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APA Planners PressPlanners Press is APA's book imprint. We publish titles of interest to practitioners, researchers, and the general public, with the aim of stimulating readers, creating an engaged citizenry, and influencing policy development — all by telling the many stories of planning. Submissions WelcomedPlanners Press actively welcomes submissions. Please e-mail a brief summary of what you have in mind to plannerspress@planning.org. Include a description of the book itself, its intended audience(s), and your qualifications for writing it. Featured titlesRandall Arendt brings his insights to a broader public, with a profusely illustrated demonstration of how local officials, planning commissioners, and everyday citizens can work to make their communities more attractive, more habitable, and more sustainable. Arendt's work has shaped a generation of planners, designers, and landscape architects. Robert B. Olshansky and Laurie A. Johnson have been working to understand the difficult planning decisions in this unusual situation. As both observers of and participants in the challenging process of creating the Unified New Orleans Plan, they bring unparalleled detail and insight to this complex story. This volume traces the development of New Orleans from precolonial times to post-Katrina realities, in the context of the deltaic plain on which it lies. The book describes the underlying physical terrain and covers the various transformations humans have made to it: site selection, settlement, urbanization, population, expansion, drainage, protection, exploitation, devastation, and recovery. This volume is a detailed history and overview of how one low-lying country has developed the policies, tools, technology, planning, public outreach, and international cooperation needed to save their populated deltas. It explores the growth, development, and management of deltaic cities and regions, with the aim of balancing various goals in a sustainable manner. The authors examined more than 100 successful projects and discovered universal elements that characterize sustainable urban districts. By applying these elements, designers and developers can recreate and extend the experience of successful places to their communities. The housing foreclosures that have swept the nation since 2008 have had radical economic effects. This meticulous look at the latest data reveals shocking lessons that the mainstream discussion has overlooked. Based on the National Building Museum's Green Community exhibition, this book is a collection of thought-provoking essays that illuminate the connections among personal health, community health, and our planet's health. The logic of proportionate share expands the traditional use of impact fees beyond capital facilities to social purposes and green objectives. Learn how to design and implement a proportionate-share development fee program. Is traffic in your town out of control? This authoritative reference is a "how-to" for implementing a successful traffic-calming program. Reid Ewing and Steven J. Brown steer you to the most effective measures for your circumstances. The all-new fourth edition of the perennial best seller is a 21st century guide that addresses the challenges of planning for a sustainable world. Continue to engage citizens in making better local decisions in these troubled times. | |
Grid / Street / Place
Foreclosing the Dream
Green Community
Impact Fees 
U.S. Traffic Calming Manual 
The Citizen's Guide to Planning, 4th Edition 
