Urban communities books

18275 books were found.

The Housing Crisis

The Housing Crisis

Author: Peter Malpass
ISBN: 9780367682743
Format: Hardback
$231.00

Originally published in 1986 at a time when Britain was facing a major housing crisis, this book, containing much...  Read More >>

Hovels to High Rise: State Housing in Europe Since 1850

Hovels to High Rise: State Housing in Europe Since 1850...

Author: Anne Power
ISBN: 9780367684631
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Originally published in 1993, this book traces how governments in France, Germany, Britain, Denmark and Ireland...  Read More >>

Owner-Occupation in Britain

Owner-Occupation in Britain

Author: Stephen Merrett
ISBN: 9780367685973
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Originally published in 1982, this is a companion volume to State Housing in Britain. Together the 2 volumes cover...  Read More >>

Essays on Housing Policy: The British Scene

Essays on Housing Policy: The British Scene

Author: J. B. Cullingworth
ISBN: 9780367677800
Format: Hardback
$221.00

Originally published in 1979, these essays provide a guide to the labyrinth of issues which together made up ‘housing...  Read More >>

Cities, Housing and Profits: Flat Break-Up and the Decline of Private Renting

Cities, Housing and Profits: Flat Break-Up and the Decline...

Author: Chris Hamnett ,  Bill Randolph
ISBN: 9780367682118
Format: Hardback
$252.00

Originally published in 1988, this book documents and explains the emergence of flat ‘break-ups’ – the sale of individual...  Read More >>

The Many Faces of the City: Exploring the Metropolis

The Many Faces of the City: Exploring the Metropolis...

Author: Stefan Litz
ISBN: 9780949313102
Format: Hardback
$116.44

This book offers a collection of essays that shed light on the urban situation from a variety of scholarly angles....  Read More >>

New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our Time

New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our Time

Author: Craig Taylor
ISBN: 9781848549708
Format: Hardback
$59.99

From the best-selling author of Londoners, a symphony of contemporary New York in the magnificent words of its people....  Read More >>

Aspen and the American Dream: How One Town Manages Inequality in the Era of Supergentrification

Aspen and the American Dream: How One Town Manages Inequality...

Author: Jenny Stuber
ISBN: 9780520306592
Format: Hardback
$157.95

"How is it possible for a town to exist where the median household income is about $73,000, but the median home...  Read More >>

An Alternative History of Pittsburgh

An Alternative History of Pittsburgh

Author: Ed Simon
ISBN: 9781948742924
Format: Paperback
$50.03

An idiosyncratic look at an American city  Read More >>

Roots Uncovered: Uncovering the Root Causes of Unhealthy Hair

Roots Uncovered: Uncovering the Root Causes of Unhealthy...

Author: Quanisha Whitfield
ISBN: 9781970057119
Format: Paperback
$39.60

You may have tried tons of products and remedies, receiving little to no results or maybe even terrible results....  Read More >>

Self-Organisation Shapes Travel Behaviours and Social Exclusion in Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods of China

Self-Organisation Shapes Travel Behaviours and Social...

Author: Joseph Cho-yam Lau
ISBN: 9789811522543
Format: Paperback
$116.41

This book investigates the influence of self-organisation processes on the commuting of the poor workers in urban...  Read More >>

Wiring the Streets, Surfing the Square: Producing Public Space in the Mediated City

Wiring the Streets, Surfing the Square: Producing Public...

Author: Timothy Jachna
ISBN: 9783030666712
Format: Hardback
$310.47

This book investigates the production of public space in contemporary urban contexts as conditioned by the suffusion...  Read More >>

Why Face-to-Face Still Matters: The Persistent Power of Cities in the Post-Pandemic Era

Why Face-to-Face Still Matters: The Persistent Power...

Author: Jonathan Reades (King's College London) ,  Martin Crookston (strategic planning consultant)
ISBN: 9781529216004
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Why do businesses still value urban life over the suburbs or countryside? This accessible book makes the case for...  Read More >>

Colour Matters: Essays on the Experiences, Education, and Pursuits of Black Youth

Colour Matters: Essays on the Experiences, Education,...

Author: Carl E. James
ISBN: 9781487508678
Format: Hardback
$135.00

Written over a period of more than two decades, Colour Matters is a collection of essays that shows how race informs...  Read More >>

Why Face-to-Face Still Matters: The Persistent Power of Cities in the Post-Pandemic Era

Why Face-to-Face Still Matters: The Persistent Power...

Author: Jonathan Reades (King's College London) ,  Martin Crookston (strategic planning consultant)
ISBN: 9781529215991
Format: Hardback
$180.00

Why do businesses still value urban life over the suburbs or countryside? This accessible book makes the case for...  Read More >>

Tropical Constrained Environments and Sustainable Adaptations: Businesses and Communities

Tropical Constrained Environments and Sustainable Adaptations:...

Author: Simona Azzali ,  K Thirumaran
ISBN: 9789813346307
Format: Hardback
$232.85

Successful communities and businesses tend to survive in a changing environment given their strong intuitive and...  Read More >>

A Detroit Story: Urban Decline and the Rise of Property Informality

A Detroit Story: Urban Decline and the Rise of Property...

Author: Claire W. Herbert
ISBN: 9780520340084
Format: Paperback
$49.95

Bringing to the fore a wealth of original research, A Detroit Story examines how the reclamation of abandoned property...  Read More >>

The Radical Bookstore: Counterspace for Social Movements

The Radical Bookstore: Counterspace for Social Movements...

Author: Kimberley Kinder
ISBN: 9781517909185
Format: Paperback
$49.99

""Examines how radical bookstores and similar spaces serve as launching pads for social movements""--  Read More >>

A Detroit Story: Urban Decline and the Rise of Property Informality

A Detroit Story: Urban Decline and the Rise of Property...

Author: Claire W. Herbert
ISBN: 9780520340077
Format: Hardback
$157.95

Bringing to the fore a wealth of original research, A Detroit Story examines how the reclamation of abandoned property...  Read More >>

Believing in South Central: Everyday Islam in the City of Angels

Believing in South Central: Everyday Islam in the City...

Author: Pamela J Prickett
ISBN: 9780226747286
Format: Paperback
$37.95

The area of Los Angeles known as South Central is often overshadowed by dismal stereotypes, problematic racial stigmas,...  Read More >>

How Green Became Good: Urbanized Nature and the Making of Cities and Citizens

How Green Became Good: Urbanized Nature and the Making...

Author: Hillary Angelo
ISBN: 9780226739045
Format: Paperback
$52.95

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The Radical Bookstore: Counterspace for Social Movements

The Radical Bookstore: Counterspace for Social Movements...

Author: Kimberley Kinder
ISBN: 9781517909178
Format: Hardback
$270.00

""Examines how radical bookstores and similar spaces serve as launching pads for social movements""--  Read More >>

Notice

Notice

Author: Dustin Cole
ISBN: 9780889713840
Format: Paperback
$57.95

The context is Summer 2017, Vancouver, British Columbia, where economic imperatives are making space less and less...  Read More >>

Routledge Library Editions: Housing Policy & Home Ownership

Routledge Library Editions: Housing Policy & Home Ownership...

Author: Various
ISBN: 9780367645199
Format: Mixed media product
$4095.00

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Aviary

Aviary

Author: Deirdre McNamer
ISBN: 9781571311382
Format: Hardback
$63.36

This quietly important book offers hope as it tackles grief and isolation and our essential humanity. --NEW YORK...  Read More >>

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