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Our favourite books about the cities of tomorrow. Topics range from urban design, over smart cities to crowdsourcing. The opportunities resulting from the hyperconnected world we're living in, will drastically transform our governments and our cities.
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Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters
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Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 255 ratings
score: 300,
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Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation
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Edward Humes (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 868 ratings
score: 200,
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
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4.36 avg rating — 9,159 ratings
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Smart Citizens, Smarter State: The Technologies of Expertise and the Future of Governing
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3.49 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Start-Up City: Inspiring Private and Public Entrepreneurship, Getting Projects Done, and Having Fun
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101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School
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Matthew Frederick (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 301 ratings
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Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America
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Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution
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101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
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Matthew Frederick (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 5,688 ratings
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Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia
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Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
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The Wisdom of Crowds
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Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
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The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
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3.92 avg rating — 6,323 ratings
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Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation
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3.56 avg rating — 27 ratings
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The City as Interface: How New Media Are Changing the City
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