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Form-Based Codes in Planetizen's top 10 books of 2009

"Planetizen is pleased to release its eighth annual list of the ten best books in the planning field. With titles covering some of the most timely issues in planning -- from form-based codes to exploding growth in China -- the list gives readers an overview of the best ideas and writing in the field.

"... Measured and thoughtful, Form-Based Codes is an intelligent how-to. Like a good textbook, the thoughts build one upon the other until you can see the clarity and wisdom of shedding your city’s zoning and moving to an enlightened future based on form rather than use. Pictures and charts are plentiful, and case studies build the impression that form-based codes aren’t some wacky new theory, but the continuing expression of solid principles of urban design." (planetizen.com)

For more information on Form-Based Codes: A Guide for Planners, Urban Designers, Municipalitiies, and Developers or to purchase the book at a 15% discount, visit: opticosdesign.com/fbcbook.html

For Planetizen's full top 10 list, visit: planetizen.com/node/36169