The Greatest Books of All Time on Urban Planning
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1007 | The Death and Life of Great American Cities | Jane Jacobs | 1961 | American | English | |
| 1542 | The Devil In The White City | Erik Larson | 2003 | American | English | |
| 1901 | The Power Broker | Robert Caro | 1974 | American | English | |
| 3638 | Architecture | Walter Gropius | 1935 | German | German | |
| 5606 | Superhighway--superhoax | Helen Leavitt | 1970 | American | English | |
| 6299 | Ecology Of Fear | Mike Davis | 1998 | American | English | |
| 6354 | Delirious New York | Rem Koolhaas | 1978 | Dutch | English | |
| 9191 | Happy City | Charles Montgomery | 2013 | Canadian | English | |
| 9191 | The Water Will Come | Jeff Goodell | 2017 | American | English | |
| 9657 | De Architectura | Vitruvius | 2016 | Roman | Latin | |
| 10871 | Invisible Women | Caroline Criado Perez | 2019 | British | English | |
| 11939 | Benjamin Henry Latrobe | Talbot Faulkner Hamlin | 1955 | American | English | |
| 12951 | Wild Cities | Chris Fitch | 2025 | British | English | |
| 17120 | Drawdown | Paul Hawken | 2017 | American | English | |
| 17120 | The Big Sort | Bill Bishop | 2008 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Paved Paradise | Henry Grabar | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17120 | Carmageddon | Daniel Knowles | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17120 | Walkable City Rules | Jeff Speck | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Sustainable Nation | Douglas Farr | 2018 | American | English |