Anyone else into Urban Studies/Sociological books? (Detroit, property, sidewalk)

[xGrendelx]

I'm currently reading Jane Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities and can't get enough of it. I've also read a book called Sidewalk, by Mitchell Duneier and enjoyed that one too. I'm wondering if anyone has read through any other urban studies books, or either of these, and what you thought of them. Also, some recommendations would be nice too.

[BlueWillowPlate]

This might help

[jertheber]

Some good stuff from James Kunstler, The Geography of Nowhere, takes a hard look at the thoughtless expansion of suburbia. Most of the books I've read have had some connection to the social conditions in America, Studs Terkel's writings come to mind, as does one of the best things I've read titled, Red Clay Dirt written by a women who grew up in Oklahoma poverty.

[katzenfreund]

Bowling alone was a good one - about the loss of community in America.

[xGrendelx]

Thanks all! I'll have to check these out.

[Ketabcha]

You might enjoy "The Sky's the Limit" by Steven Gaines.

Here is a link: Amazon.com: the sky's the limit passion and property in manhattan


It's actually an urban study and very interesting. Lot's of NYC gossip, too.

[Juventud Guerrero]

I like this thread; any updated recommendations?

[Vincent_Adultman]

“City of Quartz” by Mike Davis

[dtuba]

More sociology than urban planing, but I really enjoyed these 2 books by PBS commentator David Brooks:

Bobos In Paradise
On Paradise Drive

[FloatOn]

"Walkable City" by Jeff Speck is a nice one for... Obviously why walkable cities are good and how to make them so.
"The Origins of the Urban Crisis" by Thomas Sugrue gives a solid sociological look into the policies and practices in Detroit relating to race, autonomization, etc. and the ultimate collapse of the city.
I also enjoyed "Detroit City is the Place to Be" by Mark Binelli which presents interesting thoughts on how Detroit could reinvent itself.
I'm currently reading "Evicted" by Matthew Desmond, which explores real stories of people in Milwaukee struggling to have adequate housing.

There are lots of good ones out there, but these are just a few I really liked reading.