Urban & Municipal Planning

'Green space in the community' refers to the public space that is located in sections of residential land, often a space providing entertainment fa...

A major social and political phenomenon of how a community overcame overwhelming opposition and obstacles to build the Brooklyn Bridge Park. Stret...

Water as a resource is irreplaceable. Yet heavy rainfall can become an absolute disaster - even in modern cities - if rainwater is not drained out ...

Landscape is not only the visible material surface of places but also refers to ways of interpreting fluid or contested social relations and spatia...

Once a blue-collar outpost, Seattle, home to Microsoft, Amazon, and hundreds of startups, transformed into one of the worlds major innovation hubs ...

In this brilliant, very original survey of the politics and meanings of urban landscapes, leading sociologist Göran Therborn offers a tour of the w...

For centuries the garden has served as a central element in Muslim culture. In that tradition, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has been rehabilitati...

What should a metropolis for working women look like? A city of friendships beyond Sex and the City. A transit system that accommodates mothers w...

How will automated vehicles change our lives? Where are the opportunities and challenges? Future streets require planning today. This timely book e...

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...