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On the Book Shelf02-08-08 | News

On the Book Shelf




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Visualizing Density is authored by landscape architect and planner Julie Campoli, with photography by Alex MacLean.


Design professionals frequently face public opposition to density in development projects, which is why the book Visualizing Density, published by the Lincoln Institute, was a popular item at the Congress for the New Urbanism meeting in Philadelphia in May 2007. The book is an illustrated manual on planning and designing for ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Top academic books don?EUR??,,????'?????<Choice magazine, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, chose 646 books and electronic resources from 7,000 titles for its annual list based on overall excellence in presentation and scholarship; importance relative to other literature in the field; distinction as a first treatment of a subject; originality; and value to undergraduates and undergraduate library collections. Their new list was published in the January 2008 issue of Choice and online at the American Library Association.

Visualizing Density made the Choice list, but was also named a winner at the 51st Annual New England Book Show and was one of the Top 10 Books for 2008 by the online journal Planetizen. Planetizen selects its Top 10 Books based on editorial reviews, sales rankings, reader nominations, recommendations from experts and the book?EUR??,,????'?????<planetizen.com).

Visualizing Density, which includes a CD for educational purposes, can be ordered at www.lincolninst.edu

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