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Perverse Cities 3Pamela Blais

Thinking Planning and Urbanism 4Beth Moore Milroy

Reconstructing Kobe 5David W. Edgington

Speaking for a Long Time 6Adrienne L. Burk

Sex and the Revitalized City 7Leslie Kern

Suburb, Slum, Urban Village 8Carolyn Whitzman

Geography of British Columbia, 9 Third EditionBrett McGillivray

Quebec 10Serge Courville Translated by Richard Howard

Tales of Two Cities 11Sylvia Bashevkin

Race and the City 11Shanti Fernando

Vanishing British Columbia 12Michael Kluckner

Creating a Modern Countryside 12James Murton

Second Growth 13Sean Markey, John T. Pierce, Kelly Vodden, and Mark Roseland

The Vancouver Achievement 13John Punter

Planning the New Suburbia 14Avi Friedman

Planning Canadian Regions 14Gerald Hodge and Ira M. Robinson

Governing Ourselves? 15Mary Louise McAllister

A Dynamic Balance 15Edited by Ann Dale and Jenny Onyx

Redrawing Local Government 16 BoundariesEdited by John Meligrana

Bioregionalism and Civil Society 16Mike Carr

Taking the Air 17Paul Kopas

Linking Industry and Ecology 17Edited by Ray Côté, James Tansey, and Ann Dale

The Culture of Flushing 18Jamie Benidickson

The Co-workplace 18Laura C. Johnson

Transport for Suburbia 19Paul Mees

An Introduction to Sustainable 19 TransportationPreston L. Schiller, Eric C. Bruun, and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy

La Calle 20Lydia R. Otero

Landscapes and Social 20Transformations on the Northwest CoastJeff Oliver

The Country in the City 21Richard A. Walker

Expansive Discourses 21Max Foran

Cities for People 22Jan Gehl

The Intercultural City 22Phil Wood and Charles Landry

Creating Vibrant Public Spaces 23Ned Crankshaw

Seven Rules for Sustainable 23 CommunitiesPatrick M. Condon

Urban Transformation 24Peter Bosselmann

Community Planning, Second Edition 24Eric Damian Kelly

Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems 25Peter Newman and Isabella Jennings

Light Imprint Handbook 25Thomas E. Low

Resilient Cities 26Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, and Heather Boyer

Heat Islands 26Lisa Gartland

Designing High-Density Cities 27Edited by Edward Ng

Megaregions 27Catherine L. Ross

The Principles of Green Urbanism 28Steffen Lehmann

Governing for Sustainable Urban 28 DevelopmentYvonne Rydin

Pedaling Revolution 29Jeff Mapes

Public Produce 29Darrin Nordahl

Building an Emerald City 30Lucia Athens

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Sustainable Housing Projects 31Ronald Rovers

The Whole Building Handbook 31Varis Bokalders and Maria Block

Modeling the Environment, 32 Second EditionAndrew Ford

Strategic Environmental Assessment 32 in ActionRiki Therivel

Floodplain Management 33Bob Freitag, Susan Bolton, Frank Westerlund, and J.L.S. Clark

The Living Landscape, Second Edition 33Frederick Steiner

Wired to the World, Chained to 34 the HomePenny Gurstein

Demography in Canada in the 34 Twentieth CenturySylvia T. Wargon

Houser 34H. Peter Oberlander and Eva M Newbrun

A History of Domestic Space 34Peter Ward

Regional Economic Impact Analysis 34 and Project EvaluationH. Craig Davis

Demographic Projection Techniques 34 for Regions and Smaller AreasH. Craig Davis

Mega Urban Regions of Southeast Asia 34Edited by Ira M. Robinson

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Perverse CitiesHidden Subsidies, Wonky Policy, and Urban SprawlPamela blais

Perverse Cities provides a provocative explanation for the persistence of urban sprawl, pointing to flawed public policies and distorted price signals.

Urban sprawl – low-density subdivisions and business parks, big box stores and mega-malls – has increasingly come to define city growth despite decades of planning and policy. In Perverse Cities, Pamela Blais argues that flawed public policies and mis-pricing create hidden, “perverse” subsidies and incentives that promote sprawl while discouraging more efficient and sustainable urban forms – clearly not what most planners and environmentalists have in mind. She makes the case for accurate pricing and better policy to curb sprawl and shows how this can be achieved in practice through a range of market-oriented tools that promote efficient, sustainable cities.

COntentS1 The Price of SprawlPart 1: the Planning Problem2 Sprawl: A Planning Problem3 The Costs and Benefits of SprawlPart 2: the Problem with Planning4 The Costs and Benefits of Planning5 How Do Our Cities Grow? Plans versus Reality6 Prices Drive SprawlPart 3: Subsidies, Cross-Subsidies, and Mis-incentives:

how Public Policy Finances Sprawl7 Municipal Services: Costs and Prices8 Network Services: Costs and Prices9 Housing, Infrastructure, and Energy: More

Mis-Pricing and Mis-Incentives10 Driving Sprawl: Pricing and Policy Mis-IncentivesPart 4: What to do11 Pricing Principles12 A Toolbox of Market-Oriented Instruments13 Perverse Subsidies, Perverse Cities

PaMela blaiS is a city planner and principal of Toronto-based Metropole Consultants.

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thinking Planning and Urbanismbeth Moore Milroy

by exposing the details of one redevelopment – the dundas Square area in toronto – this book shows how city planners can be overwhelmed by the machinations of money and power, and also why the planning field itself is ill-equipped to answer the challenge of finding creative solutions for post-industrial problems.

When manufacturers and retailers vacate traditional locations, they leave holes in a city’s fabric that signal a shifting urban-industrial terrain. Who should mend these spaces, and how should they approach the problem? Using Toronto’s Dundas Square and surrounding area as a case study, this book meticulously reconstructs the redevelopment process to explore the theories and practices used. It traces the labyrinth of competing interests that can sideline and nearly overwhelm the public planning function. In these circumstances, Moore Milroy concludes that practising planners are marooned by planning theories that begin from the premise that urban space is a social construction and only secondarily a function of technology and aesthetics.

COntentS1 Opening2 History (with Nik Luka)3 Regenerating4 Redeveloping5 Defending6 Implementing7 ClosingAppendices; Notes; References; Index

beth MOORe MilROy, professor emerita, is former director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

2009978-0-7748-1615-1 Pb $34.95336 pages, 6 x 9”22 b&w photos, 8 mapsOntario Urban Studies




Reconstructing KobeThe Geography of Crisis and Opportunitydavid W. edgington

an absorbing study of how Japanese policy makers confronted challenges and exploited opportunities to rebuild a city in the aftermath of the world’s first major postwar disaster.

This is the first book-length study of the Hanshin Earthquake and the reconstruction response. Disaster preparedness and reconstruction is, sadly, an increasingly important area of study, and Japan has both a long experience of, and many distinctive approaches to, urban disaster recovery and rebuilding. This excellent study of Japan’s largest postwar urban disaster is thorough, timely, and relevant.– André Sorensen, Department of Geography and

Programme in Planning, University of Toronto

The Hanshin Earthquake was the largest disaster to affect postwar Japan and one of the most destructive postwar natural disasters to strike a developed country. Although the media focused on the disaster’s immediate effects, the long-term reconstruction efforts have gone largely unexplored. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, David Edgington records the first ten years of reconstruction and recovery and asks whether planners successfully exploited opportunities to make a more sustainable and disaster-proof city. This is an intricate investigation of one of the largest redevelopment projects in recent memory.

COntentSPreface 1 Introduction2 Earthquakes and Urban Reconstruction3 Kobe and the Hanshin Earthquake4 The Planning and Reconstruction Response5 Protest, Participation, and the Phoenix Plan6 Neighbourhood Case Studies7 Symbolic Projects and the Local Economy8 ConclusionNotes; References; Index

david W. edgingtOn is a former director of the Centre for Japanese Research and an associate professor of geography at the University of British Columbia.

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Speaking for a long timePublic Space and Social Memory in Vancouveradrienne l. burk

a vivid account of how three public monuments in vancouver’s downtown eastside have challenged the norms of civic art by claiming a place in public space for society’s most vulnerable groups.

The tragedy at École Polytechnique that took the lives of our daughter Anne-Marie Edward and her engineering school companions, and the ongoing tragedy of the murder of Aboriginal women, have changed our collective social consciousness about violence against women. Adrienne Burk’s beautiful and sensitive account of three commemoration sites in Vancouver dedicated to women murdered by men is a case in point, written with extraordinary insight. Speaking for a Long Time will indeed speak for a long time.– Suzanne Laplante-Edward

In the late 1990s, Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside became the setting for three monuments – grassroots initiatives that challenged the norms of civic art by claiming a place in public space for society’s most vulnerable groups, and each figured in debates about many kinds of violence. Emphasizing the resilience and agency of artists, activists, and residents, this account of the creation of memory-scapes offers unique insights into the links between power, public space, and social memory. It asks us to reconsider what constitutes public art that will “speak for a long time.”

COntentSPrefacePart 1: act Marker of Change/ À l’aube du changement CRAB Park Boulder Standing with Courage, Strength and PridePart 2: Frame Public Space, Social Order and Visibility Memory: Blending the Personal and the Social Monuments: Permanence and Memory A Geographic SensibilityPart 3: Forge Continuousness of the Issue Acknowledging the Unseen Consolidating Claims of Community Design Features Street Smarts Proposition: A Politics of VisibilityReferences; Index

adRienne l. bURK is a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University.

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Sex and the Revitalized CityGender, Condominium Development, and Urban Citizenshipleslie Kern

this book exposes the notion of women’s emancipation through condo ownership as a marketing ploy rather than a major shift in gender relations.

This original study of the gendering processes occurring in the neoliberal city is a significant addition to scholarly debate on cities and gender. Empirically grounded in the intricacies of the condo market in Toronto, it both adds to, and updates, the pathbreaking work around gendered critical urban analysis. An accessible and incisive text that will no doubt instigate future discussions.– Loretta Lees, Cities Group, Department of

Geography, King’s College, London

When a recent wave of condominium development overtook Toronto, women emerged as powerful consumers, and reports claimed that home ownership was offering young, single women freedom, financial independence, and personal security. Sex and the Revitalized City examines the truth of these claims by exploring the phenomenon from the perspective of women condo owners and planners and developers. This fresh perspective on urban revitalization reveals that condo ownership is not freeing women from constraints – neoliberal ideologies are remaking women’s relationship with the city in the image of fast capital and consumer citizenship. Women’s emancipation through condominium ownership is a marketing ploy rather than a major shift in gender relations.

COntentSIntroduction1 Growing Up: Toronto’s Condominium Boom and

the Politics of Urban Revitalization2 Troubling Tenure: Condominium Ownership,

Gender, and the Entrepreneurial Subject3 Under Construction: The Place of Community in

the Neoliberal City4 Securing Relations of Threat: The Intersection of

Gender, Fear, and Capital5 A Date with the Big City: Gendering the Myth of

UrbanityConclusionAppendicesNotes; References; Index

leSlie KeRn is an assistant professor of women’s studies at Mount Allison University.

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Suburb, Slum, Urban VillageTransformations in Toronto’s Parkdale Neighbourhood, 1875-2002Carolyn Whitzman

this rich and detailed history of a neighbourhood’s actual conditions, imaginary connotations, and planning policies sheds light on the complex social development of modern urban space.

Suburb, Slum, Urban Village examines the relationship between image and reality for one city neighbourhood – Toronto’s Parkdale. Carolyn Whitzman tracks Parkdale’s story across three eras: its early decades as a politically independent suburb of the industrial city; its half-century of ostensible decline toward becoming a slum; and its post-industrial period of transformation into a revitalized urban village. This book also shows how Parkdale’s image influenced planning policy for the neighbourhood. Whitzman demonstrates that image and reality have not always correlated for Parkdale. Parkdale’s changing image stood in stark contrast to its real social conditions. Nevertheless, this image became a self-fulfilling prophecy, as it contributed to increasingly discriminatory planning practices for Parkdale in the late twentieth century.

ContentSPrefaceIntroduction1 A Good Place to Live? Perceptions and Realities of

Suburbs, Slums, and Urban Villages2 The Flowery Suburb: Parkdale’s Development,

1875-19123 “Becoming a Serious Slum”: Decline in Parkdale,

1913-19664 From Bowery to Bohemia: The Urban Village,

1967-20025 Why Does Parkdale Matter?Notes; References; Index

CaRolyn Whitzman is a senior lecturer in urban planning at the University of Melbourne.

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geography of british Columbia, third editionPeople and Landscapes in Transitionbrett Mcgillivray

A comprehensive, proficient, and intriguing geographic text ... McGillivray’s book is excellent, and no one who teaches the geography of British Columbia should fail to give it serious consideration for adoption. The book fulfils its aims well; it succeeds in providing fascinating insights into the human-environment relationships in British Columbia.– Joseph Mensah, The Canadian Geographer

McGillivray has done a tremendous job ... This book is very well done, will make a valuable teaching resource, and deserves wide adoption.– Greg Halseth, The Canadian Geographer

COntentSPreface1 British Columbia: A Region of Regions2 Physical Processes and Human Implications3 Geophysical Hazards: Living with Risks4 Modifying the Landscape: The Arrival of

Europeans5 First Nations and Their Territories: Reclaiming the

Land6 The Geography of Racism: The Spatial Diffusion of

Asians7 Resource Management in a Changing Global

Economy8 Forestry: A Dominant Export Industry in Difficult

Times9 The Fishing Industry: Managing a Mobile Resource10 Metal Mining: The Opening and Closing of Mines11 Energy: Supply and Demand12 Agriculture: The Land and What Is Produced13 Water: An Essential Resource14 Tourism: A New and Dynamic Industry15 Single-Resource Communities: Fragile Settlements16 Urbanization: A Summary of People and

Landscapes in TransitionGlossary; Index

bRett MCgillivRay taught British Columbia geography at Capilano College, North Vancouver.

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QuebecA Historical GeographySerge Courville

translated by Richard howard

a meticulously researched and original history of Quebec that celebrates the interaction between its physical landscape and its people.

In this richly documented work, Serge Courville tells the geographical history of Quebec from the appearance of the first humans through to the present day. This detailed and erudite book maps major stages of Quebec’s development, providing a geographical record of the many social relationships that over time created a sense of place. Landscape, Courville shows, is the keeper of memory, the record of successive changes, and a witness to the genesis of the new. Places that were once agricultural, then left to waste and ruin, are today revivified by tourism. Areas that now house office buildings were long ago open playgrounds where children ruled. Drawing on vast research, Courville shows how, in spite of the turbulence Quebec often endures – or perhaps because of it – the land itself may be seen as an important participant in the history of its peoples.

Quebec: A Historical Geography was originally published by Les Presses de l’Université Laval as Le Québec: Genèses et mutations du territoire.

COntentSPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: the territory1 Historical DepthPart 2: Prehistoric Ranges2 Origins3 European ContactPart 3: Frontier Farmers4 Establishing a Colony5 A Century of Expansion6 After the ConquestPart 4: growth and Colonization7 Transition8 Taking the Land9 The Other FrontierPart 5: Prospects10 From Growth to RecessionConclusionAfterwordNotes; References; Index

During his twenty-two years as a professor in the Department of Geography at Université Laval, SeRge COURville authored or co-authored some seventeen books, including an ambitious comparative study of colonization and immigration in Canada. RiChaRd hOWaRd has been translating books from the French, chiefly in the social sciences, for over three decades.

2008978-0-7748-1426-3 Pb $34.95364 pages, 6.625 x 9.5”65 charts, 23 tablesQuebecHistorical GeographyCanadian HistoryEnvironmental History



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tales of two CitiesWomen and Municipal Restructuring in London and TorontoSylvia bashevkin

How does reshaping local government affect citizen involvement in public life? As cities move between centralized and decentralized governance and conservative and progressive leadership, what brings out the best and the worst in civic engagement? In this thought-provoking book, Sylvia Bashevkin examines the consequences of divergent restructuring experiences in London and Toronto. By focusing on the forced amalgamation of local boroughs in Toronto and the creation of a new metropolitan authority in London, she explores the fallout for women as urban citizens. Ultimately, context is crucial to whether municipal change signals pessimism or promise.

Sylvia baShevKin is principal of University College and a professor of political science at the University of Toronto.

2006, 978-0-7748-1279-5 Pb $30.95200 pages, 6 x 9”Women’s StudiesCanadian Urban & Regional PoliticsGender & PoliticsEuropean Politics

Race and the CityChinese Canadian and Chinese American Political MobilizationShanti Fernando

In Race and the City, Shanti Fernando presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of both the United States and Canada. She argues that while increasing diversity may be a challenge for systemic inclusiveness, it is one that must be met if Canada is to uphold its vision of a truly democratic society.

Shanti FeRnandO is an assistant professor of political science at York University.

2006, 978-0-7748-1346-4 Pb $30.95192 pages, 6 x 9”Asian DiasporaMulticulturalism & TransnationalismRace & Transnationalism in Politics




vanishing british ColumbiaMichael Kluckner

Shortlisted for the 2005 hUbeRt evanS nOn-FiCtiOn bOOK PRize, bRitiSh COlUMbia bOOK aWaRdS

The old buildings and historic places of British Columbia form a kind of “roadside memory,” a tangible link with stories of settlement, change, and abandonment that reflect the great themes of BC’s history. Michael Kluckner began painting his personal map of the province in a watercolour sketchbook. In 1999, after he put a few of the sketches on his website, a network of correspondents emerged that eventually led him to the family letters, photo albums, and memories from a disappearing era of the province. Vanishing British Columbia is a record of these places and the stories they tell, presenting a compelling argument for stewardship of regional history in the face of urbanization and globalization.

MiChael KlUCKneR is a writer, artist, and heritage activist who has spent decades exploring the highways and byways of British Columbia.

2005, 978-0-7748-1126-2 Pb $39.95224 pages, 8.5 x 11”372 b&w and colour illustrationsCanadian Art & DesignBC HistoryCanadian History

Creating a Modern CountrysideLiberalism and Land Resettlement in British ColumbiaJames Murton

Winner, 2007 K.d. SRivaStava aWaRd

In the early 1900s, British Columbia embarked on a brief but intense effort to manufacture a modern countryside. The government wished to reward Great War veterans with new lives: settlers would benefit from living in a rural community, considered a more healthy and moral alternative to urban life. But the fundamental reason for the land resettlement project was the rise of progressive or “new liberal” thinking, as reformers advocated an expanded role for the state in guaranteeing the prosperity and economic security of its citizens. James Murton examines how this process unfolded and demonstrates how the human-environment relationship of the early twentieth century shaped the province as it is today.

JaMeS MURtOn is an assistant professor of history at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario.

2007, 978-0-7748-1338-9 Pb $34.95256 pages, 6 x 9”17 b&w photos, 5 mapsBC HistoryCanadian HistoryNATURE | HISTORY | SOCIETY SERIES




Second growthCommunity Economic Development in Rural British ColumbiaSean Markey, John t. Pierce, Kelly vodden, and Mark Roseland

This book is drawn from a three-year participatory research project with four communities in British Columbia: two municipalities and two Aboriginal communities. It examines historical and contemporary forces of restructuring, linking the development of rural communities with the legacy of resource development and Aboriginal marginalization across the province. The book then presents the theoretical and practical dynamics of the community economic development (CED) process and outlines a variety of strategies communities can initiate to diversify their local economies. Second Growth shows that sound theoretical frameworks and tested best practices are important tools in facilitating the prospects for a second growth in rural and small-town communities.

Sean MaRKey, JOhn PieRCe, Kelly vOdden, and MaRK ROSeland are members of the Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University.

2004, 978-0-7748-1059-3 Pb $34.95360 pages, 6 x 9”45 tables, 9 b&w illustrations, 5 mapsEconomicsBC PoliticsCanadian Urban & Regional PoliticsDevelopment Studies

the vancouver achievementUrban Planning and DesignJohn Punter

Shortlisted for the 2004 vanCOUveR bOOK aWaRd, City OF vanCOUveR

The first comprehensive account of contemporary planning and urban design practice in any Canadian city, this book examines the development of Vancouver’s unique approach to zoning, planning, and urban design from its inception in the early 1970s to its maturity in the management of urban change at the beginning of the twenty-first century. By the late 1990s, Vancouver had established a reputation in North America for its planning achievement, especially for its creation of a participative, responsive, and design-led approach to urban regeneration and redevelopment. The Vancouver Achievement explains the evolution and evaluates the outcomes of Vancouver’s unique system of discretionary zoning.

JOhn PUnteR is a professor of urban design in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cardiff University, Wales.

2003, 978-0-7748-0972-6 Pb $39.95480 pages, 6 x 9”129 b&w illustrations and photos, 5 mapsArchitecture & ConstructionBC Geography




Planning the new SuburbiaFlexibility by Designavi Friedman

The suburbs house two-thirds of North America’s population and are the subject of much debate and criticism. Planning the New Suburbia explores this phenomenon and proposes ways to respond to the challenge of creating affordable, adaptable, and environmentally sustainable neighbourhoods. Avi Friedman surveys the evolution of urban planning and the development of North American suburbs. He suggests new methods of design and regulation that would enable urban planners to conceive and inhabitants to adapt suburban communities and homes to their evolving needs, including changing family sizes, aging populations, or new working conditions. Rather than dismissing a suburb as an unattractive, impersonal sprawl, Friedman shows how they can be modified into an affordable, sustainable, and adaptable community.

avi FRiedMan is an associate professor in the School of Architecture and director of the Affordable Homes Program at McGill University.

2001, 978-0-7748-0859-0 Pb $29.95224 pages, 10 x 8.5”120 b&w illustrations, 53 b&w photosArchitecture & Construction

Planning Canadian Regionsgerald hodge and ira M. Robinson

Planning Canadian Regions is the first book to consolidate the history, evolution, current practice, and future prospects for regional planning in Canada. As planners grapple with challenges wrought by globalization, the evolution of massive new city-regions, and the pressures of sustainable and community development, a deeper understanding of Canada’s approaches is invaluable. Hodge and Robinson identify the conceptual and historical foundations of regional planning and propose a new planning paradigm that emphasizes regional governance and greater inclusiveness and integration of physical planning with planning for economic sustainability and natural ecosystems.

geRald hOdge is a professor emeritus at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen’s University. iRa M. RObinSOn is a professor emeritus of Urban Planning at the University of Calgary.

2001, 978-0-7748-0851-4 Pb $39.95486 pages, 6 x 9”10 maps, 11 b&w illustrations, 15 tablesCanadian Urban & Regional Politics




governing Ourselves?The Politics of Canadian CommunitiesMary louise Mcallister

Winner, 2005 OUtStanding aCadeMiC title, ChOiCe Magazine

Given the pressures of integration and assimilation, how are people within communities able to make decisions about their own environment, whether individually or collectively? Governing Ourselves? explores issues of influence and power within local institutions and decision-making processes using numerous illustrations from municipalities across Canada. It shows how communities large and small, from Toronto to Iqaluit, have distinctive political cultures and therefore respond differently to changing global and domestic environments. Case studies illuminate historical and contemporary challenges to local governance. This book covers topics including government structures and institutions and intergovernmental relations and reaches more broadly into geography, urban planning, environmental studies, public administration, and sociology.

MaRy lOUiSe MCalliSteR is an associate professor in the Department of Environment and Resource Studies at the University of Waterloo.

2004, 978-0-7748-1063-0 Pb $39.95352 pages, 6 x 9”62 b&w illustrations, 3 tables, 1 mapCanadian Urban & Regional Politics

a dynamic balanceSocial Capital and Sustainable Community Developmentedited by ann dale and Jenny Onyx

A Dynamic Balance illuminates the importance of understanding the social dimension of sustainability as it examines the links between social capital and sustainable development within the overall context of local community development. Looking at case studies in both Australia and Canada, it draws upon lessons that can be learned to reconnect large urban centres and smaller communities. Given the number of small communities in both countries struggling to diversify from single-resource economies in a context of increasing globalization, the analysis touches on several critical public policy issues. This is a timely and provocative call for reconciliation and reconnection within and between communities.

ann dale is a professor in the Science, Technology, and Environment Division at Royal Roads University. She is a Trudeau Fellow, and a Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Community Development. Jenny OnyX is the director of the Centre for Australian Community Organisation and Management at the University of Technology in Sydney.

2005, 978-0-7748-1144-6 Pb $34.95288 pages, 6 x 9”19 b&w illustrations, 8 tablesEnvironmental PolicySustainabilitySUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT SERIES




Redrawing local government boundariesAn International Study of Politics, Procedures, and Decisionsedited by John Meligrana

This collection, the first international comparative study of local boundary reform, examines the legal and regulatory procedures involved in municipal restructuring. Case studies from eight nations investigate how and why local governments have been enlarged in scope and reduced in number. Four key aspects are examined: the geography of the local government boundary problem, the procedures associated with boundary reform, the roles of institutions and actors in boundary reform, and the implications for urban and regional governance. This book offers a broad theoretical understanding of local government boundary reform and informs the wider scholarly discussion about institutional change, state structures, and the areal jurisdiction of local governments.

JOhn MeligRana is an assistant professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen’s University.

2004, 978-0-7748-0934-4 Pb $34.95256 pages, 6 x 9”15 mapsPolitical ScienceCanadian Public Policy & AdministrationCanadian Urban & Regional Politics

bioregionalism and Civil SocietyDemocratic Challenges to Corporate GlobalismMike Carr

Bioregionalism and Civil Society addresses the urgent need for sustainability in industrialized societies. It explores the bioregional movement in the US, Canada, and Mexico, examining its vision, values, strategies, and tools for building sustainable societies. Practically, Mike Carr argues for bioregionalism as a place-specific, community movement that can stand in diverse opposition to the homogenizing trends of corporate globalization. Theoretically, the author seeks lessons for civil society-based social theory and strategy. Carr argues that bioregional values and community-building tools support a diverse, democratic, socially just civil society that respects the natural world.

MiKe CaRR has taught geography, urban studies, and First Nations studies at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.

2005, 978-0-7748-0945-0 Pb $34.95344 pages, 6 x 9”8 maps, 3 b&w illustrationsEnvironmental Advocacy & ActivismEnvironmental PolicyGlobalizationSUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT SERIES




taking the airIdeas and Change in Canada’s National ParksPaul Kopas

In Taking the Air, Paul Kopas takes a comprehensive approach to the policy aspects of the management of parks and protected areas. He scrutinizes the policy-making process for national parks since the mid-1950s and interrogates the rationale and policies that have governed their administration. He argues that national parks and park policy reflect not only environmental concerns but also the political and social attitudes of bureaucrats, citizens, interest groups, Aboriginal peoples, and legal authorities. He explores how the goals of each group have been shaped by the historical context of park policy, influencing the shape and weight of their contributions.

PaUl KOPaS teaches political science at the University of British Columbia.

2007, 978-0-7748-1330-3 Pb $34.95256 pages, 6 x 9”Canadian RegionsEnvironmental PoliticsEnvironmental PolicyResource Mangement

linking industry and ecologyA Question of Designedited by Ray Côté, James tansey, and ann dale

The contributors to this volume draw on their experience in a variety of disciplines to explore the origins, promise, and relevance of the emerging field of industrial ecology. They situate industrial ecology within the broader range of environmental management strategies and concepts, from the practices of pollution prevention through life cycle management, to the more fundamental shift toward dematerialization and ecological design. This book makes a compelling argument for the need to think ecologically to develop innovative and competitive industrial policy.

Ray Côté is a professor of resource and environmental studies at Dalhousie University. JaMeS tanSey is James Martin Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. ann dale is a professor in the Science, Technology, and Environment Division at Royal Roads University.

2005, 978-0-7748-1214-6 Pb $34.95288 pages, 6 x 9”36 b&w illustrations and photographsEnvironmental Business & EconomicsEnvironmental Policy Resource Mangement SustainabilitySUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT SERIES




the Culture of FlushingA Social and Legal History of SewageJamie benidickson

The flush of a toilet is routine. It is safe, efficient, necessary, nonpolitical, and utterly unremarkable. Yet Jamie Benidickson’s examination of the social and legal history of sewage in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom demonstrates that the uncontroversial reputation of flushing is deceptive. The Culture of Flushing investigates and clarifies the murky evolution of waste treatment. It is particularly relevant in a time when community water quality can no longer be taken for granted.

JaMie benidiCKSOn teaches at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.

2007, 978-0-7748-1292-4 Pb $30.95368 pages, 6 x 9”16 b&w illustrationsEnvironmental Engineering & TechnologyEnvironmental HistoryEnvironmental LawResource MangementCanadian Public Policy & AdministrationScience & TechnologyNATURE | HISTORY | SOCIETY SERIES

the Co-workplaceTeleworking in the Neighbourhoodlaura C. Johnson

Almost half of all jobs in North America and Europe could today be performed away from a traditional office. Millions of office workers are already working from home, and while some appreciate the flexibility of home-based telework, others find that they are bound to their employers by an “electronic leash.” This book explores the “co-workplace” – a new type of neighbourhood-based facility offering the benefits of remote work while maintaining boundaries between workplace and home. Borrowing from the experience of cooperative artists’ studios, business incubators, and the corner copy shop, Laura Johnson explains why office infrastructure can be important for productivity as well as the quality of work life.

laURa C. JOhnSOn teaches at the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo and is a consultant on social policy issues.

2007, 978-0-7748-0970-2 Pb $32.95160 pages, 6 x 9”11 b&w illustrationsSociology of Work & LabourWomen’s Studies

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transport for SuburbiaBeyond the Automobile AgePaul Mees

With countries like China and India moving towards mass-automobility, we face an environmental and urban health disaster unless alternatives are found. But while public transport has worked well in the dense cores of some big cities, many residents of developed countries now live in dispersed suburbs and smaller cities and towns with little or no public transport. This book examines the generalizable public transport model that has worked in places as diverse as Toronto and Vancouver, rural Switzerland, and the Brazilian city of Curitiba. It shows how this model can be adapted to suburban, exurban and even rural areas to provide a genuine alternative to the car, and outlines the governance, funding and service planning policies that underpin the success of the world’s best public transport systems.

PaUl MeeS is a senior lecturer in transport planning at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

2009, 978-1-8440-7740-3 hC $67.95240 pages, 6.25 x 9.25”Maps, diagrams, tables, indexEnvironmental PolicySustainabilityTransportation IssuesCanadian Urban & Regional PoliticseaRthSCan PUbliSheRSCanadian rights only

an introduction to Sustainable transportationPolicy, Planning and ImplementationPreston l. Schiller, eric C. bruun, and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy

Transportation plays a substantial role and provides tremendous benefits to society, but it also imposes significant economic, social and environmental costs. This essential multi-authored work reflects a new sustainable transportation planning paradigm. Focusing on accessibility rather than mobility, the text analyzes every mode of transport, from human-powered modes to marine and air transport, looking at capacity and utility considerations, infrastructure demands, resource consumption, pollution, and costs. It examines how decisions are currently made, and how they should be, explaining the often misunderstood area of public participation.

PReStOn l. SChilleR is an adjunct lecturer in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen’s University. eRiC C. bRUUn teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. JeFFRey R. KenWORthy is a professor in Sustainable Cities in the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute in Perth, Australia.

March 2010, 978-1-8440-7665-9 Pb $41.95368 pages, 7.75 x 9.75”Photographs, illustrations, figures, tables Transportation IssuesSustainabilityeaRthSCan PUbliSheRSCanadian rights only




la CalleSpatial Conflicts and Urban Renewal in a Southwest Citylydia R. Otero

On March 1, 1966, the voters of Tucson approved the Pueblo Center Redevelopment Project – Arizona’s first major urban renewal project – which targeted the most densely populated eighty acres in the state. For close to one hundred years, Tucsonenses had created their own spatial reality in the historical, predominantly Mexican American heart of the city, an area most called “la calle.” But to make way for the Pueblo Center’s new buildings, city officials proceeded to displace la calle’s residents and to demolish their ethnically diverse neighborhoods, which, contends Lydia Otero, challenged the spatial and cultural assumptions of postwar modernity, suburbia, and urban planning. La Calle explores the forces behind the mass displacement: an unrelenting desire for order, a local economy increasingly dependent on tourism, and the pivotal power of federal housing policies.

lydia OteRO is an assistant professor in the Department of Mexican American and Raza Studies at the University of Arizona.

November 2010, 978-0-8165-2888-2 Pb $24.95 288 pages, 6 x 9” United States HistoryHistorical GeographyUniveRSity OF aRizOna PReSSCanadian rights only

landscapes and Social transformations on the northwest CoastColonial Encounters in the Fraser ValleyJeff Oliver

Jeff Oliver reexamines the social history of British Columbia’s Fraser Valley from pre-contact to the violent upheavals of nineteenth and early twentieth century colonialism. Drawing on ethnographic texts, archaeological evidence, cartography, and historical writing, he demonstrates how social change and cultural understanding are tied to the way that people use and remake the landscape. This work examines engagement between people and the environment across a variety of themes, from aboriginal appropriation of nature to colonists’ reworking of physical and conceptual geographies, demonstrating the consequences of these interactions as they permeated various social and cultural spheres. It provides fresh insight into such topics as landscape change, perceptions of place, and Aboriginal-white relations.

JeFF OliveR is a lecturer of archaeology at the University of Aberdeen.

March 2010, 978-0-8165-2787-8 hC $55.00264 pages, 6 x 9”Aboriginal HistoryAboriginal AnthropologyAboriginal ArchaeologyBC Aboriginal StudiesGeographyUniveRSity OF aRizOna PReSSCanadian rights only




the Country in the CityThe Greening of the San Francisco Bay AreaRichard a. Walker Foreword by William Cronon

One of the world’s most beautiful cities, San Francisco is more greensward than asphalt jungle, more open space than hardscape. The Bay Area’s civic landscape has been fought over acre by acre; its most cherished environments – Mount Tamalpais, Napa Valley, San Francisco Bay, Point Reyes, the Pacific coast – have engendered some of the fiercest environmental battles in the country and have made the region a leader in green ideas. In The Country in the City, Richard Walker tells the story of how the jigsaw geography of this greenbelt has been set into place.

RiChaRd a. WalKeR is professor of geography and chair of the California Studies Center at the University of California, Berkeley.

2007, 978-0-2959-8815-3 Pb $29.95264 pages, 6 x 9”36 b&w illustrations, 13 mapsEnvironmental HistoryEnvironmental PoliticsSustainabilityUniveRSity OF WaShingtOn PReSSCanadian rights only

expansive discoursesUrban Sprawl in Calgary, 1945–1978Max Foran

This is a groundbreaking study of urban sprawl in Calgary after the Second World War. The interactions of land developers and the local government influenced how the pattern grew: developers met market demands and optimized profits by building houses as efficiently as possible, while the city had to consider wider planning constraints and infrastructure costs. Foran examines the complexity of their interactions from a historical perspective, why each party acted as it did, and where each can be criticized.

MaX FORan is a professor in the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary.

2009, 978-1-8974-2513-8 Pb $29.95350 pages, 6 x 9”Western ProvincesSustainabilityUrban Studies & PlanningathabaSCa UniveRSity PReSSCanadian rights only




Cities for PeopleJan gehl

For more than forty years Jan Gehl has helped to transform urban environments around the world based on his research into the ways people actually use – or could use – the spaces where they live and work. In this revolutionary book, Gehl presents his latest work creating (or recreating) cityscapes on a human scale. He clearly explains the methods and tools he uses to reconfigure unworkable cityscapes into the landscapes he believes they should be: cities for people. Taking into account changing demographics and changing lifestyles, Gehl explains how to develop cities that are lively, safe, sustainable, and healthy.

Jan gehl is a founding partner of Gehl Architects—Urban Quality Consultants. He has received numerous awards for his work and is widely credited with creating and renewing urban spaces in cities around the world.

September 2010, 978-1-5972-6573-7 hC $49.50285 pages, 8 x 10”Colour figures and photos throughoutEnvironmental PoliticsCanadian Urban & Regional PoliticsiSland PReSSCanadian rights only

the intercultural CityPlanning for Diversity AdvantagePhil Wood and Charles landry

In a world of increasing mobility, how people of different cultures live together is a key issue of our age, especially for those responsible for planning and running cities. The Intercultural City analyses the links between urban change and cultural diversity, providing new thinking on how diverse communities can cooperate in productive harmony instead of leading parallel or antagonistic lives. Drawing on original research in the US, Europe, Australasia and the UK, it critiques past and current policy and introduces conceptual frameworks with insights and tools for practitioners such as “indicators of openness,” “urban cultural literacy,” and “ten steps to an Intercultural City.”

Published with Comedia.

Phil WOOd has been a partner in the urban policy think-tank Comedia since 2000. He has advised the UK Government’s Commission on Integration and Cohesion. ChaRleS landRy founded Comedia in 1978, which seeks to rethink the major global issues for cities.

2007, 978-1-8440-7436-5 Pb $41.95384 pages, 5.5 x 8.5”Photographs, figures, boxes, indexCommunication & Cultural StudiesRace & EthnicityeaRthSCan PUbliSheRSCanadian rights only




Creating vibrant Public SpacesStreetscape Design in Commercial and Historic Districtsned Crankshaw

Public space and street design in commercial districts can dictate the success or failure of walkable community centers. This informative, practical book describes methods for restoring the health and vibrancy of the streets and public spaces of our existing commercial districts in ways that will make them positive alternatives to suburban sprawl while respecting their historic character. Clearly written and with numerous photos to enhance the text, Creating Vibrant Public Spaces uses examples from communities across the United States to illustrate the potential for restoring the balance between automobile access and “walkability.” With creativity, planning, and commitment, these centers can thrive again, adding to the quality of local life and contributing to the local economy.

ned CRanKShaW is an associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Kentucky.

2008, 978-1-5972-6483-9 Pb $35.00240 pages, 7 x 10”122 b&w photosArchitecturePublic Policy & AdministrationiSland PReSSCanadian rights only

Seven Rules for Sustainable CommunitiesDesign Strategies for the Post Carbon WorldPatrick M. Condon

In this important new book, Patrick Condon discusses transportation, housing equity, job distribution, economic development, and ecological systems issues and synthesizes his knowledge and research into a simple-to-understand set of urban design rules that can help save the planet. No other book so clearly connects the form of our cities to their ecological, economic, and social consequences. No other book takes on this breadth of complex and contentious issues and distills them down to such convincing and practical solutions. And no other book so vividly compares and contrasts the differing experiences of US and Canadian cities.

PatRiCK M. COndOn is a professor at the University of British Columbia, affiliated with the James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments.

April 2010, 978-1-5972-6665-9 Pb $30.00200 pages, 7 x 10”Architecture, Art & DesignSustainabilityPublic Policy & AdministrationUrban & Regional PoliticsiSland PReSSCanadian rights only




Urban transformationUnderstanding City Form and DesignPeter bosselmann

How do cities transform over time? And why do some cities change for the better while others deteriorate? In articulating new ways of viewing urban areas and how they develop over time, Peter Bosselmann offers a stimulating guidebook for students and professionals engaged in urban design, planning, and architecture. By looking through Bosselmann’s eyes readers will learn to “see” cities anew. He demonstrates how cities transform by introducing the idea of “urban morphology.” We learn how to measure quality-of-life parameters that are often considered un-measurable, including “vitality,” “livability,” and “belonging.” His hope is that, with the fresh vision he offers, readers will be empowered to offer inventive new solutions to familiar urban problems.

PeteR bOSSelMann is a professor of urban design at the University of California, Berkeley.

2008, 978-1-5972-6481-5 Pb $45.00336 pages, 8 x 10”Environmental HistoryEnvironmental HistoryHistorical GeographyiSland PReSSCanadian rights only

Community Planning, Second editionAn Introduction to the Comprehensive Planeric damian Kelly

This book introduces community planning as practiced in the United States, focusing on the comprehensive plan. Sometimes known by other names – especially master plan or general plan – the type of plan described here is the predominant form of general governmental planning in the US. Although many government agencies make plans for their own programs or facilities, the comprehensive plan is the only planning document that considers multiple programs and that accounts for activities on all land located within the planning area, including both public and private property.

eRiC Kelly is a professor of urban planning at Ball State University and past president of the American Planning Association.

2009, 978-1-5972-6552-2 hC $100.00424 pages, 8 x 10.5”Tables and figures throughoutCommunication & Cultural StudiesPolitical ScienceiSland PReSSCanadian rights only




Cities as Sustainable ecosystemsPrinciples and PracticesPeter newman and isabella Jennings

Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives. The sources of the water they drink, the food they eat, and the energy they consume are all but invisible, and their waste ends up in places beyond their city boundaries. Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems shows how cities and their residents can begin to reintegrate into their bioregional environment and how cities themselves can be planned with nature’s organizing principles in mind. Taking cues from living systems for sustainability strategies, Newman and Jennings reassess urban design by exploring flows of energy, materials, and information, along with the interactions between human and non-human parts of the system.

PeteR neWMan is professor of city policy and director of the Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. iSabella JenningS is a graduate student in the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch University.

2008, 978-1-5972-6188-3 Pb $35.00296 pages, 7 x 10”Environmental PoliticsSustainabilityiSland PReSSCanadian rights only

light imprint handbookIntegrating Sustainability and Community Designthomas e. low

A green approach to neighborhood design, Light Imprint employs New Urbanist principles to create compact, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods. To this, it adds a tool box of techniques to manage stormwater and natural drainage – an ever-present environmental challenge that plays a major role in shaping cities and towns. In this little book, you will find more than sixty techniques for paving streets and walkways, channeling and storing water, and filtering surface runoff before release into the underground water table. Done thoughtfully, this seemingly mundane engineering work not only improves the environment but also can make neighborhoods more beautiful and livable.

thOMaS e. lOW is the director of town planning at Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, and chair of Civic By Design Forum, Charlotte, North Carolina.

January 2010, 978-1-9318-7109-9 Pb $72.00350 pages, 5.5 x 8”Resource MangementWateriSland PReSSCanadian rights only




Resilient CitiesResponding to Peak Oil and Climate ChangePeter newman, timothy beatley, and heather boyer

In the next twenty years, the number of urban dwellers will swell to an estimated five billion people. With inefficient transportation systems and poorly designed buildings consuming enormous quantities of fossil fuels, are the world’s cities headed for inevitable collapse? The authors argue that intelligent planning and visionary leadership can help cities meet impending crises. They articulate how “sustainable urbanism,” new transportation systems, and buildings can be developed to replace our present low efficiency systems. In conclusion, they offer ten strategic steps that any city can take toward greater sustainability and resilience.

PeteR neWMan is a professor of sustainability at Curtin University in Western Australia. tiMOthy beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities at the University of Virginia. heatheR bOyeR is a senior editor at Island Press and 2005 Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

2009, 978-1-5972-6499-0 Pb $30.00166 pages, 6 x 9”39 photosEnvironmental PolicySustainabilityiSland PReSSCanadian rights only

heat islandsUnderstanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areaslisa gartland

Heat islands are urban and suburban areas that are significantly warmer than their surroundings. Traditional, highly absorptive construction materials and a lack of effective landscaping are their main causes. Heat island problems, in terms of increased energy consumption, reduced air quality and effects on human health and mortality, are becoming more pressing as cities continue to grow and sprawl. This comprehensive book brings together the latest information about heat islands and their mitigation. The book describes how heat islands are formed, what problems they cause, which technologies mitigate heat island effects, and what policies and actions can be taken to cool communities.

liSa gaRtland is the sole proprietor of PositivEnergy, a consulting firm specializing in heat island mitigation, and former director of the Sacramento Cool Community Program, whose aim was to reduce Sacramento’s heat island.

December 2010, 978-1-8497-1298-9 Pb $76.95208 pages, 7.5 x 9.5”Figures, tables, indexSustainabilityeaRthSCan PUbliSheRSCanadian rights only




designing high-density CitiesFor Social and Environmental Sustainabilityedited by edward ng

Compact living is sustainable living. High-density cities can support closer amenities, encourage reduced trip lengths and the use of public transport and therefore reduce transport energy costs and carbon emissions. High-density planning also helps to control the spread of urban suburbs into open lands, improves efficiency in urban infrastructure and services, and results in environmental improvements that support higher quality of life. However, such density creates design challenges and problems. A collection of experts in each of the related architectural and planning areas examines these environmental and social issues, and argues that high-density cities are a sustainable solution.

edWaRd ng is a professor at the School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an environmental consultant to organizations and governments.

January 2010, 978-1-8440-7460-0 hC $132.95396 pages, 7.75 x 9.25”Maps, figures, tables, indexArchitecture, Art & DesignPolitical ScienceeaRthSCan PUbliSheRSCanadian rights only

MegaregionsPlanning for Global CompetitivenessCatherine l. Ross

The new scale for considering economic strength and growth opportunities is the “megaregion,” a network of metropolitan centres and their surrounding areas linked through environmental, economic, and infrastructure interactions. By the year 2050, megaregions will contain two-thirds of the US population. What are the spatial implications of this trend within the context of sustainability, economic competitiveness, and social equity? How can we address housing, transportation, and infrastructure needs? How can we develop and implement the policy changes necessary to make viable, livable megaregions? In this book, leading academics and professionals address the most critical issues confronting the US over the next fifty years. Together these essays define the theoretical and operational underpinnings of a new structure that could respond to anticipated upheavals in US population and living patterns.

CatheRine l. ROSS is Harry West Professor and the director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

2009, 978-1-5972-6586-7 Pb $35.00336 pages, 7 x 10”Environmental PoliticsEnvironmental PolicyiSland PReSSCanadian rights only




the Principles of green UrbanismTransforming the City for SustainabilitySteffen lehmann

Current and emergent forms of urbanism are influenced by climate change, leading to the idea of a new generation of “zero-emission cities.” These cities are seen as applying new concepts in densification and expansion, designed with energy efficiency and sustainability as principal criteria. The aim is to connect and integrate sustainable design principles with a holistic idea for the future of our cities to generate future-proof strategies for the revitalization of the urban landscape. The first section of the book clearly explains these principles and how they can be employed. The principles are then explored through case studies of Newcastle, Australia, which is at an important juncture in its urban evolution.

SteFFen lehMann holds the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Urban Development in Asia and the Pacific, as well as the Professorial Chair in Architectural Design at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is Founding Director of the s_Lab Space Laboratory for Architectural Research and Design (Sydney-Berlin).

August 2010, 978-1-8440-7817-2 Pb $88.95288 pages, 7.5 x 9.5”Photographs, figures, diagrams and tablesArchitecture & ConstructionEnvironmental Engineering & TechnologySustainabilityeaRthSCan PUbliSheRSCanadian rights only

governing for Sustainable Urban developmentyvonne Rydin

Achieving urban sustainability is amongst the most pressing issues facing planners and governments. This book is the first to provide a cohesive analysis of urban governance and what is required to achieve sustainable development in urban areas. Yvonne Rydin considers climate change mitigation and adaptation, together with other dimensions of environmental sustainability, and then connects this to the social and economic dimensions of urban development, looking across the scales of the individual building, the development site, the urban area, and the infrastructure network.

yvOnne Rydin is a professor at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL and Co-Director of the UCL Environment Institute.

May 2010, 978-1-8440-7819-6 Pb $41.95224 pages, 7.5 x 9.5”Figures, tables, graphs, boxes, indexPolicySustainabilityeaRthSCan PUbliSheRSCanadian rights only




Public ProduceThe New Urban Agriculturedarrin nordahl

Public agencies at one time were at best indifferent about, or at worst dismissive of, food production in the city. Today, public officials recognize that food insecurity is affecting everyone, not just the inner-city poor, and that policies seeking to restructure the production and distribution of food to the tens of millions of people living in cities have immediate benefits to community-wide health and prosperity. This book illustrates that there is both a need and a desire to supplement our existing food production methods outside the city with opportunities inside the city. Each of these efforts not only make fresh produce more available to the public but also reinforce a sense of place and build community, nourish the needy, and promote food literacy and good health. There is much to be gained, Nordahl writes, in adding a bit of agrarianism into our urbanism.

daRRin nORdahl is the city designer at the Davenport Design Center in Iowa. He has also taught in the planning program at the University of California at Berkeley.

2009, 978-1-5972-6587-4 hC $60.00180 pages, 6 x 9”MapsArchaeologyFood & Agricultural StudiesEnvironmental PoliticsiSland PReSSCanadian rights only

Pedaling RevolutionHow Cyclists Are Changing American CitiesJeff Mapes

A grassroots movement is carving out a niche for bicycles on city streets. In Pedaling Revolution, Jeff Mapes, a longtime political reporter and bike commuter, explores the growth of bicycle advocacy and issues such as the environmental, safety, and health aspects of biking for short trips. Essential reading for anyone who rides their bike to work or on errands, works in transportation or urban planning, or just wonders why they are seeing so many more bicyclists on the road.

JeFF MaPeS is senior political reporter for The Oregonian and has covered Congress, state government, and numerous local, state, and national campaigns. He is also author of the blog Mapes on Politics.

2009, 978-0-8707-1419-1 Pb $21.95288 pages, 6 x 9”Environmental Advocacy & ActivismSustainabilityTransportation IssuesPolitical ScienceORegOn State UniveRSity PReSSCanadian rights only




building an emerald CityA Guide to Creating Green Building Policies and Programslucia athens

In 2000, Seattle, Washington, became the first US city to officially adopt the US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) “Silver” standards for its major construction projects. In the midst of a municipal building boom, it set new targets for building and remodeling to LEED guidelines. The city is now home to one of the highest concentrations of LEED buildings in the world. Building an Emerald City is the story of how Seattle transformed itself into a leader in sustainable “green” building, written by one of the principal figures in that transformation. Both a personal account and a guide for anyone who wants to bring about similar changes in any city, it is that rare book – one that is both inspirational and practical.

lUCia athenS is a senior associate and sustainable futures strategist for CollinsWoerman, a planning and architecture firm specializing in innovative and sustainable solutions.

2009, 978-1-5972-6584-3 Pb $30.00224 pages, 8 x 10.5”Architecture, Art & DesignEnvironmental PolicyiSland PReSSCanadian rights only

green building trendsEuropeJerry yudelson

The “green building revolution” is a worldwide movement for energy-efficient, environmentally aware architecture and design. Europe has been at the forefront of green building technology, and Green Building Trends: Europe provides an indispensable overview of these cutting edge ideas and applications. Green building expert Jerry Yudelson interviewed Europe’s leading architects and engineers and visited many exemplary projects, including the new Lufthansa headquarters in Frankfurt, a new school at University College London, and a zero-net-energy, all-glass house in Stuttgart. He provides a primer on new technologies and approaches in Western Europe that can be adopted in North America, including building-integrated solar technologies, dynamic façades that provide natural ventilation, and zero-net-energy homes built like Thermos bottles.

JeRRy yUdelSOn is president of Yudelson Associates in Tucson, Arizona, and a former board member of the US Green Building Council.

2009, 978-1-5972-6477-8 Pb $30.00192 pages, 8 x 10”Tables, FiguresArchitecture & ConstructionEnvironmental Engineering & TechnologySustainabilityiSland PReSSCanadian rights only




Sustainable housing ProjectsImplementing a Conceptual ApproachRonald Rovers

Due to exhaustible resources, large urban developments, and the current attention given to climate issues, sustainable building is back on the agenda. This goes for governments in well-developed countries like France, Spain, the United States, and the United Kingdom, as well as rapidly developing regions like China, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia. Sustainable Housing Projects takes a wide, conceptual approach for sustainably built projects, which allows an integrated approach to the various stakes and stakeholders. Such an approach is particularly suitable for a medium scale level, involving neighborhood development, and a number of examples on this scale level are included.

ROnald ROveRS is associate professor at Wageningen University. He also trains professionals and government employees on sustainable housing.

2008, 978-9-0859-4020-3 Pb $44.95112 pages, 6.5 x 8”Industrial DesignSustainabilityteChne PReSSCanadian rights only

the Whole building handbookHow to Design Healthy, Efficient and Sustainable Buildingsvaris bokalders and Maria block

The Whole Building Handbook is a compendium of all the issues and strategies that architects need to understand to design and construct sustainable buildings for a sustainable society. The authors move beyond the current definition of sustainability in architecture to discuss social cohesion, personal health, renewable energy sources, water and waste recycling systems, permaculture, energy conservation – and crucially, buildings in relation to their place. The result is a comprehensive, thoroughly illustrated and carefully structured textbook and reference.

vaRiS bOKaldeRS is director of Ekokultur Konsulter AB, an ecological architectural firm in Sweden, and professor of Ecological Building at the Schools of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. MaRia blOCK is an ecological architect and the founder of Block Architects Ltd, Sweden.

2009, 978-1-8440-7523-2 Pb $81.95704 pages, 7.75 x 9.75”Full colour, figures, tables, graphs, indexArchitectureEngineering & TechnologyeaRthSCan PUbliSheRSCanadian rights only




Modeling the environment, Second editionandrew Ford

Modeling the Environment was the first textbook in the techniques that allow professionals and researchers to see in advance the consequences of actions and policies in environmental management. This new edition brings the book thoroughly up to date and reaffirms its status as the leading introductory text on the subject. System dynamics has emerged as the most common approach in collaborative projects to address environmental problems. The fundamental principles of this approach are demonstrated here with a wide range of examples, including geo-hydrology, population biology, epidemiology, and economics. The applications demonstrate the transferability of the systems approach across disciplines, across spatial scales, and across time scales.

andReW FORd is professor of environmental science at Washington State University. He has received the Jay Wright Forrester Award for his contribution to system dynamics.

2009, 978-1-5972-6473-0 Pb $45.00488 pages, 7 x 10”Tables and figures throughoutEnvironmental Engineering & TechnologyEnvironmental PolicyScience & TechnologyiSland PReSSCanadian rights only

Strategic environmental assessment in actionRiki therivel

Written by a practitioner for practitioners, this guide presents a coherent and straightforward approach to the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process. Part I provides an overview of the principles, advantages and problems of SEA as well as key SEA regulations and their requirements. Part II examines the policy context, predicting and evaluating impacts and using the SEA information in decision-making. Part III is devoted to assuring SEA quality with a discussion of resources and capacity building. Appendices provide a wealth of additional information including text of the SEA Directive and the UNECE Protocol on SEA, and a “toolkit” of SEA techniques. This new edition incorporates five years’ worth of practical application of the SEA Directive and SEA practice more broadly.

RiKi theRivel is a partner with Levett-Therivel sustainability consultants and a visiting professor at Oxford Brookes University’s School of the Built Environment.

May 2010, 978-1-8497-1065-7 Pb $46.95304 pages, 6 x 9.25”Photographs, maps, figures, tables, graphsPolicyScience & TechnologyeaRthSCan PUbliSheRSCanadian rights only




Floodplain ManagementA New Approach for a New Erabob Freitag, Susan bolton, Frank Westerlund, and J.l.S. Clark

Floodplain Management outlines a new paradigm for flood management, one that emphasizes cost-effective, long-term success by integrating physical, chemical, and biological systems with societal capabilities. It describes current flood management practices, which are often based on dam or levee projects that do not incorporate the latest understandings about river processes. And it suggests that a better solution is to work with the natural tendencies of the river: retreat from the floodplain by preventing future development (and sometimes even removing existing structures); accommodate the effects of floodwaters with building practices; and protect assets with nonstructural measures if possible – and with large structural projects only if absolutely necessary.

RObeRt FReitag is executive director of the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup and director of the Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning & Research at the University of Washington. SUSan bOltOn is a professor at the University of Washington in the Department of Forest Resources. FRanK WeSteRlUnd is the chair of urban design planning at the University of Washington. JUlie ClaRK is a geologist.

2009, 978-1-5972-6635-2 Pb $27.00256 pages, 6 x 9”Environmental Engineering & TechnologyEnvironmental PolicyiSland PReSSCanadian rights only

the living landscape, Second editionAn Ecological Approach to Landscape PlanningFrederick Steiner

The Living Landscape is a manifesto, a resource, and a textbook for architects, landscape architects, environmental planners, students, and others involved in creating human communities. No other book presents such a comprehensive approach to planning that is rooted in ecology and design. This second edition offers a highly practical approach to landscape planning that maximizes ecological objectives and citizen participation; more than 20 challenging case studies that demonstrate how problems were met and overcome; hands-on help with land use and regulatory issues; and coverage of major advances in GIS technology and global sustainability standards.

FRedeRiCK SteineR is dean and Henry M. Rockwell Chair of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin.

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