We live under the illusion of progress: as long as GDP is going up and prices stay low, we accept poverty and pollution as unfortunate but inevitable byproducts of a successful economy. In fact, the infallibility of the free market and the...
Books
How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
“Informed, utterly blindsiding account.” - Booklist, starred review It’s falling from the sky and in the air we breathe. It’s in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It’s microplastic and it’s...
252 pages
6 x 9
New Tools for a More Resilient Future
The frequency and intensity of natural disasters—such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and storms—is on the rise, threatening our way of life and our livelihoods. Managing this growing risk will be central to economic and social...
214 pages
6 x 9
6 photos and illustrations
Revitalizing America’s Hometowns through Clean Power
For decades, we’ve heard that local, renewable power is on the horizon, and cheaper technologies will one day revolutionize our energy system. Michelle Moore has spent her career proving this opportunity is already here—and any...
252 pages
6 x 9
25 photos/illustrations
How Cities Help Us to Connect and Innovate
There are few more powerful questions than, “Where are you from” or “Where do you live?” People feel intensely connected to cities as places and to other people who feel that same connection. In order to understand ...
216 pages
6 x 9
15 photos and illustrations
Designing and Building for Floods, Heat, Drought, and Wildfire
The climate, which had been relatively stable for centuries, is well into a new and dangerous phase. In 2020 there were 22 weather and climate disasters in the United States, which resulted in 262 deaths. Each disaster cost more than a...
296 pages
6 x 9
77 figures
Designing and Building for Well-Being, Equity, and Sustainability
The first edition of Making Healthy Places offered a visionary and thoroughly researched treatment of the connections between constructed environments and human health. Since its publication over 10 years ago, the field of healthy...
552 pages
8.5 x 11
131 photos/figures
How Innovation Districts Can Embrace Risk and Strengthen Community
Innovation districts and anchor institutions—like hospitals, universities, and technology hubs—are celebrated for their ability to drive economic growth and employment opportunities. But the benefits often fail to reach the very...
258 pages
6 x 9
2 photos, 1 illustration
How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It
What if scrapping one flawed policy could bring US cities closer to addressing debilitating housing shortages, stunted growth and innovation, persistent racial and economic segregation, and car-dependent development? It’s time for...
256 pages
6 x 9
20 illustrations