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Richard Florida and Market Urbanism

May 1, 2017 By Michael Lewyn

I just finished reading Richard Florida's new book, The New Urban Crisis.  Florida writes that part of this "crisis" is the exploding cost of housing in some prosperous cities.  Does that make him a market urbanist?  Yes, and no.On the one hand, Florida criticizes existing zoning laws and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, NIMBYism, zoning Tagged With: RIchard Florida, skyscrapers, zoning

Market Urbanist Book Review: Cities and The Wealth of Nations by Jane Jacobs

April 24, 2017 By Matthew Robare

No one writer of the last 60 years has influenced urban planning and thinking as much as Jane Jacobs. It seems like just about everyone who has ever set foot in a major city has read The Death and Life of Great American Cities and most professional urban planners have embraced at least part of her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Economics, Jane Jacobs Tagged With: books, Economics, Jane Jacobs

Book Review: The Well-Tempered City

October 6, 2016 By Emily Hamilton

 This book review is part of a TLC Book Tour.The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Lifeby Jonathan F. P. Rose In The Well-Tempered City, real estate developer Jonathan F. P. Rose offers a … [Read more...]

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The High Cost of Free Parking Chapters 19-22

August 7, 2012 By Emily Hamilton

This post from the series on Donald Shoup's The High Cost of Free Parking is reposted from last week because the site's database caused recent posts to be deleted. Chapter 19: The Ideal Source of Local Public RevenueIn this chapter, Donald Shoup makes the case that passing up the potential … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Culture & Books, parking Tagged With: Donald Shoup

The High Cost of Free Parking Chapters 16 – 18

July 20, 2012 By Emily Hamilton

This post follows on the earlier discussion of Donald Shoup's The High Cost of Free Parking. Chapter 16 -- Turning Small Change in Big ChangesHere Donald Shoup gets to the idea of using Business Improvement Districts to manage street parking as Brandon Smith mentioned in the last post's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Culture & Books, Economics, parking Tagged With: Donald Shoup

The High Cost of Free Parking Chapters 10-14

July 9, 2012 By Emily Hamilton

This post follows on the earlier discussion of the The High Cost of Free Parking.I realized that I left a couple of important points out of the last post. First, Shoup applies the Hippocratic Oath of "first, do no harm," to parking requirements. What a great way to think about city planning. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Culture & Books, parking Tagged With: Donald Shoup

Book Review of The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper

November 30, 2011 By Emily Hamilton

I’m reviewing The Heights: Anatomy of the Skyscraper by Kate Ascher as part of a TLC Book Tour. Other bloggers are also reviewing the book, and you can find links to their reviews here. I received a complimentary copy of the book, and I’d like to send it to a reader if anyone is interested in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Culture & Books Tagged With: skyscrapers

Book Review of Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi

October 26, 2011 By Emily Hamilton

I'm reviewing Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi by Steve Inskeep as part of a TLC Book Tour. Other bloggers are also reviewing the book throughout October, and you can find links to their reviews here. I received a complimentary copy of the book, and I'd like to send it to a reader if anyone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Culture & Books, sprawl

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