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“A comprehensive, entertaining, and compelling argument for how rebuilding social infrastructure can help heal divisions in our society and move us forward.”ーJon Stewart NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS……続きを見る

A highly illustrated reference tool, this handbook provides comparative visual analysis of major urban extensions and masterplans around the world. It places an important new emphasis on the process……続きを見る

When the interstate highway program connected America’s cities, it also divided them, cutting through and destroying countless communities. Affluent and predominantly white residents fought back in ……続きを見る

Efforts to teach students pursuing graduate degrees in urban and regional planning are often frustrated by the "case books" that have been prepared for use by law professors teaching similar courses……続きを見る

Global energy markets are rapidly turning away from fossil fuels towards wind and other competitively priced renewable sources. As renewables’ role in power generation expands, technology becomes an……続きを見る

A comprehensive new survey tracing the global history of urbanism and urban design from the industrial revolution to the present. Written with an international perspective that encourages cross-cult……続きを見る

Daoism and Environmental Philosophy explores ethics and the philosophy of nature in the Daodejing, the Zhuangzi, and related texts to elucidate their potential significance in our contemporary envir……続きを見る

Given the realities of climate change and sea-level rise, coastal cities around the world are struggling with questions of resilience. Resilience, at its core, is about desirable states of the urban……続きを見る

The widespread adoption of smartphones has led to an explosion of mobile social media data, more than a billion messages per day that continuously track location, content, and time. Social Media in ……続きを見る

This book provides examples and suggestions for readers to understand how public investment decisions for sustainable infrastructure are made. Through detailed analysis of public investment in infra……続きを見る

How big is Moscow‘s Red Square in comparison to Tiananmen Square? Why are there fewer public squares in Japan than in Italy? What lessons might be found in the plan of Savannah, Georgia‘s historic d……続きを見る

A story about baseball, family, the American Dream, and the fight to turn Los Angeles into a big league city. Dodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond b……続きを見る

This book introduces community planning as practiced in the United States, focusing on the comprehensive plan. Sometimes known by other namesーespecially master plan or general planーthe type of pla……続きを見る

We inhabit a vulnerable planet. The devastation caused by natural disasters such as the southern Asian tsunami, Hurricanes Katrina and Ike, and the earthquakes in China's Sichuan province, Haiti, an……続きを見る

“Community and regional planning involve thinking ahead and formally envisioning the future for ourselves and others,” according to Frederick R. Steiner. “Improved plans can lead to healthier, safer……続きを見る

Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlementsーfrom the smallest village to the largest cities? The Laws of Settlements ambitiously describes the principles underlying human settlements of ……続きを見る

Whether you are a developer, planner, or property owner, if concerns about traffic impacts of proposed development are a challenge, this book offers solutions. Learn about best practices in transpor……続きを見る

One of Planetizen’s Top Ten Books of 2006 "But for Birmingham," Fred Shuttleworth recalled President John F. Kennedy saying in June 1963 when he invited black leaders to meet with him, "we would not……続きを見る

This trailblazing book outlines an interdisciplinary "process model" for urban design that has been developed and tested over time. Its goal is not to explain how to design a specific city precinct ……続きを見る

Cities across the globe have been designed with a primary goal of moving people around quicklyーand the costs are becoming ever more apparent. The consequences are measured in smoggy air basins, spr……続きを見る

A central goal of transportation is the delivery of safe and efficient services with minimal environmental impact. In practice, though, human mobility has flourished while nature has suffered. Aware……続きを見る

L’architettura della Spagna e del Portogallo attraversa oggi una fase di straordinaria fioritura che si esprime con una produzione estesa che testimonia una ricchezza culturale e una capacità tecnic……続きを見る

Questo volume indaga il modo in cui la relazione fra il fenomeno della violenza e la forma-città si è andata trasformando nella storia, e descrive quella attuale come una condizione ‘post-cittadina’……続きを見る

Designing Spatial Culture investigates a powerful experiential dialogue formed between the habitation of space and a diversified cultural realm. This creative proposition binds and positions human a……続きを見る

Providing unique, accessible lessons on urban design, this title in the bestselling 101 Things I Learned® series is a perfect resource for students, recent graduates, general readers, and even seaso……続きを見る

Campus planning is often a crucial underlying set of goals for university administrations, even if, over time, the mix of new and old buildings, changes in usage patterns and activities of students,……続きを見る

Growing urban populations prompted major changes in graveyard location, design, and use During the Industrial Revolution people flocked to American cities. Overcrowding in these areas led to packed ……続きを見る

"Urbanidade" é uma propriedade que endereça o coração da vida urbana e suas condições. Parece tão elusiva e difícil de entender quanto a própria cidade (e como poderia ser diferente?). Por seu poder……続きを見る

This thought-provoking book exhorts planners to establish community development programs that achieve greater social and economic equity. Some of the 13 chapters urge planners to incorporate communi……続きを見る

This book explores the notion of affective space in relation to architecture. It helps to clarify the first-person, direct experience of the environment and how it impacts a person’s emotional state……続きを見る