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AICP Exam Study Links

Special thanks to Henry Bittaker for putting these together

EXAM – GENERAL
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AICP EXAM 
The application process for the May 2008 exam is now closed [DEADLINE was Feb. 5, 2008]

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OTHER AICP EXAM INFORMATION
POST MAY 2004 AICP EXAM DISCUSSION (Washington Chapter)

EXAM TIPS

TWO ETHICAL SCENARIOS (Washington Chapter)

 

·          http://www.washington-apa.org/pdf/Ethical%20Scenarios.pdf

2008 APA EXAM PREP 1.0 STUDY NOTES ADDENDUM (Exam Candidates & CD-ROM Purchasers)

·          http://www.planning.org/certification/pdf/examprepaddendum.pdf

2007 APA CONFERENCE AICP HANDOUT

2006 APA CONFERENCE AICP HANDOUTS

APA PLANNING PRACTICE ARTICLES

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“BEST” COMPREHENSIVE STUDY LINKS
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COLORADO AICP STUDY LINKS

 

PENNSYLVANIA NEW AICP STUDY LINKS

 

NEVADA – PREVIOUS PENNSYLVANIA STUDY LINKS

 

 WASHINGTON AICP STUDY LINKS

 

NORTH CAROLINA AICP STUDY LINKS

 

FIRST COAST FLORIDA SECTION STUDY LINKS

 

INDIANA CHAPTER

·          http://www.indianaplanning.org/aicp.htm

STUDY STACK AICP STUDY TABLES -- [A Fun Way to Study]
(HINT 1: Click on “Show All” button if some portions of table are blackened out)
(HINT 2: Try out “Flashcards” function at bottom to test yourself)

·        ENVIRONMENTAL Study Tables
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-25324
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-72702

·          LEGAL Study Tables
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-13053
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-32356
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-32140
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-32462

·        CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Study Tables
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-18804

·        RESEARCH METHODS Study Tables
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-24444
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-24445
 

·          PLANNING THEORY Study Tables

       http://www.studystack.com/studytable-52969  

·          CENSUS Study Tables
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-24554

                http://www.studystack.com/studytable-37857
 

·          ETHICS Study Tables
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-14636
 

·          TRANSPORTATION Study Tables
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-41791   

·          PLANNING MOVEMENTS Study Tables

            http://www.studystack.com/studytable-25299

FLASH CARD EXCHANGE - AICP

            http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/aicp

 

PLANNING COMMISSIONER’S JOURNAL SUBJECTS

http://pcj.typepad.com/

ONLINE UNIVERSITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT COURSES

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“OTHER” MAJOR INFORMATION STUDY LINKS
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APA Policy guides on a range of items can be found at:

Planning publications (NOTE: APA or AICP members have increased access to old articles):

Other online comprehensive sources (often searchable)

 

AICP STUDY GROUP – SPRING ‘08 STUDY LINKS

 

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I. History, Theory and Law [15%]

A. History of planning

B. Planning law
C. Theory of planning
D. Patterns of human settlement

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History of planning

 

TOP 25 INFLUENTIAL “PLANNERS” (before 1978)

                        http://www.planning.org/25anniversary/influentials.htm

                        (contains additional links to more details about individual planners)

 

IMPORTANT PLANNERS

            http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007apr/perspectives.htm

            http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2006apr/edbacon.htm

            http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2006mar/pioneers.htm

            http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2005mar/aicp.htm  

 

HISTORY TIMELINE OF PLANNING PROFESSION

                        http://www.planning.org/pathways/history.htm

                        (contains additional links to more details about some events)

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_planners

 

PLANNING HISTORY

            http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/AICP%20Exam%20Review%20Course/Planning%20History.htm

            http://www.nc-apa.org/images/stories/AICP%20Review/historypresentation.pdf

            http://www.indianaplanning.org/AICP/AICP%20Plan%20History%20Overview.pdf

            http://www.firstcoastapa.org/pdfs/FCAPA_plan_survey%20lite.pdf

            http://www.firstcoastapa.org/pdfs/FCAPA_plan_theory.pdf

 

PLANNING HISTORY & BRIEF LAW CHECKLIST

            http://www.indianaplanning.org/AICP/AICP%20Plan%20History%20Overview.pdf

 

HISTORY TIMELINE OF MAJOR PLANNING PUBLICATIONS

                        http://www.planning.org/pathways/timebook.htm

                        (contains additional links to more details about individual books or articles)

 

PLANNING MOVEMENTS

            http://studentweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/das53/

            http://www.planning.org/pathways/plancomm.htm

            http://www.planning.org/pathways/urbandesign.htm

            http://www.studystack.com/studytable-25299

 

The Landscape Tradition

                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_architecture

 

Engineering Livable Cities

                        http://www-iurd.ced.berkeley.edu/pub/WP-2001-04.PDF

                        http://www.planning.org/viewpoints/working.htm

                        http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007dec/6steps.htm

                        http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007nov/checkthemout.htm

 

Garden Cities

            http://www.planning.org/pathways/details/gardcity.htm

http://studentweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/das53/gardenCity.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_city_movement  

http://courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas293/SEPTEMBER%20LECTURES/Sept_19_07.pdf

http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007jun/perspectives.htm

 

City Beautiful

                        http://studentweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/das53/citybeautiful.htm

                         

Practical Planning

                       

Regionalism, 1910 to 1940

                        http://studentweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/das53/greenBeltTown.htm

                        http://www.planning.org/pathways/regional.htm

                        http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/general/geddes.html

                        http://www.planning.org/25anniversary/planning/1983apr.htm

                        http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=28163996080410

                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority

 

Public Housing and Urban Renewal

                        http://studentweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/das53/pruittIgoe.htm

                        http://www.nc-apa.org/images/stories/AICP%20Review/summary_of_housing_programs.pdf

 

Measuring and Modeling

 

Advocacy and Equity Planning

                    ADVOCACY PLANNING

http://www.plannersnetwork.org/publications/2007_spring/angotti.htm

                        http://www.ssa.uchicago.edu/publications/advforum/v6n1/Kurzman.html

                    EQUITY PLANNING          

                        http://www.fundersnetwork.org/usr_doc/equity_paper.pdf

                        http://urban.csuohio.edu/ust607text/ch22planning.pdf

                        http://jpl.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/1/112

                        http://www.twlester.com/Unpublished%20Class%20Papers/Equity%20Planning.doc

                        KRUMHOLZ - http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/694_reg.html

                         

            Urban Growth and Environmental Concerns

 

Statewide Land-Use Planning Programs

                        http://www.planning.org/guidebook/pdf/guidebook/chapter4.pdf

                        http://www.planning.org/guidebook/pdf/guidebook/chapter5.pdf

 

Redesigning Downtown

 

Renewed Neighborhoods, New Towns, and New Urbanism

                        https://www.planning.org/25anniversary/planning/1989aug.htm

                        http://studentweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/das53/newUrbanism.htm

                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Urbanism

 

New Regionalism

                        http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1779556/The-new-regionalism-key-characteristics.html

                        http://www.planning.org/pathways/regional.htm  

 

Environmental Justice

                        http://www.planning.org/thecommissioner/Summer07/ejustice.htm

                        http://www.planning.org/thecommissioner/Summer07/resources.htm

 

Sustainability

                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development

                        http://www.plannersweb.com/planning-abcs/s.html

                                    http://www.sustainable.org/

                        http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2008jan/savingtheworld.htm

                   SUSTAINABLE PLANNING

                        https://www.planning.org/policyguides/sustainability.htm

 

Healthy Cities and Communities

                        http://www.scahec.net/courses/PH%20Modules/Mod4Hancock.pdf                       

http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5258749/Planning-s-role-in-building.html

http://eau.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/11/1/201.pdf

TERMS - http://www.planning.org/research/pdf/healthycommfactsheet.pdf

LAND USE - http://www.planning.org/research/pdf/healthycommfactsheet2.pdf

http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007mar/healthychoice.htm

HEALTH MEASURING TOOL - http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007mar/healthychoiceside2.htm

 

 

Planning law

 

HISTORY TIMELINE OF LAWS

                        http://www.planning.org/pathways/laws.htm

                        (contains additional links to more details about some events)   

                        (NOTE: click on “light blue name” to get more details about individual event)   

 

U.S CONSTITUTION & AMENDMENTS

             http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html

            http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution

 

PLANNING LAW

                        http://www.planningpa.org/lawnotes.pdf

                        http://www.nc-apa.org/images/stories/AICP%20Review/Annotated%20Planning%20Law%20Outline.doc  

 

TOP 25 LEGAL CASES

                        http://www.planning.org/25anniversary/cases.htm

                        (contains additional links to more details about each case)

 

            Kelo Case – http://www.planning.org/amicusbriefs/kelo.htm

                                http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007mar/eminentdomain.htm

Kelo & Lingle
http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2005jul/news.htm
http://www.planning.org/PEL/jul05kelo.htm

            Penn Central - http://www.planning.org/25anniversary/planning/2003jun.htm

            TVA vs. Hill (1978)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority_v._Hill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail_darter_controversy

 

TOP 25 LEGISLATIVE ACTS

                        http://www.planning.org/25anniversary/laws.htm

 

DILLON’S RULE

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forrest_Dillon

            http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2003/01metropolitanpolicy_richardson.aspx

            http://www.celdf.org/Default.aspx?tabid=481

            http://lwv-fairfax.org/LWV-Dillon-DTP-99041.pdf

             

 

Theory of planning

 

BACKGROUND

            http://www3.sympatico.ca/david.macleod/PLNGD.HTM

 

THEORIES

            http://www.planningpa.org/theory.pdf

            http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~bstiftel/STIFTEL_AICP_Planning_Theory_Chapter.pdf

            http://classweb.gmu.edu/erodger1/prls%20531/hudson.pdf

http://www3.sympatico.ca/david.macleod/PTHRY.HTM

http://www.apacolorado.org/career_center/AICP/aicp%20notes.pdf

http://www.planningpa.org/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 33-34) NEW VERSION

http://www.nvapa.org/AICP/theory.pdf OLD VERSION

 

CONCENTRIC RING THEORY (1925; Ernest Burgess)

            http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_762505253/Concentric-Ring_Theory.html

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Burgess

 

SECTOR THEORY (1939; Homer Hoyt)

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sector_model

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Hoyt

                       

MULTIPLE NUCLEI THEORY (1945; Chauncey Harris & Edward Ullman)

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_nuclei_model            

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Ullman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauncy_Harris

            ALL THREE THEORIES COMPARED - http://www.geoearth.uncc.edu/faculty/hscampbe//landuse/b-models/B-3mods.html

             

BID RENT THEORY (1960; William Alonso)

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bid_rent_theory

            http://www.answers.com/topic/bid-rent-theory?cat=biz-fin

           

CITY AS A GROWTH MACHINE THEORY (1987; John Logan & Harvey Molotch)

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_molotch#The_City_as_a_Growth_Machine

            http://nw-ar.com/face/molotch.html

            http://www.uta.fi/~kuaran/regime.html

 

 

Patterns of human settlement

 

GENERAL

            http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography.htm       

http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography-27.htm

http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography-7.htm

            http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography-8.htm (note exceptions)

            http://countrystudies.us/united-states/geography-10.htm

            http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/GEO/geog03.htm

            http://www.baconsrebellion.com/Wonks_Risse_municipal_planning.php

 

1700’s

            http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=411 [Key bullets]

 

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution (Great Britain)

            http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/industrialrev.html

 

URBANIZATION

            http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/CliffsReviewTopic/The-Rise-of-Urban-America.topicArticleId-25238,articleId-25184.html

            http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/GEO/geog04.htm

           

SUBURBS

            http://www.smartgrowth.org/library/articles.asp?art=227&res=800

 

 

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II. Plan Making and Implementation [30%]

A.  Visioning and goal setting

B.  Qualitative and quantitative research methods

C.  Collecting, organizing, analyzing, and reporting data and information

D.  Demographics and economics

E.  Natural and built environment
F.  Land use and development regulations

G. Application of legal principles

H. Environmental analysis

I.  Growth management techniques

J.  Budgets and financing options

K. GIS/spatial analysis and information systems

L.  Policy analysis and decision making 

M. Development plan and project review

N.  Program evaluation

O.  Communications techniques

P.   Intergovernmental relationships

Q.  Stakeholder relationships

R.  Project and program management

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GENERAL PLAN MAKING LINKS

 

            2005 / 2004 APA CONFERENCE AICP EXAM MATERIALS

                                http://www.apacolorado.org/career_center/AICP/aicp.htm

                        http://www.apacolorado.org/career_center/ThePlanMakingProcess.pdf

                                    http://www.apacolorado.org/career_center/AICP/AICP_REVIEWnational2005plnmaking.pdf

            PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER STUDY SLIDES

                        http://www.planningpa.org/aicpprep/aicp_pres_mark_stivers.pdf

            FIVE POINTS OF PLANNING

                        http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007nov/secretsside.htm

 

 

Visioning and goal setting

 

GENERAL

            http://www.planningpa.org/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 39-45)

 

VISIONING

            http://www.planning.org/planningpractice/member/1999/dec99.htm

            http://www.planning.org/thecommissioner/19952003/spring96-1.htm

            http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/pittd/vision.htm

            http://mapp.naccho.org/visioning/index.asp

            http://mapp.naccho.org/visioning/documents/visioning_full.pdf

            http://www.ruralpa.org/visioning3.pdf

            http://www.in.gov/dot/div/projects/i69planningtoolbox/_pdf/Community%20Visioning%20and%20Strategic%20Planning.pdf

                http://www.planningpa.org/aicpprep/aicp_pres_ray_reaves.pdf (pages 3-13)

            

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Visioning, Goals)

            http://www.nvapa.org/AICP/subpart.pdf

            http://www.calregions.org/regpubsector/visioning.html

           

GOALS, OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES

            http://www.plannersweb.com/articles/work10.html

            http://www.mqtinfo.org/downloads/16_marquette_twp_plan_chapter_6.pdf

           

COMPREHENSIVE PLANS

            http://www.planningpa.org/aicpprep/aicp_pres_ray_reaves.pdf (pages 13-20)

 

STRATEGIC PLANNING

            http://www.nvapa.org/AICP/budget.pdf  (p.4 half way thru file)

            http://www.in.gov/dot/div/projects/i69planningtoolbox/_pdf/Community%20Visioning%20and%20Strategic%20Planning.pdf

 

 

Qualitative and quantitative research methods

 

GENERAL

            http://www.planningpa.org/quantitative.pdf

            http://www.planningpa.org/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 45-49)

            http://www.nc-apa.org/images/stories/AICP%20Review/quant_methods.ppt

            http://www.apacolorado.org/career_center/AICP/AICP_REVIEWnational2005plnmaking.pdf

            http://www.orau.gov/cdcynergy/demo/Content/phase05/phase05_step03_deeper_qualitative_and_quantitative.htm

                https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/kpaulsen/web/methods.html

            http://www.indianaplanning.org/AICP/aicp_review_stats.pdf

 

WHEN QUALITATIVE TRUMPS QUANTATITIVE RESEARCH

            http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007oct/research.htm

 

 

Collecting, organizing, analyzing, and reporting data and information

 

LOGIC OF INQUIRY

            http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/609/Logic/Logic1.html

           

DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS

            http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/609/609Design.html          

 

PROJECTION ASSUMPTIONS

            http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007jan/assumption.htm      

       

STATISTICS

            http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/609/609StatsI.html

            http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/609/609StatsII.html

                        http://www.apacolorado.org/career_center/AICP/AICP_REVIEWnational2005plnmaking.pdf

            http://www.firstcoastapa.org/pdfs/2005planmaking.pdf

            http://www.indianaplanning.org/AICP/aicp_review_stats.pdf

            http://www.planningpa.org/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 50-52)  

           

SPATIAL ANALYSIS

            http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/609/609Gravity.html

 

PRESENTING DATA

            http://www.washington-apa.org/career/doc/07preppresentation.pdf (start slide 43)

 

PHOTOGRAPHY – RESEARCH TOOL

            http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2008mar/pixtrix.htm

 

 

Demographics and economics

 

DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS

             http://www.huduser.org/Publications/PDF/demographic_trends.pdf

             http://www.plannersweb.com/wfiles/w422.html
             http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/lusk/research/pdf/wp_2002-2.pdf

            http://www.planning.org/resources-yc/demotrends.htm

            http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32701.pdf

            http://www.censusscope.org/

            SEE ALSO CENSUS LINKS BELOW

 

POPULATION FORECASTING

            http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/courses/609/609Pop.html
           http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~tchapin/urp5261/topics/demog.htm

            http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2007jan/assumption.htm

            http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/clearinghouse/docs/landuse/pfm/

            http://www.planningpa.org/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 53 - 55 & 61)

 

LOCATION QUOTIENT (LQ = local share / national share)

            http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/207/02/slide45.html

            http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~tchapin/urp5261/topics/econbase/lq.htm

                        http://www.rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/fstutz/locationquot.html
                        http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~tchapin/urp5261/lectures/

            http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-967January--IAP--2007/16BD6785-3B9E-4515-8A79-FF5E30E3B1F6/0/lect1.pdf  (slides 20 & 21)

                http://www.planningpa.org/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (p. 57)

 

SHIFT-SHARE ANALYSIS

            http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~tchapin/urp5261/topics/econbase/s-share.htm

            www.seta.iastate.edu/takecharge/makePDFv4.asp?state=IA&fips=19001&cityfips=&p=15

            http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-967January--IAP--2007/16BD6785-3B9E-4515-8A79-FF5E30E3B1F6/0/lect1.pdf  (slides 22 – 26)

                http://www.answers.com/topic/shift-share-analysis?cat=technology

            http://www.planningpa.org/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 57-58)

 

INPUT-OUTPUT ECONOMIC ANALYSES

            http://www.planningpa.org/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 58-60)

 

CENSUS - GENERAL

            http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/mso-01icdp.pdf (Census Content Overview) 

            http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~tchapin/urp5261/lecture.htm

                        http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/max/census-geog.shtml (Basics)

            http://www.nvapa.org/AICP/theory.pdf (Census half-way down)

           http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs.html  (Census 1990-2000 changes)

                http://factfinder.census.gov/jsp/saff/SAFFInfo.jsp?_pageId=sp4_decennial
               http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~tchapin/urp5261/lectures/Census%20Overview.ppt

                http://www.planningpa.org/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 60-62)

 

CENSUS - AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY

                http://lib.umich.edu/socwork/rescue/communityprofile.html#intro

 

CENSUS - TRENDS

            http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/censr-4.pdf  

            http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/migrate.html (Geographical Mobility/Migration)

            http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/reports/2001/05demographics_glaeser/whygrowth.pdf

             http://www.planning.org/dateline/2002/date0708.htm (RESULT - Medium-size City Boomlet)

             http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2002jan/jan04.htm (Suburbs & Minorities)

           http://www.planning.org/planning/member/2002jul/census.htm (Coming War of Ages)