American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference (APA) 2013

Chicago, IL

Featured Books at this Event

1. Beyond Smart Cities

   How Cities Network, Learn and Innovate

   By Tim Campbell

   The promise of competitiveness and economic growth in so-called smart cities is widely advertised in Europe and the US. The promise is focussed on global talent and knowledge economies and not on learning and innovation. But to really achieve smart cities – that is to create the conditions of...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Routledge
2. Cities for People, Not for Profit

   Critical Urban Theory and the Right to the City

   Edited by Neil Brenner, Peter Marcuse, Margit Mayer

   The worldwide financial crisis has sent shock-waves of accelerated economic restructuring, regulatory reorganization and sociopolitical conflict through cities around the world. It has also given new impetus to the struggles of urban social movements emphasizing the injustice, destructiveness and...

   Published October 13th 2011 by Routledge
3. The Community Planning Handbook

   "How People Can Shape Their Cities, Towns and Villages in Any Part of the World"

   By Nick Wates

   Series: Earthscan Tools for Community Planning

   Growing numbers of residents are getting involved with professionals in shaping their local environment, and there is now a powerful range of methods available, from design workshops to electronic maps. The Community Planning Handbook is the essential starting point for all those involved -...

   Published September 30th 1999 by Routledge
4. Community Visioning Programs

   Processes and Outcomes

   Edited by Norman Walzer, Gisele Hamm

   Series: Community Development Research and Practice Series

   Community visioning is key in helping local public officials and community leaders create a flourishing future for their cities, and is essential for the effective planning and implementation of these strategies. Visioning involves collaborative goal setting to motivate actions – of planners,...

   Published January 23rd 2012 by Routledge
5. Masterplanning Futures

   By Lucy Bullivant

   In the past, spatial masterplans for cities have been fixed blueprints realized as physical form through conventional top down processes. These frequently disregarded existing social and cultural structures, while the old modernist planning model zoned space for home and work. At a time of urban...

   Published July 24th 2012 by Routledge
6. Public Places Urban Spaces

   2nd Edition

   By Tim Heath, Taner Oc, Steve Tiesdell

   Public Places Urban Spaces is a thorough introduction to the principles of urban design theory and practice. Authored by experts in the fields of urban design and planning, it is designed specifically for the 2,500 postgraduate students on Urban Design courses in the UK, and 1,500 students on...

   Published July 22nd 2010 by Routledge
7. Two Degrees: The Built Environment and Our Changing Climate

   By Alisdair McGregor, Cole Roberts, Fiona Cousins

   The Earth’s temperature has been rising. To limit catastrophic outcomes, the international scientific community has set a challenging goal of no more than two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) average temperature rise. Economists agree we will save trillions of dollars by acting early. But...

   Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge