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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.47 — 119,295 ratings — published 2016
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.28 — 21,080 ratings — published 1961
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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 4 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,546 ratings — published 2011
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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 urban-policy)
avg rating 4.53 — 32,468 ratings — published 1974
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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 urban-policy)
avg rating 4.43 — 49,219 ratings — published 2017
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Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,295 ratings — published 2016
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Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.77 — 307 ratings — published 2011
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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 3 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.31 — 9,209 ratings — published 2012
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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 3 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.37 — 914 ratings — published 2011
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Cities for People Cities for People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,546 ratings — published 2010
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Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,130 ratings — published
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The Just City The Just City (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.77 — 178 ratings — published 2010
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The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.57 — 126 ratings — published 2014
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On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City (Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries) On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City (Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.81 — 3,423 ratings — published 2014
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A History of Future Cities A History of Future Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.04 — 854 ratings — published 2013
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,938 ratings — published 2012
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The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros are Fixing our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros are Fixing our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.70 — 295 ratings — published 2013
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Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,933 ratings — published 1998
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Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.11 — 848 ratings — published 2011
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Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.71 — 448 ratings — published 2010
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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 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,119 ratings — published 1990
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The Architecture of Community The Architecture of Community (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.18 — 167 ratings — published 2009
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Walking Home: The Life and Lessons of a City Builder Walking Home: The Life and Lessons of a City Builder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.73 — 189 ratings — published 2011
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The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,504 ratings — published 1961
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Great Streets (Mit Press) Great Streets (Mit Press)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.31 — 420 ratings — published 1993
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Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.07 — 26,132 ratings — published 2008
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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 2 times as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,702 ratings — published 2000
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City Design City Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.92 — 12 ratings — published 2009
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Norman Street: Poverty and Politics in an Urban Neighborhood Norman Street: Poverty and Politics in an Urban Neighborhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.14 — 35 ratings — published 1982
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A Moratorium on New Construction (Sternberg Press / Critical Spatial Practice) A Moratorium on New Construction (Sternberg Press / Critical Spatial Practice)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.47 — 48 ratings — published
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New Deal Ruins: Race, Economic Justice, and Public Housing Policy New Deal Ruins: Race, Economic Justice, and Public Housing Policy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.30 — 56 ratings — published 2013
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City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,769 ratings — published 1996
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How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.25 — 272 ratings — published
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Street Corner Secrets: Sex, Work, and Migration in the City of Mumbai (Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies) Street Corner Secrets: Sex, Work, and Migration in the City of Mumbai (Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.24 — 17 ratings — published 2014
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Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,173 ratings — published 2023
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Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 45) Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 45)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.90 — 122 ratings — published 2014
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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 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,331 ratings — published 2022
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Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.77 — 7,685 ratings — published 2021
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Fearing the Immigrant: Racialization and Urban Policy in Toronto Fearing the Immigrant: Racialization and Urban Policy in Toronto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.82 — 100 ratings — published 2023
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Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.10 — 39 ratings — published
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Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.80 — 594 ratings — published 2022
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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 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,592 ratings — published 2022
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.53 — 156,114 ratings — published 2021
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Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,023 ratings — published 2018
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Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.94 — 308 ratings — published 2023
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The Fix: How Countries Use Crises to Solve the World's Worst Problems The Fix: How Countries Use Crises to Solve the World's Worst Problems (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 3.88 — 770 ratings — published 2016
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Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,815 ratings — published 2020
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The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as urban-policy)
avg rating 4.61 — 1,940 ratings — published 2019
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