🏙️ Urban Sustainability

Visions and strategies for making cities livable for the long term—rethinking energy, transit, green space, and equity in the places most of humanity now calls home.

Curbing Traffic

by Melissa Bruntlett • 2021

Dutch cities prove removing cars heals loneliness, restores childhood, and makes everyone richer.

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633

🏛️ Urban Policy 🏗️ Urban Design 🚗 Car Dependency 🚶 Walkable Cities 🌳 Public Space

Curbing Traffic 92%

Dutch cities prove removing cars heals loneliness, restores childhood, and makes everyone richer.

by Melissa Bruntlett 2021

4.38

633 ratings

🏛️ Urban Policy 🏗️ Urban Design 🚗 Car Dependency 🚶 Walkable Cities 🌳 Public Space

Urban Acupuncture

by Jaime Lerner • 2003

Fast, precise interventions where a city hurts trigger chain reactions no master plan ever could.

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490

🏙️ Urban Design ⚡ Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space ♻️ Adaptive Reuse 🚲 Car-Free Cities

Urban Acupuncture 92%

Fast, precise interventions where a city hurts trigger chain reactions no master plan ever could.

by Jaime Lerner 2003

3.66

490 ratings

🏙️ Urban Design ⚡ Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space ♻️ Adaptive Reuse 🚲 Car-Free Cities

Streetfight

by Janette Sadik-Khan • 2016

Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.

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2k+

🛣️ Street Design 🎨 Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space 🚲 Bike Advocacy 🚌 Transit Equity

Streetfight 92%

Paint, data, and political nerve: beating the car-first status quo.

by Janette Sadik-Khan 2016

4.26

2k+ ratings

🛣️ Street Design 🎨 Tactical Urbanism 🌳 Public Space 🚲 Bike Advocacy 🚌 Transit Equity

No Impact Man

by Colin Beavan • 2009

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

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🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity 🚫🛒 Anti-Consumerism

No Impact Man 92%

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

by Colin Beavan 2009

3.78

5k+ ratings

🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity 🚫🛒 Anti-Consumerism

Tactical Urbanism

by Mike Lydon • 2014

How to hack your city with paint, planters, and pop-up parks, and prove change is possible now.

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315

🛠️ Diy Urbanism 🎨 Creative Placemaking 🏗️ Pop-Up Urbanism 🚲 Street Reclamation 🗳️ Participatory Planning

Tactical Urbanism 92%

How to hack your city with paint, planters, and pop-up parks, and prove change is possible now.

by Mike Lydon 2014

3.99

315 ratings

🛠️ Diy Urbanism 🎨 Creative Placemaking 🏗️ Pop-Up Urbanism 🚲 Street Reclamation 🗳️ Participatory Planning

Walkable City

by Jeff Speck • 2012

America's downtowns died for parking. The rules for bringing them back, starting at the curb.

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🏙️ Urban Planning 🏘️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🚗 Car Dependency 🌱 Smart Growth

Walkable City 91%

America's downtowns died for parking. The rules for bringing them back, starting at the curb.

by Jeff Speck 2012

4.32

9k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏘️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🚗 Car Dependency 🌱 Smart Growth

Plan B 3.0

by Lester R. Brown • 2008

Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.

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531

🌍 Planetary Boundaries ⚡ Energy Transition 📋 Climate Policy ♻️ Circular Economy 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Plan B 3.0 91%

Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.

by Lester R. Brown 2008

3.93

531 ratings

🌍 Planetary Boundaries ⚡ Energy Transition 📋 Climate Policy ♻️ Circular Economy 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Drawdown

by Paul Hawken • 2017

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

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🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🍃 Carbon Sequestration 🔄 Circular Economy

Drawdown 91%

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

by Paul Hawken 2017

4.40

4k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🍃 Carbon Sequestration 🔄 Circular Economy

Smart Cities

by Anthony M. Townsend • 2013

Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.

3.61

817

🏙️ Urban Technology 🔌 Digital Infrastructure 🗳️ Civic Technology 📊 Open Data 🌱 Grassroots Innovation

Smart Cities 91%

Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.

by Anthony M. Townsend 2013

3.61

817 ratings

🏙️ Urban Technology 🔌 Digital Infrastructure 🗳️ Civic Technology 📊 Open Data 🌱 Grassroots Innovation

How Infrastructure Works

by Deb Chachra • 2023

The hidden networks you rely on were built for a climate that no longer exists.

3.64

937

🏗️ Infrastructure Design 🧩 Systems Thinking 🕸️ Network Effects ⚡ Energy Transition ⚖️ Environmental Justice

How Infrastructure Works 91%

The hidden networks you rely on were built for a climate that no longer exists.

by Deb Chachra 2023

3.64

937 ratings

🏗️ Infrastructure Design 🧩 Systems Thinking 🕸️ Network Effects ⚡ Energy Transition ⚖️ Environmental Justice

Against the smart city

by Adam Greenfield • 2013

Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.

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🏙️ Smart Cities 📐 Urban Planning 🔬 Technological Critique 🤖 Algorithmic Control 💰 Neoliberal Urbanism

Against the smart city 91%

Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.

by Adam Greenfield 2013

3.96

132 ratings

🏙️ Smart Cities 📐 Urban Planning 🔬 Technological Critique 🤖 Algorithmic Control 💰 Neoliberal Urbanism

Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development

by Edward Saja Sanneh • 2018

Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.

4.00

🧠 Systems Thinking 🌍 Sustainable Development 📋 Environmental Policy ⚡ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Security

Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development Summary

Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development 91%

Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.

by Edward Saja Sanneh 2018

4.00

2 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🌍 Sustainable Development 📋 Environmental Policy ⚡ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Security

Triumph of the City

by Edward L. Glaeser • 2011

Poverty flocks to cities because cities are the escape route. The economic case for density.

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🏙️ Urban Economics 🏗️ City Planning 🏘️ Urban Density 🧠 Human Capital 💡 Knowledge Spillovers

Triumph of the City 90%

Poverty flocks to cities because cities are the escape route. The economic case for density.

by Edward L. Glaeser 2011

3.91

6k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Economics 🏗️ City Planning 🏘️ Urban Density 🧠 Human Capital 💡 Knowledge Spillovers

Road to Nowhere

by Paris Marx • 2022

The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.

4.16

643

🚗 Car Culture 🏙️ Urban Planning 💻 Techno-Solutionism 🚌 Public Transit 🛵 Gig Economy

Road to Nowhere 90%

The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.

by Paris Marx 2022

4.16

643 ratings

🚗 Car Culture 🏙️ Urban Planning 💻 Techno-Solutionism 🚌 Public Transit 🛵 Gig Economy

Escaping the Housing Trap

by Charles L. Marohn Jr. • 2024

Housing can't be both affordable shelter and a good investment. That conflict is the trap.

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503

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏠 Housing Policy 📜 Zoning Reform 💰 Affordability Crisis 🌱 Bottom-Up Urbanism

Escaping the Housing Trap 90%

Housing can't be both affordable shelter and a good investment. That conflict is the trap.

by Charles L. Marohn Jr. 2024

4.37

503 ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏠 Housing Policy 📜 Zoning Reform 💰 Affordability Crisis 🌱 Bottom-Up Urbanism

The Option of Urbanism

by Christopher B. Leinberger • 2007

America's car suburbs were built by policy, not consumer choice. The market now wants the opposite.

3.89

185

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏘️ Sprawl 🏗️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🏚️ Gentrification

The Option of Urbanism 90%

America's car suburbs were built by policy, not consumer choice. The market now wants the opposite.

by Christopher B. Leinberger 2007

3.89

185 ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏘️ Sprawl 🏗️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🏚️ Gentrification

The Green New Deal

by Jeremy Rifkin • 2019

The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.

3.68

812

💚 Green New Deal ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Green Economics 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Divestment 🏙️ Smart Cities

The Green New Deal 90%

The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.

by Jeremy Rifkin 2019

3.68

812 ratings

💚 Green New Deal ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Green Economics 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Divestment 🏙️ Smart Cities

Darwin Comes to Town

by Menno Schilthuizen • 2018

Evolution is unfolding faster on concrete than in any rainforest, right under your feet.

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🏙️ Urban Ecology 🧬 Contemporary Evolution 🦎 Urban Adaptation 🐦 Animal Behavior 🧩 Habitat Fragmentation

Darwin Comes to Town 90%

Evolution is unfolding faster on concrete than in any rainforest, right under your feet.

by Menno Schilthuizen 2018

4.10

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Ecology 🧬 Contemporary Evolution 🦎 Urban Adaptation 🐦 Animal Behavior 🧩 Habitat Fragmentation

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide

by Jen Gale • 2020

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

4.08

645

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide Summary

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide 90%

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

by Jen Gale 2020

4.08

645 ratings

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

How to Thrive in the Next Economy

by John Thackara • 2015

A design movement is ditching ‘less harm’ for an economy that restores soil, water, and community.

3.78

246

🌱 Regenerative Economy 🏡 Ecological Design 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🪱 Soil Restoration 💧 Watershed Management

How to Thrive in the Next Economy Summary

How to Thrive in the Next Economy 90%

A design movement is ditching ‘less harm’ for an economy that restores soil, water, and community.

by John Thackara 2015

3.78

246 ratings

🌱 Regenerative Economy 🏡 Ecological Design 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🪱 Soil Restoration 💧 Watershed Management

A Pattern Language

by Christopher W. Alexander • 1977

253 patterns for building, from city to doorknob, that let communities design places people love.

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5k+

🏛️ Architectural Design 🏙️ Urban Planning 👥 Human-Scale Environments 🏞️ Placemaking 🗳️ Participatory Design

A Pattern Language 90%

253 patterns for building, from city to doorknob, that let communities design places people love.

by Christopher W. Alexander 1977

4.42

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Architectural Design 🏙️ Urban Planning 👥 Human-Scale Environments 🏞️ Placemaking 🗳️ Participatory Design

The Upcycle

by William McDonough • 2013

Less harm is still harm. The blueprint for designing products, buildings, and systems that heal.

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1k+

🔄 Circular Economy 🦋 Biomimicry 🌱 Regenerative Design 💼 Sustainable Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

The Upcycle 90%

Less harm is still harm. The blueprint for designing products, buildings, and systems that heal.

by William McDonough 2013

4.00

1k+ ratings

🔄 Circular Economy 🦋 Biomimicry 🌱 Regenerative Design 💼 Sustainable Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

Building and Dwelling

by Richard Sennett • 2018

A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.

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983

🏙️ Urban Design 👥 Urban Sociology 🏛️ Ethics Of Place 🤖 Smart Cities Critique 🤝 Participatory Planning

Building and Dwelling 90%

A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.

by Richard Sennett 2018

4.02

983 ratings

🏙️ Urban Design 👥 Urban Sociology 🏛️ Ethics Of Place 🤖 Smart Cities Critique 🤝 Participatory Planning

Green to Gold

by Daniel C. Esty • 2006

DuPont saved $2B cutting emissions. The playbook for turning green pressure into profit.

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1k+

🏢 Corporate Sustainability ⚡ Eco-Efficiency 📣 Green Marketing 🎨 Sustainable Design 🏭 Industrial Ecology

Green to Gold 90%

DuPont saved $2B cutting emissions. The playbook for turning green pressure into profit.

by Daniel C. Esty 2006

3.84

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Sustainability ⚡ Eco-Efficiency 📣 Green Marketing 🎨 Sustainable Design 🏭 Industrial Ecology

Cradle to Cradle

by Michael Braungart • 2002

Waste is a design flaw. The blueprint for a world where everything feeds the next cycle.

4.09

13k+

♻️ Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🏭 Industrial Ecology 🌱 Regenerative Design 🧬 Biomimicry

Cradle to Cradle 90%

Waste is a design flaw. The blueprint for a world where everything feeds the next cycle.

by Michael Braungart 2002

4.09

13k+ ratings

♻️ Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🏭 Industrial Ecology 🌱 Regenerative Design 🧬 Biomimicry

Urban Gardening

by Will Cook • 2012

Your apartment can feed you. The guide to growing food in containers, from windowsill to rooftop.

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180

🏙️ Urban Gardening 🪴 Container Gardening 📏 Small Space Growing 🌻 Beginner Gardening 🌱 Seed Starting

Urban Gardening 90%

Your apartment can feed you. The guide to growing food in containers, from windowsill to rooftop.

by Will Cook 2012

3.49

180 ratings

🏙️ Urban Gardening 🪴 Container Gardening 📏 Small Space Growing 🌻 Beginner Gardening 🌱 Seed Starting

The Smart Enough City

by Ben Green • 2019

Smart cities dress up political problems as engineering ones. The fix is governance, not gadgets.

4.12

208

🏙️ Smart Cities 🏛️ Urban Policy 💻 Technology Criticism ⚙️ Techno-Solutionism ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

The Smart Enough City 90%

Smart cities dress up political problems as engineering ones. The fix is governance, not gadgets.

by Ben Green 2019

4.12

208 ratings

🏙️ Smart Cities 🏛️ Urban Policy 💻 Technology Criticism ⚙️ Techno-Solutionism ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Happy City

by Charles Montgomery • 2012

Sprawl isolates and exhausts. The evidence for repairing cities around human connection and joy.

4.36

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🏙️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🧠 Urban Psychology 🚗 Car Dependency 🌳 Public Space

Happy City 90%

Sprawl isolates and exhausts. The evidence for repairing cities around human connection and joy.

by Charles Montgomery 2012

4.36

10k+ ratings

🏙️ New Urbanism 🚶 Walkable Cities 🧠 Urban Psychology 🚗 Car Dependency 🌳 Public Space

The Story of Stuff

by Annie Leonard • 2010

A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.

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📉 Consumerism Critique 🔄 Product Life Cycles ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Circular Economy ☣️ Toxic Chemicals

The Story of Stuff 90%

A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.

by Annie Leonard 2010

4.08

4k+ ratings

📉 Consumerism Critique 🔄 Product Life Cycles ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Circular Economy ☣️ Toxic Chemicals

Design for a Better World

by Donald A. Norman • 2023

Everything around you was designed: economy, waste, climate. Design can repair what it broke.

3.61

198

🔄 Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤖 Technology And Society 📊 Beyond GDP

Design for a Better World 90%

Everything around you was designed: economy, waste, climate. Design can repair what it broke.

by Donald A. Norman 2023

3.61

198 ratings

🔄 Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤖 Technology And Society 📊 Beyond GDP

The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City

by Alan Ehrenhalt • 2012

American metros are inverting: affluence returns downtown, immigrants settle the suburbs.

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678

📊 Demographic Shifts 🏘️ Suburban Transformation 🏗️ Gentrification ☀️ Sun Belt Cities 🏙️ Density And Sprawl

The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City Summary

The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City 90%

American metros are inverting: affluence returns downtown, immigrants settle the suburbs.

by Alan Ehrenhalt 2012

3.77

678 ratings

📊 Demographic Shifts 🏘️ Suburban Transformation 🏗️ Gentrification ☀️ Sun Belt Cities 🏙️ Density And Sprawl

Zero Waste Home

by Bea Johnson • 2013

A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.

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🚯 Zero Waste Living 🏡 Sustainable Home 🪴 Minimalism ✨ Voluntary Simplicity 🛒 Conscious Consumerism

Zero Waste Home 90%

A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.

by Bea Johnson 2013

3.75

8k+ ratings

🚯 Zero Waste Living 🏡 Sustainable Home 🪴 Minimalism ✨ Voluntary Simplicity 🛒 Conscious Consumerism

The Age of Sustainable Development

by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2015

Growth, inclusion, and sustainability are the same project. Sacrifice one, and the others collapse.

4.21

856

🌱 Sustainable Development 📊 Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty 🌡️ Climate Economics 📜 Environmental Policy

The Age of Sustainable Development Summary

The Age of Sustainable Development 90%

Growth, inclusion, and sustainability are the same project. Sacrifice one, and the others collapse.

by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2015

4.21

856 ratings

🌱 Sustainable Development 📊 Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty 🌡️ Climate Economics 📜 Environmental Policy

Give a Sh*t

by Ashlee Piper • 2018

Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.

4.15

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🌱 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumption 🥬 Plant-Based Eating ♻️ Low-Waste Living 🌍 Climate Action

Give a Sh*t 90%

Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.

by Ashlee Piper 2018

4.15

972 ratings

🌱 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumption 🥬 Plant-Based Eating ♻️ Low-Waste Living 🌍 Climate Action

Heroes of the Environment

by Harriet Rohmer • 2009

A teen cleans polluted water. A wrestler teaches recycling. Twelve environmental heroes in action.

3.95

147

🪧 Environmental Activism 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⭐ Youth Leadership 🏙️ Urban Farming ☀️ Renewable Energy

Heroes of the Environment 90%

A teen cleans polluted water. A wrestler teaches recycling. Twelve environmental heroes in action.

by Harriet Rohmer 2009

3.95

147 ratings

🪧 Environmental Activism 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⭐ Youth Leadership 🏙️ Urban Farming ☀️ Renewable Energy

Designing Regenerative Cultures

by Daniel Christian Wahl • 2016

Designing as separate from nature broke the planet. Regenerative cultures learn from living systems.

4.24

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🔄 Regenerative Design 🌍 Ecological Economics 🧠 Systems Thinking 🦎 Biomimicry 🌳 Deep Ecology

Designing Regenerative Cultures 90%

Designing as separate from nature broke the planet. Regenerative cultures learn from living systems.

by Daniel Christian Wahl 2016

4.24

223 ratings

🔄 Regenerative Design 🌍 Ecological Economics 🧠 Systems Thinking 🦎 Biomimicry 🌳 Deep Ecology

Apocalypse Never

by Michael Shellenberger • 2020

The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.

4.16

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🌍 Environmental Policy 🌡️ Climate Debate ⚡ Energy Policy ☢️ Nuclear Advocacy 🔕 Anti-Alarmism

Apocalypse Never 90%

The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.

by Michael Shellenberger 2020

4.16

6k+ ratings

🌍 Environmental Policy 🌡️ Climate Debate ⚡ Energy Policy ☢️ Nuclear Advocacy 🔕 Anti-Alarmism

Design for the Real World

by Victor Papanek • 1972

Design fills the world with disposables. A manifesto for building what people actually need.

4.24

2k+

🏭 Industrial Design ⚖️ Design Ethics 🌱 Sustainable Design ♻️ Planned Obsolescence 🔧 Appropriate Technology

Design for the Real World 90%

Design fills the world with disposables. A manifesto for building what people actually need.

by Victor Papanek 1972

4.24

2k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Design ⚖️ Design Ethics 🌱 Sustainable Design ♻️ Planned Obsolescence 🔧 Appropriate Technology

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

by Jane Jacobs • 1961

Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.

4.29

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🏙️ Urban Planning 🏚️ Urban Renewal 🚶 Street Life 🌆 New Urbanism 🏘️ Urban Density

The Death and Life of Great American Cities Summary

The Death and Life of Great American Cities 90%

Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.

by Jane Jacobs 1961

4.29

20k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Planning 🏚️ Urban Renewal 🚶 Street Life 🌆 New Urbanism 🏘️ Urban Density

Palaces for the People

by Eric Klinenberg • 2018

Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.

3.97

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🏙️ Public Space 🧱 Placemaking 🤝 Social Capital 💪 Community Resilience 📚 Libraries And Community

Palaces for the People 90%

Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.

by Eric Klinenberg 2018

3.97

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Public Space 🧱 Placemaking 🤝 Social Capital 💪 Community Resilience 📚 Libraries And Community

Paint Your Town Red

by Matthew Brown • 2021

38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.

3.71

173

🏘️ Localism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🤝 Worker Cooperatives 🛒 Local Procurement 🗣️ Participatory Democracy

Paint Your Town Red 90%

38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.

by Matthew Brown 2021

3.71

173 ratings

🏘️ Localism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🤝 Worker Cooperatives 🛒 Local Procurement 🗣️ Participatory Democracy

Limits to Growth

by Donella H. Meadows • 1972

A computer model of Earth's limits, tested for 30 years: the math says overshoot has already begun.

4.21

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🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Environmental Economics 🌍 Planetary Boundaries ⛏️ Resource Depletion ⚖️ Carrying Capacity

Limits to Growth 89%

A computer model of Earth's limits, tested for 30 years: the math says overshoot has already begun.

by Donella H. Meadows 1972

4.21

2k+ ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Environmental Economics 🌍 Planetary Boundaries ⛏️ Resource Depletion ⚖️ Carrying Capacity

The Just City

by Susan S. Fainstein • 2010

Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.

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174

🏙️ Urban Policy 📐 Planning Theory ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🏛️ Urban Political Economy 💼 Neoliberal Critique

The Just City 89%

Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.

by Susan S. Fainstein 2010

3.75

174 ratings

🏙️ Urban Policy 📐 Planning Theory ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🏛️ Urban Political Economy 💼 Neoliberal Critique

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

by Bill Gates • 2021

Five activities emit 51 billion tons a year; the cost gaps show where innovation must hit first.

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🌍 Net Zero Transition ⚡ Clean Energy Transition 🚀 Techno-Optimism 💰 Climate Economics 🌪️ Climate Adaptation

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster 89%

Five activities emit 51 billion tons a year; the cost gaps show where innovation must hit first.

by Bill Gates 2021

4.11

51k+ ratings

🌍 Net Zero Transition ⚡ Clean Energy Transition 🚀 Techno-Optimism 💰 Climate Economics 🌪️ Climate Adaptation

The Waste-Free World

by Ron Gonen • 2021

Your taxes subsidize garbage. The circular economy claims the $4.5 trillion we're throwing away.

4.11

174

🔄 Circular Economy ♻️ Sustainable Business 🎭 Greenwashing 🕰️ Planned Obsolescence 🔧 Right To Repair

The Waste-Free World 89%

Your taxes subsidize garbage. The circular economy claims the $4.5 trillion we're throwing away.

by Ron Gonen 2021

4.11

174 ratings

🔄 Circular Economy ♻️ Sustainable Business 🎭 Greenwashing 🕰️ Planned Obsolescence 🔧 Right To Repair

No. More. Plastic.

by Martin Dorey • 2018

Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.

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🧴 Plastic Pollution ♻️ Zero Waste Living ✊ Everyday Activism 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle

No. More. Plastic. 89%

Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.

by Martin Dorey 2018

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧴 Plastic Pollution ♻️ Zero Waste Living ✊ Everyday Activism 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle

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