Recs if you like Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World...
Teach me something new and oddly specific 💬
Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!
microhistories: “how do you even know that??”
microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"
The Cities We Deserve
Nonfiction exploring how better city design (urban planning) and policy can build people-centered cities that are sustainable, inclusive, and future-proof. Very North America centric but applies elsewhere.
Capitalism Ruins Everything
Companies and industries that suck and why life is miserable because of them.
Transportation Planning
Books for those interested in walking, biking, rolling, buses, streets, roads, and more.
