Books

Here are the publications we refer to the most,
sorted alphabetically by title. We’ve tried to include
a review of each one to give you an idea why we recommend them so highly. You’ll also find a direct
link to each book’s specific page at Amazon.com, if
you would like to order a copy.
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BOOKS
A_Field_Guide_to_Sprawl
A Field Guide to Sprawl
Dolores Hayden and Jim Wark
(W. W. Norton, 2006)

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Building_Suburbia_Green_Fields_and_Urban_Growth_1820-2000 Building Suburbia:
Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000
Dolores Hayden
(Vintage, 2004)

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Design_Charrettes_Sustainable_Communities Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities
Patrick Condon
(Island Press, 2007)

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Ecological_Design_10th_anniv
Ecological Design 10th Anniversary Edition
Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan
(Island Press, 1995)

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GreenCommunity_bookthumb Green Community
Susan Piedmont-Palladino and Timothy Mennel
(APA Planners Press, 2009)

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Global_City_Blues Global City Blues
Daniel Solomon
(Island Press, 2006)

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Green_Infrastructure_Linking_Landscapes Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and
Communities-The Conservation Fund
Mark Benedict and Edward McMahon
(Island Press, 2006)

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How Buildings Learn- What Happens After They're Built How Buildings Learn:
What Happens After They’re Built
Stewart Brand
(Penguin, 1995)

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The New Transit Town- Best Practices In Transit-Oriented Development The New Transit Town:
Best Practices In
Transit-Oriented Development
Hank Dittmar and Gloria Ohland
(Island Press, 2003)

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People Places- Design Guidlines for Urban Open Space, 2nd Edition People Places: Design Guidlines for Urban Open Space, 2nd Edition
Clare Cooper Marcus and Carolyn Francis
(Wiley, 1997)

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The Power of Place- Urban Landscapes as Public History The Power of Place:
Urban Landscapes as Public History
( The MIT Press, 1997)

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The Regional City The Regional City
Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton
(Island Press, 2001)

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Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods- Design for Environment and Community Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods:
Design for Environment and Community
Cynthia Girling and Ronald Kellett
(Island Press, 2005)

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Sustainable Urbanism- Urban Design With Nature Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature
Douglas Farr
(Wiley, 2007)

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America_Flying_High
America: Flying High
Jim Wark
(White Star, 2004)

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Cradle to Cradle- Remaking the Way We Make Things
Cradle to Cradle:
Remaking the Way We Make Things
William McDonough and Michael Braungart
(North Point Press, 2002)

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Designing_Greenways_Sustainable_Landscapes_Nature_People
Designing Greenways, Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and People
Paul Hellmund and Daniel Smith
(Island Press, 2006)

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The Ecology of Place, Planning for Environment, Economy, and Community
The Ecology of Place, Planning for Environment, Economy, and Community
Timothy Beatley and Kristy Manning
(Island Press, 1997)

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Good_Neighbors_Affordable_Family_Housing Good Neighbors: Affordable Family Housing
(Design For Living)
Tom Jones, William Pettus, and Michael Pyatok
(Images Publishing Group, 1997)

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Housing_as_if_People_Mattered Housing as if People Mattered: Site Design
Guidelines for the Planning of Medium-Density Family Housing (California Series in Urban Development) Clare Cooper Marcus and Wendy Sarkissian
(University of California Press, 1988)

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Native to Nowhere- Sustaining Home And Community In A Global Age Native to Nowhere: Sustaining Home And
Community In A Global Age
Timothy Beatley
(Island Press, 2005)

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The Omnivore's Dilemma, A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore’s Dilemma,
A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan
(Penguin, 2007)

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Planning for Sustainability- Creating Livable, Equitable and Ecological Communities Planning for Sustainability: Creating Livable,
Equitable and Ecological Communities
Stephen Wheeler
(Routledge, 2004)

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Redesigning the american dream Redesigning the American Dream:
Gender, Housing and Family Life
(W. W. Norton & Company, 2002)

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Resilient_cities Resilient Cities:
Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change
Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, Heather Boyer
(Island Press, 2009)

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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
William H. Whyte
(Project for Public Spaces Inc., 2001)

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Urban Sprawl and Public Health- Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing,
Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities
Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank and
Richard Jackson
(Island Press, 2004)

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