APA Publications

Latest PAS Report

Planning for Urban Heat Resilience
Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States, and rising global temperatures will only increase its impacts. The latest PAS Report shows planners how to help their communities achieve greater resiliency by proactively and equitably managing and mitigating heat across the many systems and sectors it affects.
Planning Magazine
Each month, APA's member magazine shows how innovative planning programs and techniques are reshaping America's communities.
Members and Subscribers
Journal of the American Planning Association
Since 1935, the quarterly Journal of the American Planning Association has published research, commentaries, and book reviews useful to practicing planners, scholars, students, policy makers, and others interested in planning.

PAS Reports
APA's Planning Advisory Service published its first Information Report in 1949. Each PAS Report provides authoritative guidance on current issues and innovative practices in the field of planning.

PAS Report 599
Smart Cities: Integrating Technology, Community, and Nature
Equitable implementation of smart city innovations can enhance a community's livability, sustainability, and resilience.
PAS Memo
What's working in communities like yours? These detailed articles bring you practical information from planners around the country facing the same challenges you are.
PAS QuickNotes
Bite-size backgrounders covering important planning issues and emerging trends for a fast, basic understanding. Ideal for practicing planners to familiarize themselves with important topics and future-focused tools.
Zoning Practice
Zoning Practice helps guide you as you write and administer smart development codes.