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  • Urban Design for an Urban Century

    Shaping More Livable, Equitable, and Resilient Cities

    by David Dixon, Lance Jay Brown ...
    This book offers a comprehensive introduction to urban design, from a historical overview and basic principles to practical design concepts and strategies. It discusses the demographic, environmental, economic, and social issues that influence the decision-making and implementation processes of urban design. The Second Edition has been fully revised to include thorough coverage of sustainability ... Read more

    $83.00 USD

  • Beyond Zuccotti Park

    Freedom of Assembly and the Occupation of Public Space

    Edited by Ronald Shiffman, Rick Bell, Lance Jay Brown, Lynne Elizabeth ...
    In the wake of the Occupy Wall Street movement, leading planers and social scientists examine public space today and freedom of assembly.The Occupy Wall Street movement has challenged the physical manifestation of the First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly. Where and how can people congregate today? Forty social scientists, planners, architects, and civil liberties experts explore the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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    An Historic Examination of Dealing with the Impacts of Climate Change for the Kaoping River Delta in Taiwan

    by Chen Kun Chung ...
    This book argues that the floods following extreme precipitation result not only from very heavy rainfall but also from the significant impact of human activities on natural water systems. While most literature emphasises that the increasing magnitude of storm rainfall extends beyond the original protection standards of hydrologic facilities in highly populated delta cities. Based on the knowledge ... Read more

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  • Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

    The Sunday Times Bestseller

    by Reni Eddo-Lodge, Alake Olarewaju Ltd ...
    'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak'*Updated edition featuring a new afterword*The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • If Venice Dies

    by Salvatore Settis ...
    Translated by André Naffis-Sahely ...
    "This powerful book of cultural criticism" by the renowned art historian "shines a harsh light on" a historic city's destruction in the name of profit ( The Washington Post).What is Venice worth? To whom do its irreplaceable treasures belong? This eloquent book by art historian Salvatore Settis urgently poses these questions, igniting a new debate about urban stewardship and cultural patrimony at ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Struggle for Black Equality

    by Harvard Sitkoff ...
    The Struggle for Black Equality is a dramatic, memorable history of the civil rights movement. Harvard Sitkoff offers both a brilliant interpretation of the personalities and dynamics of civil rights organizations and a compelling analysis of the continuing problems plaguing many African Americans. With a new foreword and afterword, and an up-to-date bibliography, this anniversary edition ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities

    Design Strategies for the Post Carbon World

    by Patrick M. Condon ...
    Questions of how to green the North American economy, create a green energy and transportation infrastructure, and halt the deadly increase in greenhouse gas buildup dominate our daily news. Related questions of how the design of cities can impact these challenges dominate the thoughts of urban planners and designers across the U.S. and Canada. With admirable clarity, Patrick Condon discusses ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Tell the Truth & Shame the Devil

    The Life, Legacy, and Love of My Son Michael Brown

    by Lezley McSpadden ...
    The revelatory memoir of Lezley McSpadden—the mother of Michael Brown, the African-American teenager killed by the police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014—sheds light on one of the landmark events in recent history.“I wasn’t there when Mike Mike was shot. I didn’t see him fall or take his last breath, but as his mother, I do know one thing better than anyone, and that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Trumpet of Conscience

    by Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
    Series Book 3 - King Legacy
    In November and December 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered five lectures for the renowned Massey Lecture Series of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The collection was immediately released as a book under the title Conscience for Change, but after King’s assassination in 1968, it was republished as The Trumpet of Conscience. The collection sums up his lasting creed and is his final ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Can a City Be Sustainable? (State of the World)

    by The Worldwatch Institute ...
    Series series State of the World
    Cities are the world’s future. Today, more than half of the global population—3.7 billion people—are urban dwellers, and that number is expected to double by 2050. There is no question that cities are growing; the only debate is over how they will grow. Will we invest in the physical and social infrastructure necessary for livable, equitable, and sustainable cities? In the latest edition of State ... Read more

    $31.69 USD

  • Acting for Freedom

    Fifty Years of Civil Liberties in Canada

    by Marian Botsford Fraser, Joseph Boyden ...
    The Canadian Civil Liberties Association celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with this overview of its activities--sometimes quiet and sometimes strident--as a watchdog and safeguard for Canadians and their rights as citizens. Through a series of discussions and interviews, a picture of Canada over the last half-century evolves. From the Charter of Freedoms to life and death matters such as ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The Experience of Place

    A New Way of Looking at and Dealing With our Radically Changing Cities and Countryside

    by Tony Hiss ...
    Why do some places--the concourse of Grand Central Terminal or a small farm or even the corner of a skyscraper--affect us so mysteriously and yet so forcefully? What tiny changes in our everyday environments can radically alter the quality of our daily lives? The Experience of Place offers an innovative and delightfully readable proposal for new ways of planning, building, and managing our most ... Read more

    $4.99 USD