Urban & municipal planning books

Affordable Housing Preservation in Washington, DC uses the case of Washington, DC to examine the past, present,...  Read More >>

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The book examines institutional innovation of urban regeneration in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai, three Chinese...  Read More >>

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Originally published in 1985, this book analyses the development of private rented housing in Britain, France, the...  Read More >>

The City Makers of Nairobi re-examines the history of the urban development of Nairobi in the colonial period.  Read More >>

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This book explores the changes cities face when they become metropolises, forming expanding regions which create...  Read More >>

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Pemba: Spontaneous Living Spaces looks at self-built dwellings and settlements in the case study city of Pemba,...  Read More >>

In this book, Noha Saleeby puts forward a vision for sustainable growth. Readers are introduced to DVN-T City, a...  Read More >>

The years before the First World War saw the development of a widespread housing movement in Britain which delivered...  Read More >>

This report offers a framework for defining civic infrastructure, then presents measures that provide information...  Read More >>

This book is a collection of research articles that deal with three aspects of simulation and gaming for social...  Read More >>

Cities throughout the West face rising crime‭, ‬soaring housing costs‭, ‬a sprawling homelessness crisis and devastated...  Read More >>

This book highlights advanced applications of geospatial data analytics to address real-world issues in urban society....  Read More >>

This book examines how urban agriculture (UA) is valued in the sustainable city. Through a comparative examination...  Read More >>

This ground-breaking and compelling book shows in fine detail the life struggles of those who live on a public housing...  Read More >>

This ground-breaking and compelling book shows in fine detail the life struggles of those who live on a public housing...  Read More >>

This book traces the intellectual, professional and emotional life of Leonie Sandercock, one of the leading figures...  Read More >>

This book provides an original research perspective to the field of contemporary urban conflicts. Even though violent...  Read More >>

In Homelessness Is a Housing Problem, Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern seek to explain the substantial regional...  Read More >>

""Dark Agoras shows how Black working-class communities created distinctive practices of place and politics from...  Read More >>