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Burnham book
In celebration of the centennial of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago, the Ely Chapter of Lambda Alpha International has published The Plan of Chicago @ 100: 15 Views of Burnham's Legacy for a New Century. The hardcover book is 212 pages, with 15 essays from LAI members about the influences on the Plan, how the Plan has impacted today's Chicago, and lessons learned for future city planning. Twenty-eight color pages include illustrations from the 1909 Plan, "before and after" aerials of downtown Chicago, recent photography by high school students and three maps.

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The Chicago Sun-Times on July 15 published a review by real estate columnist David Roeder, of The Plan of Chicago @100:15 Views of Burnham's Legacy for a New Century.
http://www.suntimes.com/business/roeder/1666161,CST-FIN-roeder15.article
The book was published by Ely Chapter with financial support from the LAI Land Economics Foundation.

City Making in Paradise: Nine Decisions that Saved Vancouver was written by Vancouver LAI Chapter members Mike Harcourt and Ken Cameron with Sean Rossiter. It provides the background to the key decisions that are the basis for Vancouver's reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities. Excellent background reading for LAI members planning to attend the Vancouver Weekend Experience May 7-9, 2009, City Making in Paradise is available from Amazon.ca.

Planning Connections - Human, Natural, Man Made (Paperback)
by Norbert Pointner is a practical book about how to achieve more sustainable, attractive, efficient and livable human communities. It is about "green" planning, environmentally based land use planning and context sensitive design.
Pete Pointner is an architect and planner with 47 years of experience beyond his master's degree in city and regional planning.

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416 pages
Publisher: Temple University Press (September 28, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 1592130887
ISBN-13: 978-1592130887
Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis (Paperback)
by John Koval (Editor),
LARRY BENNETT (Editor), Michael Bennett (Editor), Fassil Demissie (Editor), Roberta Garner (Editor), Kiljoong Kim (Editor)
This book, which includes chapters by Ely members, is the featured book of Ely's first Book Salon scheduled for May 6, 2007.
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4 Paperback: 164 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse (October 13, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1438907990
ISBN-13: 978-1438907994
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pound

The Structure and Growth of Residential Neighborhoods in American Cities (Hardcover)
by Homer Hoyt
178 pages
Publisher: Scholarly Pr;
Reprint edition (April 1972)
Language: English
ISBN: 0403002664
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.8 x 11.2 inches

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e.g., that it is culturally deficient and environmentally noxious—are greatly exaggerated and ignore the very real benefits sprawl offers in terms of privacy, mobility and choice. With his disdain for doomsday predictions and his disregard for the academic consensus, Bruegmann's thorough analysis is sure to be controversial, but a shot of controversy ought to do the field, and public dialogue about it, some good.
25 b&w illus., 5 maps.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Sprawl: A Compact History (Hardcover)
by Robert Bruegmann
After 70 years of suffering the slings and arrows of academic criticism, suburban life finally finds a compelling defender in Bruegmann. A professor of art history and urban planning at the University of Illinois–Chicago, Bruegmann demonstrates that urban sprawl is a natural process as old as the world's oldest cities, wherein large metropolises reach a point of maturity and those with financial means escape the congestion and high prices of city life. What has changed over the past century, the author says, is that an increasing number of citizens have achieved the financial means to participate in what was once an exclusive luxury of the wealthy. Bruegmann acknowledges that the effects on cities are not always positive, but he also demonstrates that many of the criticisms of suburban sprawl—

City planners and urban historians will delight in the colorful tale of how a city’s backbone—and zoning is indeed Chicago’s backbone—supports its broad shoulders."
—Michael Davidson, Editor, Zoning Practice, American Planning Association

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The politics of Place, A History of Zoning in Chicago
"Only in Chicago can zoning be epic. From the nuisance laws of the 19th century targeting Chicago’s notorious filth to its cutting-edge new code, this meticulously researched book chronicles the use of zoning as both handmaiden for the just and tool for the self-serving.

Just in Time Real Estate
Two Lambda Alpha members, Jon DeVries of Roosevelt University and URS Corp. and Margery Al-Chalabi of ACG: The Al-Chalabi Group are contributing authors. Mr. DeVries wrote a chapter on intermodal freight and Ms. Al-Chalabi wrote the chapter on air freight.   ...from Amazon.com

Harold M. Meyer and Richard C. Wade (Contributor)
Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis (Paperback and hardback; University of Chicago Press (Trd); (June 1973). The publication of this book was made possible through a grant from Lambda Alpha International.)    ...from Amazon.com

Roger W. Caves, Professor, School of Public Admin. & Urban Studies, San Diego State University
Planning in the USA: Policies, Issues and Processes - Forthcoming (Paperback: 336 pages; Routledge; ISBN: 0415247896; 2nd edition (February 2003)) by Barry Cullingworth, Roger Caves    ...from Amazon.com

Michael Wallace, a member of the New York Chapter, co-authored this Pulitzer Prize winning book (1998 History) with Edwin G. Burrows:
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (The History of NYC Series) (Paperback - October 2000; Hardcover - November 1998) by Edwin G. Burrows and Michael Wallace    ...from Amazon.com

David B. Glancey, President of the Philadelphia Chapter, wrote the chapter entitled, "P.I.L.O.T.s [payments in lieu of taxes] - The Pennsylvania Story": in the following book:
Property-Tax Exemption for Charities : Mapping the Battlefield (Softcover, 386 pp., Urban Institute Press - April 2002) by Evelyn Brody (Editor)    ...from Amazon.com

David L. Callies, Past President of the Aloha Chapter and Pacific Rim Vice President with Tsuyoshi Kotaka:
Taking Land : Compulsory Purchase and Regulation in Asian-Pacific Countries by Tsuyoshi Kotaka (Editor), David L. Callies (Editor) (Hardcover (February 2002) University of Hawaii Press)    ...from Amazon.com
Preserving Paradise : Why Regulation Won't Work by David L. Callies (Paperback (February 1994) University of Hawaii Press)    ...from Amazon.com
Property Law and the Public Interest, 1998 by J. Gordon Hylton, David. L. Callies, Daniel R. Mandelker, Paula A. Franceze (Hardcover 1 edition (1998) Lexis Law Publishing)    ...from Amazon.com
The Takings Issue : Constitutional Limits on Land-Use Control and Environmental Regulation by Robert Meltz, Dwight H. Merriam, Richard M. Frank, John Banta, David L. Callies (Hardcover - 525 pages 1995 edition (January 1999) Island Press)    ...from Amazon.com
1991 Supplement to Cases and Materials on Land Use (American Casebook Series) by David Callies, Robert H. Freilich (Paperback (August 1991) West Wadsworth)    ...from Amazon.com

Joseph P. Schwieterman, Ely Chapter member:
When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment by Joseph P. Schwieterman, Dick Durbin (Foreword) (Hardcover - 376 pages Vol 1 (October 10, 2001) Truman State University Press)    ...from Amazon.com
Voices from the Past, Visions for the Future : A Modern Assessment of Harry F. Chaddick's 18 Essential Planning Ideas for Chicago by Martin E. Toth, Joseph P. Schwieterman (Editor) (Paperback - 150 pages (April 1, 2000) Chaddick Institute of Metropolitan Development)    ...from Amazon.com
Air Cargo & the Opening of China : New Opportunities for Hong Kong (Friedman Lecture Fund Monograph) by Joseph P. Schwieterman (Paperback (June 1993) The Chinese University Press)    ...from Amazon.com

Frank H. Spink, Jr. was President of LAI from 1997 to 1998:
Shopping Center Development Handbook (Hardcover - 400 pages 3rd edition, June 1999, Urban Land Institute) by John Casazza (Editor), W. Paul O'Mara, Michael D. Beyard, and Frank H. Spink, Jr.    ...from Amazon.com
Shopping Center Development Handbook (Hardcover June 1985; Urban Land Institute) by John Casazza and Frank H. Spink, Jr.    ...from Amazon.com

Papers of LAI member Byron R. Hanke, whose publication was funded in part by Land Economics Foundation of LAI:
Community Associations: The Emergence and Acceptance of a Quiet Innovation in Housing (Contributions in Economics and Economic History) by Byron R. Hanke    ...from Amazon.com

C. William Brubaker was President of the Ely Chapter of LAI in 1985:
Planning and Designing Schools by C. William Brubaker (Hardcover - 240 pages, January 5, 1998. McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing)    ...from Amazon.com

Richard F. Babcock was President of LAI in 1966:
Special Districts : The Ultimate in Neighborhood Zoning by Richard F. Babcock and Wendy U. Larsen    ...from Amazon.com
Zoning Game : Municipal Practices and Policies by Richard F. Babcock    ...from Amazon.com

Ira J. Bach was President of LAI in 1955:
A Guide to Chicago's Historic Suburbs on Wheels and on Foot : Lake, McHenry, Kane, Dupage, Will and Cook Counties by Ira J. Bach, Susan Wolfson    ...from Amazon.com

Homer Hoyt was President of LAI in 1942:
One Hundred Years of Land Values in Chicago: The Relationship of the Growth of Chicago to the Rise of Its Land Values, 1830-1933 by Homer Hoyt and Harry A. Mills    ...from Amazon.com

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