Our Planning Literature and Knowledge Sharing Platform, developed within the Institute of Urban Studies and Spatial Planning, is dedicated to collecting, curating, and making accessible a wide range of literature related to urban planning and design. The platform’s central mission is to democratize knowledge—ensuring that key texts, research, reports, and policy documents in the field of planning are visible, freely accessible, and easy to navigate for students, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and anyone with an interest in shaping better urban futures. The platform hosts a growing library of materials, including academic publications, master and doctoral theses, planning guidelines, historical and contemporary policy documents, handbooks, conference proceedings, and research reports from both local and international contexts.
By making this body of knowledge openly available, the platform aims to promote a culture of continuous learning, professional development, and critical reflection. Moreover, the platform is interactive and participatory. Users are encouraged to contribute additional resources, propose new themes, and take part in thematic reading circles and knowledge exchange events hosted by the Institute. In doing so, the platform becomes not only a digital repository, but also a living community of knowledge—a shared space where literature becomes a catalyst for informed dialogue, progressive planning, and inclusive urban development.
Available Literature:
IMPORTANT LINKS FOR URBAN PLANNERS AND DESIGNERS
Urban_Planning_of_Special_Economic_Zone_Combined_w Urban_Planning_of_Special_Economic_Zone_Combined
Planning for Special Economic Zone_A Regional Perspective
The-Effects-of-Spatial-Planning-on-Local-Economic-Development-The-Case-of-Orlando-eKhaya_2016
Spatial Planning for Resilient Economic Diversification
Integrated Spatial Planning Workbook_UNDP_2023-en
Streets for Life_Elizabeth Burton, Lynne Mitchell
Jan Gehl – Life Between Buildings_
Using Public Space (2011, Island Press)
Kevin Lynch – The Image of the City
Space–Time Design of the Public City
The concept of a ‘regenerative city’
The making of a Smart City_Best practices across Europe
TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND) GUIDELINES
TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND) HANDBOOK_Scratch
Urban Design_ Method and Techniques (Urban Design) (1999)
Urban Design_Alex Krieger, William S. Saunders
Urban Transformations_ Power, People and Urban Design
Why Girls Fight_ Female Youth Violence in the Inner City_Cindy D. Ness
Youth and the City in the Global South_Karen Tranberg Hansen
City Form, Economics and Culture_ For the Architecture of Public Space
Compact City_ A Sustainable Urban Form_ Elizabeth Burton, Katie Williams, M. Jenks
Eco-city and green community _ the evolution of planning theory and practice
Eco-city Planning_ Policies, Practice and Design (2011, Springer)
Establishing Super Blocks in Barcelona
Feminist approaches to urban design
Feminist Urbanism_Reframing Urban Planning from a Gender Perspective
Handbook of sustainable urban development strategies
Happy City – How to Plan and Create the Best Livable Area for the People
25 Great Ideas on New Urbanism
The concept of a ‘regenerative city’
TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND) GUIDELINES
TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND) HANDBOOK_Scratch
Why Girls Fight_ Female Youth Violence in the Inner City_Cindy D. Ness