Books by Rutherford H. Platt
Reclaiming American Cities: The Struggle for People. Place, and Nature Since 1900 (University of Massachusetts Press, 2014)
Land Use and Society: Geography, Law, and Public Policy (3rd Edition) (Island Press, 2014)
Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events Island Press, 1999.
Platt, ed., The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st Century City , University of Massachusetts Press and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2006
Land Use and Society: Geography, Law, and Public Policy Revised Edition, Island Press, 2004
Land Use and Society: Geography, Law, and Public Policy Island Press, 1996.
Platt, Rowntree, and Muick, eds., The Ecological City: Preserving and Restoring Urban Biodiversity University of Massachusetts Press, 1994.
Platt et al., Coastal Erosion: Has Retreat Sounded? . Program on Behavior and Environment Monograph No. 53. Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Institute of Behavioral Science, 1992
Land Use Control: Geography, Law, and Public Policy Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1991.
Platt, ed., 1987. Regional Management of Metropolitan Floodplains . Monograph No. 45. Boulder: University of Colorado Institute of Behavioral Science.
Platt, Burbank, and Pelczarski, eds., Cities on the Beach: Management of Developed Coastal Barriers . Research Paper No. 224. Chicago: University of Chicago Department of Geography, 1987.
Platt and Macinko, eds., Beyond the Urban Fringe: Land Use Issues of Nonmetropolitan America . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1983.
Platt et al., Intergovernmental Management of Floodplains . Monograph No. 30. Boulder, CO: Institute of Behavioral Science, 1980.
Open Land in Urban Illinois: Roles of the Citizen Advocate , Northern Illinois University Press, 1972.