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Seeing the BetterCity Charles R. Wolfe

I n order to understand and improve cities today, personal

observation remains as important as ever. Seeing the

Better City  brings our attention back to the real world right

in front of us, focusing it once more on the sights, sounds,

and experiences of place in order to craft policies, plans,

and regulations to shape better urban environments.

Through clear prose and vibrant photographs, Charles R.

Wolfe shows how to catalog the inuences of urban form,

public transportation, and other basic city elements. He then

shares insights into how to use recorded observations to

contribute to better planning and design decisions.

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More books of interest:Urbanism Without EffortCharles R. WolfeTo create vibrant, sustainable urban areas

 for the long term, we must rst understandwhat happens naturally when people con-

 gregate in cities.E-BOOK: $3.99 (85 PAGES. 2013.9781610914420.)

Urban Ecological Design A Process for Regenerative PlacesDanilo Palazzo and Frederick R. Steiner This trailblazing book outlines an interdis-ciplinary “process model” for urban designthat has been developed and tested overtime.PAPERBACK: $40.00 (328 PAGES. 2011.9781597268295.)

Handbook of Biophilic CityPlanning & Design

Tim Beatley 

What if, even in the heart of a densely de-veloped city, people could have meaningful

encounters with nature?PAPERBACK: $40.00 (352 PAGES. 2016.

9781610916202.)

Site Design for Multifamily Housing-Creating Livable, Connected

NeighborhoodsNico Larco

Creating more livable and vital communitiesis within reach

PAPERBACK: $40.00 (168 PAGES. 2014.9781610915472.)

Charles R. Wolfe

Charles R. Wolfe provides a unique

perspective about cities as both a long

time writer about urbanism world-

wide and as an attorney in Seattle, where he

focuses on land use and environmental law.

He is also an Afliate Associate Professor

in the College of Built Environments at the

University of Washington, where he teaches

land-use law at the graduate level. Wolfe is

an avid traveler, photographer, and writer,

and contributes regularly on urban develop-

ment topics for several publications including

CityLab, The Atlantic , The Hufngton Post ,

and Grist.org. He blogs at myurbanist.com.