- Asian Planning Schools Association
Provides opportunities for scholars and planners to discuss current issues, exchange opinions and understand problems, and foster new generations of academics and professional planners.
http://www.hku.hk/cupem/apsa/
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
A consortium of university based programs offering credentials in urban and regional planning.
http://www.acsp.org/
- Cal Poly Pomona American Planning Student Association
A student organization designed to foster communication, stimulate interest in urban affairs, and further educational development within the student body.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~apsa/
- Catanese Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions
Dedicated to helping communities and decision makers through partnerships, education, and research. Located at Florida Atlantic University and formerly known as the Joint Center.
http://www.catanese.org/
- Center for Urban and Regional and Policy
A "think and do tank" where faculty, staff, and students pool their expertise, resources, and commitment to address a wide range of issues facing cities, towns, and suburbs.
http://www.curp.neu.edu/
- Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
Provides educational opportunities and access to information to local officials serving on planning boards and zoning boards of appeals.
http://www.umass.edu/masscptc/
- Design That Matters
Nonprofit helping underserved communities improve their quality of life while providing classwork for engineering and business students.
http://www.designthatmatters.org/
- Institute of Continuing Planning Education
Provides seminars designed to help candidates pass the AICP examination.
http://www.icpeweb.com/
- Land Use Law Center
Section of the Pace Law School fostering the development of sustainable communities throughout the State of New York. Provides research and technical assistance to attorneys, planners, government officials, community leaders, and citizen groups.
http://www.pace.edu/LawSchool/landuse/
- Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research
An interdisciplinary venue at the University at Albany, State University of New York focused on the urban political economy.
http://www.albany.edu/mumford/
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Seeks to improve the quality of debate and disseminate knowledge of critical issues by bringing together scholars, policy makers, practitioners and citizens.
http://www.lincolninst.edu/
- PlaNet
Network fostering cooperation and communication between planning students in European cities.
http://www.planningnetwork.org/
- Planningprep.com
Offers preparation services for the AICP exam, including practice questions and exams, and community forums.
http://www.planningprep.com/
- Taub Urban Research Center
Features current research, a calendar of events and a section on urban education.
http://urban.nyu.edu/
- The Madii Institute
Facilitates community capacity building and transformation through publications and community member training.
http://www.madii.org/
- The National Charrette Institute
A non-profit educational institution committed to teaching professionals the theory and practice of facilitating public planning charrettes and sharing the lessons learned.
http://www.charretteinstitute.org/
- University of Illinois at Chicago: Planning Commissioner Online
A four-week certificate program combining online learning with in-class experience.
http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/gci/programs/profed/pco/
- University of Southern California Urban Initiative
Provides funding and logistical support for the study of urban planning and development.
http://urban.usc.edu/
- Urban Research Initiative
New York University project offers research reports and virtual library on the impacts of information and communications technologies on cities and metropolitan regions.
http://www.informationcity.org/
- Urbanology
A practical training school for community developers from the Eugene Community Trust.
http://www.urbanology.com/
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