Geniusfind Social Science

http://demography.anu.edu.au/VirtualLibrary/ - The Virtual Library brings you information at this site on dempgraphics, population studies, urban development and urban studies. It's a good resource to answer all of your urban-related questions.
http://www.scenic.org/ - Scenic America, along with their growing number of state affiliates, helps citizens and elected officials take charge of their communities’ futures – how they want their communities to look and how to achieve their vision. They are advocates for local, state and federal laws that bolster all communities’ abilities to preserve and enhance their distinctive character. Scenic America is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the scenic character of America's communities and countryside.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/ - Smart Growth recognizes connections between development and quality of life. It leverages new growth to improve the community. The features that distinguish smart growth in a community vary from place to place. In general, smart growth invests time, attention, and resources in restoring community and vitality to center cities and older suburbs. New smart growth is more town-centered, is transit and pedestrian oriented, and has a greater mix of housing, commercial and retail uses. It also preserves open space and many other environmental amenities. But there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution. Successful communities do tend to have one thing in common--a vision of where they want to go and of what things they value in their community--and their plans for development reflect these values.
http://www.sprawlwatch.org/ - The Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse mission is to make the tools, techniques, and strategies developed to manage growth, accessible to citizens, grassroots organizations, environmentalists, public officials, planners, architects, the media and business leaders. At the Clearinghouse we identify, collect, compile, and disseminate information on the best land use practices, for those listed above.
http://www.carfree.com/ - CarFree.com looks at cities past, present, and future, that were and could be car free. They offer solutions to the problem of the urban automobile and a history of how the issue turned into a problem.
http://cyburbia.ap.buffalo.edu/pairc/ - Cyburbia (formerly called PAIRC - The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center) contains a comprehensive directory of internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, and built environment. Cyburbia also contains information about architecture and planning related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas.

http://www.urbanity.50megs.com/ - Urbanity.com believes that over the last 80 years, America has undergone a transformation from an urban nation to a suburban nation. This transformation was not the inevitable result of market forces, or of an American "love affair with the automobile". It resulted from a set of policies at all levels of government that favor automobiles over all other modes of transportation, and ensure that all development is suburban in nature. The costs of this transformation have been enormous, not just in monetary terms, but also in social and environmental terms. The solutions to these problems, according to this site, lie in transforming America's car-based transportation system into a balanced transportation system, and transforming America's suburban environment into an urban environment.
http://www.gcsnet.com.br/civitas - The International Affairs Office of PUC/Minas has created this site called CIVITAS, where accounts and information on alternative experiences and new methodologies for urban planning will be considered, as well as research, articles and comments on the theme, with emphasis on informal urban settlements. Events such as lectures, seminars, conferences and congresses related to those questions will also be divulged.
http://www.citistates.com/ - The Citistates Group is a network of journalists, speakers and advisers committed to competitive, equitable and sustainable 21st century metropolitan regions. To aid regions, the Group offers quick, one-stop access top its constellation of leading American thinkers -- and experienced actors -- in forging stronger, more coherent regions.
http://www.anthonydowns.com/ - Anthony Downs is a leading authority on urban affairs. On this site he touches on real estate finance and real estate economics, metrpolitan planning, growth, and growth policy, suburban sprawl and its relation to urban decline, U.S. housing trends, markets, and housing policy, the impact of economic trends on real estate markets, and traffic congestion and what can be done about it.