Urban Sociology (SOC/URB 360): Find Web Resources

SOC/URB 360 Urban Sociology

Websites on Public Spaces in the City

Project for Public Spaces
PPS is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities.
"Ten Ways to Transform Cities through Placemaking & Public Spaces"
UN-HABITAT Joan Closi Matheu believes that "what defines a character of a city is its public space, not its private space."

Websites on Government Urban Development

Urban Land Institute: Community Building
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
free publications and multimedia
Urban Development (World Bank)

Websites on Portland Urban Development

Portland Development Commission
Portland’s urban renewal agency
Portland Housing Center
provides training, counseling, and assistance for first-time home buyers

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Subjects: Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences