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New Website Links Planning Professionals Worldwide
A new site on the World Wide Web facilitates sharing of urban planning ideas internationally. The International City Planners Network, found on the web at http://city-planners-network.org, is perhaps the only site on the Internet to bring together planners in a secure cyberspace context purely for an exchange of professional ideas. It was inaugurated in March, 2005 by transport research consultant Andrew Nash, of San Francisco and Zürich.
Not a jobs site; not a commercial advertising venue; city-planners-network.org offers a free-registration context in which planners can list their areas of expertise and contact directly others in their fields of interest.
- Conferences: The site lists upcoming conferences with links to those planners registered with its network who plan to attend.
- Data search flexibility: It provides a number of ways on which to sort the information listed by registered planners, including the languages they speak.
- City planning tours: The International City Planners Network also offers extensive touring information for specific participating cities, targeted to the visiting planning professional. The first cities appearing on the site are Paris, San Francisco and Zürich.
The network uses a broad definition of planning, indexing professionals in architecture, city planning and zoning, community development, environmental planning, landscape architecture, open space planning, resource management, transportation planning, and urban design; with user-entered subcategory keywords available.
The International City Planners Network is a non-profit project based in
San Francisco, California. Initially sponsored by Nash, San Francisco Planning and Research Association (SPUR) and San Francisco Zurich Planning Project, the new effort seeks volunteers and additional sponsorships. The site was developed by Avalon Internet, whose principal organized San Francisco 's sustainable development planning process.
City-planners-network.org complies with the agreement between the USA and the European Union known as the International Safe Harbor Privacy Principles and associated Frequently Asked Questions.
Other Resources of Interest
For those engaged in research projects, visit Proquest's and Chadwyck Healey - History Online program which gives researchers access to programs such as HeritageQuest, historical newspapers, ArchivesUSA, Digital Sanborn Maps and other similar databases. The digital Sanborn Maps are a more recent addition to the collection and of great value if you are looking at the landscape progression of a small town. Another resource of interest is the History On-line program. For more information visit: www.umi.com, www.proquest.com, or www.chadwyck.com.
For continuing education, The Landscape Conservation & Change Program at the Architectural Association in London, England has taught specialist skills in restoration and conservation of historic landscapes for 20 years. The coursework was redesigned in 2004 in order to reflect their philosophy of integrating conservation with urban and rural planning and of integrating contemporary design in historic environments.
Website Policy
The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation encourages and supports the efforts of kindred 'not for profit' organizations through the linking of its website. The reciprocal arrangement will ensure the on-going commitment that the Alliance has for its work and for that of others without the constraints of financial incentives or obligations. Requests for additions or deletions to the list of linked sites will be reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee.
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