Start with high-confidence urban & regional economics books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Aerotropolis
John D. Kasarda, Greg Lindsay
Metropolitan City Expenditures
Roy W. Bahl
Urban and Regional Policy and Its Effects
Nancy Pindus, Howard Wial
Margery Austin Turner, Harold Wolman
The Profession of City Planning
Lloyd Rodwin
Strong Towns
Charles L. Marohn Jr.
