Brent's votes on the list Building Better Cities

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1	Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities by Ryan Gravel 3.80 avg rating — 274 ratings Brent added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars 4.03 avg rating — 7,555 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Public Parks: The Key to Livable Communities (Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks in Architecture, Design, and Engineering) by Alexander Garvin 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Humanize: A Maker's Guide to Designing Our Cities by Thomas Heatherwick 4.27 avg rating — 705 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Adapt: How Humans Are Tapping into Nature's Secrets to Design and Build a Better Future by Amina Khan 3.97 avg rating — 109 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Seeing the Better City: How to Explore, Observe, and Improve Urban Space by Charles R. Wolfe (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Preserving Cultural Landscapes in America (Center Books on Contemporary Landscape Design) by Arnold R. Alanen (Editor) 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Speculative Futures: Design Approaches to Navigate Change, Foster Resilience, and Co-create the Cities We Need by Johanna Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 60 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Rebuilding Earth: Designing Ecoconscious Habitats for Humans by Teresa Coady 3.96 avg rating — 53 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Shaping the Postwar Landscape: New Profiles from the Pioneers of American Landscape Design Project by Charles A Birnbaum (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The New City: How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future by Dickson D. Despommier 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing by Max Podemski 4.14 avg rating — 348 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Archaeology of Urban America: The Search for Pattern and Process by Roy S. Dickens (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City by Ben Wilson 3.99 avg rating — 337 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Walkable City: From Haussmann's Boulevards to Jane Jacobs' Streets and Beyond by Mary Soderstrom (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 63 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Perfect City: An Urban Fixer's Global Search for Magic in the Modern Metropolis by Joe Berridge 3.61 avg rating — 92 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Urban Ecology: A Natural Way to Transform Kids, Parks, Cities, and the World by Ken Leinbach 4.43 avg rating — 56 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Urban Smellscapes by Victoria Henshaw 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Southeast Asian Houses: Embracing Urban Context by Seo Ryeung Ju it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It by Richard Florida 3.50 avg rating — 1,347 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	City on the Verge: Atlanta and the Fight for America's Urban Future by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 295 ratings Brent added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution by Janette Sadik-Khan 4.26 avg rating — 2,190 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World by Wade Graham 3.63 avg rating — 641 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Transporting Atlanta: The Mode of Mobility Under Construction (SUNY series in Urban Public Policy) by Miriam Konrad 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Street Smart: A Fifty-Year Mistake Set Right and the Great Urban Revival by Samuel I. Schwartz 4.12 avg rating — 694 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Inevitable City: The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America by Scott Cowen 3.31 avg rating — 114 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andrés Duany 4.12 avg rating — 2,655 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Comics and the City: Urban Space in Print, Picture and Sequence by Jörn Ahrens (Editor) 3.17 avg rating — 18 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World by Sara C. Bronin 3.77 avg rating — 194 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Landscape Into Cityscape by Albert Fein 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways by Megan Kimble (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 729 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Living City: Why Cities Don't Need to Be Green to Be Great by Des Fitzgerald 2.11 avg rating — 9 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	City Life by Witold Rybczynski 3.73 avg rating — 428 ratings Brent added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do About It by Mindy Thompson Fullilove 4.08 avg rating — 321 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation is Reviving America's Communities by Stephanie Meeks 3.95 avg rating — 134 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck 4.32 avg rating — 8,635 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	City Squares: Eighteen Writers on the Spirit and Significance of Squares Around the World by Catie Marron (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 94 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis by Laurie Winkless (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 295 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers by Stephen Graham 4.07 avg rating — 153 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City by Richard Sennett 4.02 avg rating — 961 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Habitats: Private Lives in the Big City by Constance Rosenblum 3.57 avg rating — 28 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Imagineering Atlanta: The Politics of Place in the City of Dreams (Haymarket Series) by Charles Rutheiser (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest by Kyle Paoletta 3.72 avg rating — 244 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Accidental Ecosystem: People and Wildlife in American Cities by Peter S. Alagona 4.07 avg rating — 352 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Nature of Our Cities: Harnessing the Power of the Natural World to Survive a Changing Planet by Nadina Galle 4.15 avg rating — 200 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Supertall: How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives by Stefan Al (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 311 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	How Cities Work by James Gulliver Hancock 4.28 avg rating — 88 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs 4.29 avg rating — 19,838 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Genius of Common Sense: Jane Jacobs and the Story of the Death and Life of Great American Cities by Glenna Lang 4.03 avg rating — 72 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet by Michael R. Bloomberg 4.07 avg rating — 1,027 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Fantastic Cities: A Coloring Book of Amazing Places Real and Imagined by Steve McDonald (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 186 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 3,671 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Concrete: From Ancient Origins to a Problematic Future by Mary Soderstrom (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future by Gretchen Bakke 3.86 avg rating — 4,642 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure by Henry Petroski 3.44 avg rating — 525 ratings Brent added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars