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Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Research Guide
Library Catalog
Library Catalogs
UMass Amherst Library Catalog
Search for books, journals, and other materials by author, title, subject, keyword, call number, journal title, etc. For materials on a specific subject, enter your term(s) into the Subject or Keyword search box. The red, multi volume Library of Congress Subject Headings (Z695.L695+) located near the Reference Desk suggests search terms (subject headings). Some examples of relevant subject headings follow.
BROAD SUBJECT HEADINGS
Building sites
City planning
Environmental psychology
Gardens
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Horticulture
Housing
Land use
Landscape
Landscape architecture
Landscape assessment
Landscape design
Landscape ecology
Landscape gardening
Landscape protection
Regional planning
Spatial behavior
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable buildings
Sustainable development
Urban forestry
Urban parks
Waterfronts
Wetlands
NARROW SUBJECT HEADINGS
City planning and development law
Coastal zone management
Ecological landscape design
Garden cities
Geographical perception
Greenbelts
Land use - Planning
Local transit
New towns
National parks and reserves - Planning
Open spaces
Parks - Designs and plans
Pedestrian facilities design
Plants, ornamental
Plazas
Roads - Design
Trees in cities
Urban landscape architecture
Water in landscape architecture
Water resources development
Other Library Catalogs
To expand your research to other libraries, try the following catalogs. Ways to obtain materials not owned by UMass Amherst Libraries.
Four College Catalog
Search the Library Catalog of Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and Amherst Colleges.
Virtual Catalog
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CW/MARS Catalog
Contains records for the materials of participating public, academic, school, regional, and special libraries in Central and Western Massachusetts.
Find Library Materials by Call Numbers
The Library Catalog provides a call number and location for each item. The call number consists of an alphanumeric string based on the Library of Congress classification system. View an example of how to read a call number. Information on Landscape Architecture can be found primarily in the "SB469-SB479" call number area. Information on Regional Planning can be found primarily in the "HT390-HT395" call number area. A list of specific topics and locations follow:
Floor 24, W.E.B. Du Bois Library
SB SB 450.9 - SB 467.8 Gardening
SB 469 - SB 476 Landscape architecture
Floor 17, W.E.B. Du Bois Library
HT 390 - HT 395 Regional Planning (Socioeconomic aspects)
Floor 9, W.E.B. Du Bois Library
NA 9000 - NA 9425 Regional Planning (Architecture) |
