Congress for the New Urbanism Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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New Urbanism: Life, Work, and Space in the New Downtown
Ilse HelbrechtLearning about #NewUrbanism doesn't have to stop when the sessions end. Stop by the #CNU30 bookstore hosted by Commonplace Books for everything on your New Urbanist reading list. https://t.co/ayuPLeXXyl
Paperback, 2016
$68.99Member price:$65.54 + Free shipping5% off
Resilience Matters: A Memoir
Joanne BellontineThe @IslandPress Urban Resilience Project has just released a free e-book compilation comprised of the best 50 articles from 2021. Get your copy of "Resilience Matters: Opportunities for Action to Strengthen Communities" today! https://t.co/FtmEnhtygV https://t.co/NZiQ0wUIGT
Paperback, 2009
$15.49Member price:$7.74 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Form-Based Codes: A Guide for Planners, Urban Designers, Municipalities, and Developers
Daniel G. ParolekMay 24 at 12pm ET, join us for our next #OntheParkBench webinar: “Form-Based Codes: Zoning Innovation for Policy Change.” @FormBasedCodes leaders Marta Goldsmith, Karen Parolek and Marques King will talk about using form-based codes to shape policy change. https://t.co/GHoF9P2wno https://t.co/BkIAG2Mvxm
Hardcover, 2008
$106.95Member price:$81.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Place and Prosperity: How Cities Help Us to Connect and Innovate
William FultonTOMORROW the #OntheParkBench - Author’s Forum welcomes author William Fulton and interviewer Elizabeth Moule for "Place and Prosperity.” Fulton's book distills what he has learned as a pre-eminent writer on urbanism, a planner, former mayor, and academic. https://t.co/FcrqpqaCCV https://t.co/8dDGJRdHaK
Paperback, 2022
$35.00Member price:$35.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Urbanism for a Difficult Future: Practical Responses to the Climate Crisis
Korkut OnaranTOMORROW the #OntheParkBench - Author’s Forum welcomes Korkut Onaran and Fernando Pagés Ruiz for “Urbanism for a Difficult Future.” The book explores the next generation of urbanism that will enable us to adapt to and survive the impacts of climate change. https://t.co/TU1qKtVrK7 https://t.co/yeQngUMlkl
Hardcover, 2022
$190.00Member price:$190.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
Henry GrabarJune 20 at 12pm ET, join us for our next #OntheParkBench - Author’s Forum webinar: "Paved Paradise.” Author Henry Grabar will discuss his new book, Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World. @henrygrabar https://t.co/T8FLIjCYjU https://t.co/LetqbyDUJt
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It
M. Nolan GrayAuthor @mnolangray summarizes the most talked-about book on zoning, maybe ever—Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City, and How to Fix It—in a discussion on CNU's On the Park Bench. https://t.co/RDv5Bf48JJ
Paperback, 2022
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book