Why Cities Look the Way They Do by Richard J. Williams
Mr. Williams’ book rightly points out that every city needs a strategy for prosperity based on authentic and unique assets […]
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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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Startup Communities, Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City by Brad Feld
Brad Feld’s book offers a succinct, insightful and readable view into the world of entrepreneurs, the people that start, or
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The Architectural Pattern Book: A Tool for Building Great Neighborhoods by Urban Design Associates
This manual documents the revival of the traditional architectural pattern book as a means of implementing urban design. Books available
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Neighborhood Planning: A Guide for Citizens and Planners by Bernie Jones
First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. This guide explains neighborhood planning
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Seeing Trees, A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin by Sonja Dümpelmann
From Yale Books: “A fascinating and beautifully illustrated volume that explains what street trees tell us about humanity’s changing relationship
The Resilient City. How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster by Vale, Lawrence J. and Thomas J. Campanella
The Resilient City was published over ten years ago. It established a term, coined a phrase and set many cities into
“Plastic Game Changer: How to Reduce Plastic in your Organization to Make a Difference to Plastic Pollution” by Amanda Keetley
Introduction. Less Plastic is an organization founded by people concerned about the permanence of plastic in our oceans. Their book, Plastic Game
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The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future (Strong Ideas) by Ben Green
Implications for Character Towns: Be Careful. Character towns are usually smart cities. The smart enough city: putting technology in its
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Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath by Ted Koppel
Implications for Small Cities and Towns. Electricity is the essential infrastructure in America’s economy andsociety. Small cities and towns have it
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Cities by Lawrence Halprin
Cities by Lawrence Halprin is one of those books from the 1960s when idealism in city planning was blooming, design was