The following literature overview and bibliography was initially compiled w
hile the author was a faculty member at Texas A&M University. The initial c
ompilation was incorporated into a 1997 NSF grant application titled Virtua
l Reality and Urban Simulation Technology: Theory, Development and Applicat
ion for Planning and Natural Hazards. The author accepted a position at the
University of Louisville in June 1999, and in the fall of that year and th
e spring of 2000, the bibliography was updated to reflect the recent additi
ons to this field. A selection of urban simulation-related Web sites are in
cluded in the last section of the bibliography.