Publications
The RTPI produces publications on a wide range of topics related to planning. Our publications provide good practice advice, outline key RTPI policy positions and research reports, along with information about membership and how the RTPI works. They are written for an audience of RTPI members, Planning Aid volunteers, students and others with an interest in planning. A wide range of PDFs are available on the RTPI website for you to download direct to your desktop.
Want to find out more?
If you would like to find out more about RTPI publications, please get in touch. Select from the topics below to see details of our publications.
Planning topics
- Community planning
- Consultancy
- Development management and enforcement
- Development planning
- Education (Schools)
- Environmental protection
- Equalities and diversity
- Historic environment
- Housing
- Management of planning services
- Planning skills and demand for planners
- Rural planning
- Spatial planning
- Water and marine planning
RTPI topics
Our Library Series examines spatial planning theory and practice from a comparative and international perspective. We also publish the Planning Theory and Practice journal which provides a focus for the development of theory and practice in spatial planning.

