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Electronic Resources for Environmental Design, Urban Design, and Planning

Databases

(*Available only to the UCB community)

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals*
Index to journal articles on architecture and design, including the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration.

LexisNexis Academic*
Interdisciplinary database that contains the full text of national, international, and regional news, newswires, transcripts, magazine articles, legal and business information, public opinion polls, and other sources.

PAIS International*
Public Affairs Information Service indexes books, periodicals, and publications of international bodies, US and other governments on global policy, the environment, health, and social issues.

Urban Studies & Planning : A SAGE Full-Text Collection*

Anthropology, economic development, economics, education, planning theory, political science, public administration, urban policy. This includes the Journal of Planning Literature.

TRIS Online

The TRIS Database contains well over half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation. Over 470 serial titles are regularly scanned and indexed for TRIS. Transportation subjects covered include: Highways, Transit, Railroads, Maritime, Aviation; additional articles cover the following fields: Planning, Finance, Design and Construction, Materials, Environmental Issues, Safety and Human Factors, and Operations.

Internet Resources

archINFORM - The International Architecture Database

BuildingGreen.com - Environmental Building News

Compendex - Engineering Village

Green Building Information Council - Energy and Environmental Issues in the Building Sector

Library of Congress - Historic American Buildings Survey

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - Cartographic and Architectural Records

TerraServer - USGS Aerial Photos and Topographic Maps

Last updated: 09.20.06