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Slightly off topic, are there any good books on urban planning? It’s a topic I want to educate myself more on.
by fishbone 9y ago
Slightly off topic, are there any good books on urban planning? It’s a topic I want to educate myself more on.
- ghaff 9y agoYou might take a look at the OpenCourseware for the MIT Urban Studies and planning department: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/urban-studies-and-planning/ https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/urban-studies-and-planning/ A classic is Jane Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities. There was a fairly recent documentary on her as well. This book is a bit of a Rorschach test though. People who rail against cars highlight her opposition to Robert Moses' highways. But opponents to large-scale high-rise construction highlight her general opposition to urban renewal projects.
- fishbone 9y agoThank you for the suggestions