Links

Sacramento

» Sacramento Bee
SacBee – Movies – Dining -- Blogs & Columnists
Links access the Sacramento Bee main page, the paper's entertainment sections, and various columnists.

» Sacramento News & Review
SN&R – Movies – Dining
Links access the current issue of SN&R as well as movie and dining reviews.

» Sacramento Business Journal
SBJ
Business news for the region.

» Sacramento Press
Sacramento Press
Largely a volunteer, on-line newspaper that focuses on local news.

» Environmental Council of Sacramento ECOS
Coalition of environmental and civic organizations in the Sacramento Region.

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Sacramento Blogs

» Walkable Neighborhoods
Walkable neighborhoods
It's from Sacramento, but the focus is on walkable cities.

» Living in Urban Sacramento
Livinginurbansac
Blog about Sacramento development with many photographs.

»Sacramento History
History
An excellent blog by William Burg.

»Metroblogging Sacramento
MetroSac

» SkyscraperPage:
Sacramento Forum

» Sac Rag
Sac Rag

» Heckasac
Heckasac

» From the Capitol
Capitol

»Midtown Grid
midtowngrid

 

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Internet Searches

» Google
Google - Google Scholar

» Yahoo
Yahoo

» Scirus
Scirus

» CSUS Library
Library - E-Journals

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Other

» Information Aesthetics
Form follows data - data visualization & visual communication

» Visual Complexity
About visualizations

» Spatial Law
Legal issues associated with geospatial data and technology.

» Tree Hugger
A "discovery company" that largely informs one on many issues including science, architecture, and the environment.

» Story of Stuff
One of my favorites.

 

 

Urban Geography

» Cyburbia
The Planning Community
One of the largest sites focusing on urban planning. Many articles, forums, and a picture gallery.

» Planetizen
The Planning & Development Network - Audio
Another large urban planning site. This one has an excellent audio-cast page.

» American Planning Association
APA
The leading professional planning association.

» About Planning
About Planning
Major site that points to websites, articles, and news related to planning .

» California Planning Online
U.C. Berkeley Environmental Design Library
Great source for pointers to planning data, books, and journals.

» Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
STPP
This coalition works to promote safer communities and smarter transportation choices. The focus is on alternative transportation choices.

» Center for Neighborhood Technology
CNT
This center promotes livable and sustainable communities.

» Design Observer
DOG
A source for design, culture, and change.

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Urban Geography Blogs

» This Place Is...
Raising awareness of people-centered place design
Urban Design blog with good links.

» Inhabitat
Design will save the world
A weblog design and a sustainable future.

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Urban Geography Audiocasts

» Smart City Radio
Smart City Radio

 

GIS/Geotechnology

» GISCommons
GIS Commons
My free on-line GIS textbook.

» GIS Internet Resources
Army Corps of Engineers
Perhaps the single best webpage on GIS. Hundreds of pointers.

» Planet Geospatial
Planet Geospatial
For the tech geek, this site points to many free tools.

» Juicy Geography
Juicy Geography
Excellent source for geography teachers. Focus is mainly on Google Earth.

» Directions Mag
Directions
Geospatial news.

» Google Maps
Google Maps

» Bing Maps
Bing (Microsoft)

» TerraServer-USA
TerraServer

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GIS Blogs & Notebooks

» Google Earth Blog
Google Earth Blog
One of many.

» Google Maps Mania
Mania

» Ogle Earth
Ogle

» Mapping Hacks
by Schuyler Erle, Rich Gibson and Jo Walsh
Companion to the book of the same name.

» The Map Room
Map Room
"A Weblog About Maps"

» VerySpatial
Geography in Stereo
Mostly known for their audio casts (see below).

» Making Maps
DIY Cartography
Blog with the support of John Krygier and Denis Woods.

» CartoTalk
Cartotalk
A public forum for cartography and design.

» Slashgeo
In+ersec+ion for Spatial People
Giving this one a trial run. It aggregates news from over 50 sources.

» Ed Parsons
edparsons.com
Trial run.

» Surveying, Mapping and GIS
Field to Finish
Trial run.

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GIS Audiocasts

» A VerySpatial Podcast
VerySpatial
From Penn State..

 

General News

» National Public Radio
NPR

» British Broadcasting Company
BBC.

» California Newspapers
onlinenewspapers.com
Listing and links to California's newspapers.

» Central Valley News
Great Valley Center
Collection of articles about Central Valley cities and places.

»Rough & Tumble
R&T
Collection of political articles from around the state.

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Audio & Videocasts

» All Songs Considered
NPR

» Radio Paradise
Internet Radio

»Living on Earth
Living on Earth.

» KCRW Radio
KCRW

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Writing Center

» The Elements of Style by Stunk and White
The book @ Bartleby

» Garbl's Writing Center
Garbl's

» U.C. Boulder, Style Guide
Style Guide