Key Planning Books Flashcards
How the Other Half Lives
book resulting in housing reform in NYC, authored by Jacob Riis
Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform
book that initiated the Garden City movement, authored by Ebenezer Howard
Wacker’s Manual of the Plan of Chicago
first pre-collegiate level planning textbook used, authored by Walter Moody
Carrying Out the City Plan
first major textbook on city planning, authored by Flavel Shurtleff
Cities in Evolution
book created by the father of regional planning and centers on regional planning, authored by Patrick Geddes
Planning of the Modern City
authored by Nelson Lewis
Local Planning Administration
first in the Green Book Series produced by ICMA, authored by Landislas Segoe
Urban Land Use Planning
book which became a common textbook on land used planning, authored by F. Stuart Chapin
Image of the City
book defines basic concepts within the city such as mental maps, edges, and nodes, authored by Kevin Lynch
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
a critical look at planners/planning with a special focus on the mistakes of urban renewal, authored by Jane Jacobs
Silent Spring
focuses on the negative effects of pesticides on the environment, authored by Rachel Carson
The Urban General Plan
authored by TJ Kent
With Heritage So Rich
seminal book on historic preservation, authored by Alfred Reins
Design with Nature
focuses on conservation design using an overlay technique which was later the basis of GIS, authored by Ian McHarg
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
promotes the use of environmental psychology/sociology in urban design, authored by William Whyte
