#ForewordFriday: Can Urbanism Be Effortless?
By Jada Mosley / On February 15th, 2019
Before we can create vibrant, sustainable urban areas, we need to understand what naturally happens when people congregate in cities.
#ForewordFriday: Resilience for All
By Barbara Brown Wilson / On June 15th, 2018
In Resilience for All Barbara Brown Wilson looks at community engagement methods that are less conventional, but often more effective than traditional approaches to make communities more resilient.
#ForewordFriday: Suburban Remix Edition
By Katharine Sucher / On February 23rd, 2018
The considerable social, economic, and environmental costs of suburban sprawl have been widely reported, but suburbs hold new potential for the 21st century. As ground zero for some of the most disruptive changes stemming from accelerating wealth inequities, a rapidly aging population, and growing racial and ethnic diversity, suburbs today face an era of unparalleled opportunity.
#ForewordFriday: Urban Transformations Edition
By Katharine Sucher / On December 8th, 2017
Cities across the globe have been designed with a primary goal of moving people around quickly—and the costs are becoming ever more apparent. The consequences are measured in smoggy air basins, sprawling suburbs, a failure to stem traffic congestion, and 1.25 million traffic fatalities each year. It is clear that change is needed. Instead of planning primarily for mobility, our cities should recalibrate planning and design to focus on the safety, health, and access of people in them.
#ForewordFriday: The Global Street Design Guide Edition
By David Hall / On October 21st, 2016
"What is a street?" is the first question posed in Global Street Design Guide from the National Association of City Transportation Officials and the Global Designing Cities Initiative. A seemingly simple question, but perhaps not to a street des
#ForewordFriday: What Makes a Great City Edition
By Katharine Sucher / On September 9th, 2016
In his latest book, esteemed architect and city planner Alexander Garvin explores the question What Makes a Great City. As Garvin visited great cities to answer this question, he found that a city’s greatness has little to do with beauty or function, but rather depends on its relationship with the people who inhabit it. It is about what citizens can do to make a city great.
#FOREWORDFRIDAY: PARK(ing) DAY EDITION
By Katharine Sucher / On September 17th, 2015
In honor of PARK(ing) Day, Island Press is taking tactical urbanism to the streets. PARK(ing) Day is an annual event where people all over the world transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. These pop-up parks can take all forms--in our case, an outdoor library and reading nook. To learn more about short-tern, low-cost, and scalable interventions like these, check out Tactical Urbanism by Mike Lydon and Anthony Garcia.
#ForewordFriday: Ecodesign Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On June 26th, 2015
#ForewordFriday: Fill Your E-reader Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On May 22nd, 2015
Today is the first day of our summer e-book sale! All Island Press e-books are $4.99 on our site and at major electronic retailers until May 29th. With more than 600 e-books included, you can find classics and new releases on topics as diverse as architecture and urban planning, conservation biology, climate change, and energy production.