Useful links

Planner's Summer School

Annual event for planners to meet with ministers, civil servants and leading figures in UK planning and development

Planning Portal

The Planning Portal is the UK government's online planning and building regulations resource for England and Wales.

Prince's Foundation

The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment is an educational charity established by The Prince of Wales.

Rebuilding Manchester

The IRA bombed Manchester on the 15th June 1996. In the years that have followed, the City Centre has been rebuilt and enhanced providing a model example of urban renaissance.

Rebuilding Manchester's 1,000-plus pages contain all the up-to-date material needed for research, fact-checking and general reference on the subject.

Resource for Urban Design

RUDI is the leading urban design website and offers high quality information about good practice in urban design.

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)

Records and interprets the sites, monuments and buildings of Scotland's past.

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

The professional body for all chartered architects in Scotland.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Professional membership organisation for chartered surveyors

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland is a national association of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the global professional body of surveyors.

Royal Town Planning Institute

Membership organisation for professional planners

Rural Housing Service (Scotland)

The Rural Housing Service is a national charity which helps rural communities to develop practical solutions to local housing problems.

Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA)

Founded in 1991, the Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA) has played a critical role in moving the environment onto the agenda of Government, Business and into the general consciousness of Scotland.

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations

Supports the work of housing associations and co-operatives in Scotland by providing services, advice and good practice guidance.

Sprawl Net

The Sprawl Net is a forum devoted to the topic of urban sprawl.

Sustainable Cities Research Institute

Research and consultancy organisation at Northumbria University, focused on sustainable approaches to urban living.

Town and Country Planning Association

An independent planning campaigning charity.

UPworld

Networking opportunities for real estate and building professionals.

Urban Design Alliance

Web site of the UDAL, a group of leading professional and campaigning bodies promoting awareness of urban design

Urban Design Group

A forum for debate on urban design issues

Urban Morphology Research Group (UMRG)

The major centre in the United Kingdom for the study of the geographical aspects of urban form.

Urban Regeneration Companies (URCs)

Urban Regeneration Companies (URCs) have been promoted by the government and established by local partners, in order to achieve a focused, integrated regeneration strategy for key towns and cities.

Vereinigung fur Stadt0, Regional- und Landesplanung (SRL)

German regional planners association

Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ruimte en Planning (VRP)

 Belgian town planning site.

Women's Design Service

Working with women in urban environments.