Urban & Municipal Planning

A practical guide to delivering green infrastructure from the ground up and bringing nature in to the built environment. Exploring the process of d...

With the spread of capitalism - a socio-economic system that produces both wealth and poverty simultaneously - the spatial dynamics of the global(i...

Collaboration and leadership strategies for long-term success Fueled by the popularity of permaculture and agroecology, community food forests are...

Some cities have long-treasured waterfront promenades, many cities have recently built ones, and others have plans to create them as opportunities ...

Community development refers to planned efforts aimed at producing assets to increase the ability and capacity of inhabitants to enhance quality of...

The Harvard GSD Aecom Project on China was a three-year research and design project premised on two fundamental ambitions: recuperating an idea of ...

This guide presents the Urban Futures Method to test the likely future performance of urban development and regeneration-related sustainability sol...

The Kings Cross scheme is one of the largest and most complex developments taking place in Britain today. Through documenting this seminal case-st...

Whether touted for its burgeoning economy, affordable housing, and pleasant living style, or criticized for being less like a city than a sprawling...

How to create the world's new urban future With the majority of the world's population shifting to urban centres, urban planningthe practice of la...

An inspiring guide to innovative strategies for preparing communities for unprecedented climate impactsStructures of Coastal Resilience presents ne...

What does it mean to be a resilient city in the age of a changing climate and growing inequity? As urban populations grow, how do we create efficie...

All over the world, cities are facing growing pressure to develop upwards with tall buildings that have a direct impact upon their visual character...

Cities across the globe have been designed with a primary goal of moving people around quickly--and the costs are becoming ever more apparent. The ...

This important text book is the first to be written about infrastructure planning in Britain. Written by an experienced author, the book reviews th...

There has been a revolution in urban transportation over the past five years, set off by start-ups across the US and internationally. Sleek, legibl...

Scientist Robert McDonald details fundamentals of how to integrate natural infrastructure with urban planning to create resilient and liveable citi...

Cities in Transition focuses on the sustainability transitions initiated in 40 European cities. The book presents the incredible wealth of insight...

Criminal justice programs, to be adopted in today's climate, need demonstrate not only efficacy but return on tax dollars invested. Cost-benefit an...

In Holding Police Accountable, nine of todays leading scholars on police work examine seminal research on the use of force and how it can inform to...

A visionary of sustainable urbanism reflects on the innovative projects that uplift cities in this meditative journey through vibrant communities a...

What makes a great city? Not a good city or a functional city but a great city. A city that people admire, learn from, and replicate. City planner ...

What makes a great city? Not a good city or a functional city but a great city. A city that people admire, learn from, and replicate. City planner ...

The United States is over eighty percent urbanised, yet over half of the population still lives in suburban settings, characterised by low-density,...

Popular opinion holds that public housing is a failure; so what more needs to be said about seventy-five years of dashed hopes and destructive poli...

Gentrification is transforming cities, small and large, across the country. Though it's easy to bemoan the diminished social diversity and transfor...

Architectures of survival is an original and innovative work of history that investigates the relationship between air war and urbanism in modern B...

What is Urban Theory? How can it be used to understand our urban experiences? Experiences typically defined by enormous inequalities, not just betw...

Desire lines are the paths that people create through regular usage. They appear where people repeatedly choose to walk and usually signify a route...

Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia: Neoliberalizing Spaces in Developmental States examines the influence of neo-liberal ideologies on urban and r...