Urban Planning & Development Books

Last updated: January 2, 2012

1. The Death and Life of Great American Cities (50th Anniversary Edition) (Modern Library) by Jane Jacobs and Jason Epstein Published: September 13, 2011 Score: 6.35
2. Suburban Nation (10th Anniversary Edition): The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Jeff Speck Published: September 14, 2010 Score: 3.51
3. Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier by Edward L. Glaeser Published: February 10, 2011 Score: 2.13
4. The Works: Anatomy of a City by Kate Ascher Published: November 27, 2007 Score: 1.18
5. Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage by Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston and Fred Stella Published: January 12, 2009 Score: 1.1
6. Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now (Currents) by Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze Published: April 11, 2011 Score: 0.94
7. Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life by Richard Florida Published: March 24, 2009 Score: 0.75
8. The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George Published: October 14, 2008 Score: 0.59
9. Planet of Slums by Mike Davis Published: September 17, 2007 Score: 0.55
10. Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi by Steve Inskeep Published: October 13, 2011 Score: 0.4
11. The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed by Michael Meyer Published: June 24, 2008 Score: 0.38
12. Unreal Estate: Money, Ambition, and the Lust for Land in Los Angeles by Michael Gross Published: November 1, 2011 Score: 0.37
13. Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit by Al Gore Published: October 31, 2006 Score: 0.36
14. Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment by David Kirby Published: March 2, 2010 Score: 0.36
15. The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit (Princeton Studies in American Politics) by Thomas J. Sugrue Published: August 1, 2005 Score: 0.33
16. The Necessary Revolution: Working Together to Create a Sustainable World by Peter M. Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz and Joe Laur Published: April 6, 2010 Score: 0.33
17. Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for Social and Policy St) by James C. Scott Published: March 30, 1998 Score: 0.31
18. Contemporary Urban Planning (8th Edition) by John M. Levy Published: February 22, 2008 Score: 0.3
19. Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City by Anthony Flint Published: February 8, 2011 Score: 0.26
20. The Smart Growth Manual by Andres Duany, Jeff Speck and Mike Lydon Published: October 15, 2009 Score: 0.25
21. Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A do-it-Ourselves Guide by Scott Kellogg, Stacy Pettigrew and Juan Martinez Published: June 15, 2008 Score: 0.18
22. Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and Economic Development by Joan Fitzgerald Published: March 18, 2010 Score: 0.17
23. Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis by Rowan Jacobsen Published: August 18, 2009 Score: 0.17
24. Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American city by Antero Pietila Published: March 16, 2010 Score: 0.14
25. A Prayer for the City by Buzz Bissinger Published: December 29, 1998 Score: 0.14