Professional Organizations
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), the American Planning Association's professional institute, providing recognized leadership nationwide in the certification of professional planners, ethics, professional development, planning education, and the standards of planning practice.
American Planning Association (APA) , Nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional and rural planning. PA advances the art and science of planning and to foster the activity of planning, physical, economic, and social, at the local, regional, state, and national levels. The Kansas Chapter is a professional organization representing practicing planners, government officials, and citizens involved with urban, regional, and rural planning issues within the State of Kansas.
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ASCP), A consortium of university-based programs offering credentials in urban and regional planning.
Congress for New Urbanism (CNU), Organization promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl.
International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), A global association of professional planners founded in 1965 with a vision of bringing together recognised and highly qualified planners in an international network. Members from over 70 countries, a non-governmental organisation, recognised by the United Nations and the Council of Europe and with a consultative status with UNESCO.
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), A non-profit professional and educational association that promotes the effective and ethical use of spatial information and information technologies for the understanding and management of urban and regional systems.
Urban Land Institute (ULI), A nonprofit research and education organization founded in 1936 that now has more than 33,000 members in 95 countries worldwide. Representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines, the mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.
Site Planning
- Environmental Planning for Site Development: a Manual for Sustainable Local Planning and Design by2nd ed. London: New York: E & FN Spon, c2000. The book emphasises the man/nature interface and explains how nature limits and controls what can happen on every piece of land.
Site Planning by 3rd ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, c1984. An introduction that summarizes the site planning process is followed by a case study and then ten chapters on specific aspects such as user analysis, programming, cost estimating, mapping, and more.- Site Planning and Design Handbook by2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2009. Written by a licensed lanscape architect with more than 20 years of professional experience, this authoritative guide combines established approaches to site planning with sustainable practices and increased environmental sensitivity.
Landscape Architecture: a Manual of Site Planning and Design by 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998. Through the use of hundreds of "teaching diagrams," plans, photographs, and graphic display of examples, this book is one of the most useful texts for land planning and landscape design.
Standards
- Architectural Graphic Standards by11th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, c2007. The most complete guide to industry standards, materials specifications, and conversion tables.
- Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards byHoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, c2007. Provides immediate access to rules-of-thumb and standards used throughout the planning, design, construction and management of landscapes.
- Planning and Urban Design StandardsHoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. More than 200 professionals contribute rules of thumb and best practices for mitigating such environmental impacts as noise, traffic, aesthetics, preservation of green space and wildlife, water quality, and more.
- Time-saver Standards for Housing and Residential Development by2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1995. For planning of residential neighborhoods. Through clear working examples and design criteria and specifications for single family homes, apartments, mobile homes, and more, this time-saving resource provides fast answers to virtually any question on residential design
Time-saver Standards for Landscape Architecture: Design and Construction Data by ISBN: 00701702742nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1998. Combines the expertise of over 200 design professionals to create a working resource for all who plan, design, manage, and build human landscapes.- Time-saver Standards for Site Planning byRev. and updated ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1984. Industry standards for site planning. Includes information about walkways, roads, building placement, and more.
