The following are books that have influenced the partners of the Hartland Group and the way the company pursues and understands development projects:

• The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
  
  
• Nature’s Metropolis by William Cronon
  
  
• Suburban Nation – The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Jeff Speck
  
  
• The New Urbanism by Peter Katz
  
  
• The Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka
  
  
• The Charter for the New Urbanism and CNU’s Comprehensive Report and Best Practices Guide
  
  
• Modern Architecture by Vincent Scully
  
  
• Metropolitics: A Regional Agenda for Community and Stability by Myron Orfield