Links to Research Tools
last updated Saturday, February 14, 2009
Please email me with broken links.
Scott Campbell 
Associate Professor of Urban Planning
College of Architecture and Urban Planning
University Of Michigan

2000 Bonisteel Blvd.
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2069
sdcamp@umich.edu
office: 2225C A&AB

(734) 763-2077
(734) 763-2322 (fax)
Office Hours



U-M Libraries
U-M Library Home | MIRLYN | reserves
AAE Library & URP resource page | visual resources
online journals:  ALL |
urban planning
Knowledge Navigation Center -- software guides and tutorials
(including web design, MS Office, and graphic design)
AP photo archive

Reference
U-M Electronic Reference Shelf
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
OED
Lexis-Nexis
(see esp. their Statistical Universe for data)

Web Searching
google
ask.com

Alternative Web Browsers
Opera
icab
Mozilla / Firefox

Web Design
Prof. Campbell's page on "creating web pages"
see also:
UMWEBhow-to
HTML Tutorial
Web Style Guide (Yale University)

U-M services
U-M academic calendar
U-M directory
U-M bus routes

Mapping
topo maps
mapquest
google maps

GIS / Remote Sensing
U-M Spatial Analysis & GIS
USGS Earthshots
NASA earth observatory

Urban Planning
Planetizen
Cyburbia | directory
American Planning Association
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) | Student Network |
Conferences
Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) | links
PlannersWeb (Planning Commissioners Journal)

Prof Campbell's pages of links:
academic writing, citation formats, and the problem of plagiarism
how to create web pages for student work
on Berlin
on Detroit
urban & regional economic development (from UP538)
Econdev -- Economic Development Handbook (UP538)
environment / sustainable planning (from UP532)
planning & architecture program web pages -- and web design guidelines
Academic Research and the Social Hierarchy of Conferences

Prof Campbell's Courses:
UP504 Quantitative Planning Methods
UP523 Regional Planning
UP532 Sustainable Development
(last taught Fall 1999)
UP538 Economic Development Planning
UP540 Planning Theory
UP650 Advanced Planning Theory

Data
US Census Bureau, including:

  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • City and County Data Book
  • State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
  • County Business Patterns
  • American Fact Finder
  • U- M Documents Center
    link to other data sites

    Earhart Knolls Homeowners Association (Ann Arbor)