites on a broad range of topics including useful reference sites, development, and the environment.
    http://afrika.no/index/
  6. Internet resources for Latin America (New Mexico State Univ. Library, Las Cruces) Molly Molloy, comp. Excellent site.
    7. http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/
  7. LANIC: Latin American network information center (Univ. of Texas, Austin) Comprehensive coverage of Latin American Internet resources. Includes country-by-country list and pointers to regional international organizations.
    8. http://lanic.utexas.edu/
  8. MENIC: The Middle East network information center (Univ. of Texas, Austin)
    9. http://menic.utexas.edu/
  9. Network on urban research in the European Union (N.U.R.E.C.) A non-profit association of institutional organizations and individual members.
    10. http://www.nurec.net/
  10. REENIC: Russian and East European network information center (Univ. of Texas, Austin)
    11. http://www.nurec.net/

    City Information Many of the regional resources listed in this guide also include city-specific information.

  1. Cities via Science Direct - UC Only  International journal. Each issue contains a substantive "City Profile." Indexed in ScienceDirect and PAIS.
    Online ed.: 1983--; paper ed.: 1983--; EnvDesign HT165.53 G7 C5
  2. Cities environment report on the Internet (CEROI) Site includes brief issue policy statements and analyses for selected cities on a variety of environmental topics, e.g., housing, pollution, land use.
    3. http://www.ceroi.net/index.htm
  3. Cities of the world: a compilation of current information on cultural, geographical, and political conditions in the countries and cities of six continents, based on the Department of State's "Post reports."  Detroit: Gale Research Co.  4 volumes.
    4. Doe Refe G153.4 C57 latest ed.
  4. Encyclopedia of world cities, by Immanuel Ness.  2 vols. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1999. Includes articles on 132 leading cities.  Statistical categories include: location & environment; population & demography; economy; transportation; comunications; housing; health; and education.
    5. EnvDesign HT108.5 N47 1999 Reference
  5. Metropolis: the world network of metropolises  An international association of 77 global cities.  Includes many links to city web sites. In English, Spanish, and French.
    6. http://www.metropolis.org/
  6. The State of the world's cities 2004/05, Nairobi: UN Habitat, 2004. Trend analysis for metropolitan areas. Limited information on individual cities. Extensive bibliography: pp.184-191.
    7. EnvDesign HT101 S73 Reference & circ.; Doe Refe Govt/Stat
  7. World heritage list (UNESCO)
    8.  Directory of 730 World Heritage sites, including cities; site includes descriptions, images, links.
    http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31
  8. World's city profiles (UN Global Urban Observatory) In addition to basic background information, each profile includes information on housing, economic development, etc.  Note that profiles are unavailable for many of the listed countries and cities.
    9. http://ww2.unhabitat.org/programmes/guo/guo_cityprofiles.asp

    Organizations & Directories

    General Directories

  1. Union of International Associations  A well-organized, comprehensive web directory of intergovernmental, non-governmental, and other international organizations. Site includes extensive searchable databases of international associations, biographies, and data.
    2. http://www.diversitas.org/db/x.php

    National governments

  1. General foreign government resources (UC Berkeley, Library) Includes many useful links.
    2. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/foreign/gov_forgen.html
  2. Governments on the WWW, Gunnar Anziner. Well-organized by region.
    3. http://www.gksoft.com/govt/

    International Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)

  1. European Union Internet resources (UCB Library)
    2. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eu.html
  2. International governmental organizations (Northwestern Univ. Library, Government Publications & Maps)
    3. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html
  3. Links to international organizations (Asian Development Bank Online) International with an Asian focus.
    4. http://www.adb.org/links.asp
  4. Multilateral development banks
  5. Selected IGOs
    6. Association of Caribbean States
    http://www.acs-aec.org/

    Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
    http://www.aseansec.org/

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
    http://www.oecd.org/

    Organization of American States (OAS)
    http://www.oas.org/

    The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
    http://www.spc.int/corp/

    South Centre: an organization of dev. countries
    http://www.southcentre.org/

    United Nations system of organizations
    http://www.unsystem.org/

    -----. UN Center for Human Settlements (Habitat)
    -----. UN Development Programme
    -----. UN Environment Programme
    World Bank
    http://www.worldbank.org/

    World Conservation Union
    http://www.iucn.org/

    World Tourism Organization
    http://www.world-tourism.org/

    International Planning Organizations (IPOs)

  1. International planning organizations. Richard B. Stephens, ed. Victoria, B.C.: Trafford, 2005. Lists national and multinational planning organizations.
    2. EnvDesign HD87.25 I57 2005 Reference Desk
  2. Selected IPOs
    3. Asian Planning Schools Association
    http://www.hku.hk/cupem/apsa/

    Association of European Schools of Planning
    http://www.aesop-planning.com/

    European Council of Town Planners
    http://www.ceu-ectp.org/

    Internat'l Federation for Housing and Planning
    http://www.ifhp.org/
    		 The Internat'l Society of City and Regional Planners Paper directory, 1992--, EnvDesign HT166 I583 Reference
    http://www.isocarp.org/

    PlaNet: Student Planning Network  Consists of local groups in 15 different European cities. 
    http://www.planningnetwork.org

    Regional Science Association Internat'l Oversees three major superregional organizations.
    http://www.regionalscience.org/

    Campus Libraries

    Business & Economics Library
    Haas Business School 
    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BUSI/

    Doe Reference Center
    2nd Floor, Doe Library
    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/reference.html

    East Asian Library (vernacular languages)
    208 Durant Hall
    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EAL/
    		 Environmental Design Library
    210 Wurster Hall
    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/

    South/Southeast Asia Library (vernacular languages)
    120 Doe Library
    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/

    Compiled by Deborah Sommer
    City Planning & Landscape Architecture Librarian
    Environmental Design Library
    Originally compiled in 1996

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