This page is intended to provide students with a variety of links to use as a resource for their planning studies, further their careers and provide leads to jobs. You will find U of M links, professional planning organizations, governments and municipal links, Winnipeg development agencies, on line libraries and indexes, phone and postal directories etc.

Careers in planning are diverse and varied. Many alumni recommend networking as the way to find jobs. Getting to know people working in the field and being in the right place at the right time can be important factors. This points to the importance of gaining professional experience and extending your involvement in practice during your planning education. Directed studies, internships, mentors, thesis projects that allow interaction with professionals, and simply getting involved in the larger community are excellent ways to get your planning career started. Below are links to help you to make the right connections as well as find the positions that are formally recruited. Jobs are also posted to the C.P. email list and on notice board in the City Planning Studio.

Also see list of recommended Program References for Incoming / Returning Students.

If you have other useful links to suggest, or corrections to any here, please contact the website editor.

University of Manitoba

City Planning Mentorship Program

City Planning Internships

UofM Career Services

Professional Organizations

Professional Planning in Canada

The recognized professional accreditation for planners in Canada is "MCIP", signifying that the holder of the designation is a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP).
The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) is the national organization of professional planners in Canada. Today CIP has nearly 4,700 members. They have a listing of Employment Opportunities including job ads for junior planners. They also have many good links to many other resources (Consultants, Government, Local and Regional, Provincial, Federal, Other, Canada, Abroad, Journals and Magazines).

CIP Student Scholarships has an increased level of support this year....$10,000 in total! The following link will lead students right to the page where an online application can be found and FAQ's.
http://www.cip-icu.ca/English/academic/trust.htm

For more information please contact CIP at new address: 141 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 1112
Ottawa ON K1P 5J3
(800) 207-2138 or (613) 237-7526 (PLAN)
Fax: (613) 237-7045
Email: <mailto:general@cip-icu.ca>general@cip-icu.ca
Web site: www.cip-icu.ca

Links to all CIP Provincial Affiliates can be found there and below.

Alberta Association, Canadian Institute of Planners represents Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut planners. Further information at: www.aacip.com/>www.aacip.com

Association of Professional Community Planners of Saskatchewan. Further information at: www.citylightsnews.com/apcps.htm

Atlantic Planners Institute / Institut des urbanistes de l'Atlantique (Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island). Further information at: www.atlanticplanners.org

Canadian Association of Planning Students: Planners for Tomorrow http://www.plannersfortomorrow.ca/

Manitoba Professional Planners Institute (MPPI) - Further information at: www.mppi.mb.ca
2nd Floor, 137 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3B 0R3
(204) 943-3637 Fax: (204) 925-4624 see - the MPPI Classifieds

Ontario Professional Planners Institute / Institut des planificateurs professionels de l'Ontario. Further information at: >www.ontarioplanners.on.ca

Ordre des urbanistes du Quebec. Further information at: www.ouq.gc.ca

Planning Institute of British Columbia representing British Columbia and Yukon planners. Further information at: www.pibc.bc.ca

Planners Network: an association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic, and environmental planning in urban and rural areas, who promote fundamental change in our political and economic systems. http://www.plannersnetwork.org/index.html

For information on the WorldLink: The International Internship Program for Planners
(also see Program Guidelines

Manitoba Professional Planners Institute (MPPI) - see - MPPI Classifieds
2nd Floor, 137 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3B 0R3
(204) 943-3637 Fax: (204) 925-4624

2003 CIP/API Conference "Building Communities" July 6 - 9, 2003 was in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 2003 Conference is in Toronto.

The Proceedings from the May 26-29, 2002, "Making Waves", Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) Annual Conference, Greater Vancouver Regional District municipalities, British Columbia is available at the CIP website.

More information contact CIP at http://www.cip-icu.ca/

American Planning Association (APA) is a non-profit public interest and research organization representing 30,000 practicing planners, officials, and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues.
- APA job board and other career resources and links.
- The New Planner - a members-only webzine written by and for APA student members
- APA job board and other career resources and links.
- to joing APA visit www.planning. org

PLANetizen is a public-interest information exchange for the urban planning and development community. They provide a daily, one-stop source for urban planning news, job opportunities, commentary and events. The Planetizen Urban Planning Newswire also offers U.S. planning employment opportunities on their web site http://www.planetizen.com/jobs>www.planetizen.com/jobs.
PLANetizen provides annual list of the best planning and development websites. This list is based on nominations by Planetizen readers and judged against a common set of criteria.
Planetizen's annual top books lists: You can read the list of the year's top ten planning books at: http://www.planetizen.com/books/2008
They represent the best in the field, and feature thought-provoking analysis, new ideas and bold claims. They discuss some of the major trends and issues in the fields of planning, design and development, and offer a snapshot of the most important urban issues of the past year.

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning organizes an annual conference. For more info www.acsp.org

For those seeking environmental planning experience application for summer interns and sponsor organizations go to http://www.eco.org/sclp/ to download the student application and program description as well as information for potential sponsor organizations (private and public sector sponsors needed!)

For an indication of planning in one overseas destination : The New Zealand Planning Institute

Government and Municipal

City of Winnipegincluding City of Winnipeg Links , Plan Winnipeg 2020 Vision and Towards an Environmental Agenda

International Union of Local Authorities
The (IULA) is the oldest and largest global local government association (founded in 1913) with local government members in over 100
countries across the globe in all regions of the world. IULA plays a leading advocacy role, representing local government and promoting its interests to the United Nations and other key international agencies. IULA works closely with the other international local government associations to ensure that local government has a voice on the international stage. IULA develops policies and positions on issues of interest to local government, for example poverty alleviation, sustainable development and women in local decision-making. IULA supports a network of local governments and their national associations which facilitates the exchange of experience and information between local governments across the world. Through this network, IULA has developed ground-breaking programmes to build the capacity of its member local government associations through Association Capacity Building (ACB) partnerships between associations. IULA provides an opportunity for its members to come together through its meetings, seminars, electronic networks and World Congresses.

International Institute for Sustainable Development 161 Portage Ave E., 6th floor Winnipeg, MB R3B 0Y4 204 958-7700

Manitoba Round Table on the Environment and Economy

Municipal Associations by Province:

Association of Ontario Municipalities

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM)

Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association

Alberta Urban Municipalities Association

Union of British Columbia Municipalities

Association of Yukon Communities

Development Agencies in Winnipeg

CentureVenture

Downtown Winnipeg BIZ

Winnipeg Exchange District BIZ

Institutes and Resources

Cyburbia Cyburbia (formerly called PAIRC - The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center) contains a comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, built environment. Cyburbia also contains information about architecture and planning related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas.

The Cities and Buildings Database is a digital collection of buildings and plans searchable by country, city, style, title, architect or date of construction. Containing a wide variety of buildings which span across large periods of time and geographical locations the database appeals to many.

Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Schools
A pretty good listing of all graduate programs in the U.S., Canada and abroad.

Planning Resources on the Internet - University of California, Berkeley
A good resource with links to a variety of planning related sites.

Institute of Urban Studies Located at the University of Winnipeg, 346 Portage Ave.

Intstitute for Local Self-Reliance
Provides assistance to communities interested in becoming more self-sufficient.

Canadian Urban Institute The Canadian urban Institute is a non-profit organization located in Toronto, Canada. This site provides information about the institute, their publications and upcoming events.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Visualizing Density
An accompaniment to book of smae name, a valuable online resource for anyone who is struggling with the issue of density in their community. Filled with photos and illustrations (searchable), the site addresses the myths and realities of housing density, and offers strategies for implementing sensible policies to encourage more sustainable land use. Includes density quiz and interactive game.

Post Carbon Cities
With global warming increasingly on the minds of the people in charge of managing cities, many officials are looking to learn more about sustainable urban policies and practices. Post Carbon Cities has taken up the challenge of helping local governments understand and respond to the challenges of peak oil and global warming by bringing together a valuable set of resources on energy and climate change. The site's weekly blog provides overviews and advice on topics such as green building and transit-oriented development.

The Urban Institute The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization established in Washington, D.C. This site contains a variety of the institute's publications and description of their nine policy research centers...plus job postings, hot topics, and news.

Urban Planning Job Links
This site lists several resources and starting points for looking for planning related jobs.

The Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit education and research institute that is supported and directed by its members. Its mission is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment.

Online Planning Resources University of Nottingham-
Comprehensive bibliographies, regularly updated, covering a widerange of Planning and Planning-related topics, especially Green Issues inPlanning/Sustainable Development, Sustainable Urban Travel, CountrysidePlanning and Urban Regeneration, together with full list of relevant organisations, contact details and web sites, and a detailed topic index,
Available online at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sbe/planbiblios/
Click on Planning Bibliographies and then the index to the separate bibliographies

Urban Enviornmental Management
Clearinghouse of information on the web for the urban environment.

Worldwatch Institute
Produces magazine and publications on many enviornmental topics, including their excellent annual State of the World publication.

World Resources Institute
Publishes range of environemntal reports, including biannual guide to the global environment that includes urban environmental indicators.

Wikipedia: definitions of urban studies and planning.

Smart Growth/Sprawl (U.S.)

Active Living Network: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
As the impact of urban form on public health is something that planners and health professionals are increasingly scrutinizing, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has sponsored the Active Living Network website to strengthen the links between planning and health.

Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy - The Brookings Institution presents in-depth coverage of the impact of sprawl on central cities and urban populations.

Natural Resources Defence Council - select Cities and Green Living

Sierra Club's Challenge to Sprawl Campaign - Provides a number of useful reports, fact sheets and resources.

Smart Growth America - Among the highlights from this nationwide coaliton of environmental, social equity and preservation groups (including NRDC) are the results of a national opinion poll on smart-growth solutions and an excellent overview of the issue.

Smart Growth Network - Provides a wealth of information and news on alternatives to sprawl from its non-profit, government, and private-sector partners.

Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse - An up-to-the-minute news service reporting developments related to sprawl and smart-growth efforts around the country.

Surface Transportation Policy Project - Natural Resources Defence Council's partner in the Toolkit for Smart Growth and Once There Were Greenfields, Transact monitors the complex and important relationships among land use, transportation behavior, and roadbuilding.

SustainLane Government Offering resources to help local governments move towards sustainability. Provides a repository of sustainability best practices submitted by practitioners and policy makers –- including a host of model plans. The website features a ranking of the 50 largest U.S. cities according to sustainability, and also hosts a blog from sustainability expert and chief strategic officer Warren Karlenzig.

Urban Land Institute - Presents the case for smart growth (and other useful information) from the developers’
point of view.

Urban Development Institute Canada Pacific Region

SmartGrowthPlanning.org Developed by transportation consulting firm Fehr & Peers, describes leading-edge methods for evaluating Smart Growth policies and plans. The presentation techniques, effectiveness measures and case studies are designed to provide decision-makers and community members with a clearer understanding about the transportation effects of Smart Growth, and to help planners devise Smart Growth plans that improve mobility and measurably reduce transportation impacts.

"Top 10 Planning Websites" The following Top 10 List is according to Rich Carson, webmaster for the American Planning Association's (APA) national website of over 75 Internet Planning Editors:

American Planning Association http://www.planning.org

Planning Commissioners' Journal http://www.plannersweb.com

Planetizen http://www.planetizen.com

Cyburbia A large directory on planning, architecture, urbanism, growth and sprawl, related to built environment. contains information on architecture and planning related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and a bulletin board with job listing and discussions on many topics. http://www.cyburbia.org.

Smart Growth Network http://www.smartgrowth.org/index2.html

Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse http://www.sprawlwatch.org/frames.html (see also Sprawl below)

Student Planning Network http://www.planningnetwork.org

Geographic Information Systems http://www.gis.com

U.S. Sustainable Development Center http://www.sustainable.doe.gov

Utopia http://newplanningmeridian.homestead.com/home.html

The Community Planning Website - British site operated by Nick Wates, to help people shape their cities towns and villages in any part of the world. Provides Introductory material, General Principles, Methods A-Z , Scenarios A-Z , Glossary A-Z, Useful formats and Useful checklists, Publications and film A-Z. The site is a complement to his ‘The Community Planning Handbook’ published by Earthscan Publications in March 2000.

Online Libraries and Indexes

University of Manitoba Library
This site gives the user access to the University of Manitoba Bison Catalogue, allowing searches by author, subject and title.

University of Winnipeg Library
This site gives the user access to the University of Winnipeg Mercury Catalogue, allowing searches by author, subject and title.

College and University Libraries
This University of Saskatchewan site provides links to dozens of online college and university libraries in the U.S. and Canada. If you can't find what you want locally try this site.

Periodicals Content Index
PCI Web is an online index of thousands of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. Searches can be done using author, title and journal keywords.

EbscoHost
This site is an information service that provides subscriptions, electronic journals and full text databases.

Directories

Canada 411
Search for telephone numbers and addresses of businesses and individuals across Canada.

Canadian Postal Code Lookup
Find any postal code in Canada at this site.

Others

BldgBlog Wide range of subjects, by prolific blogger Geoff Manaugh featuring "architectural conjecture, urban speculation, and landscape futures."

United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) and Best Practices examples:

ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability (formerly named the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives)

An international association of local governments as well as national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.

Sprawl watch: In addition to the clearinghouse above, there was a two part tv program, The Sprawling of America (Inner City Blues + Fat of the Land) broadcast on PBS, first in June 2001. It has a very good back-up web-site. http://www.gltv.org/
Providing contrasting perspectives on transportation / land-use see: http://www.reason.com/bisprawl.html

Worldwatch Institute
Produces magazine and publications on many enviornmental topics, including the annual State of the World.

International Society of City and Regional Planners
International association of urban planners.

International Union of Local Authorities
an association that organizes contact between municipalities, funding agencies, training institutions, corporations, NGOs, and individuals worldwide for the exchange of information and expertise and to facilitate cultural contact.

International Urban Planning and Environment Association
Network of planners that sponsors biennial symposium on urban planning and enviornment.

Sustainable Communities Network
Provides resources and case studies to help create healthy, vital, sustainable communities.

The Sustainable Community Design site was developed here in the Faculty of Architecture. One of the contributors to this site is professor David van Vliet

PLANetizen Q: What is PLANetizen? http://www.planetizen.com/about/

PLANetizen is a public-interest resource for the urban planning community. Our goal is to provide a
daily, one-stop source for urban planning headline news, job opportunities, commentary and events. We
started off with news and jobs and recently added a twice-monthly column by planning professionals, a
calendar of events, and a handheld edition. Over the next several months, we are expanding our coverage
to include other major urban areas.

We combined Plan (as in planning) and Netizen -- a citizen of the Internet is called a Netizen. We came
up with PLANetizen. We pronounce it plan-NET-a-zen. However, you won't find our name in Webster's
so feel free to pronounce it however it suits you. Several of our readers have since coined the name
"planetizens" for people who frequently visit PLANetizen.

PLANetizen is supported by Urban Insight in the public interest. Several of us here at Urban Insight
with backgrounds in urban planning felt that there was a need for an urban planning portal with up-to-date
content. We recognize the valuable resources provided by our trade organizations, the American Planning
Association and the Urban Land Institute, but we couldn't find a site that brought everything together in
one place. We use PLANetizen to try out new technologies, and we donate our time and skills to build,
expand, and support PLANetizen. We take the comments from our readers very seriously, so if you have
ideas, please let us know.

ALL-TIME TOP 20 BOOKS ON URBAN PLANNING -- PLANetizen ( http://www.planetizen.com/ ),
a web-based information exchange for the urban planning community published the definitive urban planning
book lists -- the titles that every planner should read. The book lists can be found at: http://www.planetizen.com/books/

The PLANetizen 10 features the top 10 popular titles published in 2000 and 2001. The PLANetizen 20
features the all-time top 20 planning titles that every planner should read. The titles are decided by
PLANetizen editors based on suggestions by professionals, academics and book review. We welcome your
nomination. Please review our selection criteria. PLANetizen has partnered with Amazon.com to enable you
to easily purchase any of these titles. The proceeds from books ordered through the PLANetizen Book Lists
help to maintain PLANetizen.

The site containing the book "Natural Capitalism", is located at www.natcap.org

New Village Journal "Building Sustainable Cultures" - from Berkeley CA, offering resources and promising strategies for community revitalization. http://www.newvillage.net/