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The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs Staff Pick Ever wonder why we have suburbs? Or why we wanted them in the first place? What about the lovely ideal of the Parisian street lined with cafes and shops? Why don't we have more of those? Or would we want them at all? Then read this! If you live in, near,... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper 
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Christopher Alexander and Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein Staff Pick Although I am not an architect, I keep this book on my bedside table at all times, so that I can pick it up and read about how the world should be, according to Christopher Alexander. The world is made of "patterns" that work organically. These patterns... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $45.00 Used - Hardcover
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Urbanisms: Working with Doubt by Steven Holl Publisher Comments Contemporary urban development is increasingly characterized by a reliance on diagrams to convey the rational, statistical point of view. In his new book Urbanisms, architect Steven Holl suggests that urban planners need to realize that the experiential... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $44.00 Sale - Hardcover
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The Sanaa Studios 2006-2008: Learning from Japan: Single Story Urbanism by Florian Idenburg Publisher Comments During three spring seasons between 2006 and 2008, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa taught at the School of Architecture at Princeton. The SANAA Studios explored Japan's contemporary society as a context for architecture and considered its particular... (read more) Your price: $44.95 New - Trade Paper
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Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability by David Owen Publisher Comments A challenging, controversial, and highly readable look at our lives, our world, and our future. In this remarkable challenge to conventional thinking about the environment, David Owen argues that the greenest community in the United States is not... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Suburban Nation : the Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream (00 Edition) by Andres Duany Publisher Comments A manifesto by America's most controversial and celebrated town planners, proposing an alternative model for community design. There is a growing movement in North America to put an end to suburban sprawl and to replace the automobile-based settlement... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Building Big by David Macaulay Publisher Comments In this companion book to the PBS series, the design and construction process of structures such as bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams are explored. Macaulay shows that common sense and logic play just as important roles as imagination. Full... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Image of the City (60 Edition) by Kevin Lynch Publisher Comments What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $17.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Toward the Healthy City: People, Places, and the Politics of Urban Planning (Urban and Industrial Environments) by Jason Corburn Publisher Comments In distressed urban neighborhoods where residential segregation concentrates poverty, liquor stores outnumber supermarkets, toxic sites are next to playgrounds, and more money is spent on prisons than schools, residents also suffer disproportionately... (read more) List Price $26.75 Your price: $24.00 New - Trade Paper
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Nature-Friendly Land Use Practices at Multiple Scales (Environmental Law Institute) by Rebecca L. Kihslinger Publisher Comments Development due to urbanization is the most significant threat to U.S. wildlife conservation. According to estimates, the nation will need approximately two million new housing units a year to meet the demands of the next 100 million U.S. residents... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns Can Change to Sustainable Practices by Sarah James Publisher Comments Sustainability may seem like one more buzzword and cities and towns like the last places to change, but The Natural Step for Communitiesprovides inspiring examples of communities that have made dramatic changes toward sustainability and explains how... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Greening Cities, Growing Communities: Learning from Seattle's Urban Community Gardens (Land and Community Design Case Studies) by Jeffrey Hou Synopsis Although there are thousands of community gardens all across North America, only a few cities, such as Seattle, include them in their urban planning process. This book reports on the making of Seattles community gardens and the multiple roles they play... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $26.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cities People Planet: Urban Development and Climate Change by Herbert Girardet Publisher Comments Urban growth is changing the condition of humanity and the face of the earth. Half the world's people now live in cities, with most of the other half depending on them for their economic survival. Mega-cities of ten million or more people are the largest,... (read more) List Price $53.25 Your price: $50.25 New - Trade Paper
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Great Neighborhood Book: a Do-it-yourself Guide To Placemaking (07 Edition) by Walljasper Publisher Comments Abandoned lots and litter-strewn pathways, or rows of green beans and pockets of wildflowers? Graffiti-marked walls and desolate bus stops, or shady refuges and comfortable seating? What transforms a dingy, inhospitable area into a dynamic gathering... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Sustainable Communities on a Sustainable Planet: The Human-Environment Regional Observatory Project by Brent (edt) Yarnal Publisher Comments Scientists and policymakers have realized that localities are central to addressing the causes and consequences of global environmental change. The goal of the Human-Environment Regional Observatory project (HERO) was to develop the infrastructure... (read more) List Price $120.00 Your price: $116.25 New - Hardcover
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The City in History by Lewis Mumford Publisher Comments The city's development from ancient times to the modern age. Winner of the National Book Award. "One of the major works of scholarship of the twentieth century" (Christian Science Monitor). Index; illustrations.<BR>... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Better, Not Bigger: How to Take Control of Urban Growth and Improve Your Community by Eben V Fodor About the Author Eben Fodor has a background in renewable energy, specializing in high efficiency passive solar heating systems and solar-heated saunas. His professional work is as a community planning consultant based in Eugene... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation by Eyal Weizman Publisher Comments A groundbreaking exposé of Israel's terrifying reconceptualization of geopolitics in the Occupied Territories and beyond. Hollow Land is a groundbreaking exploration of the political space created by Israel's colonial occupation. In this journey... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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Cities by John Reader Publisher Comments In a sweeping treatment that covers a span from ancient Sumeria to the present, the author plumbs the mysteries of the city, explaining how they work and why they sometimes fail, discussing agriculture, engineering, public works, religion, and much more.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Planning for Coastal Resilience: Best Practices for Calamitous Times by Timothy Beatley Publisher Comments Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and magnitude of coastal storms around the globe, and the anticipated rise of sea levels will have enormous impact on fragile and vulnerable coastal regions. In the U.S., more than 50% of the... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Trade Paper
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