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1	The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City more books like this by Kelly Coyne, Erik Knutzen add to wishlist "The Urban Homestead" is the essential handbook for a fast-growing new movement: urbanites are becoming gardeners and farmers. Rejecting both end-times hand wringing and dewy-eyed faith that technology will save us from ourselves, urban homesteaders choose instead to act. By growing their own food and harnessing natural energy, they are planting ... see all copies from $9.75! new only from $11.09! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A Do-It-Ourselves Guide more books like this by Scott Kellogg, Stacy Pettigrew, Juan Martinez (Illustrator) add to wishlist In 2000 the dynamic Rhizome Collective transformed an abandoned warehouse in Austin, Texas, into a sustainability training center. The group's first book provides city dwellers with step-by-step instructions for producing food, collecting water, managing waste, reclaiming land, and generating energy. see all copies from $9.59! new only from $9.59! \| SVS
3	Suburban Safari: A Year on the Lawn more books like this by Hannah Holmes add to wishlist More than 550 square miles of new lawns unfold each year in the U.S. alone. Equipped with a lawn chair and her infectious curiosity, a science writer spends a year on her lawn hoping to discover exactly what's going on out there. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	A River and Its City: The Nature of Landscape in New Orleans more books like this by Ari Kelman add to wishlist This engaging environmental history explores the rise, fall, and rebirth of one of the nation's most important urban public landscapes, and more significantly, the role public spaces play in shaping people's relationships with the natural world. Ari Kelman focuses on the battles fought over New Orleans's waterfront, examining the link between a ... see all copies from $7.29! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream more books like this by Peter Calthorpe add to wishlist Regarding issues of urban sprawl Visit Sprawl Net, at Rice University. It's under construction, but it should be an interesting resource. Check out the traffic in the land of commuting. And, finally, enjoy Los Angeles: Revisiting the Four Ecologies. see all copies from $5.58! new only from $5.58! \| SVS
6	Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability more books like this by David Owen add to wishlist In this remarkable challenge to conventional thinking about the environment, Owen argues that the greenest community in the U.S. is not Portland, Oregon, or Snowmass, Colorado, but New York City. see all copies from $7.97! new only from $11.01! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Ecocities: Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature more books like this by Richard Register add to wishlist Most of the world's population now lives in cities. So if we are to address the problems of environmental deterioration and peak oil adequately, the city has to be a major focus of attention. "Ecocities" is about re-building cities and towns based on ecological principles for the long term sustainability, cultural vitality and health of the Earth ... see all copies from $14.31! new only from $14.31! \| SVS
8	Alternative Urban Futures: Planning for Sustainable Development in Cities Throughout the World more books like this by Raquel Pinderhughes add to wishlist Alternative Urban Futures challenges existing models of urban development and promotes alternative paradigms, processes, and technologies designed to fulfill human needs and limit the harmful impacts of human activities on the environment. see all copies from $10.17! new only from $20.00! \| SVS
9	Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Eugenie L Birch (Editor), Susan M Wachter (Editor) add to wishlist Nineteenth-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted described his most famous project, the design of New York's Central Park, as "a democratic development of highest significance." Over the years, the significance of green in civic life has grown. In twenty-first-century America, not only open space but also other issues of sustainability ... see all copies from $20.80! new only from $27.21! \| SVS
10	Wild Nights: Nature Returns to the City more books like this by Anne Matthews add to wishlist Anne Matthews writes about the phenomenon of animals from the wild becoming increasingly common in the city--and the implication of events like a flock of wild turkeys flying down a crowded New York City street. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $51.48! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Ecology of Place: Planning for Environment, Economy, and Community more books like this by Professor Timothy Beatley, Kristy Manning add to wishlist Timothy Beatley and Kristy Manning describe a world in which land is consumed sparingly, cities and towns are vibrant and green, local economies thrive, and citizens work together to create places of eduring value. The authors address a variety of policy and development issues that affect a community -- from its economic base to its transit ... see all copies from $5.43! new only from $31.00! \| SVS
12 view cover	Cities and Natural Process: A Basis for Sustainability more books like this by Michael Hough add to wishlist Traditional design values that have shaped the physical landscape of our cities have contributed little to their environmental health or to their success as civilizing or enriching places to live. Cities and Natural Process is a discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature and an expression of the essential need for an ... see all copies from $54.08! new only from $54.08!
13 view cover	Glitter, Stucco & Dumpster Diving: Reflections on Building Production in the Vernacular City more books like this by John Chase add to wishlist In this guided tour to the cityscape of Southern California, from movie-star mansions, to the alleys of the homeless, urban planner John Chase combines gossip, anecdote, archival research and tabloid-worthy self revelation, grounding architecture as a multi-disciplinary art. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.94! \| first editions
14	SC-Sustainbl Communitie more books like this by Sim Van der Ryn, Peter Calthorpe add to wishlist see all copies from $3.59!
15 view cover	Urban Forest Landscapes: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives more books like this by Gordon A Bradley (Editor) add to wishlist The goal of urban forestry is to understand the ecological, institutional, and human issues at work in the urban landscape. Urban forestry is a comparatively new field within the academic discipline of forestry, and is closely allied to several scientific disciplines as well as the social sciences. Professionals in the field are called upon to ... see all copies from $4.18! new only from $19.75!
16	City Form and Natural Process: Towards a New Urban Vernacular more books like this by Michael Hough add to wishlist Argues that natural development in cities should be nurtured and used as the basis for future urban design. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students in geography, planning, architecture and urban studies. see all copies from $3.55! signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Paradise of All These Parts: A Natural History of Boston more books like this by John Hanson Mitchell add to wishlist How much does the current landscape of Boston, Massachusetts, resemble the land mass known as the Shawmut Peninsula, where it was conceived and built hundreds of years ago--a place that Captain John Smith referred to in 1614 as "the Paradise of all these parts"? John Hanson Mitchell explores a variety of habitats as he ranges outward from the core ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Wild in the City more books like this by Jan Thornhill (Illustrator) add to wishlist A young girl named Jenny and her mother become aware of all the wildlife, including birds, insects, and toads, that inhabits their neighborhood. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! SVS
19 view cover	Community Planning: How to Solve Urban and Environmental Problems more books like this by Stephanie B Kelly add to wishlist Community Planning is an introductory, interdisciplinary, planning textbook that is a working text which uses an integrated text and lab manual approach, where theoretical concepts are integrated with practical applications and case studies. see all copies from $30.98! new only from $37.01! \| SVS
20 view cover	A Field Guide to Your Own Back Yard more books like this by John Hanson Mitchell, Laurel Molk (Illustrator) add to wishlist Even in the most sanitized suburb or concrete city block one can find plants, animals, and insects busy about their lives, as the author reveals to us in this book. John Mitchell seeks to enhance our appreciation of the small citizens of the world, such as spotted salamanders and meadow voles and introduces us to snowy tree crickets and ambrosia ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.37! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	People in Cities: The Urban Environment and Its Effects more books like this by Edward Krupat add to wishlist People in Cities is about the experience of urban life. Edward Krupat analyzes current research and theory about the ways in which cities affect people. He contrasts urban living with life in smaller communities, and compares popular notions and stereotypes about city dwellers with the results of empirical research. Taking a social psychological ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Ecological Networks and Greenways: Concept, Design, Implementation more books like this by Rob Jongman (Editor), Gloria Pungetti (Editor), Gloria Pugetti (Editor) add to wishlist The establishment of ecological networks in Europe and greenways in America has required some of the most advanced applications of the principles of landscape ecology to land use planning. This book provides a thorough overview of recent developments in this emerging field, combining theoretical concepts of landscape ecology with the actual ... see all copies from $38.60! new only from $62.56! \| SVS
23 view cover	Go Wild in New York City more books like this by Bradford Matsen, Paul Corio (Illustrator), Kate Lake (Illustrator) add to wishlist Go Wild in New York City is the brainchild of author Brad Matsen and philanthropist Ted Kheel. Its mission is to open kids' eyes to the hidden natural wonders of the urban environment-in this case, New York City. This book will help children understand and celebrate city life, while also sparking interest in science topics and promoting ways of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.33! \| signed copies \| SVS
24 view cover	Cities and the Environment: New Approaches for Eco-Societies more books like this by Glen Paoletto (Editor), Edward Newman (Editor), Glem Paoletto (Editor) add to wishlist The goal of eco-societies is to make cities environmentally sound habitats. This text identifies and conceptualizes the ideal of urban eco-societies, embracing their technological, political and sociological dimensions while focusing on broad but practical lifestyle changes. It outlines the innovative approaches used in diverses partnerships and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.95!
25 view cover	Reinventing Los Angeles: Nature and Community in the Global City more books like this by Robert Gottlieb add to wishlist This title describes how water politics, cars and freeways, and immigration and globalization have shaped Los Angeles, and how innovative social movements are working to make a more livable and sustainable city.Los Angeles - the place without a sense of place, famous for sprawl and overdevelopment and defined by its car-clogged freeways - might ... see all copies from $8.95! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS

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