Urban/City

Drawing on the events during and following Hurricane Harvey, this moving examination of the Houston community observes…

Street art isn't just something you walk by—it's a whole medium that gets you feeling and thinking. Featuring…

Ah, the mall. A commercial and social space iconic to American culture, the mall and its fall loom over the…

Henry Alford set out to write this work, appalled by what he perceived to be an anomic society, lacking in norms, in his…

This immense collection comes from Lydia Davis, the so-called “magician of self-consciousness,” “best prose…

As cities and suburbs sprawl, and conservation efforts enable wildlife populations to recover, we are beginning to see a…

Drawing on more than a century's worth of quantitative and qualitative data, Segregation By Design brings into sharp…

Fruit trees don't just grow in orchards. All over the world, fruit often grows in heavily urban areas, but the trees can…

Author Didier Cornille introduces ten of the most iconic bridges in the world, from the Brooklyn to the Golden Gate.…

There's no cooking like home-cooking and there's no guidebook like the one you write yourself. This Moleskine notebook…

In this timely and inventive collection of essays, editors Mary N. Taylor and Noah Brehmer bring together writings from…

So many survival guides are about forests or mountains or deserts. But it's likely you spend most of your time in the…

In this book, discover fifty simple suggestions from author Ophelie Damblé to add some greenery to your environment,…

Discover the variety and history of urban trees with this book that celebrates the cultural significance and beauty of…

P-22, the famed “Hollywood Cougar,” was born in a national park near Los Angeles, California. When it was time for…

An in-depth exploration of what it means to work with urban landscape energies, providing a variety of spells for city…

A guide to individual and community-scale composting in small urban spaces, with fun DIY projects, illustrations, and…

A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists,…

The poster celebrates the history of NYC's anti-gentrification movements, fighting for tenant power and housing as a…

By growing your own food and harnessing natural energy, you can plant the seeds for the future of our cities. With that…

In This City is Killing Me, social worker and therapist Jonathan Foiles delves into how community trauma in Chicago is…

Are you a sucker for politically and economically complex situations? What about compelling battles for equality? If you…

Almost anytime large corporations are thriving, the middle class of America is shrinking, along with its diverse small…

During the years that Janette Sadik-Khan was New York City’s transportation commissioner, the city's public spaces…