Built Environment Books

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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.29 — 19,580 ratings — published 1961
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The Architecture of Happiness The Architecture of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.86 — 14,368 ratings — published 2006
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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,541 ratings — published 1993
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 6 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,374 ratings — published 1977
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Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.32 — 8,521 ratings — published 2012
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Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.40 — 662 ratings — published 2019
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.36 — 9,196 ratings — published 2012
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.52 — 28,114 ratings — published 1974
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Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,071 ratings — published 1985
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,479 ratings — published 2023
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,944 ratings — published 2023
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.44 — 45,094 ratings — published 2017
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Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,149 ratings — published 2022
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Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.61 — 1,641 ratings — published 2022
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Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.12 — 690 ratings — published 2015
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Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,372 ratings — published 1971
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,854 ratings — published 1994
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,647 ratings — published 2000
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The Poetics of Space The Poetics of Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.18 — 11,044 ratings — published 1957
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City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,783 ratings — published 1990
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The Image of the City The Image of the City (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,158 ratings — published 1960
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,340 ratings — published 2011
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The Economy of Cities The Economy of Cities (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,265 ratings — published 1969
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A Theology of the Built Environment: Justice, Empowerment, Redemption A Theology of the Built Environment: Justice, Empowerment, Redemption (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.87 — 39 ratings — published 1998
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How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.64 — 885 ratings — published
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City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.13 — 701 ratings — published 2024
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The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.87 — 3,403 ratings — published 2024
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The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.15 — 296 ratings — published
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The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.07 — 8,867 ratings — published 2020
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Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,295 ratings — published 2022
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Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.81 — 161 ratings — published 2008
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Cities for People Cities for People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,376 ratings — published 2010
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Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.24 — 170 ratings — published
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Feminist City: A Field Guide Feminist City: A Field Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.89 — 4,138 ratings — published 2019
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How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,709 ratings — published 2017
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Great Streets (Mit Press) Great Streets (Mit Press)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.30 — 414 ratings — published 1993
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Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.38 — 873 ratings — published 2011
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Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.10 — 91 ratings — published
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The Affordable City: Strategies for Putting Housing Within Reach (and Keeping it There) The Affordable City: Strategies for Putting Housing Within Reach (and Keeping it There)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.20 — 211 ratings — published
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Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.38 — 590 ratings — published 2020
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.47 — 111,975 ratings — published 2016
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Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.38 — 662 ratings — published 2018
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Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,639 ratings — published 2019
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Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.08 — 234 ratings — published 2002
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Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.06 — 882 ratings — published 2000
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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.03 — 7,445 ratings — published 2020
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Home by Design: Transforming Your House into Home Home by Design: Transforming Your House into Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.95 — 282 ratings — published 2004
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life At Home: A Short History of Private Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.99 — 98,029 ratings — published 2010
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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 3.66 — 55,004 ratings — published 2019
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A Theory of Good City Form A Theory of Good City Form (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as built-environment)
avg rating 4.08 — 302 ratings — published 1981
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