Literature on Planning

Our Platform aims to collect literature on planning and to make it accessible for everyone interested in. Its main purpose is to share knowledge by making literature on planning more visible and easily reachable, all for free.

Available Literature:

IMPORTANT LINKS FOR URBAN PLANNERS AND DESIGNERS

Urban Planning Books Summary

Inclusive Urban Design_

Streets for Life_Elizabeth Burton, Lynne Mitchell

Jan Gehl – Life Between Buildings_

Using Public Space (2011, Island Press)

Kevin Lynch – The Image of the City

Space–Time Design of the Public City

The concept of a ‘regenerative city’

The making of a Smart City_Best practices across Europe

TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND) GUIDELINES

TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND) HANDBOOK_Scratch

Urban Design_ Method and Techniques (Urban Design) (1999)

Urban Design_Alex Krieger, William S. Saunders

Urban Regeneration

Urban Transformations_ Power, People and Urban Design

Why Girls Fight_ Female Youth Violence in the Inner City_Cindy D. Ness

Youth and the City in the Global South_Karen Tranberg Hansen

City Form, Economics and Culture_ For the Architecture of Public Space

Compact City_ A Sustainable Urban Form_ Elizabeth Burton, Katie Williams, M. Jenks

Eco-city and green community _ the evolution of planning theory and practice

Eco-city Planning_ Policies, Practice and Design (2011, Springer)

Establishing Super Blocks in Barcelona

Feminist approaches to urban design

Feminist Urbanism_Reframing Urban Planning from a Gender Perspective

Handbook of Smart Cities

Handbook of sustainable urban development strategies

Happy City – How to Plan and Create the Best Livable Area for the People

25 Great Ideas on New Urbanism

Handbook of Smart Cities

The concept of a ‘regenerative city’

TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND) GUIDELINES

TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND) HANDBOOK_Scratch

Why Girls Fight_ Female Youth Violence in the Inner City_Cindy D. Ness