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AICP Exam 2012 Study Links

Special thanks to Henry Bittaker (updated May 2013)

NOTES FROM HENRY:

1. The point of this website is NOT to study every link, but to use it to work on your weak areas, and to know where to find AICP Exam related information, including practice questions.

2. If nothing else, be sure to study the Glossary of Terms and Planners near the bottom of this website before your exam.

AICP EXAM DEADLINES

MAY 2013

Final Notification Deadline: April 10, 2013 - PAST

Transfer Deadline: April 23, 2013 - PAST

The May Exam testing window: May 6 – 20, 2013

NOV 2013

Application Opens: June 4, 2013

Early Bird Application Deadline: June 18, 2013

Final Application Deadline: July 30, 2013

Transfer Deadline: Not yet set

The November Exam testing window: Nov 4 – 18, 2013

GENERAL

http://www.planning.org/certification/index.htm
http://www.planning.org/certification/faq.htm

NOV 2013 EXAM STEPS

http://www.planning.org/certification/2013/nov/

AICP EXAM - INFORMATION BULLETIN

http://www.planning.org/certification/pdf/bulletin.pdf

AICP EXAM SUBJECTS

http://www.planning.org/certification/examprep/subjectmatter.htm

EXAM PREPARATION

http://www.planning.org/certification/examprep/

SAMPLE AICP EXAM

http://www.planning.org/_offsite/certification/tutorial/

APA STUDY GUIDES

http://www.planning.org/certification/examprep/studymanual.htm
http://www.planning.org/apastore/search/default.aspx?p=3943

AICP POST-EXAM DISCUSSIONS & TIPS

POST-2012 MAY EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS (multi pages – lower right)

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45792

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48089&s=ad6ca5abc1b3196179bf6ae2247b2571

POST-2011 MAY & NOV EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS (multi pages – lower right)

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?41535-AICP-exam-prep-May-2011

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45613

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?44678-AICP-November-2011

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?176-The-worst-AICP-test-questions

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?43306-AICP-exam-FAQ-related-threads

POST-2010 MAY & NOV. EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS (multiple pages)

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39503&page=3

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40939 http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41189&page=2

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?40939-General-impact-analysis-question-AICP-exam-study

POST-2008/2009 MAY & NOV. EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS (multiple pages)

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34090

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37544&s=741096b6a358187666382e15b904d4f4

POST MAY 2004 AICP EXAM DISCUSSION (Washington Chapter)

http://www.washington-apa.org/documents/Spring04PostExam.pdf

EXAM TIPS

http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/ [also type in AICP or AICP exam in search]

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf

TWO ETHICAL SCENARIOS (Washington Chapter)

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

2012 APA-FL CONFERENCE SLIDES

http://www.floridaplanning.org/conference/2012/materials.asp

AICP Exam Prep

http://www.floridaplanning.org/conference/2012/presentations/Keynote%20Speakers,%20Project%20Awards,%20Sponsors/ExamPrep2012.pdf

2009 APA-FL CONFERENCE SLIDES

http://www.floridaplanning.org/conference/2009/materials.asp

AICP Exam Prep

http://www.floridaplanning.org/conference/2009/Presentations/Tue_presessions/Bittaker%20APA-FL%20Conf.%20AICP%20Exam%20Preparation%203pm%209-15-09.pdf

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

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

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APA NATIONAL CONFERENCE SLIDES (AICP EXAM PREP)

2013 APA CONFERENCE AICP SLIDES

http://www.planning.org/certification/examprep/pdf/2013fullexamprep.pdf

2012 APA CONFERENCE AICP SLIDES

http://www.planning.org/certification/examprep/pdf/2012fullexamprep.pdf

2011 APA CONFERENCE AICP SLIDES

http://www.planning.org/certification/examprep/pdf/2011fullexamprep.pdf

2010 APA CONFERENCE AICP SLIDES

http://www.planning.org/certification/examprep/pdf/2010fullexamprep.pdf

2007 APA CONFERENCE AICP SLIDES

http://www.washington-apa.org/documents/07preppresentation.pdf

2006 APA CONFERENCE AICP HANDOUTS

http://www.washington-apa.org/career/aicp (half-way down page)

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2012 APA CHAPTERS (CPC) AICP EXAM PREP WEBINARS & PDFs

http://www.utah-apa.org/webcast-archive

Overview & Spatial Areas

WEBINAR -

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/February%2010th/2012-02-10%2009.13%20AICP%20Exam%20Review%20Series%20(see%20notes%20about%20topics).wmv

PDF –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/February%2010th/AICP_Exam_Prep_Webcast_Overview_Spatial_021012.pdf

Functional Areas

WEBINAR –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/February%2017th/2012-02-17%2009.00%20AICP%20Exam%20Review%20Series%20(see%20notes%20about%20topics).wmv

PDF -

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/February%2017th/AICP_Exam_Prep_Webcast_Functional_021712.pdf

Public Participation & Social Justice

WEBINAR -

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/February%2024th/2012-02-24%2009.07%20AICP%20Exam%20Review%20Series%20(see%20notes%20about%20topics).wmv

PDF –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/February%2024th/20120224_AICPexam_Webinar_gharbeck_PublicParticipation.pdf

RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/February%2024th/Responses%20to%20Questions%20during%202.24.12%20AICP%20exam%20webinar%20Public%20Participation.pdf

Plan Making & Implementation

WEBINAR –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%202nd/2012-03-02%2008.01%20AICP%20Exam%20Review%20Series%20(see%20notes%20about%20topics).wmv

Planning Law

WEBINAR

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%209th/2012-03-09%2009.03%20AICP%20Exam%20Review%20Series%20(see%20notes%20about%20topics).wmv

PDF –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%209th/AICP-Ducker-2012-Class.pdf

LAW CASES CHART –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%209th/AICP-2012-Planning%20Law%20Case%20Chart.pdf

RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%209th/AICP%20Exam%20Review%20Planning%20Law%20Webinar%20Q%20&%20A.pdf

Research & Qualitative Methods

WEBINAR

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%2016th/2012-03-16%2008.01%20AICP%20Exam%20Review%20Series%20(see%20notes%20about%20topics).wmv

Ethics

WEBINAR –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%2023rd/Ethics.wmv

PDF –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%2023rd/ETHICS_03-23-2012.pdf

ETHICS TOOL KIT –

http://www.planning.org/ethics/pdf/apaethicstoolkit.pdf

Planning History & Theory

WEBINAR

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%2029th/2012-03-29%2009.04%20AICP%20Exam%20Review%20Series%20(see%20notes%20about%20topics).wmv

PDF –

http://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/ped/price.644/AICP%20Webcasts/March%2030th/Binder1.pdf

APA PLANNING PRACTICE ARTICLES

http://www.planning.org/practicingplanner/

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APA’s AICP EXAM SELECTED READING LIST – VARYING USEFUL LINKS
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I. HISTORY, THEORY AND LAW

Planning theory for practitioners [Brooks, Michael. 2002]

http://planningspokane.blogspot.com/2010/10/synopsis-planning-theory-for.html

http://openlibrary.org/books/OL3960756M/Planning_theory_for_practitioners

http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade10.htm

Readings in Planning Theory [Campbell, Scott (ed). 2003]

Readings in planning theory - Google Books Result

http://www.pdfebooksdownloads.com/Readings-in-Planning-Theory.html

http://nettopdf.info/en/ebook/Readings%20in%20Planning%20Theory-1.html

The Urban Pattern [Eisner, Simon, Arthur Gallion, and Stanley Eisner. 1993]

The Urban Pattern - Google Books Result

http://worid-of-books.com/?id=Ux14s-yQLaUC

Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century [Hall]

Cities of tomorrow: an intellectual history of urban … Google Books

Cities of tomorrow: an intellectual history of urban planning and ... - Google Books Result

http://www.isbnlib.com/preview/0631232524/Cities-of-tomorrow-an-intellectual-history-of-urban-planning-and-design-in-the-t

http://www.bergfiles.com/i/bfa1a8ea4h17i0

http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade8.htm

May it Please the Court [Irons, Peter H. 1996]

May it please the court: the most significant oral arguments made ... - Google Books Result

http://www.warez-files.com/may/May-It-Please-the-Court-P-Irons.html

Introduction to Planning History in the United States [Krueckeberg, 1983]

http://www.ccebook.org/preview/0801872103/The-birth-of-city-planning-in-the-United-States-1840-1917

The Birth of City Planning in the United States: 1840-1917 [Peterson, Jon; 2003]

The birth of city planning in the United States, 1840-1917 - Google Books Result

http://www.apwa.net/publications/reporter/reporteronline/index.asp?DISPLAY=ISSUE&ISSUE_DATE=052004&ARTICLE_NUMBER=814

http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade10.htm

American City Planning Since 1890[Scott, Mel; 1995]

American city planning since 1890: a history commemorating the ... - Google Books Result

http://openlibrary.org/books/OL9776010M/American_City_Planning_Since_1890

http://www.ccebook.org/preview/0520020510/American-city-planning-since-1890-a-history-commemorating-the-fiftieth-anniversa

II. PLAN MAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION

The Practice of Social Research [Babbie, Earl R.; 2006]

The Practice of Social Research - Google Books Result

http://www.ebabbie.net/resource/practice/practice.html

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems [Chang, Kang-Tsung. 2008]

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072826827/

http://www.pdf-freedownload.com/pdf-folder/chang-k.-introduction-to-geographic-information-systems-pdf.php

Planner's Use of Information [Dandekar, Hemalata. 2003]

Planning and urban design standards - Google Books Result (partial)

Community Analysis and Planning Techniques [Klosterman, Richard E. 1990]

Community analysis and planning techniques - Google Books Result

http://www.isbnlib.com/preview/084767651X/Community-Analysis-and-Planning-Techniques (partial)

http://www.grin.com/book/291262/community-analysis-and-planning-techniques

Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration [Meier, et.al 2008]

Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration - Google Books Result

Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning [Patton, Carl, and David S. Sawicki. 1993]

Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning

http://ebookee.org/dl/basic-methods-of-policy-analysis-and-planning/

State and Local Population Projections: Methodology and Analysis [Smith, 2001]

http://www.isbnlib.com/download/0306464934/State-and-Local-Population-Projections-Methodology-and-Analysis-The-Springer-Ser

http://ebookee.org/dl/State-and-Local-Population-Projections-Methodology-and-Analysis/

III. FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF PRACTICE

Planning & Urban Design Standards [APA; 2006]

http://books.google.com/books?id=3spWR8wdGaQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Planning+and+Urban+Design+Standards%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lMNnT7v2FYnqtgfh8PCXCQ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Planning%20and%20Urban%20Design%20Standards%22&f=false

Urban Land Use Planning [Berke, Philip R., and David R. Godschalk. 2006]

http://ebookee.org/dl/Urban-Land-Use-Planning-Fifth-Edition-by-Philip-R-Berke-and-David-R-Godschalk/

Green Cities, Growing Cities, Just Cities? [Campbell, Scott. 1996]

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sdcamp/Ecoeco/Greencities.html

Environmental Planning Handbook [Daniels, Tom, and Katherine Daniels. 2003]

http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6321015/The-Environmental-Planning-Handbook-for.html

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Environmental+Planning+Handbook+for+Sustainable+Communities+and...-a0160322617

Planning, Policy and Politics: Smart Growth and the States. [DeGrove, John. 2003]

http://ebookpdfzone.com/view?file=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5odWR1c2VyLm9yZy9wdWJsaWNhdGlvbnMvcGRmL2ppY19nZnVfcmVwXzA2MDIucGRm&title=ZG9lcyDigJxzbWFydCBncm93dGjigJ0gbWF0dGVyIHRvIHB1YmxpYyBmaW5hbmNlPw==

Still Stuck in Traffic: Coping with Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion [Downs, 2004]

http://www.seminaryhillassn.org/hotissues/transportation/Still%20Stuck%20in%20traffic%20(2).pdf

Still stuck in traffic: coping with peak-hour traffic congestion - Google Books Result

Parking Management Best Practices [Litman, Todd. 2006]

http://www.vtpi.org/park_man.pdf

http://www.drcog.org/documents/Parking%20Management.pdf

The Transportation/Land Use Connection [Moore, et. al. 2007]

http://davidpritchard.org/sustrans/MooTho94/

http://ebookee.org/dl/The-Transportation-Land-Use-Connection-Terry-Moore-and-Paul-Thorsnes/

Environmental Land Use Planning and Management [Randolph, John; 2003]

Environmental Land Use Planning and Management - Google Books Result

The High Cost of Free Parking [Shoup, Donald C; 2005]

http://www.uctc.net/papers/351.pdf

http://its.ucla.edu/shoup/BookReviews.pdf

IV. SPATIAL AREAS OF PRACTICE

Rural by Design [Arendt, Randall G. 1994]

http://www.greenerprospects.com/rbd_d.html

http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade9.htm

The Costs of Sprawl: Revisited [Burchell, Robert W., et al. 1998]

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/The_Costs_of_SprawlRevisited_153808.aspx

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_39-a.pdf

Conventional Development Versus Managed Growth: The Costs of Sprawl [Burchell]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448006/

http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2004/materials/burchell.and.mukherji.pdf

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/reprint/93/9/1534

Making Governments Plan: State Experiments in Managing Land Use [Burby, 1997]

Making governments plan: state experiments in managing land use - Google Books Result

Urban Planning and Design Criteria [DeChiara, Joseph, and Lee Koppelman. 1982]

http://ebookee.org/search.php?q=Urban+Planning+and+Design+Criteria+joseph+de+chiara

Is Los Angeles-Style Sprawl Desirable? [Ewing, Reid. 1997]

http://courses.washington.edu/gmforum/Readings/1997_Ewing.pdf

http://www.esf.edu/cue/documents/Ewing_IsLASprawl-Desirable_1997.pdf

Are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal?" [Gordon, Peter et al;1997]

http://courses.washington.edu/gmforum/Readings/1997_Gordon_Richardson.pdf

http://www-agecon.ag.ohio-state.edu/class/aede680/irwin/pdf/88.pdf

V. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

A Ladder of Citizen Participation [Arnstein, S. 1969]

http://lithgow-schmidt.dk/sherry-arnstein/ladder-of-citizen-participation.html

http://www2.eastwestcenter.org/environment/CBFM/2_Arnstein.pdf

The Public Participation Handbook: Making Better Decisions Through Citizen Involvement

The public participation handbook: making better decisions through ... - Google Books Result

http://ebookee.org/dl/The-Public-Participation-Handbook-Making-Better-Decisions-Through-Citizen-Involvement/

Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning [Davidoff, P. 1965]

http://www.bsu.edu/web/adnoble/Davidoff1965.pdf

http://www.polsci.chula.ac.th/pitch/urbanpolitics2007/davidoff.pdf

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In [Fisher, et. al. 1992]

http://www.ethniccommunities.org/files/GettingtoYesSummary.pdf

Public Participation and Community Engagement: Selected Resources [Tochterman]

http://www.hcd.ca.gov/hpd/participation.pdf

The Deliberative Practitioner: Encouraging Participatory Processes [Forester, 1999]

The deliberative practitioner: Encouraging participatory …

The deliberative practitioner: encouraging participatory planning ... - Google Books Result

The Public Interest and Community Participation [Friedmann, J. 1973]

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a787398814~frm=abslink (JAPA)

Reframing Public Participation: Strategies for the 21st Century [Innes, et al, 2004]

http://www.csus.edu/ccp/publications/reframing_public_participation_final.pdf

http://www.csus.edu/ccp/publications/reframing_public_participation_abstract.stm

http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4gr9b2v5

Reflections on Advocacy Planning [Peattie, L. 1968]

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a787397896 (JAPA)

VI. AICP CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

The Structure of Ethical Choice in Planning Practice [Bolan, Richard S. 1983]

http://jpe.sagepub.com/content/3/1/23.short [ABSTRACT]

Planning in the Face of Conflict [Forrester, John. 1987]

http://www.bsu.edu/web/adnoble/Forester1987.pdf

http://research.rmutp.ac.th/paper/cu/Planning%20in%20the%20Face%20of%20Conflict.pdf

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a787394856~db=all~order=page (JAPA)

Professional Ethics and Beyond: Values in Planning [Marcuse, P. 1976]

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a787366675~db=all (JAPA)

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“BEST” COMPREHENSIVE APA CHAPTER STUDY LINKS
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PENNSYLVANIA NEW AICP STUDY LINKS [2012 materials]

http://planningpa.org/for-planners/professional-planners/aicp-exam-prep/

*Recommended*: COMPREHENSIVE PDC STUDY NOTES (2007) – 138 page Study Guide

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf

2012 AICP Exam Prep

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/PA_Chapter_AICP_Exam_Prep_Spring_2012.pdf

2011 AICP Exam Prep

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/AICP_Exam_Prep_Oct2011.pdf

2010 MP3 Audio File of 2010 Presentation

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/aicp_fall2010_presentation.mp3

Ethics Scenarios

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/aicp_pres_ethics_scenarios.pdf

GEORGIA CHAPTER (PowerPoints) [*new* 2013 materials, plus 2007-2012]

http://georgiaplanning.org/aicp/aicp-exam-reviews/

NORTH CAROLINA AICP STUDY LINKS [2011 materials]

http://www.nc-apa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=85

NEW JERSEY

http://njplanning.org/aicp-pp-information/fall-exam-prep-resource-center/

INDIANA AICP STUDY GUIDE (Includes PA Study Guide)

http://www.indianaplanning.org/associations/9760/files/RESOURCES.pdf

2010 Exam Prep

http://www.indianaplanning.org/associations/9760/files/APA-IN%20AICP%20Exam%20Prep%2005-02-2010.pdf

WASHINGTON AICP STUDY LINKS (towards bottom)

http://www.washington-apa.org/career/aicp/ (2004-2007)

WISCONSIN AICP STUDY MATERIALS (History Timeline about 60% down)

http://www.wisconsinplanners.org/attachments/AICP/AICP_Exam_Review_outline.pdf

COLORADO AICP STUDY LINKS (links to set of four study materials at bottom)

http://www.apacolorado.org/content/aicp

TEXAS CHAPTER (contains links to previous Pennsylvania Chapter’s “Slusser” notes)

http://www.txplanning.org/aicp-exam-study-materials/

LOUSIANA CHAPTER AICP STUDY LINKS

http://www.louisianaplanning.com/profesionaldevelopment/potential

NEBRASKA CHAPTER – ONLINE PLANNING HANDBOOK

http://neplanning.unl.edu/

NEW YORK CHAPTER

http://www.nyupstateplanning.org/PDOslides.pdf

NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER

http://nnecapa.org/files/2010/05/Thoughts-After-Auditing-the-AICP-Exam.pdf

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“BEST” FREE PRACTICE QUESTIONS STUDY LINKS
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PLANNING PREP (1017 Exam Questions; Free Login)

http://www.planningprep.com/

QUIZLET

http://quizlet.com/9721648/aicp-flash-cards/

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” or “Crossword” function at bottom to test yourself)

HISTORY Study Tables

1785 – 1899 http://www.studystack.com/studytable-33895

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-622089

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-610534
1900 – 1919 http://www.studystack.com/studytable-33311

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-622113

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-610557
1920 – 1929 http://www.studystack.com/studytable-33961

1930 – 1939 http://www.studystack.com/studytable-35461

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-610701
1941 – 1959 http://www.studystack.com/studytable-35504
1960 – 2000 http://www.studystack.com/studytable-610734

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-610707

History General - http://www.studystack.com/studytable-119210

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-348796

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-356956

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-462333

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-494547

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-647672

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-748842

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-868359

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-929472

LANDMARKS & PLANNERS Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-13068
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-13070
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-25299
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-25304
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-37484

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-38623

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-76502

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-237188

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-487421

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-701779

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-937020

Important Books - http://www.studystack.com/studytable-239105

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-834075

PLANNING MOVEMENTS Study Tables

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

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-232925

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-938067

PLANNING THEORY

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-122391

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

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-233671

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-32458
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-32462

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-32554

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-122534

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-121711

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-122534

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-375211

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-456487

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-610734

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-18804

SPATIAL PLANNING Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-122858

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-383200

RESEARCH METHODS Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-24444
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-24445

STATISTICS Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-20146
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-12211

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-39352

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-239667

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-664166

ECONOMICS, FISCAL & BUDGETING Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-24126
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-18541
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-35444

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-259490

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-742165

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-239631

ETHICS Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-14636

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-135345

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-280610

PLAN MAKING Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-72868

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-229326

PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-74767

PLAN MANAGEMENT Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-37851

HOUSING

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-234071

CENSUS Study Tables

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

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-159570

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-72868

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-358531

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-734466

POPULATION, VARIABLES & SCALES

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-24554

PLANNING TRENDS

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-732002

TRANSPORTATION Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-41791

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-74066

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-230408

ENVIRONMENTAL Study Tables

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-25324
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-72702

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-239015

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-380391

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-760128

ENERGY FACTS

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-230439

ZONING TERMS

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-232906

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-13085

GENERAL AICP Exam Practice Questions

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-72534
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-32458
http://www.studystack.com/studytable-38580

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-134400

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-201315

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-110178

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-122865

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-355312

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-335492

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-356956

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-383036

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-676077

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-720417

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-734780

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-734978

http://www.studystack.com/studytable-760128

FLASH CARD EXCHANGE - AICP

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

AICP Exam - http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/list/902884

Important Planners - http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/list/902873

FLASH CARD MACHINE - AICP

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/aicp-exam-prep20.html

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GENERAL STUDY TOPIC/COURSE LINKS
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PLANNING COMMISSIONER’S JOURNAL SUBJECTS

http://pcj.typepad.com/

ONLINE UNIVERSITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT COURSES

APPLIED QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS (multiple topics)

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

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sdcamp/up504/

AICP EXAM REVIEW COURSE

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

FORECASTING FOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT (Census, Population, Economic Base)

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

PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE (facilities, financing, siting)

http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~tchapin/urp5731/lecture.htm

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~tchapin/urp5540/lecture.htm

MSU-MANKATO COURSE LISTINGS

http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~tony/webpage/courses.html

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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:

http://www.planning.org/policy/guides/

PLANNING PUBLICATIONS (NOTE: APA/AICP members have increased access):

Planning Magazine: http://www.planning.org/planning

Practicing Planner: http://www.planning.org/practicingplanner/

PAS Memo: http://www.planning.org/pas/memo/previous.htm

Zoning Practice: http://www.planning.org/zoningpractice/index.htm

Planning & Environmental Law: http://www.planning.org/pel

The New Planner: http://www.planning.org/thenewplanner/

The Commissioner: http://www.planning.org/thecommissioner/index.htm

FSU Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law

http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/landuse/current.html

Other online comprehensive sources (often searchable)

Cyburbia: http://www.cyburbia.org/index.html

Planetizen: http://www.planetizen.com/

Podcasts - http://www.planetizen.com/podcast

Projects for Public Spaces: http://www.pps.org/

About Planning Directory: http://www.aboutplanning.org/directory.html

http://www.plannersnetwork.org/publications/resources_index.html

Knowledgeplex: http://www.knowledgeplex.org/

Other courses or materials

ICPE: http://www.icpeweb.com/programs.html

Planetizen: http://www.planetizen.com/courses/aicp/

Michael Waiczis: Study Guide email –

waiczism@yahoo.com OR

waiczis4aicp@yahoo.com

AICP Exam Secrets:

http://www.mo-media.com/aicp/?gclid=CPWSkLjSoqACFZhf2godCH0IaQ

AICP STUDY GROUP – FALL ‘12 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

IMPORTANT PLANNERS

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

http://www.planning.org/awards/pioneers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2007/apr/perspectives.htm http://www.planning.org/planning/2006/apr/edbacon.htm http://www.planning.org/planning/2006/mar/pioneers.htm

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

http://www.planning.org/planning/2003/mar/landmarks.htm

http://www.apacolorado.org/sites/default/files/People.doc

APA NATIONAL PLANNING PIONEERS (1986-2009)
http://www.planning.org/awards/pioneers.htm

APA NATIONAL PLANNING LANMARKS (1986-2012)
http://www.planning.org/awards/landmarks.htm

HISTORY TIMELINE OF PLANNING PROFESSION

http://faculty.wwu.edu/zaferan/index%20-%20timeline_us_planning_history%5B2%5D.pdf

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

http://www.nh.gov/oep/programs/MRPA/conferences/documents/Timeline.pdf

http://plannersreference.com/planning-timeline/

APA HISTORY

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

http://www.planning.org/awards/landmarks.htm

PLANNING HISTORY

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

http://www.nh.gov/oep/programs/MRPA/conferences/documents/Timeline.pdf

http://faculty.wwu.edu/zaferan/index%20-%20timeline_us_planning_history%5B2%5D.pdf

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

http://www.firstcoastapa.org/documents/aicp%20presentations/FCAPA_plan_survey_0101608.pdf

http://www.firstcoastapa.org/documents/aicp%20presentations/FCAPA_plan_theory_101608.pdf

http://www.cooperwww.com/documents/WorkbookII.pdf

http://www.cooperwww.com/documents/WorkbookI.pdf

http://www.txplanning.org/aicp/Planning_History_1785_to_2000.pdf

100 ESSENTIAL BOOKS OF PLANNING

http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/index.htm

http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/pdf/100greatplanningbooks.pdf

1908 – 1919 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade1.htm

1920 – 1929 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade2.htm

1930 – 1939 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade3.htm

1940 – 1949 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade4.htm

1950 – 1959 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade5.htm

1960 – 1969 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade6.htm

1970 – 1979 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade7.htm

1980 – 1989 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade8.htm

1990 – 1999 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade9.htm

2000 – 2009 http://www.planning.org/centennial/greatbooks/decade10.htm

PLANNING MOVEMENTS

http://old.azcommerce.com/doclib/smartgrowth/handbook/p&zchapter2.pdf

http://www.traditional-building.com/Previous-Issues-08/AprilFeature08.html

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

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

The Landscape Tradition

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

Engineering Livable Cities

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

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

Public Health Movement

http://old.azcommerce.com/doclib/smartgrowth/handbook/p&zchapter2.pdf

Garden Cities

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

http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/howard.htm

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

City Beautiful

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

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/CITYBEAUTIFUL/city.html

http://dictionary.sensagent.com/city+beautiful/en-en/

Practical Planning

http://www.arc.gov/program_areas/PracticalPlanningModels.asp

City Efficient

http://www.sage-ereference.com/abstract/urbanhistory/n88.xml

http://old.azcommerce.com/doclib/smartgrowth/handbook/p&zchapter2.pdf

http://georgiaplanning.org/presentations/AICP_exam_reviews/2012_AICP_Theory_History.pdf

City Humane

http://old.azcommerce.com/doclib/smartgrowth/handbook/p&zchapter2.pdf

Regionalism, 1910 to 1940

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

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

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

City Functional Movement

http://old.azcommerce.com/doclib/smartgrowth/handbook/p&zchapter2.pdf

Public Housing and Urban Renewal

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

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://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

Environmental Concerns

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

Statewide Land-Use Planning Programs

http://www.planning.org/growingsmart/manual/pdf/manualpart3.pdf

http://www.planning.org/growingsmart/guidebook/

Redesigning Downtown

http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/15/04714758/0471475815.pdf (p. 87)

Renewed Neighborhoods, New Towns, and New Urbanism

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

New Regionalism

http://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=6161885

Environmental Justice

http://www.planning.org/thecommissioner/2007/sum/ejustice.htm

http://www.planning.org/thecommissioner/2007/sum/resources.htm

Sustainability

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

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

http://www.sustainable.org/

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

SUSTAINABLE PLANNING

hhttp://www.planning.org/policy/guides/adopted/sustainability.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2008/dec/postcarbonside.htm

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY PLANS

http://www.planning.org/planning/2010/apr/embracing.htm

APA POLICY GUIDE & STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

http://www.planning.org/policy/guides/adopted/sustainability.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2007/jul/greenside.htm

SUSTAINABILITY: Building Green
http://www.planning.org/zoningpractice/2005/pdf/apr.pdf

APA SUSTAINABILITY 3.0

https://www.planning.org/planning/2009/may/sustainability.htm

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

http://www.planning.org/planning/2010/mar/essentialelements.htm

Healthy Cities and Communities

http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/jul/viewpoint.htm

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.ipa.udel.edu/healthyDEtoolkit/glossary.html

http://www.planning.org/research/healthy/pdf/jargonfactsheet.pdf

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

Community Health Planning - http://www.planning.org/zoningpractice/2004/pdf/jun.pdf

HEALTHY PLANNING - http://www.planning.org/planning/2010/feb/healthyplanning.htm

Planning law

U.S CONSTITUTION & AMENDMENTS

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

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

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

PLANNING LAW

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

http://www.apacolorado.org/sites/default/files/Cases.doc

SUPREME COURT CASE SUMMARIES

GENERAL - http://www.oyez.org/

1875 – Munn v Illinois

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1851-1900/1875/1875_0

1887 – Mugler v Kansas

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1851-1900/1887/1887_0

1922 - Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Mahon

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1922/1922_549

1925 - Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1901-1939/1925/1925_31

1954 - Berman v. Parker

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1954/1954_22

1975 - Young v. American Mini Theatres

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_75_312

1976 - Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Corp

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_616

1977 - Penn Central Transport Co. v. New York

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_77_444

1980 - Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_80_195

1986 - Nollan v. California Coastal Commission

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_86_133

1987 - First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. Los Angeles County

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_1199/

1992 - Lucas v. South Carolina Coast Council

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_91_453/

1994 - Dolan v. City of Tigard

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_93_518/

2001 - Palazzolo v. Rhode Island

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_99_2047/

2002 - Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2001/2001_00_1167/

2004 - Kelo v. City of New London

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_04_108/

2004 - Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_04_163/

2005 - City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_03_1601/

2005 - San Remo Hotel v. San Francisco

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_04_340/

2006 - Rapanos v. United States

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2005/2005_04_1034/

2006 - S.D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2005/2005_04_1527/

2007 - Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2006/2006_05_1120/

2007 - Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corporation

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2006/2006_05_848/

LEGAL CASES

Mugler v Kansas (1887) re Police Power & Takings

http://www.planning.org/divisions/planningandlaw/writingcompetition/pdf/schwartz.pdf

Kelo Case (2004)

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

Kelo & Lingle (2004)
http://www.planning.org/planning/2005/jul/news.htm
Penn Central (1977)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Central_Transportation_Co._v._New_York_City

Sierra Club v Morton (1972)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Club_v._Morton

TVA vs. Hill (1978)

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

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

Petaluma

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petaluma,_California (briefly)
   http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 15, 28, 118, 120)
2005 Supreme Court Cases on Planning
   http://www.planning.org/zoningpractice/2005/pdf/aug.pdf

HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW

Federal

http://www.lexisnexis.com/help/cu/The_Legislative_Process/How_a_Bill_Becomes_Law.htm

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=How_a_bill_becomes_a_law

State

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/How%20an%20Idea%20Becomes%20a%20Law%202008-2010.pdf

http://legis.state.sd.us/general/guide.htm#HowBill

http://www.co.portage.wi.us/Groundwater/action/bill.htm

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/civics/senate_idealaw.pdf

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/files/lwv-dillon-dtp-99041.pdf

HOME RULE

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

http://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/Resources.aspx?CNID=645

Theory of planning

THEORIES OF PLANNING PRACTICE

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

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

http://classweb.gmu.edu/erodger1/prls%20531/hudson.pdfhttp://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp.34)

EVOLUTION OF CITIES (Central Place; Concentric; Sector; Multiple Nuclei)

http://teacherweb.ftl.pinecrest.edu/snyderd/APHG/Unit%206/urbannotes.htm

CONCENTRIC ZONE MODEL (1925; Ernest Burgess)

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

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

http://mchp-appserv.cpe.umanitoba.ca/viewConcept.php?conceptID=1170

http://newark.osu.edu/rklingensmith/unitedstates/

CENTRAL PLACE THEORY (1933; Walter Christaller)

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

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

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://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

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

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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

2008 APA CONFERENCE AICP EXAM MATERIALS

http://www.planning.org/certification/examprep/pdf/planmakingpresentation.pdf

FIVE POINTS OF PLANNING

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

PLANS AND PLAN MAKING

http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/00/04717609/0471760900.pdf

Visioning and goal setting

GENERAL

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 39-45)

VISIONING

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 39-45)

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

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

VISUALIZATION
http://www.planning.org/zoningpractice/2004/pdf/dec.pdf

http://www.planning.org/zoningpractice/2012/pdf/mar.pdf

COMPREHENSIVE PLANS

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 41-42)

http://www.planning.org/zoningpractice/2008/pdf/aug.pdf

http://www.planning.org/zoningpractice/2005/pdf/nov.pdf

STEPS TO MAKE A COMPREHENISVE PLAN

http://www.ci.cedarburg.wi.us/Web%20Site%20Content%20Files/Documents/Comprehensive%20Plan/Steps.pdf

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 41-43)

STRATEGIC PLANNING

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (p.40)

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

http://aquestllc.com/Documents/Strategic%20Planning%20for%20Local%20Government.pdf

Qualitative and quantitative research methods

GENERAL

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 47 – 52)

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

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

PLANNING COURSE [Multiple AICP Topics Covered]

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sdcamp/up504/

WHEN QUALITATIVE TRUMPS QUANTATITIVE RESEARCH

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

STATISTICS

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

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

http://www.firstcoastapa.org/documents/aicp%20presentations/2005planmaking.pdf

http://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/career_aicp_pdc_study.pdf (pp. 50-52)

APA’S STATISTIC IN THE NEWS

http://www.planning.org/planning/2010/apr/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2010/mar/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2010/feb/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2010/jan/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/dec/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/nov/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/oct/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/aug/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/jul/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/jun/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/may/bythenumbers.htm

http://www.planning.org/planning/2009/apr/bythenumbers.htm

GINI COEFFICIENT

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

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/EXTPA/0,,contentMDK:20238991~menuPK:492138~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:430367,00.html

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GiniCoefficient.html

SPATIAL ANALYSIS

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

PRESENTING DATA

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

PHOTOGRAPHY – RESEARCH TOOL

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

Demographics and economics

FINANCIAL TERMS

General Site

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/

Ad Valorem Tax

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/ad_valorem_taxes.html

ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage)

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/ARM.html

Assessed Valuation

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/assessed_valuation.html

Back Office

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/back_office.html

Bearer Bond

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/bearer_bond.html

Bond Discount

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/bond_discount.html

Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA)

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/Community_Reinvestment_Act_Of_1977.html

Coupon Bond

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/Coupon_Bond.html

Discount Rate

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/discount_rate.html

Face Value

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/face_value.html

Fair Market Value

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/fair_market_value.html

Fixed Cost

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/fixed_costs.html

Full Faith and Credit

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/full_faith_and_credit.html

General Obligation Bonds

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/general_obligation_bonds.html

Highest and Best Use

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/highest_and_best_use.html

Industrial Revenue Bond

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/industrial_revenue_bond.html

Marginal Cost

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/marginal_cost.html

Par Value

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/par_value.html

Revenue Bond

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/revenue_bond.html

Serial Bond

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/serial_bond.html

Special Assessment Bond

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/Special_assessment_bond.html

Treasury Bill (T-bill)

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/Treasury_bill.html

Treasury Bond

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/Treasury_bond.html

Treasury Note

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/Treasury_note.html

Turnkey Project

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/turnkey_project.html

Zero Coupon Bond

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/zero-coupon_bond.html

DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS

http://www.censusscope.org/

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

http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/lusk/research/pdf/wp_2002-2.pdf

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