At PLPR Cardiff 2025, a meeting was held to initiate progress of the international comparative planning law dictionary. In Atlanta 2026, this discussion will continue with a working group to be established. In the meantime, thank you to all who generously shared planning law resources from their cities/provinces/countries. We have collated all to date and these will be placed on the website, to be updated as members make further suggestions. Below is a copy of the resources so far…
(email us if you wish to add to the list)
Comparative planning law resources
Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
England
Planning Portal – glossary of terms
Germany
Available in English
The German English Online Glossary for Planning
Norway
Available in English
Term List – The Planning and Building Act
Switzerland
Available in English
Glossary of Spatial Planning Terms – Overview of Instruments and Terminology in Switzerland
UAE
USA – California
General
Vocabularies for an Urbanising Planet: Theory Building through Comparison
OECD – Land use Planning Systems in the COUNTRY FACT SHEETS
Europe
Available in English
The bilingual Book Series “Planungsbegriffe in Europa“.
CEMAT GLOSSARY OF KEY EXPRESSIONS USED IN SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN EUROPE