BOOK REVIEWS
Books are important. CharacterTowns.org selects and discusses current publications and works from previous generations that still hold wisdom for contemporary city-building. The review also includes published reviews and Youtube links to discussions by or about the author. Books are selected from the attached Suggested Readings.
“Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis” by Daniel G. Parolek
OPTICOS DESIGN FOUNDER DANIEL PAROLEK inspired a new movement for housing choice in 2010 when he coined the term “Missing […]
“Next Generation Infrastructure: Principles for Post-Industrial Public Works 2nd Edition” by Hillary Brown
Despite being five years old, the ideas and insights offered in Next Generation Infrastructure are useful when deciding how to […]
“Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life” by
“A Paean to public architecture and the buildings and places that bring us together, Eric Klinenberg’s Palaces for the People shows how […]
“Palaces for the People” by Eric Klinenberg
Character towns rely on social infrastructure. “In Palaces for the People, Klinenberg, a sociologist and director of New York University’s Institute […]
“Parks and Recreation System Planning, A New Approach for Creating Sustainable, Resilient Communities” by David Barth, PhD
FROM CharacterTowns.org… David Barth has provided the city-building professions with a holistic guide for developing a great parks systems while […]
“Parks and Recreation System Planning, A New Approach for Creating Sustainable, Resilient Communities” by David L. Barth
FROM CharacterTowns.org… David Barth has provided the city-building professions with a holistic guide for developing a great parks systems while […]
“Parks and Recreation System Planning, A New Approach for Creating Sustainable, Resilient Communities” by David L. Barth, PhD.
FROM CharacterTowns.org… David Barth [1955-2022]has provided the city-building professions with a holistic guide for developing a great parks systems while […]
“Place and Prosperity: How Cities Help Us to Connect and Innovate” by William Fulton
CT.org looks forward to the soon to be released work that addresses connections and innovations as important parts of every […]
“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 […]
“Playing to Win, How Strategy Really Works” by A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin
Strategy is the game. Michael Porter inspired A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin to write a book about strategy; namely, Playing […]