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State of the World 2015

Confronting Hidden Threats to Sustainability

By The Worldwatch Institute
Island Press
  • Copyright year: 2015
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Land Use and Society, Third Edition

Geography, Law, and Public Policy

Island Press

This third edition has been updated with data from the 2010 U.S. Census and revised with the input of academics and professors to address the changing issues in land use, policy, and law today.

  • Copyright year: 2014
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State of the World 2014

Governing for Sustainability

By The Worldwatch Institute
Island Press
  • Copyright year: 2014
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Vital Signs 2013

By The Worldwatch Institute
Island Press
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To Conserve Unimpaired

The Evolution of the National Park Idea

Island Press
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Corporation 2020

Transforming Business for Tomorrow's World

Island Press
  • Copyright year: 2012
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Planning as if People Matter

Governing for Social Equity

Island Press

This book goes beyond theory to give real-world examples of how better planning can level inequities.

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Stewardship of the Built Environment

Sustainability, Preservation, and Reuse

Island Press

Stewardship of the Built Environment shows how rehabilitating and reusing existing structures holds untapped potential for achieving sustainable communities.

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Green Cities of Europe

Global Lessons on Green Urbanism

Edited by Timothy Beatley
Island Press

With Green Cities of Europe, Beatley offers the North American planning community not only a vision of holistic sustainability, but a clear guide to accomplishing it at home.

  • Copyright year: 2011
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Vital Signs 2012

The Trends that are Shaping Our Future

By The Worldwatch Institute
Island Press

From obesity to ecosystem services, from grain production to nuclear power, this book offers the sometimes-shocking facts that need to guide our stewardship of the Earth’s resources.

  • Copyright year: 2012
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City Rules

How Regulations Affect Urban Form

Island Press

City Rules offers a challenge to students and professionals in urban planning, design, and policy to change the rules of city-building, using regulations to reinvigorate, rather than stifle, our communities.

  • Copyright year: 2012
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The Case for a Carbon Tax

Getting Past Our Hang-Ups to Effective Climate Policy

Island Press

A clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of climate-change policy, Hsu weighs the economic, social, administrative, and political merits of a carbon tax to argue it is the most effective policy.

  • Copyright year: 2011
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Towards 0-Impact Buildings and Built Environments

Island Press

A compilation of key notes and best papers of the 2010 Sustainable Building Euregional Conference.

  • Copyright year: 2010
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The Rising Sea

Island Press

The authoritative book on sea level rise and its coastal consequences.

  • Copyright year: 2011
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Principles of Brownfield Regeneration

Cleanup, Design, and Reuse of Derelict Land

Island Press

The first book to provide an accessible introduction to the design, policy, and technical issues related to redevelopment of "brownfields" – idle property whose development or improvement is impaired by contamination.

  • Copyright year: 2010
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Building an Emerald City

A Guide to Creating Green Building Policies and Programs

Island Press
  • Copyright year: 2009
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Floodplain Management

A New Approach for a New Era

Island Press

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.

  • Copyright year: 2009
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Megaregions

Planning for Global Competitiveness

Island Press
  • Copyright year: 2009
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Resilient Cities

Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change

Island Press
  • Copyright year: 2009
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