Librarian for Public Policy & Urban Planning
United States and International
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowIndex to doctoral dissertations from 1637 to the present, with abstracts since 1980. A number of master's theses are also indexed, with abstracts since 1988. Many are available for download in pdf format. UCLA has access to all full text dissertations in the database. Non-UCLA users may use Dissertations Express to purchase digital or print copies of individual dissertations.
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Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Foreign DissertationsSearch the CRL Catalog for dissertations already held at the Center. If a foreign dissertation is not at CRL, UCLA's Interlibrary Loan Service will request that CRL acquire it for your use. This special issue of Focus on Global Resources describes CRL's extensive collection of foreign dissertations.
UCLA Public Policy Projects
The MPP Program culminates in a mandatory two-quarter seminar dedicated to preparation of a major applied policy project. The objective is to challenge students to conduct a detailed investigation of a real policy problem and to frame the problem in its wider social context. Students are encouraged to grapple with the challenges of policy implementation in the midst of competing and often conflicting social, political, economic and technical interests.
UCLA Urban Planning Theses and Projects
The UCLA Urban Planning Program generates a wealth of research, mainly dealing with local policy and planning issues. Some of the projects are available full-text online, others are deposited in the SRLF. Below are the project pages and instructions for locating them in the Library Catalog.
To locate a UCLA U.P. dissertation, go to http://catalog.library.ucla.edu
- Do a keyword search on dissertations urban planning ucla.
- To see the most recent dissertations, change the sort order to Publishing Date Descending.
- You can also browse dissertations by call number in the Library Catalog
- From the basic search screen, copy and paste the following call number LD791.9 U7; select Call Number from the drop-down menu.
To locate a UCLA M.A. Thesis, go to http://catalog.library.ucla.edu
- Do a keyword search on thesis urban planning ucla m a
- To see the most recent dissertations, change the sort order to Publishing Date Descending.
- You can also browse theses by call number in the Library Catalog
- From the basic search screen, copy and paste the following call number LD 791.8 U7; select Call Number from the drop-down menu.
To locate a UCLA M.A. client project or comprehensive project, go to http://catalog.library.ucla.edu
- Do a keyword search on projects ucla urban planning
- To see the most recent dissertations, change the sort order to Publishing Date Descending.
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Urban Planning Student ProjectsLinks to the Undergraduate Captsone projects, Masters Theses, Comprehensive Projects, Applied Research Projects, and Dissertations.