Urban & Regional Planning: Reference Works

Why Reference Works?

Scholarly reference works are useful for the following:

An overview of a topic
Topic ideas for a paper topic or narrowing your topic
Finding keywords for searches
Bibliographies for further research

Reference works are good starting points for research, but are rarely cited in research as secondary sources.

Search for Reference Sources (PSU Only)

Full-Text Online Reference Databases

Sage eReference
Contains full text encyclopedias and reference books in the social sciences and humanities. Search by keyword or browse by topic.
Oxford Reference Online
Contains full text subject encyclopedias, reference works, dictionaries, and handbooks in all disciplines.
Oxford Handbooks Online
Contains full text Oxford University Press handbooks on topics in the fields of business, management, philosophy, political science, and religion. Handbooks provide overview, background, historical synthesis and reference lists.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (Portland State University Library Content)
Features full text scholarly encyclopedias and reference works. This expanded collection of the Oregon Gale Virtual Statewide Reference Library includes Portland State University purchased titles.
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
Maintains a global reference on the environment, energy, and natural resources.

Dictionaries, Glossaries, & Standards

Planning and Urban Design Standards by Emina Sendich (Editor); American Planning Association Staff (Created by)
Call Number: TH2031 .P55 2006 (2nd Floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2006-02-03
A Planners Dictionary by Michael Davidson; Fay Dolnick; American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: HT167 .A43 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2004-04-01
A Glossary of Zoning, Development, and Planning Terms by Fay Dolnick; Michael Davidson; American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: HT167 .A43 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 1999-01-01

Handbooks & Encyclopedias

The Oxford Handbook of Urban Planning by Randall Crane (Editor); Rachel Weber (Editor)
Call Number: HT166 .O94 2012 (3rd Floor)

Publication Date: 2012-04-23
The Oxford Handbook of Urban Economics and Planning by Nancy Brooks (Editor); Kieran Donaghy (Editor); Gerrit-Jan Knaap (Editor)
Call Number: HT321 .O94 2012 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2011-12-15
Social Planning by Poon
Call Number: HT166 .C5256 2006 v.1 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2006-11-27
Planning Models by Reggiani
Call Number: HT166 .C5256 2006 v.2 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2006-12-27
Regional Planning by Plane
Call Number: HT166 .C5256 2006 v.4 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2007-03-26
Public Facilities Planning by Kiminami
Call Number: HT166 .C5256 2006 v.3 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2007-01-28
Planning Methodology and History by Wegener
Call Number: HT166 .C5256 2006 v.5 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2007-03-26
Land Use Planning by Hugo Priemus (Editor); Kenneth Button (Editor); Peter Nijkamp (Editor); Kenneth John Button
Call Number: HT166 .C5256 2006 v.6 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2007-03-26
Environmental Planning by Jeroen C. J. M. Van den Bergh (Editor); Kenneth John Button (Editor); Peter Nijkamp (Editor)
Call Number: HT166 .C5256 2006 v.8 (2nd floor Reference Collection)

Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Urban Sprawl: A Comprehensive Reference Guide by David C. Soule
Call Number: HT384.U5 U75 2006 (3rd Floor)

Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Companion to Urban Design by Tridib Banerjee (Editor); Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (Editor)
Call Number: HT165.5 .C647 2011 (3rd Floor)

Publication Date: 2011-03-10
Urban Planning after Disasters by Robert Olshansky (Editor)
Call Number: HT165.5 .U737 2017 (2nd Floor Reference Collection)

ISBN: 9781138776531

Publication Date: 2016-11-25