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Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 2,717 ratings — published 2020
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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)
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avg rating 4.44 — 44,616 ratings — published 2017
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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)
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avg rating 4.32 — 8,439 ratings — published 2012
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Abundance Abundance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 24,510 ratings — published 2025
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On the Housing Crisis: Land, Development, Democracy On the Housing Crisis: Land, Development, Democracy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.30 — 223 ratings — published
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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)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,121 ratings — published 2022
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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)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,762 ratings — published
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Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 656 ratings — published 2018
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The High Cost of Free Parking The High Cost of Free Parking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,025 ratings — published 2004
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.19 — 4,814 ratings — published 2023
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 111,023 ratings — published 2016
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Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 127 ratings — published 2014
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Priced Out!: Building Homes Wirh Fair Prices, Including for Future Generations Priced Out!: Building Homes Wirh Fair Prices, Including for Future Generations (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 286 ratings — published
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Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 157 ratings — published
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Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 402 ratings — published
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Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 610 ratings — published 2021
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Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,440 ratings — published 2021
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 19,379 ratings — published 1961
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Building from the Ground Up: Reclaiming the American Housing Boom Building from the Ground Up: Reclaiming the American Housing Boom (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 15 ratings — published
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Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 300 ratings — published 2020
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Yes to the City: Millennials and the Fight for Affordable Housing Yes to the City: Millennials and the Fight for Affordable Housing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 58 ratings — published
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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)
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avg rating 3.94 — 279 ratings — published 2023
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Fixer-Upper: How to Repair America's Broken Housing Systems Fixer-Upper: How to Repair America's Broken Housing Systems (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.94 — 412 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)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,261 ratings — published 2022
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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)
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avg rating 4.20 — 211 ratings — published
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.62 — 20,723 ratings — published 2021
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Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 542 ratings — published 2018
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Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America (ebook)
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avg rating 3.83 — 144 ratings — published
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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)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,640 ratings — published 2000
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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)
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avg rating 4.14 — 286 ratings — published
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Gray to Green Communities: A Call to Action on the Housing and Climate Crises Gray to Green Communities: A Call to Action on the Housing and Climate Crises (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 16 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)
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avg rating 4.38 — 585 ratings — published 2020
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Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing, Revised Edition Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing, Revised Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published
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Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 146 ratings — published 2020
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Feminist City: A Field Guide Feminist City: A Field Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 4,073 ratings — published 2019
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Neighborhood Defenders: Participatory Politics and America's Housing Crisis Neighborhood Defenders: Participatory Politics and America's Housing Crisis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 87 ratings — published
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Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,623 ratings — published 2019
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Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 399 ratings — published
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