Library Guides: Planning: Urban and regional: Planning sites

Professional associations

Planning Institute Australia (PIA)
PIA is the national body representing the planning profession. Through education, communication and professional development, PIA is the pivotal organisation serving and guiding thousands of planning professionals in their role to create better communities.
Royal Town Planning Institute (U.K.)
The Royal Town Planning Institute is the UK's leading planning body for spatial, sustainable and inclusive planning
American Planning Association (APA)
APA is an independent, not-for-profit educational organization that provides leadership in the development of vital communities.
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
The Urban Land Institute provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. ULI is an independent global nonprofit supported by members representing the entire spectrum of real estate development and land use disciplines.

Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
Maps, regional plans, fact sheets, codes and policies relating to planning and development, local government, plumbing, building and housing in Queensland.
Department of Environment and Science
Monitors environmental matters and regulations in Queensland.
Department of Resources
Find information on land, water and vegetation management, spatial information, maps and data.
Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers
Information about local governments including a local government directory, A-Z of laws and codes, maps of local government areas and boundaries.
Department of Environment and Science: Parks and Forests
Includes plans and strategies such as Qld Protected Area Strategy 2020-2030, register of planning documents.

Brisbane City Council Planning and building
The Brisbane City Council's Planning and Building site provides access to: PD Online (direct access to property, planning and development information specific to Brisbane) -- Building approval information -- Information about buying, selling and searches -- Planning guidelines & tools, including the Brisbane City Plan 2014
Gold Coast City Council : Planning & Building
City Plan 2015 available
Ipswich City Council : Planning and Development
City Planning scheme available
Logan City Council : Planning and Building
Planning scheme available
Moreton Bay Regional Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council currently has 3 separate planning schemes for the region, as well as the Mango Hill Infrastructure Development Control Plan (North Lakes).
Redland City Council : Planning, Building & Development
Planning Scheme available
Toowoomba Regional Council : Building and Planning
Planning Scheme available
Sunshine Coast Council : Development
Planning Documents available
Scenic Rim Regional Council : Planning and Permits
Planning Schemes available
Tweed Shire Council : Development & Business
Planning schemes available

Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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The Department provides policy advice, programs and regulation across a wide range of areas including infrastructure planning and coordination, transport safety, land transport, civil aviation and airports, transport security, maritime transport including shipping.
Geosciences Australia
Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. Advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. Applies science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia.
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
We lead Australia’s response to climate change and sustainable energy use, and protect our environment, heritage and water
Australian government department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry
We represent national interests across agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

Griffith University. Cities Research Institute
Cities Research Institute began as the Urban Research Program in 2004. The research team, based across Griffith’s Gold Coast and Nathan campuses, is focussed on four key themes of intelligent infrastructure, quality places and changing communities, smart cities and coastal resilience and urban water.
GDRC The WWW Virtual Library. Urban Environmental Management
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Looks at urban areas as the intersection of natural, built, and socio-economic environments, to create sustainable urban ecosystems.
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Polis Network
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Polis is a network of European cities and regions working together to deploy innovative technologies and policies for a more sustainable mobility.
PPS Project for Public Spaces
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Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Our pioneering Placemaking approach helps citizens transform their public spaces into vital places that highlight local assets, spur rejuvenation and serve common needs.
BLDGBLOG
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The blog focuses on the intersection of architectural conjecture, urban speculation, and landscape futures
Cyburbia : Urban planning community
Cyburbia connects planners, students, academics, urbanists, and others who are interested in or help shape the built environment.

Grattan Institute
AHURI Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
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The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) is a national not-for-profit independent network organisation that funds, conducts, disseminates and tailors high quality research on: housing, homelessness, cities and includes research specific to Indigenous Australians.

OECD iLibrary
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): books, papers and statistics.

United Nations Development Programme
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
UN-HABITAT
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.