Image: Never Built LA cover via Metropolis In lieu of our own Top 10 or Best of Books in the fields of landscape and environmental planning and design, we have gathered the fine lists that others have created to share with you here (arranged in alpha-order). 1. Architect's The Best Architecture and Design Books of 2013 2. Gizmodo's Best Books of 2013 3. Planetizen's 12th Annual List of the 10 Best Books in Urban Planning, Design and Development 4. The Dirt's (ASLA) Best Books of 2013 A lot of great books, right? Here's a tip for selecting the first ones to read (or to gift). Choose the books that are featured on at least two of the lists such as Never Built Los Angeles , by Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin , The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros Are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy , by Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley , and Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design , by Charles Montgomery . Image: The Th