Other Resources - Urban Collaborative

To practice sustainable urbanism, The Urban Collaborative team participates in cutting edge research as well as learning valuable lessons from the past. While there are countless books and resources available for planners and designers, this resource page features a curated list of foundational documents on making better places for people and the planet.

Year	Title	Agency/Publication	Author(s)
1987	A New Theory of Urban Design	Oxford University Press	Cristopher Alexander, Hajo Neis, Artemis Anninou, Ingrid King
1977	A Pattern Language	Oxford University Press	Christopher Alexander
2001	Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community	Simon & Schuster	Robert D. Putnam
1973	Defensible Space; Crime Prevention Through Urban Design	Macmillan Publishing	Oscar Newman
2008	Form Based Codes: A Guide for Planners, Urban Designers, Municipalities, and Developers	Wiley	Daniel G. Parolek, Karen Parolek, Paul C. Crawford
1993	Great Streets	MIT Press	Allan B. Jacobs
2011	Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space	Island Press	Jan Gehl
1982	Livable Streets	University of California Press	Donald Appleyard, M. Sue Gerson, Mark Lintell
2001	New American Urbanism: Re-forming the Suburban Metropolis	Skira	John A. Dutton
2023	Paved Paradise	Penguin Random House	Henry Grabar
2008	Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs	Wiley	Ellen Dunham-Jones, June Williamson
2010	Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream	North Point Press	Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Jeff Speck
2001	The Boulevard Book: History, Evolution, Design of Multiway Boulevards	MIT Press	Allan B. Jacobs, Elizabeth MacDonald, Yodan Rofe
2005	The City Assembled: The Elements of Urban Form Through History	Thames & Hudson	Spiro Kostof
1999	The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History	Thames & Hudson	Spiro Kostof
1961	The Concise Townscape	Routledge	Gordon Cullen
1961	The Death and Life of Great American Cities	Penguin Random House	Jane Jacobs
1999	The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community	Marlowe & Company	Ray Oldenburg
1960	The Image of the City	MIT Press	Kevin Lynch
1997	The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream	Princeton Architectural Press	Peter Calthorpe
1980	The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces	Project for Public Spaces	William H. Whyte
2004	Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities	Island Press	Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, Richard J. Jackson
2006	Urban Street Trees: 22 Benefits Specific Applications	Glatting Jackson and Walkable Communities, Inc.	Dan Burden