Edgeless Cities: Exploring The Elusive Metropolis by Robert E. Lang (Director, Metropolitan Institute, Virginia Tech, Alexandria, Virginia) is an informative look at a new form of city development that combines grand-scale office parks with major retail and housing, instead of having the traditional delineated boundaries between home and store. Praised by some, sharply criticized by others, this new type of city geography has both high and low points worthy of careful study especially in the new millennium of population pressures that put the squeeze on more restricted city designs. Edgeless Cities is a recommended addition to Urban Studies, Architectural Studies, and Social Issues reference collections and reading lists.

This book provides an astute account of alternative approaches to city politics other than the traditional, liberal approach. Moreover, his account of political equality is particularly good. Must have for American urban politics students!

This book provides an excellent examination of car culture in the U.S., making strikingly original points about the connection between cars and our personal, social, and political lives. Rajan's analysis is both incredibly deep and thorough, and will change the way you look at your life in your car (if it doesn't make you flat out give it up.)

An excellent choice for anyone who is interested in transportation. The essays range from issues related to developing countries to those that are pertinent to the US. While this is not exactly a beginner's book it is very easy to read with some background in economics or engineering.

This book got me through property my fist year at law school. The answers for the study problems are wonderful in the fact that they explain exactly what you need to know to understand the reasoning behind the legal pricipal. This book was reccomended to my class by my professor to help us get through the toughest part of property law, Future interests.

Member countries of the EU are inevitably forming an increasingly integrated society. This integration has extended to the field of planning as well. The European Spatial Development Perspective, which was developed to address planning issues across the continent, is analyzed and documented in this book, based on a symposium led by Faludi in 2001. The essays in the volume should be of interest to planners in America, as we face many of the same problems and issues that our European counterparts are dealing with--sprawl, congestion, environmental concerns, inner-city economic decline--and as we figure out how to cross local, state, and regional boundaries for effective decision-making and consensus-building. What is striking to me is that, in this age of global competition, the EU is now actively dealing with spatial planning and development--something US politicians and leaders are slower in doing. I found Faludi's volume intriguing and the subject well worth investigating.

The information in this book is priceless. It gives a good idea of some of the mishaps that might happen at events and it gives helpful tips on avoiding disasters. Very informative too.

It is a great book. It tells the stories of planning projects that turn out to be dissaters. It clearly identifies the two main reasons for planning disasters: overestimation of demand and underestimation of cost. It provides both practical and theoretical background on those projects. Must be in your libarary. K. Mert CUBUKCU PhD Candidate The Ohio State University City & Regional Planning Department

Everyone who is deeply involved in the health (economic, social, or environmental) of their community needs to read this book. "Halfway to Everywhere" lends brilliant clarity to a morass of complex issues, and opens a whole new dialogue on economic and community planning.

Suburbs are usually written-off as nothing more than a boring middle ground between the vibrant urban center and the bucolic countryside. Instead, it turns out that they have been (and still are) the proving ground for many of the most powerful trends that are shaping out world.

Only someone deeply intimate with the dynamics of metropolitan development could have written this pioneering book, which is the first to properly document the cultural significance of our older suburbs. As one of America's most successful mayors, and as Senior Fellow at the Urban Land Institute (a premiere thought-leader on development issues), Bill Hudnut is probably better qualified to write this than anyone. Period.

Hudnut shows how an understanding of first-tier suburbs leads to insights of tremendous value to anyone whose fortunes ride on community revitalization. You'll come away with a deep understanding of how our metropolitan areas arrived at their current condition. You'll see how the rapidly emerging disciplines of restorative development have been dramatically bringing dead and dying communities back to life. You'll also discover where current trends are likely to lead.

Anyone working in the global "restoration economy"--who needs rapid and deep insight into the problems and opportunities of our cities--will find it in this fascinating, well-written, and well researched work. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

I have to say that this is one of the best books that I've ever read. Once you start reading the healthiest city, you won't wanna put it down. I enjoy the fact that the author talked about the problems Milwaukee was facing and how the city officials were able to solve those problems. The problems ranged from garbage, smallpox, milk and many others. This book can truly enlighten one's knowledge. I truly recommend it.