Regional & Area Planning

Offers a much needed update on urban politics in a globalized world... Davidson and Martin, as well as contributors, chart new territory and produc...

This book presents interdisciplinary research on the aesthetics of perfection and imperfection. Broadening this growing field, it connects the aest...

Clearly demonstrates the specific characteristics that make for comprehensible, friendly and controllable places; 'Responsive Environments' - as op...

This book explores how the concept of region has evolved over time and shaped architectural culture and practice. It questions what the words regio...

Today, there is a tremendous mismatch between the available housing stock in the US and the housing options that people want and need. The post-WWI...

The 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis-St. Paul quickly became symbolic of the debilitated interstate highway system, and of what many critics see...

Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development as well as c...

This book offers new guidance for urban and transportation planners and urban policy makers on how to accelerate development of cities away from au...

From the beginning of his career, Peter Calthorpe has been a leading innovator in sustainable building projects, sustainable development, and walka...

Short-term, community-based projects - from pop-up parks to open streets initiatives - have become a powerful and adaptable new tool of urban activ...

What would it mean to live in cities designed to foster feelings of connectedness to the ocean? As coastal cities begin planning for climate change...

Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visio...

Based on the eponymous symposium and exhibition, Fulfilled: Architecture, Excess, and Desire considers the role of architecture in a culture shaped...

Tim Beatley has long been a leading advocate for the greening of cities. But too often, he notes, urban greening efforts focus on everything except...

How might school funds be spent more effectively in todays uncertain environment? This up-to-date volume explores a range of ideas to help schools ...

In the age of climate change, psychology and design have been employed through impromptu collaborations to validate solutions and future scenarios....

In the age of climate change, psychology and design have been employed through impromptu collaborations to validate solutions and future scenarios....

Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Perspective from Portland and the Pacific Northwest is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Researc...

For thousands of years, the underground has provided humans refuge, useful resources, physical support for surface structures, and a place for spir...

Die Abteilung da (die architektur) an der Kunstuniversität Linz ist seit 1990 Österreichs jüngste und kleinste Architekturschule. In der Stadt an d...

This essential book offers suggestions for how cities and spaces can be planned and designed to reduce the impact of stress, provide opportunities ...