Missing Middle Housing by Daniel G. Parolek
Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis “Today, there is a tremendous mismatch between the available […]
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Books-and-publications-by-leaders-in-the-planning and urban design professions plus books on climate change and other relevant topics.
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Developing Affordable Housing: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations by Bennett L. Hecht
Although the face of America and those who live in it have changed in the past decade, the need for
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Sea Level Rise A Slow Tsunami on America’s Shores by Orrin H. Pilkey and Keith C. Pilkey
“In Sea Level Rise Orrin H. Pilkey and Keith C. Pilkey argue that the only feasible response along much of
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What Next for Sustainable Development? Our Common Future at Thirty by James Meadowcroft.
Sustainable development brings together a series of normative themes related to negotiating environmental limits, to addressing equity, needs and development,
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“Better Together, Restoring the American Community” by Robert D. Putnam and Lewis M. Feldstein.
“In his national best-seller Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam decried the collapse of America’s social institutions. But while traveling to promote
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber
A WORD FOR SOCIOLOGY. CharacterTowns.org is a big fan of sociology and sociologists. City planning cannot do justice to its
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Teach Yourself Sociology by Stephen Moore with Stephen P. Sinclair
Sociology is an incredibly important discipline in and of itself, but it is an especially important allied profession for the
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What Next for Sustainable Development? Our Common Future at Thirty by James Meadowcroft, David Banister, Erling Holden, Oluf Langhelle, Kristin Linnerud
Sustainable development brings together a series of normative themes related to negotiating environmental limits, to addressing equity, needs and development,and
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Backdoor Revolution: The Definitive Guide to ADU Development by Kol Peterson.
Accessory Dwelling Units are a form of residential infill housing that are poised to revolutionize housing in the United States.
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Reaching for the Future, Creative Finance for Smaller Communities by Tom Murphy, Maureen McAvey and Bridget Lane
ULI continues to produce professional studies useful to the development community and the small cities and towns they serve. This