Environmental Design Library @ UC Berkeley

Planning Professional Practice

This selective annotated guide lists resources supporting the professional practice of city, regional, and environmental planning. Included are handbooks, planning regulations, and other material of interest to the practicing American planner with a particular emphasis on California planning. California planners may also wish to consult California Planning Online and the California Chapter of the American Planning Association website. For additional assistance, please consult the Environmental Design Library reference staff, 210 Wurster Hall.

• General Practice
• Codes of Ethics
• Exams & Licensing
• Jobs
• Organizations / Associations
• Quick Facts
• Topical Research Guides
• History of Planning Practice
• Finding Books
• Finding Journal Articles
• Campus Libraries
• Site Planning
• Handbooks & Manuals
• The Regulatory Environment
• Standards
• For the Planning Commissioner

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.

Compiled by Deborah Sommer. Content reviewed: June 2010

General Practice

• The ABZs of planning management, by Paul C. Zucker. 2nd ed. San Diego, CA: West Coast Publishers, 2007. Bibliography, p. 481-492.
EnvDesign HD38.15 Z83 2007
• Ahwahnee principles, by Peter Calthorpe, Michael Corbett, Andres Duany, Elizabeth Moule, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Stefanos Polyzoides, 1991.
http://www.lgc.org/ahwahnee/principles.html
• Guide to California planning, William Fulton and Paul Shigley, eds. 3rd ed. Point Arena, CA: Solano Press Books, 2005.
EnvDesign HT393 C3 F85 2005 Reference, Reserve, circulating
• How to set up a planning agency library. 4th ed. Katharina Richter, ed. Chicago: American Planning Association, 1984. A system for organizing or reorganizing a planning agency library.
  EnvDesign Z675 H681 C55 1984 Reference
• Making planning work: a guide to approaches and skills, by Cliff Hague ... [et al.]. Rugby: Intermediate Technology Publications, 2006.
EnvDesign HT166 M2462 2006
• PAS memo. Chicago: American Planning Association, 1971--; monthly. Comes with APA Planning Advisory Service Reports. Brief article(s), usually on a theme. Cumulative index 1971-85 with bound periodicals.
EnvDesign HT167 A1P14 Current & Bound Periodicals
• PAS report. Chicago: American Planning Association. Planning Advisory Service, 1949--. How-to-do-it pamphlets covering individual subjects of current interest to practicing planners. Latest cumulative index at Reference Desk (NA9000 A53).
EnvDesign NA9000 A53 Bound Periodicals. Note: After no. 403 cataloged individually with series
• The Practice of local government planning. Charles J. Hoch, Linda C. Dalton, Frank S. So, ed. 3rd edition. Washington, DC: International City Management Association, in cooperation with the American Planning Association, 2000. Known as the "green book." Emphasizes the managerial perspective in decision-making.
EnvDesign HT167 P7 2000 Reserve
• The Practice of state and regional planning, Frank S. So, et al., ed. Washington, DC: International City Management Association, 1986. Companion to The Practice of local government planning. Similar format and perspective, except on state and regional level.
EnvDesign HT392 P71 1986 Reserve & circulating
• Program evaluation: methods and case studies, by Emil J. Posavac, Raymond G. Carey. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.
  EnvDesign, Main, Public Hlth H62.5 U5 P62 2003
• Project management for planners: a practical guide, by Terry A. Clark. Chicago, IL: Planners Press, American Planning Association, [2002]
EnvDesign HD69 P75 C522 2002
• Reinventing planning: a new governance paradigm for managing human settlements (PDF) A Position Paper developing themes from the Draft Vancouver Declaration for debate leading into the World Planners Congress, Vancouver 17-20 June 2006
http://www.planning.org/china/studytour/pdf/reinventingplanning.pdf
• Skills for planning practice, by Ted Kitchen. NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. Online table of contents.
EnvDesign HT166 K575 2007
• The Survey research handbook, by Pamela L. Alreck, Robert B. Settle. 3rd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2004.
EnvDesign, Main, Bus & Econ HN29 A46 2004
• Urban planning and design criteria, by Joseph De Chiara. 3rd ed. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1982. Answers practical questions arising constantly in urban planning and design. Useful where professional staff is limited. Covers typical conditions in the U.S.
EnvDesign NA9108 D4 Reference & circ.
• Vancouver declaration (PDF) (World Planners Congress) Drafted by the Canadian Institute of Planners, the American Planning Association, and the Royal Town Planning Institute, with signatories from planning organizations from more than 15 countries.
http://ww2.unhabitat.org/declarations/The_Vancouver_Declaration.pdf

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Codes of Ethics

• Ethical standards in the public sector: a guide for government lawyers, clients, and public officials. Patricia E. Salkin, ed. Section of State & Local Government Law, American Bar Assoc., 1999.
EnvDesign KF299 G6 E87 1999
• Ethics in planning: an annotated bibliography, by Marta Escuin-Rubio, Jerome Kaufman. Council of Planning Librarians, 1993. Comprises annotated citations to books, journal articles, etc., on professional ethics in planning.
EnvDesign HT166 A12 C6a no.290 Index
• AICP Code of ethics and professional conduct. In: American Institute of Planners. Roster. The Institute, 1980--; biennial.
Online ed.: http://www.planning.org/ethics/conduct.html
Print ed.: EnvDesign NA11 A8 latest Reference Desk
• AICP/APA Ethical principles in planning. In: American Institute of Planners. Roster. The Institute, 1980--; biennial.
Online ed.: http://www.planning.org/ethics/ethics.htm
Print ed.: EnvDesign NA11 A8 latest Reference Desk
• American Society of Consulting Planners. Code of professional conduct. In: Administrative manual for consulting planners. American Society of Consulting Planners, 1992, [pp.I-1 - I-2].
EnvDesign HT166 A717 1992 Reserve
• ULI Code of ethics. In: ULI sourcebook. ULI--the Urban Land Institute. The membership directory of the Urban Land Institute. Special features include a real estate information resource list, ULI's Code of ethics, and a buyers' guide.
http://www.uli.org/LearnAboutULI/WhoWeAre/CodeofEthics.aspx

Print ed.: EnvDesign HD257 U45 latest Reference

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Exams & Licensing

• AICP certification (American Planning Association) Site includes exam eligibility requirements, exam deadlines, and more.
http://www.planning.org/certification/
• Comprehensive planning examination: bulletin of information for candidates (PDF) (AICP) Full-text 16 page guide to the exam, including sample questions.
http://www.planning.org/certification/pdf/bulletin.pdf
• A Study manual for the comprehensive planning examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). 3rd ed. Memphis, TN: Graduate Program in City and Regional Planning, Memphis State University, 1993.
EnvDesign HT165.5 S75 1993

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Jobs

• Job hunting in planning, architecture, & landscape architecture (UC Berkeley, Library) An annotated guide to online and print information for job hunting in the professions of city & regional planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and environmental planning. Another excellent campus resource is the UC Berkeley Career Center, 2440 Bancroft Way, which offers career and graduate school counselling to UC Berkeley students and access to a comprehensive career planning and graduate school resource center.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/jobs.html

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Organizations / Associations / Networks

For California professional associations see California Planning Online; for environmental associations see Environmental Planning Online.

United States

• American Institute of Certified Planners
• American Planning Association
• American Society of Landscape Architecture
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
• Association of Metropolitan Planning Associations
• Environmental Design Research Association
• National Association of County Planners
• National Association of Environmental Professionals
• National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
• Planners Network
• Urban Land Institute

International / Multinational

• African Association of Planning Schools
• Asian Planning Schools Association
• Asociación Latinoamericana de Escuelas de Urbanismo y Planeación
• Association of European Schools of Planning
• Canadian Institute of Planners
• European Council of Spatial Planners
• Global Planners Network
• International Federation for Housing and Planning
• International Society of City and Regional Planners
• Regional Science Association International
• Royal Town Planning Institute (UK)
• Town and Country Planning Association (UK)

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Quick Facts

Here is a selection of guides, dictionaries, and other reference sources for supplying a quick fact. For additional sources see Basic research resources for city & regional planning.

• Encyclopedia of the city, Roger W. Caves, ed. NY: Routledge, 2005. Provides concise signed articles on a wide range of planning topics and concepts. Most articles include brief bibliographies.
EnvDesign HT108.5 E63 2005 Reference Desk
• The Latest illustrated book of development definitions, by Harvey S. Moskowitz. New expanded ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, 2004. Illustrated definitions designed to be used directly in ordinances with little or no change. The more complex definitions are accompanied by commentaries and annotations.
EnvDesign HT167 M683 2004 Reference Desk
• Sources: an annotated bibliography for California planners. The Governor's Office of Planning and Research. Sacramento: The Office, 1999. Bibliography on California land use planning. Coverage includes land use, urban design, transportation planning, water quality, growth management, etc.
Online ed.: http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/sources/sources_home.html
Print ed.: EnvDesign KFC810 A12 S6 1989 Reference
• The Zoning dictionary: resource materials for planners, by Lehman & Associates. [Barrie, Ont.]: Lehman & Associates, [1993?] Extensive and well-organized. Definitions were drawn from by-laws "approved or adopted by municipal authorities in Canada and the United States." Looseleaf format.
EnvDesign HT395 C32 Z653 1993 Noncirculating

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Topical Research Guides

Here is a selection of guides to UC Berkeley library resources in specialized areas of city and environmental planning practice and research. The full series is available from the Environmental Design Library's complete list of research guides.

• Architecture professional practice: resources
• Biographical information on city planners
• Community economic development online
• Finding local information
• General plans
• Housing
• Landscape architecture professional practice
• Sprawl & the New Urbanism
• Transportation planning
• Urban design

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History of Planning Practice

Here is a selection of primary and secondary sources for the study of the history of American planning practice.

• ACSP award history, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. [2000] Covers awards given during the period 1981-1999.
  EnvDesign HT390 A77 2000 Reserve
• ASPO index to proceedings of national planning conferences, 1909-1961, Mary Vance, comp. Chicago: American Society of Planning Officials, [1962] Consult The Library's online catalogs to locate copies of the proceedings.
  EnvDesign NA9010 A565 1909-61 Reference
• History of city planning (UC Berkeley, Library) A bibliographic research guide to resources for the history of city planning and urbanism at the University of California, Berkeley libraries and on the web, with an emphasis on American city planning. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/planning_history.html
• National historic planning landmarks. American Institute of Certified Planners. The AICP National Historic Planning Landmarks award recognizes pioneering works, used as a precedent for other work, available for public use and viewing, and a minimum of 25 years old. The awards, which began in 1986, are usually announced in the April issue of the APA's Planning magazine (EnvDesign NA9000 A5). For a cumulative list of planning landmarks, see the latest edition of the Almanac of architecture and design.
  EnvDesign NA9 A27 latest at Reference Desk
• The National Planning Association at work: six decades of providing solutions to America's challenges. Washington, DC: National Planning Association, 1995. NPA report: no. 278.
  EnvDesign HC103 N29 1995
• Planning and the planning profession; the past fifty years, 1917-1967, by Russell Van Nest Black. Washington, D.C.: American Institute of Planners, [1967]. Reviews the evolution of the planning profession and the American Institute of Planners.
  EnvDesign NA9108 B55
• The Profession of city planning: changes, images, and challenges, 1950-2000, Lloyd Rodwin and Bishwapriya Sanyal, eds. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers, the State Univ. of New Jersey, 2000.
  EnvDesign HT167 P75 2000

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Finding Books

• Melvyl - The Melvyl catalog is your best first place to look for books on your topic. It contains approximately 23 million holdings in the nine UC campuses and selected other libraries, including the California Historical Society and the Center for Research Libraries. http://melvyl.cdlib.org/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b
• WorldCat database - UCB Only A database of more than 52 million records in all disciplines from approximately 17,000 libraries worldwide, presenting 400 languages. Request items via any library reference desk or through Interlibrary Borrowing. http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=WorldCat
• Other catalogs: You can identify resources not in the UC system by using the library catalogs of other U.S. and international libraries. Visit Libweb: Library Servers via WWW for links to over 2000 pages from libraries in over 70 countries. http://www.lib-web.org/

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Finding Journal Articles

To find journal articles on city and environmental planning professional practice, see these lists of databases:

• City planning indexes & abstracts (UC Berkeley, Library) http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/planning_articles.html
• Environmental planning indexes & abstracts (UC Berkeley, Library) http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/environmentalplanning_links.html

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Site Planning

• Environmental planning for site development: a manual for sustainable local planning and design, by Anne R. Beer and Catherine Higgins. 2nd ed. NY: E & FN Spon, 2000.
  EnvDesign NA2540.5 B44 2000
• Landscape architecture: a manual of site planning and design, by John Ormsbee Simonds. 3rd ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
  EnvDesign SB472 S58 1997
• Site planning, by Kevin Lynch, Gary Hack. 3rd ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984.
  EnvDesign NA9031 L94 1984
• Site planning and design handbook, by Thomas H. Russ. NY: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
  EnvDesign NA2540.5 R87 2002

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Handbooks & Manuals

Search the Melvyl catalog for additional handbooks using the subject City planning handbooks manuals.

• Administrative manual for consulting planners. [Washington]: American Society of Consulting Planners, 1992. Addresses the administrative and managerial aspects of conducting a planning practice. Includes the Society's Code of professional conduct.
  EnvDesign HT166 A717 1992 Reserve
• The Ahwahnee principles for smart economic development: an implementation guidebook, by Rick Cole. [Sacramento, CA]: Local Government Commission's Center for Livable Communities, [1998].
  EnvDesign HN90 C6 A644 1998
• The Charrette handbook: the essential guide for accelerated, collaborative community planning, by the National Charrette Institute. Chicago, IL: American Planning Association, 2006.
  EnvDesign HT167 N37 2006
• The Conservation easement handbook, by Elizabeth Byers, Karin Marchetti Ponte. 2nd ed., rev. and expanded. San Francisco, CA: Trust for Public Land, 2005. Includes CD-ROM.
  EnvDesign KF736 L3 D54 2005 CD Reserve, book in stacks
• County planners notebook. Washington, DC: National Association of County Planners, 1994--.
  EnvDesign JS39 C685 1995 Reference
• The creative community builder's handbook : how to transform communities using local assets, art, and culture / by Tom Borrup ; with Partners for Livable Communities ; foreword by Robert McNulty.
  Environmental Design HN90.C6 .B685 2006
• Development impact assessment handbook, by Robert W. Burchell ...[et al]. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 1994.
  EnvDesign TD194.6 D48 1994 Reserve
• GIS and mapping: pitfalls for planners, by Robert B. Kent and Richard E. Klosterman. IN: Journal of the American Planning Association, vol. 66: 2 (spring 2000), pp.189-198. Includes bibliography.
  EnvDesign NA9000 A48
• Little budget book: a portable budgeting guide for local government, by Len Wood. [Rancho Palos Verdes, CA]: Training Shoppe, 1993. Non-technical guide to preparing and analyzing budgets.
  EnvDesign HJ9147 W66 1993 Reserve
• Managing geographic information system projects, by William E. Huxhold, Allan G. Levinsohn. NY: Oxford University Press, 1995.
  EnvDesign G70.2 H89 1995
• Managing public sector projects : a strategic framework for success in an era of downsized government / David S. Kassel.
  Environmental Design HD3850 .K33 2010
• Managing small cities and counties: a practical guide. Edited by James M. Banovetz, Drew A. Dolan, John W. Swain. Washington, DC: Published for the ICMA Training Institute by the International City/County Management Association, 1994. Includes annotated bibliographies.
  EnvDesign HD4605 M25 1994 Reserve
• Measuring landscapes: a planner's handbook UCB only via ebrary / by Andre Botequilha Leitao, [et al.]. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2006. Online table of contents. Handbook of landscape metrics.
  Online ed.: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/berkeley/docDetail.action?docID=10185560
  Print ed.: EnvDesign QH541.15 L35 M43 2006
• Planners pocket guide. Sacramento: League of California Cities, [1991]. Designed as a comprehensive tool in a compact package to allow for easy use during meetings and public presentations. Includes a glossary and fold-out charts.
  EnvDesign JS451 C25 L43 1991 Reference Desk
• Residential development handbook, [principal author and project director, Adrienne Schmitz]. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 2004.
  EnvDesign HD259 R47 2004 Reference
• The Small town planning handbook, by Thomas L. Daniels, John W. Keller, Mark B. Lapping. 2nd ed. Chicago: American Planning Association, 1995. Covers the range of planning issues for non-urban places and is "intended for use in small cities, rural counties, and towns of about 1,000 to 10,000 people."
  EnvDesign HT167 D36 1995
• Urban construction project management, by Richard Lambeck and John Eschemuller. NY: McGraw-Hill, 2009.
  EnvDesign HD9715.8 A2 L36 2009
• Writing for design professionals: a guide to writing successful proposals, letters, brochures, portfolios, reports, presentations, and job applications for architects, engineers, and interior designers, by Stephen A. Kliment. NY: W.W. Norton, 1998.
  EnvDesign NA1996 .K57 1998

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The Regulatory Environment: United States

Items listed here concern the regulatory environment in the United States, with California-specific items listed further below. Related Environmental Design Library guides of interest include Finding General Plans, California Planning online, and Environmental Planning online. The latter title includes many useful links to full text environmental law websites. For titles pertaining to other countries and places, consult the Library's catalogs. Also note that the UC Berkeley Law Library, Boalt Hall, has excellent collections of land use and zoning laws.

• Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Kathryn Shane McCarty, ed. Washington, DC: National League of Cities, 1991.
  EnvDesign KF3469 C65 1991 Reference
• Environmental law, by Nancy K. Kubasek and Gary S. Silverman. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. Online table of contents.
  EnvDesign KF3775 K83 2008
• Environmental law for non-lawyers, by David B. Firestone, Frank C. Reed. 3rd ed. South Royalton, VT: SoRo Press, 2004.
  EnvDesign KF3775 Z9 F57 2004
• Housing and development reporter. Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs, 1973--; semi-monthly updates. Up-to-date, detailed coverage of federal regulations and programs related to housing, urban and rural community development, changes in HUD, etc. Full text of some memos and directives.
  EnvDesign HD7293 H675 Reference
• Land use regulation: a legal analysis & practical application of land use law,by Peter W. Salsich, Jr. & Timothy J. Tryniecki. Chicago: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, American Bar Association, 1998.
  Law Lib KF5698 S243 1998
• A Legal guide to urban and sustainable development for planners, developers, and architects, by Daniel K. Slone and Doris S. Goldstein. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008.
  EnvDesign KF5692 S57 2008
• Mastering NEPA: a step-by-step approach, by Ronald E. Bass, Albert I. Herson. Point Arena, CA: Solano Press Books, 1993. Designed to provide a simplified framework for understanding NEPA and incorporating it into an agency's day-to-day activities.
  EnvDesign HC110 E5 B37 1993
• Model subdivision regulations: planning and law: a complete ordinance and annotated guide to planning practice and legal requirements, by Robert H. Freilich and Michael M. Schultz. 2nd ed. Chicago: Planner Press, American Planning Association, 1995.
  EnvDesign KF5698 F7 1995
• Nature-friendly ordinances: local measures to conserve biodiversity, by James M. McElfish Jr. Washington, DC: Environmental Law Institute, 2004.
  EnvDesign HD108.3 M35 2004
• Redevelopment: planning, law, and project implementation: a guide for practitioners, Brian W. Blaesser and Thomas P. Cody, eds. Chicago: ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, 2008. Online table of contents.
  EnvDesign KF5730 R43 2008
• Takings law in plain English, by Christopher J. Duerksen and Richard J. Roddewig. Washington, DC: American Resources Information Network, 1994.
  EnvDesign KF5599 Z9 D84 1994 Reference
• Wetlands, streams, and other waters: regulation, conservation, mitigation planning, by Paul D. Cylinder, et al. 2nd ed. Point Arena, CA: Solano Press Books, 2004.
  EnvDesign KF5624 W485 2004
• Zoning and planning law handbook. Mark S. Dennison, ed. NY: Clark Boardman Co., 1981--; annual. Presents a comprehensive review and analysis of the significant recent developments and projected trends in the land use and zoning field.
  EnvDesign KF5697 A152 Z66 latest Reference, Law KF5698 Z9 N55

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The Regulatory Environment: California

See also LUPIN, the California land use planning information network, a great source for full text, up-to-date planning information from the California Resources Agency.

• California transportation law: a guide to federal, state and regional requirements, by Jeremy G. March. Point Arena, CA: Solano Press, 2000.
  EnvDesign KFC787 M37 2000 Reference
• CEQA, California Environmental Quality Act: statutes and guidelines. Sacramento: Governor's Office of Planning and Research, Office of Permit Assistance.
  Online ed.: http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/
  Print ed.: EnvDesign KFC610 A333 A2 1992 Reference
• CEQA deskbook. Point Arena, CA: Solano Press. Overview of existing requirements for adequate environmental review. Included are an examination of the statute, implementing guidelines and current case law, as well as an appendix with case summaries of cases most often citied" and text of statutes.
  EnvDesign KFC610 B3 latest ed. Reference
• Curtin's California land-use and planning law. Berkeley: Solano Press, 1984--; annual.
  EnvDesign KFC811 C87 latest Reference
• General plan guidelines (PDF). State of California, Office of Planning and Research. Sacramento: The Office, 1998. Officially interprets and explains the requirements of California planning law. Covers the 9 required elements and the process of preparation and implementation of the general plan.
  Online ed.: http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/genplan/gpg.pdf
  Print ed. 1973-- : EnvDesign KFC810 A85 latest Reference
• Land-use initiatives and referenda in California, by Michael P. Durkee .... [et al.]. Point Arena, CA: Solano Press Books, 1990; annual supplements. Overview of the legal aspects of "ballot-box zoning."
  EnvDesign HD211 C2 L37 1990 & Suppl. Reference
• A Legal guide to California redevelopment. Prepared by the law offices of Goldfarb & Lipman. Goldfarb & Lipman, 1991.
EnvDesign KFC820 L4 1991 Reference
• Longtin's California land use: planning, zoning, building, by James Longtin. Malibu: Dist. by Local Government Publications, 1987. Updated by supplements.
  EnvDesign KFC811 L66 1987 Reference
• Planning, zoning, and development laws. Sacramento: State of California, Office of Planning and Research. Current California statutory planning law compiled as technical assistance for local planning agencies. Includes Subdivision Map Act and miscellaneous planning-related laws.
  Online eds.: 2000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2011
  Print ed.: 1980-; EnvDesign KFC811 A31 latest Reference
• Redevelopment in California. Point Arena, CA: Solano Press. Annual supplements.
  EnvDesign KFC820 R424 latest ed. Reference, earlier eds. circulate

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Standards

• Architectural graphic standards. NY: Wiley.
  EnvDesign TH2031 R3 Latest ed. Reserve; Reference
• International environmental standards handbook UC Only via ENVIROnetBASE / by Scott S. Olson. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 1999.
  Online ed.: http://uclibs.org/PID/21450
  Print ed.: EnvDesign GE300 O38 1999 Reference
• Landscape architectural graphic standards, Leonard J. Hopper, editor-in-chief. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. Online table of contents.
  EnvDesign SB472 L36 2007 Reserve
• Planning and urban design standards. American Planning Association. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2006. Online table of contents.
  EnvDesign HT167 P518 2006 Reference
• Planning and urban design standards, by Frederick Steiner, Kent Butler, American Planning Association. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley, 2007. Online table of contents.
  EnvDesign TH2031 S74 2007
• The Secretary of the Interior's standards for the treatment of historic properties: with guidelines for the treatment of cultural landscapes, Charles A. Birnbaum, ed., with Christine Capella Peters. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships, Heritage Preservation Services, Historic Landscape Initiative, 1996.
  EnvDesign NA106 W44 1996 Reference
• Time-saver standards for housing and residential development. Joseph De Chiara, et al., ed. 2nd ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1995. A comprehensive source of architectural design data for housing and residential development. Though technical and practical, it does not include engineering design data. Graphic presentation throughout.
EnvDesign NA9051 T55 Reserve; Reference
• Time-saver standards for landscape architecture: design and construction data, co-eds., Charles W. Harris, Nicholas T. Dines. 2nd ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
EnvDesign SB475.9 S72 T55 1998 Reserve, Reference, circulating
• Time-saver standards for site planning, Joseph De Chiara, Lee E. Koppelman. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1984.
  EnvDesign NA2540.5 D4 1984 Reserve & Reference
• Time-saver standards for urban design, Donald Watson, Alan Plattus, Robert G. Shibley, eds. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Online table of contents.
  EnvDesign HT166 T47 2003 Reference

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For the Planning Commissioner

• The Citizen's guide to planning, by Christopher J. Duerksen, C. Gregory Dale, and Donald L. Elliott. 4th ed. Chicago: American Planning Association, 2009. Good straightforward introduction to city planning.
  EnvDesign HT123 S58 2009
• Commissioner's little handbook: a portable guide for local government advisory board members, by Len Wood. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: Len Wood and Associates, 1992. A portable reference source for commissioners, elected officials and staff. Topics include roles & responsibilities, meeting framework, and building teamwork.
  EnvDesign JS158 W667 1992 Noncirc.
• The Planning commissioner and the California dream: plan it again, Sam, by Marjorie W. Macris. Point Arena, CA: Solano Press Books, 2004.
  EnvDesign HT167.5 C2 M237 2004
• The Planning commissioner's book, Calif. Governor's Office of Planning and Research, 1998. Describes tools available to newly appointed California planning commissioners to do their job. Sections include: the planning commission; legal side of planning; state planning law; glossary; bibiliography.
http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/plan_comm/
• Planning made easy: a manual for planning commissioners, members of zoning boards of appeal, and trainers, by William Toner, et al. Chicago: American Planning Assoc., 1994. Includes sections on zoning and comprehensive plans, as well as a module on planning ethics. Looseleaf format.
  EnvDesign HT167 T66 1994
• Regulating place: standards and the shaping of urban America, Eran Ben-Joseph and Terry S. Szold, eds. NY: Routledge, 2005.
  EnvDesign HT167 R398 2005

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Campus Libraries

• Earth Sciences & Map Library - 50 McCone Hall http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/
• Engineering Library - 110 Bechtel, Engineering Center http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENGI/
• Environmental Design Library - 210 Wurster Hall http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/
• Institute of Governmental Studies Library - 109 Moses Hall http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/
• Institute of Transportation Studies Library - 412 Mclaughlin Hall http://library.its.berkeley.edu/
• Law Library - 2nd Floor, Boalt Hall http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/

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