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#ForewordFriday: Urban Stormwater Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On July 14th, 2017
Excess asphalt contributes to stormwater runoff, which can carry pollutants into water bodies and overwhelm sewer systems. As more and more cities reclaim street space for human life and habitat and enact far-reaching plans to address climate change, there is need for guidance on how to integrate valuable ecological processes into urban streets.

Get Them While They're Hot: Island Press Summer Reading Picks

By Katharine Sucher / On July 10th, 2017
Summer is here! Whether that means slathering on the sunscreen or seeking refuge from the heat in an air conditioned room, this season means one thing for all bookworms: summer reading lists. To help get yours started, our staff have shared their favorite Island Press books, past and present. Check out our recommendations, and share your favorite Island Press summer read in the comments below.   

#ForewordFriday: Disaster Recovery Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On June 16th, 2017
What does it mean to be a resilient city in the age of a changing climate and growing inequity? In light of federal inaction on resilience efforts, how do cities create efficient transportation systems, access to healthy green space, and lower-carbon buildings for all citizens? Some of the world’s leading voices on urban issues tackle these questions and more in the fully updated and revised edition of Resilient Cities.

A Visual Tool for Guiding Urban Change

By Charles R. Wolfe / On June 14th, 2017
Chuck Wolfe, author of the new book Seeing the Better City, shares how photo-powered “urban diaries” can give residents a powerful new way to contribute to the dialogue that shapes their cities

Equitable Urban Planning Can't Happen Without Black People

By Charles Ellison / On June 12th, 2017
Sit at the tables where people are deciding where the new school will go, whether to expand the bus stop or if a new business can drop itself into a neighborhood, and the first question that comes to mind is, “Where are all the people of color?”
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#ForewordFriday: Patient Placemaking Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On June 9th, 2017
In Within Walking Distance, journalist and urban critic Philip Langdon takes an in-depth look at six walkable communities—and the citizens, public officials, and planners who are making them satisfying places to live. Langdon has been called "one of the most experienced and knowledgeable writers on urbanism today" and his book is "hard to put down" (Public Square).

Climate Denial Puts Infrastructure At Risk

By Cathleen Kelly / On May 17th, 2017
Rather than pay much more down the road, President Trump should act now to build infrastructure that can withstand the effects of climate change

Our Economy Needs Old Buildings

By Jason Leppig / On April 27th, 2017
Listen below as Stephanie Meeks, president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, speaks with Kai Ryssdal on NPR's Marketplace about why our economy needs old buildings, what types of places we need to do a better job protecting and how they prioritize what gets saved and what doesn't.  

#ForewordFriday: Resilience in Jamaica Bay Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On March 31st, 2017
Each month, Island Press discounts one of its e-books wherever e-books are sold—and today is your last chance to get Prospects for Resilience: Insight from New York City's Jamaica Bay! Informed by insights of more than fifty scholars and practitioners, the book establishes a broad framework for understanding resilience practice in cities and sets out a process for grappling with the many meanings of resilience.

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