Solano Press, 2021. From the Publishers Marketing:A step-by-step reference for public agency staff, consultants, attorneys, developers, and citizens seeking to understand the environmental review process. Explains CEQA from start to finish in plain language. Offers practical advice to help CEQA practitioners make their way through the process. With this book..... More
Island Press, 2020. SPUR Event Shipping free 7/23 - 7/31 !! From the Publisher:Today, there is a tremendous mismatch between the available housing stock in the US and the housing options that people want and need. The post-WWII, auto-centric, single-family-development model no longer meets the needs of residents. Urban areas..... More
Island Press, 2019. Paperback. Foreword by Jan Gehl. Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting..... More
ESRI Press, 2021. AVAILABLE 4/15, ORDER NOW!Get an insider look at the US National Park Service to see how they use maps and geospatial technology to protect and manage America’s national parks. Go behind the scenes at the National Park Service to see how maps are used to manage and..... More
Penguin USA, 11/05/13. From the publisher:Cartography enthusiasts rejoice: the bestselling author of the "Just My Type "reveals the fascinating relationship between man and map. Simon Garfield's "Just My Type" illuminated the world of fonts and made everyone take a stand on Comic Sans and care about kerning. Now Garfield takes..... More
Island Press, 8/01/2020. Hard Cover. From Island Press:Making a city that works for children creates a city that better serves all of its residents across ages and abilities. Yet we have created unsafe street conditions for children in cities around the world. Every day, more than 500 children die in road..... More
buildinganadu.com, 2018. Paperback. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's) are a form of residential infill housing that are poised to revolutionize housing in the United States. Unlike other urban development trends, this one is being driven by homeowners, not professional developers. Through case studies, expert interviews, firsthand anecdotes, images, and data analysis, Backdoor..... More
Houghton Mifflin, 10/2020. ROMAN MARS is the creator and host of the podcast 99% Invisible , boasting over one million downloads per episode. He also founded Radiotopia, a leading collective of innovative independent podcasts. He lives in Berkeley, California. KURT KOHLSTEDT is the digital director and producer of 99% Invisible. Before joining the show..... More
University of California Press, 2021. "Mitchell Schwarzer provides an engaging and comprehensive history of Oakland’s built environment. Meticulously researched, Hella Town examines the forces that shaped the city’s landscape and exposes the structural racism that created and maintained the societal inequities that persist today. The book is a must-read for anyone seeking..... More
Heyday, May 2019. Publisher Marketing: Obi Kaufmann, author of the best-selling California Field Atlas, turns his artful yet analytical attention to the Golden State's single most complex and controversial resource: water. In this new book, full-color maps unravel the braided knot of California's water infrastructure and ecosystems, exposing a history of..... More
Island Press, 9/2020. From Los Angeles to Boston and Chicago to Miami, US cities are struggling to address the twin crises of high housing costs and household instability. Debates over the appropriate course of action have been defined by two poles: building more housing or enacting stronger tenant protections. These..... More
Island Press, 10/2019. "Better Buses, Better Cities is likely the best book ever written on improving bus service in the United States." — Randy Shaw, Beyond Chron"The ultimate roadmap for how to make the bus great again in your city." — Spacing"The definitive volume on how to make bus frequent, fast, reliable, welcoming, and..... More