Who really benefits from urban revival? Cities, from trendy coastal areas to the nation’s heartland, are seeing levels of growth beyond the wildest visions of only a few decades ago. But vast areas in the same cities house thousands of...
Books
A Conservation Story from the Bottom of the World
"Makes you feel as if you're part of an engaging dinnertime conversation." —Science News Krill—it’s a familiar word that conjures oceans, whales, and swimming crustaceans. Scientists say they...
216 pages
6 x 9
14 photos, 4 illustrations
Why the Poor Die Earlier and How to Challenge Inequity
In Twenty Years of Life, Suzanne Bohan exposes the disturbing flip side of the American dream: your health is largely determined by your zip code. The strain of living in a poor neighborhood, with sub-par schools, lack of parks, fear...
264 pages
6 x 9
32 photos
The First Epidemic of Climate Change
"Superbly written and researched." —Booklist"Builds a strong case." —Kirkus Lyme disease is spreading rapidly around the globe as ticks move into places they...
304 pages
6 x 9
Talking Substance in an Age of Style
When Randy Olson first described his life-changing encounter with an acting teacher in Don’t Be Such a Scientist, it seemed like the world of science was on the cusp of gaining new respect in the public eye. Through his writing,...
248 pages
6 x 9
18 photos and illustrations
Steering Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicles to a Better Future
For the first time in half a century, real transformative innovations are coming to our world of passenger transportation. The convergence of new shared mobility services with automated and electric vehicles promises to significantly reshape...
256 pages
6 x 9
25 photos and illustrations
A Guide to Green Building Outdoors
Since the publication of the first edition in 2000, Sustainable Landscape Construction has helped to spur a movement towards resilient outdoor environments, in the U.S. and throughout the world. The third edition has been updated to...
502 pages
8.5 x 11
188 photos, 34 illustrations
Advancing Equity in Clean Energy Solutions
A global energy war is underway. It is man versus nature, fossil fuel versus clean energy, the haves versus the have-nots, and, fundamentally, an extractive economy versus a regenerative economy. The near-unanimous consensus among climate...
288 pages
6 x 9
23 photos, 8 illustrations
