Planetizen’s annual Top Books list is selected at the discretion of Planetizen editors.
The Planetizen Book Lists are subjective. Planetizen readers, editors, professionals, and academics nominate titles for consideration throughout the year. Planetizen editors then make the final determination about which titles will appear on the Planetizen Book Lists. Choices are based on the quality and number of nominations received for a particular title. To qualify for inclusion on the Planetizen Book Lists, the title should meet the following criteria:
- The title is considered by the urban planning community to be a "must-read" title for urban planning and development professionals.
- The title is currently in print and easily available on either Amazon or at Barnes & Noble.
- The title is generally acknowledged to be directly relevant to the field of urban planning.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
One Hundred Miles
County of Mendocino
planning NEXT
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority