city planning

Examines the life and accomplishments of Jane Jacobs, and focuses on her book, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," in which she assessed American cities during the urban renewal movement and criticized the replacement structures and urban planners.

Addresses the various issues surrounding the subject of environmental crisis, including conserving natural resources, saving the ozone layer, reversing environmental damage, and other relatd topics.

A companion volume to the PBS series in which architectural historians examine America's architectural environment.

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

Photographs and text explore the elements that make up urban centers, and celebrate the people that make them work.

Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.