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Arbitrary Lines

How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It

de M. Nolan Gray ...

What if scrapping one flawed policy could bring US cities closer to addressing debilitating housing shortages, stunted growth and innovation, persistent racial and economic segregation, and car-dependent development?It’s time for America to move beyond zoning, argues city planner M. Nolan Gray in Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. With lively explanations and ... Leer más

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What if scrapping one flawed policy could bring US cities closer to addressing debilitating housing shortages, stunted growth and innovation, persistent racial and economic segregation, and car-dependent development?It’s time for America to move beyond zoning, argues city planner M. Nolan Gray in Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. With lively explanations and
... Leer más

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Land Use without Zoning

de Bernard H. Siegan, M. Nolan Gray ...

Series series Mercatus Center at George Mason University
The conversation about zoning has meandered its way through issues ranging from housing affordability to economic growth to segregation, expanding in the process from a public policy backwater to one of the most discussed policy issues of the day. In his pioneering 1972 study, Land Use Without Zoning, Bernard Siegan first set out what has today emerged as a common-sense perspective: Zoning not ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

The conversation about zoning has meandered its way through issues ranging from housing affordability to economic growth to segregation, expanding in the process from a public policy backwater to one of the most discussed policy issues of the day. In his pioneering 1972 study, Land Use Without Zoning, Bernard Siegan first set out what has today emerged as a common-sense perspective: Zoning not
... Leer más
WW3

THE MIDWEST COMPACT

de Nolan Gray ...

After the bombs fell, the coasts burned and the government vanished. But in the forgotten center of America, something ancient stirred—resilience. Set in the wake of World War III, WW3: The Midwest Compact tells the story of a fractured country where only the heartland survives. From shattered cornfields and silent towns, a new alliance is born—not of power, but of people. Veterans. Farmers. ... Leer más

$1.99 USD

After the bombs fell, the coasts burned and the government vanished. But in the forgotten center of America, something ancient stirred—resilience. Set in the wake of World War III, WW3: The Midwest Compact tells the story of a fractured country where only the heartland survives. From shattered cornfields and silent towns, a new alliance is born—not of power, but of people. Veterans. Farmers.
... Leer más
Reclaiming labor

A Blueprint for Union Renewal

de Nolan Gray ...

Reclaiming Labor is a passionate, well-researched, and timely manifesto for reinvigorating the American labor movement. Author Nolan Gray takes readers on a compelling journey through the history, triumphs, setbacks, and future of unions in the United States. From the gritty factory floors of the 20th century to the modern battlegrounds of gig work and automation, this book examines what went ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Reclaiming Labor is a passionate, well-researched, and timely manifesto for reinvigorating the American labor movement. Author Nolan Gray takes readers on a compelling journey through the history, triumphs, setbacks, and future of unions in the United States. From the gritty factory floors of the 20th century to the modern battlegrounds of gig work and automation, this book examines what went
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Social Coordination and Public Policy

Explorations in Theory and Practice

de Emily Chamlee-Wright, Mikolaj Firlej, Olivia Gonzalez, M. Nolan Gray, Ellen Hamlett, Roberta Q. Herzberg, Alexander Köhler, Carlos Noyola, Emil Panzaru, Gavin Roberts, Julie Thompson-Gomez1, Arthur R. Wardle2, Brianne Wolf3 ...

Series series Economy, Polity, and Society
This volume explores, both in theory and in practice, what “social coordination” is and how public policies can help or hinder the processes of social coordination. In particular, these chapters examine the institutional incentives that motivate public policy decisions and their implementation to achieve specific individual and social goals. Some chapters in this volume are more theoretical, ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

This volume explores, both in theory and in practice, what “social coordination” is and how public policies can help or hinder the processes of social coordination. In particular, these chapters examine the institutional incentives that motivate public policy decisions and their implementation to achieve specific individual and social goals. Some chapters in this volume are more theoretical,
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Arbitrary Lines

How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It

de M. Nolan Gray ...

Narrado por Stephen R. Thorne ...

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7 hora 3 minutos

The arbitrary lines of zoning maps across the country have come to dictate where Americans may live and work, forcing cities into a pattern of growth that is segregated and sprawling.The good news is that reform is in the air, with states across the country critically reevaluating zoning. In cities as diverse as Minneapolis, Fayetteville, and Hartford, the key pillars of zoning are under fire, ... Leer más

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The arbitrary lines of zoning maps across the country have come to dictate where Americans may live and work, forcing cities into a pattern of growth that is segregated and sprawling.The good news is that reform is in the air, with states across the country critically reevaluating zoning. In cities as diverse as Minneapolis, Fayetteville, and Hartford, the key pillars of zoning are under fire,
... Leer más

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Killed by a Traffic Engineer

Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System

de Wes Marshall ...

Narrado por Stephen R. Thorne ...

Completo

15 hora 2 minutos

In the US we are nearing four million road deaths since we began counting them in 1899. The numbers are getting worse, yet we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business. There has been no examination of why we engineer roads that are literally killing us.In Killed by a Traffic Engineer, civil engineering professor Wes Marshall shines a spotlight on how little science there is behind ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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In the US we are nearing four million road deaths since we began counting them in 1899. The numbers are getting worse, yet we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business. There has been no examination of why we engineer roads that are literally killing us.In Killed by a Traffic Engineer, civil engineering professor Wes Marshall shines a spotlight on how little science there is behind
... Leer más

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Killed by a Traffic Engineer

Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System

de Wes Marshall ...

In the US we are nearing four million road deaths since we began counting them in 1899. The numbers are getting worse in recent years, yet we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business. There has been no examination of why we engineer roads that are literally killing us.Fixing the carnage on our roadways requires a change in mindset and a dramatic transformation of transportation. ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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In the US we are nearing four million road deaths since we began counting them in 1899. The numbers are getting worse in recent years, yet we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business. There has been no examination of why we engineer roads that are literally killing us.Fixing the carnage on our roadways requires a change in mindset and a dramatic transformation of transportation.
... Leer más

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Homelessness is a Housing Problem

How Structural Factors Explain U.S Patterns

de Gregg Colburn, Clayton Page Aldern ...

Narrado por Adam Verner ...

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6 hora 22 minutos

In Homelessness Is a Housing Problem, Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern seek to explain the substantial regional variation in rates of homelessness in cities across the United States. In a departure from many analytical approaches, Colburn and Aldern shift their focus from the individual experiencing homelessness to the metropolitan area. Using accessible statistical analysis, they test a ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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In Homelessness Is a Housing Problem, Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern seek to explain the substantial regional variation in rates of homelessness in cities across the United States. In a departure from many analytical approaches, Colburn and Aldern shift their focus from the individual experiencing homelessness to the metropolitan area. Using accessible statistical analysis, they test a
... Leer más

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Strong Towns

A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity

de Charles L. Marohn, Jr. ...

Narrado por Matthew Boston ...

Completo

7 hora 26 minutos

Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he cofounded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he cofounded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new
... Leer más

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Building the Cycling City

The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality

de Melissa Bruntlett, Chris Bruntlett ...

Narrado por Christina Delaine ...

Completo

8 hora 4 minutos

In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged (or -spoked) solution to acute, twenty-first-century problems, including affordability, obesity, congestion, climate change, inequity, and social isolation. As the world’s foremost cycling nation, the Netherlands is ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged (or -spoked) solution to acute, twenty-first-century problems, including affordability, obesity, congestion, climate change, inequity, and social isolation. As the world’s foremost cycling nation, the Netherlands is
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Paved Paradise

How Parking Explains the World

de Henry Grabar ...

Narrado por Rob Shapiro ...

Completo

10 hora 53 minutos

**Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book PrizeNamed one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic“Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.”—The New Yorker“Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times"A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone wrong . . . highly entertaining."—The Los Angeles ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

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**Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book PrizeNamed one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic“Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.”—The New Yorker“Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times"A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone wrong . . . highly entertaining."—The Los Angeles
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