New Urbanist Books

Essentials
Suburbs
Gentrification and Diversity
Architecture

Cities
Streets
Zoning
Transportation

History
Sociology
For Planners
For Community Leaders

Environment
Regionalism
Small Towns
Case Studies
Compendia

Essentials

In this section are the central, foundational texts of the New Urbanist movement. These are books every urbanist should read at least once.

	Charter of the New Urbanism, 2nd Edition Authors: Congress for the New Urbanism and Emily Talen Thoroughly updated to cover the latest environmental, economic, and social implications of urban design, Charter of the New Urbanism, Second Edition features insightful writing from 62 authors on each of the Charter's principles. Real-world case studies, plans, and examples are included throughout.
	The Death and Life of Great American Cities Author: Jane Jacobs
TheLexiconofNewUrbanism_DPZ.jpg	The Lexicon of New Urbanism Author: Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company
SuburbanNation_duany_Pz_speck.jpg	Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Authors: Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck

Suburbs and Retrofit

You can't be a New Urbanist without understanding suburbia. From the historical Suburban Nation, to the aspirational Carfree Cities, these books provide unique perspectives on how cul-de-sacs and strip malls became so dominant in North America, and what can be done about it.

GreyfieldsintoGreenfields_Sobel.jpg	Greyfields into Goldfields: Dead Malls Become Living Neighborhoods Author: Lee S. Sobel
	New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning Authors: Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Robert Alminana
	Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back Author: Jane Holtz Kay
	The New American Urbanism: Re-forming the Suburban Metropolis Author: John Dutton
	The Geography of Nowhere Author: James Howard Kunstler
	Home from Nowhere Author: James Howard Kunstler
	Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Author: Charles Montgomery
	New Urbanism and American Planning: The Conflict of Cultures Author: Emily Talen
SolvingSprawl_BenfieldTerrisVorsanger.jpg	Solving Sprawl: Models of Smart Growth in Communities Across America Authors: F. Kaid Benfield, Jutka Terris, and Nancy Vorsanger
	Principles of Urban Retail Planning and Development Author: Robert J. Gibbs
SuburbanNation_duany_Pz_speck.jpg	Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Authors: Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck
RetrofittingSuburbia_Dunhamjones.png	Retrofitting Suburbia, Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs Authors: Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson
BourgeoisUtopias_Fishman.jpg	Bourgeois Utopias: The Rise and Fall of Suburbia Author: Robert Fishman
CrabgrassFronteir_Jackson.jpg	Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States Author: Kenneth T. Jackson
ABetterPlacetoLive_langdon.jpg	A Better Place to Live: Reshaping the American Suburb Author: Philip Langdon
ChangingPlaces_MoeWilkie.jpg	Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl Authors: Richard Moe and Carter Wilkie
Anonymization_Pittman.jpg	Anonymization: The Global Proliferation of Urban Sprawl Author: Robert Harding Pittman
AngloAmericanSuburb_Stern.jpg	The Anglo-American Suburb Editor: Robert A.M. Stern with John Massengale
DesigningSuburbanFutures_Williamson.jpg	Designing Suburban Futures: New Models from Build a Better Burb Author: June Williamson
DesigningWalkableUrbanThoroughfares_ITE.jpg	Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context-Sensitive Approach Author: Institute of Transportation Engineers
TraditionalConstructionPatterns_Mouzon.jpg	Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb Author: Steve Mouzon with Susan Henderson
VisionforaNewAmericanDream_Nelessen.jpg	Visions for a New American Dream: Process, Principles, and an Ordinance to Plan and Design Small Communities Author: Anton Clarence Nelessen
ALegalGuidetoUrbanandSustainableDevelopment_Slone.jpg	A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers, and Architects Authors: Daniel K. Slone and Doris S. Goldstein with W. Andrew Gowder
SprawlRepairManual_Tachieva.jpg	Sprawl Repair Manual Author: Galina Tachieva
TheFracturedMetropolis_Barnett.jpg	The Fractured Metropolis: Improving the New City, Restoring the Old City, Reshaping the Region Editor: Jonathan Barnett
TheGreatInversion_Ehrenhalt.jpg	The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City Author: Alan Ehrenhalt
CommunitiesbyDesign_HallPorterfield.jpg	Communities by Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities Authors: Kenneth Hall and Gerald Porterfield
CityCentertoRegionalMall_Longstreth.jpg	City Center to Regional Mall: Architecture, the Automobile, and Retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 Author: Richard Longstreth
TheDriveintheSupermaketandtheTransformationofCommercialSpaceLosAngeles_Longstreth.jpg	The Drive-In, the Supermarket, and the Transformation of Commercial Space in Los Angeles, 1914-1941 Author: Richard Longstreth

Gentrification and Diversity

One of the most pressing challenges localities around the world currently face is the rising cost of housing in city centers, and the ensuing exodus of lower-income residents into the suburbs. These books will help New Urbanists understand the intricacies of these trends and the ways we can use the tools of smart urban design to address them.

	Design for Diversity: Exploring Socially Mixed Neighborhoods Author: Emily Talen
	The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream Author: Peter Calthorpe
	Everyday Urbanism Authors: John Chase, Margaret Crawford, John Kaliski
	Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Author: Charles Montgomery
TheWealthofCities_Norquist.jpg	The Wealth of Cities: Revitalizing the Centers of American Life Author: John Norquist
PeopleHabitat_Benfield.jpg	People Habitat: 25 Ways to Think about Greener, Healthier Cities Author: Kaid Benfield
TheCharretteHandbook_Lennertz.jpg	The Charrette Handbook, 2nd Edition Authors: Bill Lennertz and Aarin Lutzenhiser
CourtyardHousinginLosAngeles_Polyzoidos.jpg	Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles Authors: Stefanos Polyzoides, Roger Sherwood, and James Tice
TheGreatInversion_Ehrenhalt.jpg	The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City Author: Alan Ehrenhalt
CommunitiesbyDesign_HallPorterfield.jpg	Communities by Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities Authors: Kenneth Hall and Gerald Porterfield
ThereGoestheHood_Freeman.jpg	There Goes the ‘Hood: Views of Gentrification from the Ground Up Author: Lance Freeman

Architecture

These are the best books on New Urbanist architecture available, from treatises by New Urbanist forefathers, like Daniel Solomon's Global City Blues and Andrés Duany's Smart Growth Manual, to studies of specific features of New Urbanist architecture like Ray Oldenburg's The Great Good Place.

GlobalCityBlues_Solomon.jpg	Global City Blues Author: Daniel Solomon
	Everyday Urbanism Authors: John Chase, Margaret Crawford, John Kaliski
	Space and Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City and Architecture Authors: Barbara Littenberg, Steven Peterson
	New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning Authors: Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Robert Alminana
	Urban Design Compendium Authors: Llewelyn Davies Yeang and Alan Baxter & Associates
	The Smart Growth Manual Authors: Andres Duany, Jeff Speck, and Mike Lydon
	Urban Design Compendium Authors: Llewelyn Davies Yeang and Alan Baxter & Associates
	The American Vitruvius: An Architect's Handbook of Urban Design Authors: Werner Hegemann, Thomas Myers, and Elbert Peets
	Architecture: Choice or Fate Author: Leon Krier
	The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community Author: Peter Katz
	Good City Form Author: Kevin Lynch
	Defensible Space: Crime Prevention through Urban Design Author: Oscar Newman
	The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community Author: Ray Oldenburg
	American Architecture and Urbanism Author: Vincent Scully
	Urban Design Reclaimed: Tools, Techniques, and Strategies for Planners Author: Emily Talen
	The American City Author: Alexander Garvin
CitiesofTomorrow_hall.jpg	Cities of Tomorrow Author: Peter Hall
LivableCommunitiesforAgingPopulations_Ball.jpg	Livable Communities for Aging Populations: Urban Design for Longevity Author: M. Scott Ball
ResponsiveEnvironments_Bentley.jpg	Responsive Environments: A Manual for Designers Editor: Ian Bentley
RepairingtheAmericanMetropolis_Kelbaugh.jpg	Repairing the American Metropolis: Common Place Revisited Author: Douglas S. Kelbaugh
TraditionalConstructionPatterns_Mouzon.jpg	Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb Author: Steve Mouzon with Susan Henderson
TheLanguageofTownsandCities_Thadani.jpg	The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary Author: Dhiru Thadani
TimeSaverStandardsforUrbanDesign_Watson.jpg	Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design Authors: Donald Watson, Alan Plattus, and Robert Shibley
TheValueofDesignCusato.jpg	The Value of Design: And Its Effect on Our Lives and Communities Author: Marianne Cusato
CourtyardHousinginLosAngeles_Polyzoidos.jpg	Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles Authors: Stefanos Polyzoides, Roger Sherwood, and James Tice
GreenMetropolis_Rogers.jpg	Green Metropolis: The Extraordinary Landscapes of New York City as Nature, History, and Design Author: Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
ThePlazasofNewMexico_WilsonPolyzoides.jpg	The Plazas of New Mexico Authors: Chris Wilson and Stefanos Polyzoides
HowBuildingsLearn_Brand.jpg	How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They’re Built Author: Stewart Brand
TheElusiveCity_Barnett.jpg	The Elusive City: Five Centuries of Design, Ambition, and Miscalculation Author: Jonathan Barnett
ArchitectureoftheEveryday_Harris.jpg	Architecture of the Everyday Editors: Steven Harris and Deborah Berke
TheCityAssembled_Kostof.jpg	The City Assembled: The Elements of Urbanism Author: Spiro Kostof
TheImageoftheCity_Lynch.jpg	The Image of the City Author: Kevin Lynch
GardenCities_Duany.jpg	Garden Cities: Theory and Practice of Agrarian Urbanism Authors: Andres Duany and DPZ
DesignwithNature_McHarg.jpg	Design with Nature Author: Ian McHarg

Cities

Cities are great centers of prosperity and culture. But they can also be the locations of extreme poverty and blight. These books offer insight into the complex, dynamic nature of cities, and propose solutions to their most pressing challenges.

Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl

Authors: Richard Moe and Carter Wilkie

GlobalCityBlues_Solomon.jpg	Global City Blues Author: Daniel Solomon
	Principles of Urban Retail Planning and Development Author: Robert J. Gibbs
	New Urbanism and American Planning: The Conflict of Cultures Author: Emily Talen
glaeser.jpg	Triumph of the City Author: Edward Glaeser
	The Economy of Cities Author: Jane Jacobs
	The Death and Life of Great American Cities Author: Jane Jacobs
TheWealthofCities_Norquist.jpg	The Wealth of Cities: Revitalizing the Centers of American Life Author: John Norquist
PeopleHabitat_Benfield.jpg	People Habitat: 25 Ways to Think about Greener, Healthier Cities Author: Kaid Benfield
ATaleofTwoCities_Gomez-Novy.jpeg	A Tale of Two Cities: The Failed Urban Renewal of Downtown Tucson in the Twentieth Century Authors: Juan Gomez-Novy and Stefanos Polyzoides Published by Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 45
TheCityinMind_Kuntsler.jpg	The City in Mind: Notes on the Urban Condition Authors: James Howard Kunstler
Rebuilding_Solomon.jpg	Rebuilding Author: Daniel Solomon
ThereGoestheHood_Freeman.jpg	There Goes the ‘Hood: Views of Gentrification from the Ground Up Author: Lance Freeman

Street Patterns and Design

Streets and other thoroughfares have the capacity to make or break a place. These books explain why smart street planning is essential and equip readers with the know-how to effectuate it in their own projects.

Streetfight_Sadik-Khan.jpg	Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Authors: Janette Sadik-Khan and Seth Solomonow
	Urban Design Compendium Authors: Llewelyn Davies Yeang and Alan Baxter & Associates
	Walkable City Rules Authors: Jeff Speck
	Form Based Codes: A Guide for Planners, Urban Designers, Municipalities, and Developers Authors: Daniel G. Parolek AIA, Karen Parolek, Paul C. Crawford FAICP
	The American Vitruvius: An Architect's Handbook of Urban Design Authors: Werner Hegemann, Thomas Myers, and Elbert Peets
	The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community Author: Peter Katz
	Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back Author: Jane Holtz Kay
	Good City Form Author: Kevin Lynch
	Towns and Town-making Principles Authors: Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Andres Duany
StreetDesign_Massengale.jpg	Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns Authors: John Massengale and Victor Dover
WalkableCity_Speck.jpg	Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Author: Jeff Speck
CityRules_Talen.jpg	City Rules: How Regulations Affect Urban Form Author: Emily Talen
ABetterPlacetoLive_langdon.jpg	A Better Place to Live: Reshaping the American Suburb Author: Philip Langdon
DesigningSuburbanFutures_Williamson.jpg	Designing Suburban Futures: New Models from build a Better Burb Author: June Williamson
ResponsiveEnvironments_Bentley.jpg	Responsive Environments: A Manual for Designers Editor: Ian Bentley
BuildingCommunitiesAcrosstheTransect_Brain.jpg	Building Community Across the Transect: Places Journal 2006 Authors: David Brain et al.
DesigningWalkableUrbanThoroughfares_ITE.jpg	Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context-Sensitive Approach Author: Institute of Transportation Engineers
NeighborhoodStreetDesign_ITE.jpg	Neighborhood Street Design Guidelines: An ITE Recommended Practice Author: Institute of Transportation Engineers
TheCityShaped_Kostof.jpg	The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meaning Through History Author: Spiro Kostof
SprawlRepairManual_Tachieva.jpg	Sprawl Repair Manual Author: Galina Tachieva
SustainableTransportationPlanning_Tumlin.jpg	Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities Author: Jeff Tumlin
ThePlazasofNewMexico_WilsonPolyzoides.jpg	The Plazas of New Mexico Authors: Chris Wilson and Stefanos Polyzoides
TheBoulevardBook_Jacobs.jpg	The Boulevard Book: History, Evolution, Design of Multiway Boulevards Authors: Allan B. Jacobs, Elizabeth MacDonald, and Yodan Rofe
LawsoftheLandscape_Nivola.jpg	Laws of the Landscape: How Policies Shape Cities in Europe and America Author: Pietro S. Nivola
AtRoadsEnd_Carlson.jpg	At Road’s End: Transportation and Land Use Choices for Communities Authors: Daniel Carlson with Lisa Wormser and Cy Ulberg
StuckinTraffic_Downs.jpg	Stuck in Traffic: Coping with Peak-Hour Congestion Author: Anthony Downs
MovingBeyondGridlock_Dunphy.jpg	Moving Beyond Gridlock: Traffic and Development Author: Robert T. Dunphy

Zoning

The most important shaper of the built environment is the zoning code, which dictates what sorts of buildings can be built where. These books explain how zoning works, the effects it's had in the past, and how New Urbanists can shape it for the better in the future.

	New Urbanism: Michigan Debates on Urbanism II Authors: Peter Calthorpe, George Baird, Robert Fishman, Doug Kelbaugh, and Lars Lerup
	Codifying New Urbanism Author: Congress for the New Urbanism
	Form Based Codes: A Guide for Planners, Urban Designers, Municipalities, and Developers Authors: Daniel G. Parolek AIA, Karen Parolek, Paul C. Crawford FAICP
	The American Vitruvius: An Architect's Handbook of Urban Design Authors: Werner Hegemann, Thomas Myers, and Elbert Peets
	Good City Form Author: Kevin Lynch
	Defensible Space: Crime Prevention through Urban Design Author: Oscar Newman
	The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community Author: Ray Oldenburg
	Towns and Town-making Principles Authors: Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Andres Duany
	New Urbanism and American Planning: The Conflict of Cultures Author: Emily Talen
	Design for Diversity: Exploring Socially Mixed Neighborhoods Author: Emily Talen
	Urban Design Reclaimed: Tools, Techniques, and Strategies for Planners Author: Emily Talen
	The Urban Design Handbook: Techniques and Working Methods Author: Urban Design Associates
	Place Making: Developing Town Centers, Main Streets, and Urban Villages Author: Charles Bohl
WalkableCity_Speck.jpg	Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Author: Jeff Speck
CityRules_Talen.jpg	City Rules: How Regulations Affect Urban Form Author: Emily Talen
RetrofittingSuburbia_Dunhamjones.png	Retrofitting Suburbia, Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs Authors: Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson
DesigningSuburbanFutures_Williamson.jpg	Designing Suburban Futures: New Models from Build a Better Burb Author: June Williamson
LivableCommunitiesforAgingPopulations_Ball.jpg	Livable Communities for Aging Populations: Urban Design for Longevity Author: M. Scott Ball
JournalofUrbanDesignSpecialIssueTransect_Duany.jpg	Journal of Urban Design, Special Issue: The Transect Authors: Andres Duany, Emily Talen et al.
TheCityShaped_Kostof.jpg	The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meaning Through History Author: Spiro Kostof
TraditionalConstructionPatterns_Mouzon.jpg	Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb Author: Steve Mouzon with Susan Henderson
VisionforaNewAmericanDream_Nelessen.jpg	Visions for a New American Dream: Process, Principles, and an Ordinance to Plan and Design Small Communities Author: Anton Clarence Nelessen
ALegalGuidetoUrbanandSustainableDevelopment_Slone.jpg	A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers, and Architects Authors: Daniel K. Slone and Doris S. Goldstein with W. Andrew Gowder
SprawlRepairManual_Tachieva.jpg	Sprawl Repair Manual Author: Galina Tachieva
SustainableTransportationPlanning_Tumlin.jpg	Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities Author: Jeff Tumlin
TownPlanninginPractice_Unwin.jpg	Town Planning in Practice Author: Raymond Unwin
TimeSaverStandardsforUrbanDesign_Watson.jpg	Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design Authors: Donald Watson, Alan Plattus, and Robert Shibley
CollageCity_Rowe.jpg	Collage City Author: Colin Rowe and Fred Koetter
TheElusiveCity_Barnett.jpg	The Elusive City: Five Centuries of Design, Ambition, and Miscalculation Author: Jonathan Barnett
CommunitiesbyDesign_HallPorterfield.jpg	Communities by Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities Authors: Kenneth Hall and Gerald Porterfield
CityCentertoRegionalMall_Longstreth.jpg	City Center to Regional Mall: Architecture, the Automobile, and Retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 Author: Richard Longstreth
TheNewExploration_Mackaye.jpg	The New Exploration: A Philosophy of Regional Planning Author: Benton MacKaye
LawsoftheLandscape_Nivola.jpg	Laws of the Landscape: How Policies Shape Cities in Europe and America Author: Pietro S. Nivola
TheRiseoftheCommunityBuilders_Weiss.jpg	The Rise of the Community Builders: The American Real Estate Industry and Urban Land Planning Author: Marc A. Weiss
PlanningforaNewCentury_Barnett.jpg	Planning for a New Century: The Regional Agenda Editor: Jonathan Barnett

Transportation

One of the most important aspects of New Urbanism is the promotion of modes of transportation other than the car that are both more environmentally-friendly and more conducive to healthy, vibrant communities. These books grapple with the question of why North American cities are so much more car-dependent than cities in other regions, and explore alternatives to the status quo.

Streetfight_Sadik-Khan.jpg	Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Authors: Janette Sadik-Khan and Seth Solomonow
	Transit Villages in the 21st Century Author: Michael Bernick
	New Urbanism: Michigan Debates on Urbanism II Authors: Peter Calthorpe, George Baird, Robert Fishman, Doug Kelbaugh, and Lars Lerup
	Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back Author: Jane Holtz Kay
	Good City Form Author: Kevin Lynch
	Towns and Town-making Principles Authors: Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Andres Duany
	Urban Design Reclaimed: Tools, Techniques, and Strategies for Planners Author: Emily Talen
	The Urban Design Handbook: Techniques and Working Methods Author: Urban Design Associates
	Place Making: Developing Town Centers, Main Streets, and Urban Villages Author: Charles Bohl
	Carfree Cities Author: J.H. Crawford
	The Economy of Cities Author: Jane Jacobs
WalkableCity_Speck.jpg	Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Author: Jeff Speck
DesigningWalkableUrbanThoroughfares_ITE.jpg	Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context-Sensitive Approach Author: Institute of Transportation Engineers
NeighborhoodStreetDesign_ITE.jpg	Neighborhood Street Design Guidelines: An ITE Recommended Practice Author: Institute of Transportation Engineers
SustainableTransportationPlanning_Tumlin.jpg	Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities Author: Jeff Tumlin
CivilizingDowntownHighways_Pulleyblank.jpg	Civilizing Downtown Highways: Putting New Urbanism to Work on California’s Highways Authors: Sarah Pulleyblank and CNU Staff
PlanningforaNewCentury_Barnett.jpg	Planning for a New Century: The Regional Agenda Editor: Jonathan Barnett
TheBoulevardBook_Jacobs.jpg	The Boulevard Book: History, Evolution, Design of Multiway Boulevards Authors: Allan B. Jacobs, Elizabeth MacDonald, and Yodan Rofe
AtRoadsEnd_Carlson.jpg	At Road’s End: Transportation and Land Use Choices for Communities Authors: Daniel Carlson with Lisa Wormser and Cy Ulberg
StuckinTraffic_Downs.jpg	Stuck in Traffic: Coping with Peak-Hour Congestion Author: Anthony Downs
MovingBeyondGridlock_Dunphy.jpg	Moving Beyond Gridlock: Traffic and Development Author: Robert T. Dunphy

History

These books are for the history buffs among us, who want to understand how we arrived at the place we're at today.

	Neighborhood Author: Emily Talen
	Architecture: Choice or Fate Author: Leon Krier
	Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back Author: Jane Holtz Kay
	Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Author: Charles Montgomery
	Design of Cities Author: Edmund Bacon
glaeser.jpg	Triumph of the City Author: Edward Glaeser
	The Economy of Cities Author: Jane Jacobs
	The Death and Life of Great American Cities Author: Jane Jacobs
SuburbanNation_duany_Pz_speck.jpg	Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Authors: Andres Duany ,Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck
BourgeoisUtopias_Fishman.jpg	Bourgeois Utopias: The Rise and Fall of Suburbia Author: Robert Fishman
CrabgrassFronteir_Jackson.jpg	Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States Author: Kenneth T. Jackson
LosAngeles_LoomisOhland.jpg	Los Angeles: Building the Polycentric Region Editors: Alan Loomis and Gloria Ohland
ATaleofTwoCities_Gomez-Novy.jpeg	A Tale of Two Cities: The Failed Urban Renewal of Downtown Tucson in the Twentieth Century Authors: Juan Gomez-Novy and Stefanos Polyzoides Published by Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 45
City_Rae.jpg	City: Urbanism and its End Author: Douglas W. Rae
TheFracturedMetropolis_Barnett.jpg	The Fractured Metropolis: Improving the New City, Restoring the Old City, Reshaping the Region Editor: Jonathan Barnett
TheElusiveCity_Barnett.jpg	The Elusive City: Five Centuries of Design, Ambition, and Miscalculation Author: Jonathan Barnett
SidewalksintheKingdom_Jacobsen.jpg	Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith Author: Eric O. Jacobsen
CityCentertoRegionalMall_Longstreth.jpg	City Center to Regional Mall: Architecture, the Automobile, and Retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 Author: Richard Longstreth
TheDriveintheSupermaketandtheTransformationofCommercialSpaceLosAngeles_Longstreth.jpg	The Drive-In, the Supermarket, and the Transformation of Commercial Space in Los Angeles, 1914-1941 Author: Richard Longstreth
TheCityinHistory_Mumford.jpg	The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects Author: Lewis Mumford
TheMakingofUrbanAmerica_Reps.jpg	The Making of Urban America Author: John W. Reps
TheCultureofNature_Wilson.jpg	The Culture of Nature: North American Landscapes from Disney to the Exxon Valdez Author: Alexander Wilson

Sociology and Human Behavior

These books delve into the ways the built environment affects how we feel and how we interact with others. From explorations of how cities can make us happier to discussions of how we can design neighborhoods in ways that reduce crime, these books are essential for understanding why New Urbanism has such a powerful effect on the quality of life of those who reap its benefits.

	Main Street: How a City's Heart Connects Us Author: Mindy Thompson Fullilove
	The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community Author: Peter Katz
	Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Author: Charles Montgomery
	Defensible Space: Crime Prevention through Urban Design Author: Oscar Newman
	The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community Author: Ray Oldenburg
WalkableCity_Speck.jpg	Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Author: Jeff Speck
CityRediscoveringtheCitywhyte.jpg	City: Rediscovering the City Author: William Whyte
UrbanismWithoutEffort_Wolfe.jpg	Urbanism Without Effort Author: Charles Wolfe
PeopleHabitat_Benfield.jpg	People Habitat: 25 Ways to Think about Greener, Healthier Cities Author: Kaid Benfield
UncommonGround_Cronon.jpg	Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature Editor: William Cronon
LandscapeUrbanismanditsDiscontents_Duany.jpg	Landscape Urbanism and its Discontents: Dissimulating the Sustainable City Editors: Andres Duany and Emily Talen
TheOriginalGreen_Mouzon.jpg	The Original Green: Unlocking the Mystery of True Sustainability Author: Steve Mouzon
ABetterPlacetoLive_langdon.jpg	A Better Place to Live: Reshaping the American Suburb Author: Philip Langdon
LivableCommunitiesforAgingPopulations_Ball.jpg	Livable Communities for Aging Populations: Urban Design for Longevity Author: M. Scott Ball
TheValueofDesignCusato.jpg	The Value of Design: And Its Effect on Our Lives and Communities Author: Marianne Cusato
SidewalksintheKingdom_Jacobsen.jpg	Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith Author: Eric O. Jacobsen
CommunitiesbyDesign_HallPorterfield.jpg	Communities by Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities Authors: Kenneth Hall and Gerald Porterfield
GardenCities_Duany.jpg	Garden Cities: Theory and Practice of Agrarian Urbanism Authors: Andres Duany and DPZ

For Planners

These are books that cater to professionals and detail exactly how one goes about bringing a New Urbanist development into existence.

	Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis Authors: Daniel Parolek
	New Urbanism: Best Practices Guide, Fourth Edition Authors: Robert Steuteville, Philip Langdon
	Codifying New Urbanism Author: Congress for the New Urbanism
	The Smart Growth Manual Authors: Andres Duany, Jeff Speck, and Mike Lydon
	Principles of Urban Retail Planning and Development Author: Robert J. Gibbs
	Defensible Space: Crime Prevention through Urban Design Author: Oscar Newman
	The Urban Design Handbook: Techniques and Working Methods Author: Urban Design Associates
	Place Making: Developing Town Centers, Main Streets, and Urban Villages Author: Charles Bohl
StreetDesign_Massengale.jpg	Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns Authors: John Massengale and Victor Dover
StreetsandtheShapingofTownsandCities_Southworth.jpg	Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities Authors: Michael Southworth and Ben-Joseph Eran
CityRules_Talen.jpg	City Rules: How Regulations Affect Urban Form Author: Emily Talen
SustainableUrbanism_Farr.jpg	Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature Author: Douglas Farr
DesigningSuburbanFutures_Williamson.jpg	Designing Suburban Futures: New Models from build a Better Burb Author: June Williamson
ResponsiveEnvironments_Bentley.jpg	Responsive Environments: A Manual for Designers Editor: Ian Bentley
BuildingCommunitiesAcrosstheTransect_Brain.jpg	Building Community Across the Transect: Places Journal 2006 Authors: David Brain et al.
JournalofUrbanDesignSpecialIssueTransect_Duany.jpg	Journal of Urban Design, Special Issue: The Transect Authors: Andres Duany, Emily Talen et al.
TheLexiconofNewUrbanism_DPZ.jpg	The Lexicon of New Urbanism Author: Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company
NeighborhoodStreetDesign_ITE.jpg	Neighborhood Street Design Guidelines: An ITE Recommended Practice Author: Institute of Transportation Engineers
RepairingtheAmericanMetropolis_Kelbaugh.jpg	Repairing the American Metropolis: Common Place Revisited Author: Douglas S. Kelbaugh
TraditionalConstructionPatterns_Mouzon.jpg	Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb Author: Steve Mouzon with Susan Henderson
VisionforaNewAmericanDream_Nelessen.jpg	Visions for a New American Dream: Process, Principles, and an Ordinance to Plan and Design Small Communities Author: Anton Clarence Nelessen
ALegalGuidetoUrbanandSustainableDevelopment_Slone.jpg	A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers, and Architects Authors: Daniel K. Slone and Doris S. Goldstein with W. Andrew Gowder
SprawlRepairManual_Tachieva.jpg	Sprawl Repair Manual Author: Galina Tachieva
TownPlanninginPractice_Unwin.jpg	Town Planning in Practice Author: Raymond Unwin
CommunitiesbyDesign_HallPorterfield.jpg	Communities by Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities Authors: Kenneth Hall and Gerald Porterfield
LawsoftheLandscape_Nivola.jpg	Laws of the Landscape: How Policies Shape Cities in Europe and America Author: Pietro S. Nivola

For Community Leaders

Streetfight_Sadik-Khan.jpg	Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Authors: Janette Sadik-Khan and Seth Solomonow
	Learning from Bryant Park: Revitalizing Cities, Towns, and Public Spaces Author: Andrew M. Manshel
	DIY City: The Collective Power of Small Actions Author: Hank Dittmar
	The Regional City Authors: Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton
	Defensible Space: Crime Prevention through Urban Design Author: Oscar Newman
CityRules_Talen.jpg	City Rules: How Regulations Affect Urban Form Author: Emily Talen
ChangingPlaces_MoeWilkie.jpg	Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl Authors: Richard Moe and Carter Wilkie
VisionforaNewAmericanDream_Nelessen.jpg	Visions for a New American Dream: Process, Principles, and an Ordinance to Plan and Design Small Communities Author: Anton Clarence Nelessen
ALegalGuidetoUrbanandSustainableDevelopment_Slone.jpg	A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers, and Architects Authors: Daniel K. Slone and Doris S. Goldstein with W. Andrew Gowder
NewUrbanismBestPractices_SteutevilleLangdon.jpg	The New Urbanism: Comprehensive Report and Best Practices Guide, Fourth Edition Authors: Robert Steuteville and Philip Langdon
LawsoftheLandscape_Nivola.jpg	Laws of the Landscape: How Policies Shape Cities in Europe and America Author: Pietro S. Nivola
AtRoadsEnd_Carlson.jpg	At Road’s End: Transportation and Land Use Choices for Communities Authors: Daniel Carlson with Lisa Wormser and Cy Ulberg

Environment

A fascinating and crucial dialogue exists between the New Urbanist movement and environmentalism. These books explore how both movements can learn from each other, and the ways in which environmentalist values have been expressed in existing New Urbanist projects.

	Understanding the New American Dream: The Challenges and Benefits of New Urbanism Author: Garret Biss
	The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream Author: Peter Calthorpe
	The Smart Growth Manual Authors: Andres Duany, Jeff Speck, and Mike Lydon
	Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Author: Jane Jacobs
	Dark Age Ahead Author: Jane Jacobs
glaeser.jpg	Triumph of the City Author: Edward Glaeser
TheWealthofCities_Norquist.jpg	The Wealth of Cities: Revitalizing the Centers of American Life Author: John Norquist
PeopleHabitat_Benfield.jpg	People Habitat: 25 Ways to Think about Greener, Healthier Cities Author: Kaid Benfield
UrbanismintheAgeofClimateChange_Calthorpe.jpg	Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change Author: Peter Calthorpe
SustainableandResilientCommunities_Coyle.jpg	Sustainable and Resilient Communities: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Towns, Cities, and Regions Author: Stephen J. Coyle
UncommonGround_Cronon.jpg	Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature Editor: William Cronon
TheOriginalGreen_Mouzon.jpg	The Original Green: Unlocking the Mystery of True Sustainability Author: Steve Mouzon
LandscapeUrbanismanditsDiscontents_Duany.jpg	Landscape Urbanism and its Discontents: Dissimulating the Sustainable City Editors: Andres Duany and Emily Talen
SustainableUrbanism_Farr.jpg	Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature Author: Douglas Farr
SustainableCommunities_VanderRynCalthorpe.jpg	Sustainable Communities Authors: Sim Van Der Ryn and Peter Calthorpe
GreenMetropolis_Rogers.jpg	Green Metropolis: The Extraordinary Landscapes of New York City as Nature, History, and Design Author: Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
TreesinUrbanDesign_Arnold.jpg	Trees in Urban Design Author: Henry F. Arnold
GardenCities_Duany.jpg	Garden Cities: Theory and Practice of Agrarian Urbanism Authors: Andres Duany and DPZ
DesignwithNature_McHarg.jpg	Design with Nature Author: Ian McHarg

Regionalism

One of the core tenets of New Urbanism is the belief in regional planning. These books explore that ideology further.

	Prairie Urbanism Author: Zachary Borders
	The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream Author: Peter Calthorpe
	The Regional City Authors: Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton
UrbanismintheAgeofClimateChange_Calthorpe.jpg	Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change Author: Peter Calthorpe
SustainableandResilientCommunities_Coyle.jpg	Sustainable and Resilient Communities: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Towns, Cities, and Regions Author: Stephen J. Coyle
LosAngeles_LoomisOhland.jpg	Los Angeles: Building the Polycentric Region Editors: Alan Loomis and Gloria Ohland
TheFracturedMetropolis_Barnett.jpg	The Fractured Metropolis: Improving the New City, Restoring the Old City, Reshaping the Region Editor: Jonathan Barnett
PlanningforaNewCentury_Barnett.jpg	Planning for a New Century: The Regional Agenda Editor: Jonathan Barnett

Small Towns

When we hear the word "urbanism", we often think of big cities teeming with millions of residents. But New Urbanist principles are not limited to large metropolitan areas. These books explore how communities of all sizes can benefit from increasing walkability and related characteristics.

AboveandBeyond_Campoli.jpg	Above and Beyond: Visualizing Change in Small Towns and Rural Areas Authors: Julie Campoli, Elizabeth Humstone, and Alex MacLean
	The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community Author: Ray Oldenburg
	Towns and Town-making Principles Authors: Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Andres Duany
StreetDesign_Massengale.jpg	Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns Authors: John Massengale and Victor Dover
	The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community Author: Peter Katz
	Place Making: Developing Town Centers, Main Streets, and Urban Villages Author: Charles Bohl
	Transit Villages in the 21st Century Author: Michael Bernick
TheOriginalGreen_Mouzon.jpg	The Original Green: Unlocking the Mystery of True Sustainability Author: Steve Mouzon
	Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Author: Jane Jacobs
	Dark Age Ahead Author: Jane Jacobs
TheLanguageofTownsandCities_Thadani.jpg	The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary Author: Dhiru Thadani
TownPlanninginPractice_Unwin.jpg	Town Planning in Practice Author: Raymond Unwin
CommunitiesbyDesign_HallPorterfield.jpg	Communities by Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities Authors: Kenneth Hall and Gerald Porterfield
LawsoftheLandscape_Nivola.jpg	Laws of the Landscape: How Policies Shape Cities in Europe and America Author: Pietro S. Nivola
DesignwithNature_McHarg.jpg	Design with Nature Author: Ian McHarg
AtRoadsEnd_Carlson.jpg	At Road’s End: Transportation and Land Use Choices for Communities Authors: Daniel Carlson with Lisa Wormser and Cy Ulberg

Case Studies

For those interested in taking a deep dive into the implementation of New Urbanist policies in a specific place, perhaps to see how things get done or just enjoy the story of transforming a community for the better, these books provide meticulous examinations of the New Urbanist movement as it has manifested from New York City to rural Florida.

GlobalCityBlues_Solomon.jpg	Global City Blues Author: Daniel Solomon
Streetfight_Sadik-Khan.jpg	Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Authors: Janette Sadik-Khan and Seth Solomonow
	Transit Villages in the 21st Century Author: Michael Bernick
	Prairie Urbanism Author: Zachary Borders
	Design for Diversity: Exploring Socially Mixed Neighborhoods Author: Emily Talen
	The Death and Life of Great American Cities Author: Jane Jacobs
CityRediscoveringtheCitywhyte.jpg	City: Rediscovering the City Author: William Whyte
SustainableCommunities_VanderRynCalthorpe.jpg	Sustainable Communities Authors: Sim Van Der Ryn and Peter Calthorpe
DesigningSustainableCommunities_Corbett.jpg	Designing Sustainable Communities: Learning from Village Homes Authors: Judy Corbett and Michael Corbett
LosAngeles_LoomisOhland.jpg	Los Angeles: Building the Polycentric Region Editors: Alan Loomis and Gloria Ohland
EmergentUrbanism_BlackLewis.jpg	Emergent Urbanism: Evolution in Urban Form, Texas Authors: Sinclair Black and Frederick Steiner
ATaleofTwoCities_Gomez-Novy.jpeg	A Tale of Two Cities: The Failed Urban Renewal of Downtown Tucson in the Twentieth Century Authors: Juan Gomez-Novy and Stefanos Polyzoides Published by Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 45
Seaside_MohneyEasterling.jpg	Seaside: Making a Town in America Authors: David Mohney and Keller Easterling
CourtyardHousinginLosAngeles_Polyzoidos.jpg	Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles Authors: Stefanos Polyzoides, Roger Sherwood, and James Tice
VisionsofSeaside_Thadani.jpeg	Visions of Seaside: Foundation/Evolution/Imagination. Built and Unbuilt Architecture Author: Dhiru Thadani
ThePlazasofNewMexico_WilsonPolyzoides.jpg	The Plazas of New Mexico Authors: Chris Wilson and Stefanos Polyzoides
TheSeasideDebates_Bressi.jpg	The Seaside Debates: A Critique of the New Urbanism Editor: Todd Bressi
CityCentertoRegionalMall_Longstreth.jpg	City Center to Regional Mall: Architecture, the Automobile, and Retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 Author: Richard Longstreth
TheDriveintheSupermaketandtheTransformationofCommercialSpaceLosAngeles_Longstreth.jpg	The Drive-In, the Supermarket, and the Transformation of Commercial Space in Los Angeles, 1914-1941 Author: Richard Longstreth

Compendia

These are books that serve as collections of New Urbanist projects defined by a certain characteristic, from being in Florida to incorporating art in an innovative way. Like the Congress for the New Urbanism's Charter Awards booklets, these make for great coffee table books but also can serve as a source of education and inspiration for the committed urbanist.

GuidebooktoNewUrbanisminFlorida_Scott.png	A Guidebook to New Urbanism in Florida Editor: Jean Scott
	Transit Villages in the 21st Century Author: Michael Bernick
	New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning Authors: Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Robert Alminana
	Urban Design Compendium Authors: Llewelyn Davies Yeang and Alan Baxter & Associates
	Design of Cities Author: Edmund Bacon
	The American City Author: Alexander Garvin
StreetDesign_Massengale.jpg	Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns Authors: John Massengale and Victor Dover
SolvingSprawl_BenfieldTerrisVorsanger.jpg	Solving Sprawl: Models of Smart Growth in Communities Across America Authors: F. Kaid Benfield, Jutka Terris, and Nancy Vorsanger
AboveandBeyond_Campoli.jpg	Above and Beyond: Visualizing Change in Small Towns and Rural Areas Authors: Julie Campoli, Elizabeth Humstone, and Alex MacLean
TheCityShaped_Kostof.jpg	The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meaning Through History Author: Spiro Kostof
TheLanguageofTownsandCities_Thadani.jpg	The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary Author: Dhiru Thadani
TownPlanninginPractice_Unwin.jpg	Town Planning in Practice Author: Raymond Unwin
ThePlazasofNewMexico_WilsonPolyzoides.jpg	The Plazas of New Mexico Authors: Chris Wilson and Stefanos Polyzoides
TheCultureofNature_Wilson.jpg	The Culture of Nature: North American Landscapes from Disney to the Exxon Valdez Author: Alexander Wilson
TreesinUrbanDesign_Arnold.jpg	Trees in Urban Design Author: Henry F. Arnold

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Essentials

Charter of the New Urbanism, 2nd Edition

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

The Lexicon of New Urbanism

Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

Suburbs and Retrofit

Greyfields into Goldfields: Dead Malls Become Living Neighborhoods

New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning

Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back

The New American Urbanism: Re-forming the Suburban Metropolis

The Geography of Nowhere

Home from Nowhere

Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

New Urbanism and American Planning: The Conflict of Cultures

Solving Sprawl: Models of Smart Growth in Communities Across America

Principles of Urban Retail Planning and Development

Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

Retrofitting Suburbia, Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs

Bourgeois Utopias: The Rise and Fall of Suburbia

Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States

A Better Place to Live: Reshaping the American Suburb

Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl

Anonymization: The Global Proliferation of Urban Sprawl

The Anglo-American Suburb

Designing Suburban Futures: New Models from Build a Better Burb

Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context-Sensitive Approach

Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb

Visions for a New American Dream: Process, Principles, and an Ordinance to Plan and Design Small Communities

A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers, and Architects

Sprawl Repair Manual

The Fractured Metropolis: Improving the New City, Restoring the Old City, Reshaping the Region

The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City

Communities by Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities

City Center to Regional Mall: Architecture, the Automobile, and Retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950

The Drive-In, the Supermarket, and the Transformation of Commercial Space in Los Angeles, 1914-1941

Gentrification and Diversity

Design for Diversity: Exploring Socially Mixed Neighborhoods

The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream

Everyday Urbanism

Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

The Wealth of Cities: Revitalizing the Centers of American Life

People Habitat: 25 Ways to Think about Greener, Healthier Cities

The Charrette Handbook, 2nd Edition

Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles

The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City

Communities by Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities

There Goes the ‘Hood: Views of Gentrification from the Ground Up

Architecture

Global City Blues

Everyday Urbanism

Space and Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City and Architecture

New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning

Urban Design Compendium

The Smart Growth Manual

Urban Design Compendium

The American Vitruvius: An Architect's Handbook of Urban Design

Architecture: Choice or Fate

The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community

Good City Form

Defensible Space: Crime Prevention through Urban Design

The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community

American Architecture and Urbanism

Urban Design Reclaimed: Tools, Techniques, and Strategies for Planners

The American City

Cities of Tomorrow

Livable Communities for Aging Populations: Urban Design for Longevity

Responsive Environments: A Manual for Designers

Repairing the American Metropolis: Common Place Revisited

Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb

The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary