Books by Cynthia Girling

  •  Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods

    Jazz on the river

    Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods

    Design for Environment and Community

    Cynthia Girling

    Cities are growing at unprecedented rates. Most continue to sprawl into the countryside. Some are only now adopting policies that attempt to control air pollution from vehicles, reduce water pollution ...

About the Author

Cynthia Girling is an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Oregon and the author of numerous publications and books including Yard, Street, Park (Wiley, 1996). Before joining the faculty of U. of Oregon, she was a practicing landscape architect in Canada and Oregon. Girling is the co-author of Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods: Design for Environment and Community.