Type of content: Books
Book Category: Land Use Planning
Some utopian plans have shaped our cities —from England’s New Towns and Garden Cities to the Haussmann plan for Paris and the L’Enfant plan for Washington, DC. But these grand plans are the exception, and seldom turn out as envisioned by the utopian...
Type of content: Books
Book Category: Land Use Planning
The US population is estimated to grow by more than 110 million people by 2050, and much of this growth will take place where cities and their suburbs are expanding to meet the suburbs of neighboring cities, creating continuous urban megaregions.
Type of content: Books
Book Category: Green Building
The lack of affordable housing and the climate crisis are two of the most pressing challenges facing cities today.
Type of content: Books
Book Category: Environmental Health
When Bechara Choucair was a young doctor, he learned an important lesson: treating a patient for hypothermia does little good if she has to spend the next night out in the freezing cold.
Type of content: Books
Book Category: Biodiversity & Wildlife
The relationship between humans and mountain lions has always been uneasy. A century ago, mountain lions were vilified as a threat to livestock and hunted to the verge of extinction.
Type of content: Books
Book Category: Ecosystem Science & Management
The pace, intensity, and scale at which humans have altered our planet in recent decades is unprecedented. We have dramatically transformed landscapes and waterways through agriculture, logging, mining, and fire suppression, with drastic impacts on...
Type of content: Books
Book Category: Biodiversity & Wildlife
"Highly compelling...page-turning read" — TNC's Cool Green Science We love our pets. Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and other species have become an essential part of more families than ever before—in North America today, pets outnumber people.
Type of content: Basic page
DOWNLOAD SOME FREE KNOWLEDGE Island Press began with a simple idea: knowledge is power—the power to imagine a better future and find ways for getting us there. Since our founding in 1984, Island Press’ mission has been to provide the best ideas and...
Type of content: Blog
During National Authors Day, we hear from editors on their experiences working with authors.
Type of content: Video
Transportation is one of the biggest challenges facing the Bay Area today. To build good transit, the discussion needs to focus on what matters—quality of service, a range of transit riders, the role of buildings, streets and sidewalks, and, above all,...