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• Urban Planning, 1794-1918
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• Urban and Regional Planners, U.S. Department of Labor
• The City Mayors Web Site
• Project for Public Spaces
• Planet Green
• TreeHugger.com

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• "City." World Book 2005.
• The City of Hoboken Master Plan
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• "City Planning." World Book 2005.
• The Field of Urban Planning, UCLA School of Public Affairs
  http://www.spa.ucla.edu/dept.cfm?d=up&s=home&f=field.cfm
• Jane Jacobs Biography, Project for Public Spaces
  http://www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/placemakers/jjacobs
• Martin, Douglas. "Jane Jacobs, Urban Activist, Is Dead at 89." The New York Times. April 25, 2006.
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• "Mayday 23: World Population Becomes More Urban Than Rural." ScienceDaily. May 25, 2007. May 2, 2008.
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• The Plan of Chicago
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• Urban and Regional Planning Career Information, The American Planning Association Web Site
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