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Subject Expert
Recommended Article Databases for Urban & Regional Planning Research
- ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
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ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 subjects and topics. - SAGE Journals This link opens in a new window
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Full text access to over 381 electronic journals published by Sage Publications. - Scholars Portal Journals This link opens in a new window
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Scholars Portal Journals is a digital repository of over 22 million scholarly articles drawn from journals covering every academic discipline. - Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (CBCA) This link opens in a new window
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This database, with 600 full text titles, is the most comprehensive Canadian reference collection available today. Accessible to readers and researchers at every level, CBCA Complete features a highly-respected, diversified mix of publications, including scholarly journals, trade publications, dissertations, books, newspapers and magazines. - Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research. - Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Sociological Abstracts is the fundamental tool for access to the latest international findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and political science. Produced by Sociological Abstracts, Inc., the database contains abstracts from 1,809 journals published since 1963 and enhanced bibliographic citations for dissertations added since 1986. Sociological Abstracts references journal articles, dissertations, book abstracts, chapter abstracts, and association paper abstracts as well as citations from books, films, and software. - Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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This database contains abstracts of articles from journals relating to the history of the world (excluding Canada and the US) from 1450 to the present. Also included are abstracts of important books in this field. - Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This link opens in a new window
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The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals indexes periodicals published worldwide on archeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation, as well as architecture. Coverage reaches from the 1930s (with selective coverage dating back to the 1860s) to the present.
Search Everything
Search Everything lets you search across the majority of the Library's articles, books, videos, etc. If you would like to search more specialized resources, try our A-Z list and filter by subject.
Planning Associations & Institutes
Canadian Official Plans
Official Plans in Ontario are governed by the Province of Ontario Planning Act
Abbotsford, BC: Official Community Plan
Ajax, ON: Official Plan
Barrie, ON: Official Plan
Burlington, ON: Official Plan
Caledon, ON: Town Official Plan
Calgary, AB: Planning & Development
Regional Municipality of Durham, ON: Official Plan
Edmonton, AB: City Planning
Fredericton, NB: Municipal Plan
Guelph, ON: Official Plan
Halifax, NS: Regional Plan
Regional Municipality of Halton, ON: Official Plan
Hamilton, ON: Official Plan (Rural and Urban)
Kamloops, BC: Kamplan
Kentville, NS: Municipal Planning Strategy
Kingston, ON: Official Plan
Lloydminster, AB: Official Community Plan
London, ON: London's Official Plan
Mississauga, ON: Mississauga Plan
Montreal, PQ: Master Plan
Nanaimo, BC: Official Community Plan
Niagara Region, ON: Regional Policy Plan
Oakville, ON: Livable Oakville Plan
Oshawa, ON: Official Plan
Ottawa: ON: Official Plan
Regional Municipality of Peel, ON: Official Plan
Peterborough, ON: Official Plan
Prince Albert, SK: Official Community Plan
Red Deer, AB: Plans and Projects
Regina, SK: Official Community Plan
Richmond, BC: Official Community Plan
Richmond Hill, ON: Official Plan
Sarnia, ON: Official Plan
Saskatoon, SK: Official Plan
Sault Ste. Marie, ON: Official Plan
St. Catharines, ON: Official Plan
St. John's, NF: Municipal Plan
Sudbury (Greater), ON: Official Plan
Surrey, BC: Official Community Plan
Thunder Bay, ON: Official Plan
Toronto, ON: Official Plan
Truro, NS: Planning and Development
Vancouver, BC: Official Development Plan
Victoria, BC: Official Community Plan
Waterloo Region, ON: Regional Official Policies Plan
Windsor, ON: Official Plan
Winnipeg, MB: Plan Winnipeg 2020 Vision
York Region, ON: Official Plan
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