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
Triumph of the City
How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
Economics
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Walkable City
How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
Radical Cities
Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture
Architecture
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Happy City
Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Architecture
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
Smart Cities
Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia
Urban Planning
Technology
Urbanism
Who's Your City?
How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Economics
Sociology
Urbanism
Tactical Urbanism
Short-term Action for Long-term Change
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities
Municipal Dreams
The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
History
Politics
Architecture
The Economy of Cities
Economics
Urbanism
Urban Planning
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Urban Planning
Politics
Urbanism
The Uses of Disorder
Personal Identity and City Life
Sociology
Urbanism
Philosophy
Vital Little Plans
The Short Works of Jane Jacobs
Urban Planning
Cities
Urbanism
Paint Your Town Red
How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too
Politics
Economics
Urbanism
Road to Nowhere
What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation
Politics
Technology
Urban Planning
The Smart Enough City
Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future
Urban Planning
Cities
Technology
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
Politics
Sociology
Urbanism
Escaping the Housing Trap
The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis
Urbanism
Urban Planning
Economics
The Option of Urbanism
Investing in a New American Dream
Urban Planning
Urbanism
Cities