Library

LIBRARY OF MY FAVORITE RESOURCES ON URBAN MATTERS

I love reading and life-long learning, but as a ‘digital nomad’ I cannot carry all my books around the world. Therefore, I have made my digital library here. It includes books, papers, resources, etc that I’ve enjoyed reading, I’m in the process, or are up on my reading list. 

Whatever is here I find really interesting, thought-provoking, and these works have influenced the way I think and work. So, I’m happy to share this selection of my favourite books, feel free to ‘grab’ whatever got your attention from the ‘shelf’, and of course, share your thoughts afterwards! Let’s speak about URBAN MATTERS!

Books

Urban
 
Economics:
 
Society
  • La rebelión de las ratas – Fernando Soto Aparicio 
  • The Grapes of Wrath (Las uvas de la Ira) – John Steinbeck 
  • Piel Negra Mascaras Blancas – Frank Fanon
  • Los condenados de la tierra – Frank Fanon
  • Bombay to Mumbai: Changing Perspectives – Rahul Mehrotra
  • Las venas abiertas de America Latina – Eduardo Galeano
  • Guns, Germs and Steel – Jared Diamond
 
Climate
  • Our final warning: Six Degrees of Climate Emergency – Mark Lynas
  • The Ministry for the Future – Kim Stanley Robinson
 
Philosophy
  • Sophie’s World – Jostein Gaarder
  • Siddhartha – Hermann Hesse
  • Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
  • Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu
  • Báyò Akómoláfé

Reports:

Authors & Influencers:

Critical urban studies:
  • Manuel Castells
  • David Harvey
  • Henri Lefebvre
  • Michel De Certeau
  • Saskia Sassen
  • Richard Sennet
  • Edward Soja
  • Doreen Massey
  • Jennifer Robinson
  • Benjamin Barber
  • Eric Corijn
 
Economy & Society:
  • Michel Foucault
  • Karl Marx
  • Friedrich Engels
  • Karl Polanyi
  • Sigmund Freud
  • John Locke
  • Slavoj Žižek
  • Noam Chomsky
  • Marianna Mazzucato
 
International Development:
  • Amartya Sen
  • Samir Amin
  • Raúl Prebisch
  • Carlos Taibo
  • Rafael Diaz-Balart
  • Estanislao Zuleta
  • Boaventura de Santos Sousa
  • Jeffrey Sachs

Inspirational leaders:

  • Kofi Annan
  • Nelson Mandela
  • MLK Jr.
  • José «Pepe» Mujica
  • Barack Obama
  • Simon Sinek
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Megan Rapinoe
  • Jacinda Ardern
  • Sanna Marin