General Infrastructure Planning & Engineering
See also Books for Understanding: Hurricane Katrina: Emergency Management
Mega-Projects: The Changing Politics of Urban Public Investment
Alan A. Altshuler, David E. Luberoff  ISBN-13: 9780815701293 (paper) Brookings Institution Press and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2003 G
Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century David P. Billington, David P. Billington, Jr. ISBN-13: 9780691102924 (cloth) Princeton University Press, 2006 G
On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina Ronald J. Daniels, Donald F. Kettl, and Howard Kunreuther, editors; foreword by Amy Gutmann ISBN-10: 0812219597 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006 S
The Limits of Stabilization: Infrastructure, Public Deficits, and Growth in Latin America William Easterly, Luis Servén, editors ISBN-10: 0804749728 (paper) ISBN-13: 9780804749725 (paper) Stanford University Press, 2003 S
Globalizing L.A.: Trade, Infrastructure, and Regional Development Steven P. Erie ISBN-10: 080474680X (cloth) ISBN-10: 0804746818 (paper) ISBN-13: 9780804746809 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780804746816 (paper) Stanford University Press, 2004 S
Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets: How to Fix America's Trillion-Dollar Construction Industry Barry B. LePatner ISBN-10: 0226472671 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780226472676 (cloth) University of Chicago Press, 2007 G
Law, Infrastructure and Human Rights Michael B. Likosky ISBN-10: 0521676886 (paper) ISBN-13: 9780521676885 (paper) Cambridge University Press, 2006 S
Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design Henry Petroski ISBN-13: 9780691122250 (cloth) Princeton University Press, 2006 G
The Ethical Engineer Eugene Schlossberger ISBN-10: 1566390575 (paper) Temple University Press, 1993 S
Controlling Government Spending: The Ethos, Ethics, and Economics of Expenditure Management James Warren, editor ISBN-10: 0195673875 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780195673876 (cloth) Oxford University Press, 2005 S
Return to Top Bridges & TunnelsElegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder Robert W. Hadlow ISBN-10: 0870715348 (paper) Oregon State University Press, 2001 G
Catastrophe to Triumph: Bridges of the Tacoma Narrows Richard S. Hobbs ISBN-13: 9780874222890 (paper) Washington State University Press, 2006 G
Constructing a Bridge: An Exploration of Engineering Culture, Design, and Research in Nineteenth-Century France and America Eda Kranakis ISBN-10: 0262112175 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780262112178 (cloth) MIT Press, 1996 S
The Bridge at Québec
William D. Middleton ISBN-13: 9780253337610 (cloth) Indiana University Press, 2001 G
Innovation and the Rise of the Tunnelling Industry Graham West ISBN-10: 0521673356 (paper) ISBN-13: 9780521673358 (paper) Cambridge University Press, 2005 S
Return to Top Transport Roads & Highways Rail Waterways & Ports Transport: Roads & Highways
Watching the Traffic Go By: Transportation and Isolation in Urban America
Paul Mason Fotsch
ISBN-13: 9780292714250 (cloth)
ISBN-13: 9780292714267 (paper)
University of Texas Press, 2007
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Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American Century
Stephen B. Goddard
ISBN-10: 0226300439 (paper)
ISBN-13: 9780226300436 (paper)
University of Chicago Press, 1996
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Motoring: The Highway Experience in America John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle ISBN-10: 0820330280 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780820330280 (cloth) University of Georgia Press, February 2008 G
Taking the High Road: A Metropolitan Agenda for Transportation Reform Bruce Katz, Robert Puentes, editors  ISBN-13: 9780815748274 (paper) Brookings Institution Press, 2005 G
An International Sourcebook of Automobile Dependence in Cities 1960-1990 Jeffrey R. Kenworthy , Felix B. Laube ISBN-10: 0870815237 (cloth) University Press of Colorado, 1999 S
Heavy Traffic: Deregulation, Trade, and Transformation in North American Trucking Daniel Madar ISBN-13: 9780774807692 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780774807708 (paper) University of British Columbia Press, 2000 S
Managing Transport Energy James Warren, editor ISBN-10: 0199215774 (paper) ISBN-13: 9780199215775 (paper) Oxford University Press, 2007 S
Transport: RailThe Railroad and the State: War, Politics, and Technology in Nineteenth-Century America Robert G. Angevine ISBN-10: 0804742391 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780804742399 (cloth) Stanford University Press, 2004 S
The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849-1923 R. B. Fleming ISBN-13: 9780774804868 (paper) University of British Columbia Press, 1991 G
Early American Railroads: Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner's 'Die innern Communicationen' 1842-1843 Franz Anton Ritter von Gerstner, Edited by Frederick C. Gamst, Translated by David J. Diephouse and John C. Decker ISBN-10: 0804724237 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780804724234 (cloth) Stanford University Press, 1997 S
British Rail 1974-1997: From Integration to Privatisation Terry Gourvish ISBN-10: 0199250057 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780199250059 (cloth) Oxford University Press, 2002 S
The Electric Interurban Railways in America George W. Hilton, John F. Due ISBN-10: 0804740143 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780804740142 (cloth) Stanford University Press, 2000 (1960) S
The Birth of California Narrow Gauge: A Regional Study of the Technology of Thomas and Martin Carter Bruce MacGregor ISBN-10: 0804735506 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780804735506 (cloth) Stanford University Press, 2003 S
New Departures: Rethinking Rail Passenger Policy in the Twenty-First Century Anthony Perl ISBN-13: 9780813122113 (cloth) University Press of Kentucky, 2002 S
Transport of Delight: The Mythical Conception of Rail Transit in Los Angeles Jonathan Richmond ISBN-13: 9781884836947 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9781884836954 (paper) University of Akron Press, 2005 G
Order Against Progress: Government, Foreign Investment, and Railroads in Brazil, 1854-1913 William R. Summerhill III ISBN-10: 0804732248 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780804732246 (cloth) Stanford University Press, 2003 S
Cleveland's Transit Vehicles: Equipment and Technology James A. Toman, Blaine S. Hayes
ISBN-10: 0873385489 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780873385480 (cloth) Kent State University Press, 1996 S
Horse Trails to Regional Rails: The Story of Public Transit in Greater Cleveland
James A. Toman, Blaine S. Hayes
ISBN-10: 0873385470 (cloth)
Kent State University Press, 1996
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Railways in the Netherlands: A Brief History, 1834-1994 Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. ISBN-10: 0804739471 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780804739474 (cloth) Stanford University Press, 2001 S
Transport: Waterways & Ports
See also Books for Understanding: Water: River Systems
Box Boats: How Container Ships Changed the World Brian J. Cudahy ISBN-13: 9780823225699 (paper) Fordham University Press, 2006 G
Mixing the Waters: Environment, Politics, and the Building of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Jeffery K. Stine ISBN-13: 9780962262852 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780962262869 (paper) University of Akron Press, 1993 G
Return to Top Utilities
See also the Books for Understanding: Water: Development
The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World
Phillip Schewe ISBN-10: 030910260X (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780309102605 (cloth) National Academies Press/Joseph Henry Press, 2007 G
The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage Jamie Benidickson ISBN-13: 9780774812924 (paper) University of British Columbia Press, 2007 G
White Gold: Hydroelectric Power in Canada Karl Froschauer ISBN-13: 9780774807081 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780774807098 (paper) University of British Columbia Press, 1999 S
Building New York’s Sewers: The Evolution of Mechanisms of Urban Management Joanne Abel Goldman ISBN-13: 9781557530950 (cloth) Purdue University Press, 1997 S
The Thames Embankment: Environment, Technology, and Society in Victorian London Dale H. Porter ISBN-13: 9781884836299 (paper) University of Akron Press, 1998 G
Return to Top Urban Planning and Development
See also the Books for Understanding: New York City bibliography
See also the Books for Understanding: New Orleans bibliography
Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest Carl Abbott ISBN-13: 9780812236125 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780812217797 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001 G
Philadelphia: Neighborhoods, Division, and Conflict in a Post-Industrial City Carolyn Adams, David Bartlelt, David Elesh, Ira Goldstein, Nancy Kleniewski, William Yancey ISBN-10: 0877228426 (cloth) ISBN-10: 1566390788 (paper) Temple University Press, 1991 G
Before Renaissance: Planning in Pittsburgh, 1889-1943 John F. Bauman, Edward K. Muller, editors ISBN-13: 9780822959304 (paper) University of Pittsburgh Press, 2006 S
Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina Eugenie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter, editors ISBN-10: 0812219805 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006 S
City and Environment Christopher G. Boone, Ali Modarres ISBN-10: 1592132839 (cloth) ISBN-10: 1592132847 (paper) Temple University Press, 2006 G
Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past Steven Conn ISBN-13: 9780812219432 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006 G
Detroit: Race and Uneven Development Joe T. Darden, Richard Child Hill, June Thomas and Richard Thomas ISBN-10: 0877224854 (cloth) ISBN-10: 0877227764 (paper) Temple University Press, 1987 G
Urban Leviathan: Mexico City in the Twentieth Century Diane E. Davis ISBN-10: 1566391504 (cloth) ISBN-10: 1566391512 (paper) Temple University Press, 1994 S
Metropolitan San Diego: How Geography and Lifestyle Shape a New Urban Environment Larry R. Ford ISBN-13: 9780812238389 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780812218985 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004 G
Japanese Cities in the World Economy Kuniko Fujita, Richard Child Hill, editors ISBN-10: 1566390346 (cloth) Temple University Press, 1993 G
Greater New Jersey: Living in the Shadow of Gotham Dennis E. Gale ISBN-13: 9780812239546 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780812219579 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006 G
Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C. Howard Gillette, Jr. ISBN-13: 9780812219586 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006 G
Camden After the Fall: Decline and Renewal in a Post-Industrial City Howard Gillette, Jr. ISBN-13: 9780812238976 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780812219685 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005 G
Metropolitan Phoenix: Place Making and Community Building in the Desert Patricia Gober ISBN-13: 9780812238990 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780812219272 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005 G
Mapping Decline: St. Louis and the Fate of the American City Colin Gordon
ISBN-13: 9780812240702 (cloth) University of Pennsylvania Press, March 2008 S
Atlanta: Race, Class, and Urban Expansion Larry Keating ISBN-10: 1566398207 (cloth) ISBN-10: 1566398215 (paper) Temple University Press, 2000 G
Sprawling Places David Kolb ISBN-10: 00820329886 (cloth) ISBN-10: 0820329894 (paper) ISBN-13: 9780820329888 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780820329895 (paper) University of Georgia Press, January 2008 S
The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis John P. Koval, Larry Bennett, Michael I.J. Bennett, Fassil Demissie, Roberta Garner, and Kiljoong Kim, editors ISBN-10: 1592130870 (cloth) ISBN-10: 1592130887 (paper) Temple University Press, 2006 G
Making Equity Planning Work: Leadership in the Public Sector
Norman Krumholz, John Forester; foreword by Alan A. Altshuler  ISBN-10: 0877227012 (paper) Temple University Press, 2003 S
Reinventing Cities: Equity Planners Tell Their Stories Norman Krumholz, Pierre Clavel ISBN-10: 1566392098 (cloth) ISBN-10: 1566392101 (paper) Temple University Press, 1994 S
Beyond the City Limits: Urban Policy and Economics Restructuring in Comparative Perspective John R. Logan, Todd Swanstrom, editors ISBN-10: 0877229449 (paper) Temple University Press, 1990 S
How Cities Work: Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken
Alex Marshall
ISBN-13: 9780292752405 (paper)
University of Texas Press, 2001
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The University and Urban Revival: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets Judith Rodin ISBN-13: 9780812240221 (cloth) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007 S
St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape Eric Sandweiss, Todd Swanstrom, editors ISBN-10: 1566398851 (cloth) Temple University Press, 2001 G
Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape David M. Scobey, Todd Swanstrom, editors ISBN-10: 1566399505 (cloth) ISBN-10: 1592132359 (paper) Temple University Press, 2002 G
Chicago: Race, Class, and the Response to Urban Decline Gregory D. Squires, Larry Bennett, Kathleen McCourt, and Philip Nyden ISBN-10: 0877224870 (cloth) ISBN-10: 0877226172 (paper) Temple University Press, 1987 G
From Redlining to Reinvestment Gregory D. Squires, editor ISBN-10: 0877229848 (cloth) ISBN-10: 0877229856 (paper) Temple University Press, 1992 S
What Is a City?: Rethinking the Urban after Hurricane Katrina
Phil Steinberg, Rob Shields ISBN-10: 0820329649 (cloth) ISBN-10: 0820330949 (paper) ISBN-13: 9780820329642 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780820330945 (paper) University of Georgia Press, May 2008 S
Theory in Landscape Architecture: A Reader Simon Swaffield, editor ISBN-13: 9780812218213 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002 S
Farms, Mines, and Main Streets: Uneven Development in a Dakota County Caroline S. Tauxe ISBN-10: 1566390702 (cloth) Temple University Press, 1993 G
Greater Boston: Adapting Regional Traditions to the Present Sam Bass Warner, Jr. ISBN-13: 9780812236071 (cloth) ISBN-13: 9780812217698 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001 G
The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth Sam Bass Warner, Jr.
ISBN-13: 9780812212433 (cloth) University of Pennsylvania Press, 1968 S
Room 4.1.3: Innovations in Landscape Architecture Richard Weller ISBN-13: 9780812237849 (cloth) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005 S
The Last Landscape William H. Whyte ISBN-13: 9780812217995 (paper) University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002 G Return to Top |