[Massplanners] [External] Planning Book Recommendations

[Brian Szekely]

Seconsies for the Color of Law!!

On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 10:05 AM Hall, Douglas via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> Great to see some of the seminal works being shared. (Though I always stop
> to ponder the fact that after writing *The Death and Life of Great
> American Cities, *Jacobs chose to live for nearly 40 years in Toronto).
>
> A pair of works that really ought to be on the required reading list for
> all planners (probably even more important that veteran planners dive in),
> by Richard Rothstein (the second co-authored with his daughter, Leah):
>
>
>    1. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History Of How Our Government
>    Segregated America
>    The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein (coloroflawbook.com)
>    <https://www.coloroflawbook.com/>
>    <https://www.coloroflawbook.com/>
>    The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein <https://www.coloroflawbook.com/>
>    "A powerful and disturbing history of residential segregation in
>    America."—The New York Times
>    www.coloroflawbook.com
>
>
> 2. Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of
> Law
>
> 'Just Action,' a prescription to fight housing segregation - The
> Washington Post
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/06/23/just-action-housing-segregation-richard-leah-rothstein/>
>
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/06/23/just-action-housing-segregation-richard-leah-rothstein/>
> Review | ‘Just Action’ offers humble prescriptions to fight housing
> segregation
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/06/23/just-action-housing-segregation-richard-leah-rothstein/>
> Richard Rothstein and Leah Rothstein advocate for racial housing reforms
> on a national scale.
> www.washingtonpost.com
> If the stack of books to add to your reading list gets too daunting, there
> are lots of multi-media options for consuming the essence of these books.
>
> Cheers, Doug.
>
> P.S. Thanks for initiating this thread, Katrina!
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> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> on behalf of
> Charles Mills via MassPlanners <massplanners at masscptc.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 29, 2023 9:28 AM
> *To:* Katrina O'leary <katrina.oleary at middletonma.gov>
> *Cc:* Listserv (massplanners at masscptc.org) <massplanners at masscptc.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Massplanners] [External] Planning Book Recommendations
>
> A few of my favorites:
>
>
>    1. The Death and Life of Great American Cities - Jane Jacobs
>    2. The Rise of the Creative Class - Richard Florida
>    3. The Power Broker - Robert Caro
>
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> On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 9:23 AM Luke Mitchell via MassPlanners <
> massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
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> I would buy her a trilogy as follows!
>
>
>
>    1. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
>    2. The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida
>    3. City on a Hill by Alex Krieger
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> *Luke Mitchell *
>
> MA Land Planning Team Leader
>
> Watertown LP - Planning
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> *www.vhb.com <https://www.vhb.com>*
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> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> *On Behalf Of *Katrina
> O'leary via MassPlanners
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 29, 2023 8:39 AM
> *To:* Listserv (massplanners at masscptc.org) <massplanners at masscptc.org>
> *Subject:* [External] [Massplanners] Planning Book Recommendations
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I’d like to give a gift to my planning intern as her time working here is
> almost done.  I’d like to buy her a good book for a new planner.  Any
> recommendations?
>
>
>
> *Katrina O'Leary, AICP   *
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> *Middleton Town Planner*
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