Library Guides: Urban Studies and Planning (USP): Databases/eResources

Multidisciplinary databases

EG Radius This link opens in a new window
Data-sharing platform for the UK commercial property market. It offers comprehensive planning data as well as market-leading news, analysis and research reports.
Overton This link opens in a new window
Overton is a citation database of policy documents, parliamentary transcripts, government guidance and think-tank research. Globally collected data is made available through the Overton web application, reports and an API. Overton can be used to see how research is impacting on policy, and can also be used in literature searching to help identify grey literature.
Sustainable Development Goals Online This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary collection of digital content themed around The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. It includes journal articles and book chapters, as well as teaching and learning materials.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary research platform which enables simultaneous cross-searching of a range of citation indexes and databases.
Westlaw UK This link opens in a new window
Legal research database including law reports, legislation, legal journals and other materials.

ENDS Report This link opens in a new window
Online magazine covering environmental policy and business news, official reports, UK and EU policy and legislation relating to environmental issues.

Digimap via EDINA This link opens in a new window
Ordnance Survey, geological and historic map data. Data is available either to download to use with appropriate application software such as GIS or CAD, or as maps generated by Digimap online.

UK Parliamentary Papers This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the working documents of the British government for all areas of social, political, economic, and foreign policy stretching back to 1695.