Urbanism
Cities pulse with possibility and peril as humanity increasingly calls them home, shaping our future through architecture, policy, technology and design. These books explore how urban spaces influence our lives, economies and communities, revealing both the challenges of modern city life and innovative solutions for building more livable, equitable metropolises.
Urbanism Book Summaries
Walkable City
How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
Walkable City
How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
Happy City
Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
Happy City
Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
Rebel Cities
From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution
Politics
Urbanism
Urban Studies
Rebel Cities
From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution
Politics
Urbanism
Urban Studies
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
Palaces for the People
How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
Sociology
Politics
Urban Planning
Palaces for the People
How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
Sociology
Politics
Urban Planning
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Architecture
Urban Planning
History
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Architecture
Urban Planning
History
Triumph of the City
How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
Economics
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Triumph of the City
How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
Economics
Urbanism
Urban Planning
The Rise of the Creative Class
And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life
Economics
Sociology
Business
The Rise of the Creative Class
And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life
Economics
Sociology
Business
Smart Cities
Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia
Urban Planning
Technology
Urbanism
Smart Cities
Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia
Urban Planning
Technology
Urbanism
Uses of Disorder
Sociology
Urbanism
Philosophy
Uses of Disorder
Sociology
Urbanism
Philosophy
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
Politics
Sociology
Urban Planning
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
Politics
Sociology
Urban Planning
The Economy of Cities
Economics
Urban Planning
Urbanism
The Economy of Cities
Economics
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Against the smart city
Cities
Urban Studies
Design
Against the smart city
Cities
Urban Studies
Design
The Smart Enough City
Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future
Urban Planning
Cities
Technology
The Smart Enough City
Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future
Urban Planning
Cities
Technology
The New Urban Crisis
How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Politics
The New Urban Crisis
How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Politics
Extrastatecraft
The Power of Infrastructure Space
Architecture
Politics
Theory
Extrastatecraft
The Power of Infrastructure Space
Architecture
Politics
Theory
Escaping the Housing Trap
The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Economics
Escaping the Housing Trap
The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Economics
Tactical Urbanism
Short-term Action for Long-term Change
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
Tactical Urbanism
Short-term Action for Long-term Change
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
Capital City
Gentrification and the Real Estate State
Politics
Urban Planning
Economics
Capital City
Gentrification and the Real Estate State
Politics
Urban Planning
Economics
Road to Nowhere
What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation
Technology
Politics
Urban Planning
Road to Nowhere
What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation
Technology
Politics
Urban Planning
Radical Cities
Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture
Architecture
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Radical Cities
Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture
Architecture
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Cities
The First 6,000 Years
History
Archaeology
Cities
Cities
The First 6,000 Years
History
Archaeology
Cities
Streetfight
Handbook for an Urban Revolution
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
Streetfight
Handbook for an Urban Revolution
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
Healthy Buildings
How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity
Architecture
Health
Design
Healthy Buildings
How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity
Architecture
Health
Design
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
Curbing Traffic
The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Urban
Curbing Traffic
The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Urban
A Pattern Language
Towns, Buildings, Construction
Architecture
Design
Urban Planning
A Pattern Language
Towns, Buildings, Construction
Architecture
Design
Urban Planning
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t
History
Urbanism
Politics
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t
History
Urbanism
Politics
Who's Your City?
How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Economics
Sociology
Urbanism
Who's Your City?
How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Economics
Sociology
Urbanism
Zoned in the USA
The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation
Urban Planning
Urbanism
History
Zoned in the USA
The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation
Urban Planning
Urbanism
History
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
Urban Planning
Architecture
Urbanism
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
Urban Planning
Architecture
Urbanism
Paint Your Town Red
How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too
Politics
Economics
Urbanism
Paint Your Town Red
How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too
Politics
Economics
Urbanism
Vital Little Plans
The Short Works of Jane Jacobs
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
Vital Little Plans
The Short Works of Jane Jacobs
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
The Option of Urbanism
Investing in a New American Dream
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
The Option of Urbanism
Investing in a New American Dream
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
The Just City
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
The Just City
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
Life After Cars
Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile
Urbanism
Politics
Urban Planning
Life After Cars
Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile
Urbanism
Politics
Urban Planning
The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
Urban Planning
Cities
History
The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
Urban Planning
Cities
History
Places of the Heart
The Psychogeography of Everyday Life
Psychology
Architecture
Urbanism
Places of the Heart
The Psychogeography of Everyday Life
Psychology
Architecture
Urbanism
Urban Acupuncture
Architecture
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Urban Acupuncture
Architecture
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Why Cities Lose
The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide
Politics
History
Political Science
Why Cities Lose
The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide
Politics
History
Political Science
Building and Dwelling
Ethics for the City
Architecture
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Building and Dwelling
Ethics for the City
Architecture
Urbanism
Urban Planning
How Architecture Works
A Humanist's Toolkit
Architecture
Art
Design
How Architecture Works
A Humanist's Toolkit
Architecture
Art
Design
