Island Press is celebrating the summer with a giant eBook sale. This special sale includes more than 500 titles from three decades of publishing the best ideas and information in environmental studies, including books on water, food systems, cities, ecosystems, and climate. This deal ends on midnight, Monday, August 5th.
You can find out more information at the Island Press website or browse your favorite eBook retailer (i.e. amazon.ca, kobo….or you can see a full list of Island Press titles on sale at amazonKindle here.). For all you urban enthusiasts, there are a lot of classics and amazing titles, many of which we at Spacing have reviewed. Here is a shortlist of some great titles:
- Life Between Buildings by Jan Gehl
- Cities for People by Jan Gehl
- Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change by Peter Calthorpe
- The Regional City by Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton
- Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives by Jarrett Walker
- City Rules: How Regulations Affect Urban Form by Emily Talen
- Urbanism Without Effort by Charles R. Wolfe
- Sprawl Repair Manual by Galina Tachieva
For those of you who have yet to collect some of these foundation books on urbanism, this is your chance to get them at a fraction of the price – some as much as 90% off. Happy reading!
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For more information visit the Island Press website.
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Great find. Thank you so much for the tip.