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    The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

    by Donald Shoup ...
    Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

    Unabridged

    23 hours 47 min

    In this no-holds-barred treatise, Donald Shoup argues that free parking has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant energy use, and a host of other problems. Planners mandate free parking to alleviate congestion but end up distorting transportation choices, debasing urban design, damaging the economy, and degrading the environment. Ubiquitous free parking helps explain why ... Read more

    Was $39.99 USD Now $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    How Paris Became Paris

    The Invention of the Modern City

    by Joan DeJean ...
    Narrated by Patricia Rodriguez ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 11 min

    Bloomsbury presents How Paris Became Paris by Joan DeJean, read by Patricia Rodriguez**"This lively history charts the growth of Paris from a city of crowded alleyways and irregular buildings into a modern marvel."--**New YorkerAt the beginning of the seventeenth century, Paris was known for isolated monuments but had not yet put its brand on urban space. Like other European cities, it was still ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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    Building the Cycling City

    The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality

    by Melissa Bruntlett, Chris Bruntlett ...
    Narrated by Christina Delaine ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 4 min

    In car-clogged urban areas across the world, the humble bicycle is enjoying a second life as a legitimate form of transportation. City officials are rediscovering it as a multi-pronged (or -spoked) solution to acute, twenty-first-century problems, including affordability, obesity, congestion, climate change, inequity, and social isolation. As the world’s foremost cycling nation, the Netherlands is ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Una historia personal de la arquitectura europea

    Del templo griego a la Bauhaus

    by David Ferrer ...
    Narrated by Mario (Voz de IA) ...
    Series series Condición Humana

    Unabridged

    12 hours 10 min

    Un recorrido fascinante y extraordinariamente ilustrado que explica como nunca antes las claves de la arquitectura.El arquitecto David Ferrer nos acompaña en estas páginas a lo largo de un itinerario lleno de etapas fascinantes: la civilización griega con los primeros edificios de nuestra cultura, las portentosas construcciones romanas, las catedrales góticas, el clasicismo renacentista, el ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Breve historia de Viena: Auge y caída de la capital de los Habsburgo

    by Rufino Granados ...
    Narrated by Rufino Granados ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 20 min

    Explora el dramático auge y colapso de un imperio europeo a través de la evolución urbana y política de su capital. Desde sus remotos orígenes medievales como un frágil asentamiento fronterizo, acompaña la transformación de esta metrópolis hasta convertirse en el epicentro indiscutible del poder dinástico.Ideal para sumergirte en una atmósfera reflexiva y épica durante tus trayectos diarios, este ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Une brève histoire des catacombes de Paris : La cité des morts sous les rues

    by Modeste Loriot ...
    Narrated by Modeste Loriot ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 7 min

    Face à une urgence sanitaire funéraire, cette histoire urbaine révèle la création du plus vaste ossuaire souterrain. Idéale pour accompagner vos trajets quotidiens, cette immersion atmosphérique vous transporte directement sous les pavés de la capitale. Ressentez le poids de l'ingénierie triomphant d'une menace mortelle qui empoisonnait littéralement le quotidien des vivants.Loin des mythes, ce ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Streetfight

    Handbook for an Urban Revolution

    by Janette Sadik-Khan, Seth Solomonow ...
    Narrated by Suzie Althens ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 51 min

    As New York City's transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan managed the seemingly impossible and transformed the streets of one of the world's greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and bikers. Her approach was dramatic and effective: Simply painting a part of the street to make it into a plaza or bus lane not only made the street safer, but it also lessened ... Read more

    Was $24.99 USD Now $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Soul of a City, The

    Deep Dives into Urban Culture

    by T.J. Ravenscroft ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Alistair G ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the heart and soul of urban life with "The Soul of a City: Deep Dives into Urban Culture" by T.J. Ravenscroft. This compelling exploration transcends conventional boundaries to examine the intricate tapestry of human interactions within the built environment. Ravenscroft navigates the dynamic interplay between social, economic, and political ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Love Letter to Suburbia, A

    How to Restore the American Village

    by Diane Alisa ...
    Narrated by Diane Alisa ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 50 min

    What happened to the American Dream? In A Love Letter to Suburbia, Diane Alisa takes readers on a compelling journey through the rise of suburbia and its consequences on American life. With heartfelt reflections and practical insights, Diane confronts the disillusionment many feel living in suburban sprawl. She explores how car dependency, corporate control, and disintegrating community values ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Speculative Futures

    Design Approaches to Navigate Change, Foster Resilience, and Co-Create the Cities We Need

    by Johanna Hoffman ...
    Narrated by Heni Zoutomou ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 38 min

    How the emerging field of speculative futures can help us dream--and build--better, sustainable, and more equitable cities for everyone.Speculative futures--design approaches that help us visualize new and potential worlds--move us beyond what currently exists into what could one day be. Inspired by art, film, fiction, and industrial design, they use speculation to provoke, imagine, and dream into ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Inventing Paradise

    The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles

    by Paul Haddad ...
    Narrated by Paul Haddad ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 25 min

    Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city’s growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland, and Moses Sherman.In the late 1870s, Los Angeles was a violent, dusty, 29-square-mile pueblo with a few ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Barndominium Boom, The

    Everything You Need to Know Before You Build

    by Jess Girard ...
    Narrated by Benjamin Martinez ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 33 min

    Discover the Revolutionary Home Trend: The Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Dream BarndominiumEmbark on an enlightening journey into the heart of modern living with "The Barndominium Boom: Everything You Need to Know Before You Build." This meticulously crafted guide offers a deep dive into the captivating world of Barndominiums, a trend that has captivated the imagination of homeowners and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Une brève histoire du Caire : 1 000 ans à l’ombre des pyramides

    by Thibault Rocher ...
    Narrated by Thibault Rocher ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 18 min

    Traversez mille ans d'histoire urbaine fascinante pour comprendre la métamorphose d'une cité médiévale en mégapole. Idéal pour transformer votre trajet quotidien en une expédition immersive, ce récit vous transporte sur les rives du Nil, là où les ruelles bruyantes murmurent les secrets des empires disparus.Vivez le pouls vibrant d'une capitale foisonnante en marchant aux côtés des bâtisseurs, des ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Detroit City Is the Place to Be

    The Afterlife of an American Metropolis

    by Mark Binelli ...
    Narrated by Matt Godfrey ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 43 min

    Once America’s capitalist dream town, Detroit is our country’s greatest urban failure, having fallen the longest and the farthest. But the city’s worst crisis yet (and that’s saying something) has managed to do the unthinkable: turn the end of days into a laboratory for the future. Urban planners, land speculators, neopastoral agriculturalists, and utopian environmentalists―all have been drawn to ... Read more

    $22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    History of Architecture: From Ancient Monuments to Modern Cities in 10 Essential Chapters

    by Michael Davenport ...
    Narrated by Michael Davenport ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 55 min

    Transform your daily commute into an immersive architectural history of human civilization and urban design. Wander through an enormous open-air museum of the mind, pausing at ancient mud-brick villages and soaring glass towers. This atmospheric listening experience breathes life into the stone temples and bustling streets of our shared past.Whether winding down to relax or seeking focused ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Who Owns England?

    How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back

    by Guy Shrubsole ...
    Narrated by Malk Williams ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 4 min

    ‘A formidable, brave and important book’ Robert Macfarlane‘Absolutely brilliant…You cannot read this book and defend the establishment’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest is PoliticsWho owns England?Behind this simple question lies this country’s oldest and best-kept secret. This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    Une brève histoire de Varsovie : Comment une capitale s’est relevée après sa destruction totale

    by Henri Royer ...
    Narrated by Henri Royer ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 11 min

    Plongez dans l'histoire poignante d'une métropole rasée par la guerre, un puissant récit de survie et de résilience. Des rives de la Vistule jusqu'aux pires heures du vingtième siècle, suivez le destin tragique et glorieux d'une cité qui a farouchement refusé de disparaître.Idéale pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens ou nourrir votre réflexion personnelle, cette épopée historique offre un regard ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Breve historia de El Cairo: 1000 años a la sombra de las pirámides

    by Macario Carrasco ...
    Narrated by Macario Carrasco ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 18 min

    Explora mil años de fascinante historia urbana islámica y domina los secretos de una metrópolis forjada junto al Nilo. Este viaje sonoro inmersivo es ideal para transformar tu trayecto diario en una apasionante aventura intelectual. Recorre desde el surgimiento de las antiguas cortes medievales hasta el incesante bullicio metropolitano bajo la eterna mirada silenciosa de Guiza.Sumérgete en un ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    パリのカタコンブ小史――通りの下に広がる死者の街

    by 三宅 悠斗 ...
    Narrated by 三宅 悠斗 ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 3 min

    華やかな光に包まれた花の都の真下で、数百万の無名の死者たちが静かに眠る巨大な地下空間の成り立ちをひもとく、知的好奇心を刺激する歴史ノンフィクション。夜の静寂に包まれたリラックスタイムや日々の通勤電車の中で耳を澄ませば、石造りの冷たい通路をランタン一つで歩き出すかのような深い没入感に包まれます。暗闇の奥深くで繰り広げられてきた、生と死が隣り合わせの壮大な都市デザインの足跡をたどる旅が始まります。かつて建築用の石灰岩を切り出したただの穴蔵は、地上の深刻な衛生問題と人々の切実な願いによって、やがて美しくも厳かな祈りの場所へと姿を変えました。ただの恐怖の対象としてではなく、先人たちが手仕事で積み上げてきた記憶の保管庫としての真の姿が、鮮やかな描写とともに浮かび上がります。目に見えない足元の世界へと思いを馳せる、思索的で豊かな音声体験をお約束します。本書で見つかること ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Waterfront Manhattan

    From Henry Hudson to the High Line

    by Kurt C. Schlichting ...
    Narrated by Joel Richards ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 44 min

    For hundreds of years, the shorefront of Manhattan Island served as the country's center of trade, shipping, and commerce. With its maritime links across the oceans, along the Atlantic coast, and inland to the Midwest and New England, Manhattan became a global city and home to the world's busiest port. It was a world of docks, ships, tugboats, and ferries, filled with cargo and freight, a place ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Portrait to Landscape

    A Landscape Strategy to Reframe Our Future

    by Alexandra Steed ...
    Narrated by Maria Johnson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 34 min

    Portrait to Landscape: A Landscape Strategy to Reframe Our Future is a ground-breaking book that calls for a transformative shift in our relationship with the natural world. Written by a renowned landscape architect, this book offers a new perspective on our place in the world and a compelling vision for a regenerative future.In an era plagued by environmental disasters and global challenges, the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Building the Metropolis

    Architecture, Construction, and Labor in New York City, 1880–1935

    by Alexander Wood ...
    Narrated by Auto-narrated ...
    Series series Historical Studies of Urban America

    Unabridged

    13 hours 32 min

    A sweeping history of New York that chronicles the construction of one of the world’s great cities.Between the 1880s and the 1930s, New York City experienced explosive growth as nearly a million buildings, dozens of bridges and tunnels, hundreds of miles of subway lines, and thousands of miles of streets were erected to meet the needs of an ever-swelling population. This landscape—jagged with ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Wild Cities

    Discovering New Ways of Living in the Modern Urban Jungle

    by Chris Fitch ...
    Narrated by Chris Fitch ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 41 min

    'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENTThe majority of the world now lives in some form of urban environment. But as the human footprint of brick, concrete and metal expands, our proximity to nature decreases. This is a problem; nature isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. And it’s vital to our ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    In the Business of Change

    How Social Entrepreneurs are Disrupting Business as Usual

    by Elisa Birnbaum ...
    Narrated by Elisa Birnbaum ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 10 min

    Meet the social entrepreneurs who are using business to disrupt the status quo and rebuild their communitiesOur communities are facing the fallout from the demise of vital industry, bankrupt economies, bad policy or policing, and political mismanagement. People are looking for answers, and the "same old" simply won't do.In the Business of Change is a practical and inspirational guide that ... Read more

    $27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus