Urban communities books

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Under-Served: Health Determinants of Indigenous, Inner-City, and Migrant Populations in Canada

Under-Served: Health Determinants of Indigenous, Inner-City,...

Author: Akshaya Neil Arya ,  Thomas Piggott
ISBN: 9781773380582
Format: Paperback
$175.95

In this edited collection, academics, heath care professionals, and policy-makers examine the historical, political,...  Read More >>

Trust, Authority, and the Written Word in the Royal Towns of Medieval Hungary

Trust, Authority, and the Written Word in the Royal...

Author: Katalin Szende
ISBN: 9782503578811
Format: Hardback
$364.32

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Stigma Cities: The Reputation and History of Birmingham, San Francisco, and Las Vegas

Stigma Cities: The Reputation and History of Birmingham,...

Author: Jonathan Foster
ISBN: 9780806160719
Format: Hardback
$105.47

Examines the role of stigma and history in three very different cities: Birmingham, San Francisco, and Las Vegas....  Read More >>

Cities and Immigration: Political and Moral Dilemmas in the New Era of Migration

Cities and Immigration: Political and Moral Dilemmas...

Author: Avner De-Shalit (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
ISBN: 9780191871443
Format: Undefined
$224.40

All over the world immigration is one of the most urgent political issues, creating tensions and unrest as well...  Read More >>

I've Got to Make My Livin': Black Women's Sex Work in Turn-of-the-Century Chicago

I've Got to Make My Livin': Black Women's Sex Work in...

Author: Cynthia M. Blair
ISBN: 9780226597584
Format: Paperback
$62.95

For many years, the interrelated histories of prostitution and cities have perked the ears of urban scholars, but...  Read More >>

Rome: Modernity, Postmodernity and Beyond

Rome: Modernity, Postmodernity and Beyond

Author: Lesley Caldwell ,  Fabio Camilletti
ISBN: 9781781887172
Format: Hardback
$207.00

What do we know of the city of Rome, beyond the repertoire of images of universally recognisable monuments? In this...  Read More >>

Social Functions of Urban Spaces Through the Ages / Soziale Funktionen Stadtischer Raume Im Wandel

Social Functions of Urban Spaces Through the Ages /...

Author: Gerhard Fouquet ,  Ferdinand Opll
ISBN: 9783799545341
Format: Hardback
$145.20

Urban spaces are connected with social functions in various ways: Within these spaces individuals and groups encounter...  Read More >>

On the Frontlines of the Welfare State: How the Fire Service and Police Shape Social Problems

On the Frontlines of the Welfare State: How the Fire...

Author: Barry Goetz (Western Michigan University, USA)
ISBN: 9781138393066
Format: Paperback
$105.00

"Although public safety agencies protect our well-being, they also shape social problems and community inequities....  Read More >>

Shaping Portland: Anatomy of a Healthy City

Shaping Portland: Anatomy of a Healthy City

Author: Paddy Tillett (Portland State University, USA)
ISBN: 9781138331341
Format: Paperback
$92.99

Shaping Portland: Anatomy of a Healthy City examines how and why the public realm supports or obstructs the health-forward...  Read More >>

Urban Planning’s Philosophical Entanglements: The Rugged, Dialectical Path from Knowledge to Action

Urban Planning’s Philosophical Entanglements: The Rugged,...

Author: Richard S Bolan (Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota)
ISBN: 9781138387188
Format: Paperback
$105.00

Urban Planning’s Philosophical Entanglements explores the long-held idea that urban planning is the link in moving...  Read More >>

Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities: Governance for a more resilient urban future

Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities: Governance...

Author: Diane Archer (IIED, UK) ,  Sarah Colenbrander (IIED, UK)
ISBN: 9781138393448
Format: Paperback
$92.99

By bringing together a range of Asian city experiences in addressing the challenges posed by climate change, this...  Read More >>

Baltimore: Reinventing an Industrial Legacy City

Baltimore: Reinventing an Industrial Legacy City

Author: Klaus Philipsen (Philipsen Architects, USA)
ISBN: 9781138392731
Format: Paperback
$46.99

Baltimore: Reinventing an Industrial Legacy City is an exploration into the reinvention, self-reflection, and boosterism...  Read More >>

Thinking Time Geography: Concepts, Methods and Applications

Thinking Time Geography: Concepts, Methods and Applications...

Author: Kajsa Ellegård (Linköping University, Sweden)
ISBN: 9781138573796
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Time-geography is a mode of thinking that helps in the understanding of change in society, the wider context and...  Read More >>

Municipalities and Community Participation: A Sourcebook for Capacity Building

Municipalities and Community Participation: A Sourcebook...

Author: Janelle Plummer
ISBN: 9781138373891
Format: Hardback
$284.00

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Inside Smart Cities: Place, Politics and Urban Innovation

Inside Smart Cities: Place, Politics and Urban Innovation...

Author: Andrew Karvonen ,  Federico Cugurullo
ISBN: 9780815348689
Format: Paperback
$79.99

Inside Smart Cities provides real world evidence on how local authorities, small and medium enterprises, corporations,...  Read More >>

Regeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss in East London

Regeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss in...

Author: Anna Minton ,  Alberto Duman
ISBN: 9781912248230
Format: Paperback
$37.99

"Twenty-seven leading artists, writers and academics come together to analyse one of the most drastic urban regeneration...  Read More >>

The Hotel: Occupied Space

The Hotel: Occupied Space

Author: David Smith
ISBN: 9781442610941
Format: Paperback
$57.99

The Hotel: Occupied Space explores the hotel as both symbol and space through the concept of ""occupancy."" By examining...  Read More >>

Stories of Storeys: Art, Architecture and the City

Stories of Storeys: Art, Architecture and the City

Author: Gautam Bhatia
ISBN: 9789353280802
Format: Paperback
$62.25

A beautifully structured account of how urban environment and its facets affect us  Read More >>

The Urban Contract: Community, Governance and Capitalism

The Urban Contract: Community, Governance and Capitalism...

Author: Paolo Perulli (University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy)
ISBN: 9781138368613
Format: Paperback
$92.99

Through a diverse range of ten city case studies, The Urban Contract compares European, North-American and Asian...  Read More >>

The City as Power: Urban Space, Place, and National Identity

The City as Power: Urban Space, Place, and National...

Author: Alexander C. Diener ,  Joshua Hagen
ISBN: 9781538118269
Format: Paperback
$105.00

This timely interdisciplinary book considers national identity through the lens of urban spaces. By bringing together...  Read More >>

Sociology of Crisis: Visualising Urban Austerity

Sociology of Crisis: Visualising Urban Austerity

Author: Myrto Tsilimpounidi (University of East London, UK)
ISBN: 9781138393080
Format: Paperback
$88.99

The global financial crisis has demonstrated the impact and implications of late capitalism and its bedfellow, globalisation....  Read More >>

Placemaking with Children and Youth: Participatory Practices for Planning Sustainable Communities

Placemaking with Children and Youth: Participatory Practices...

Author: Victoria Derr ,  Louise Chawla
ISBN: 9781613321003
Format: Paperback
$86.99

An illustrated, essential guide to engaging children and youth in the process of urban design From a history...  Read More >>

Planning for a Better Urban Living Environment in Asia

Planning for a Better Urban Living Environment in Asia...

Author: Anthony Gar-On Yeh (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) ,  Mee Kam Ng
ISBN: 9781138326842
Format: Hardback
$273.00

First published in 2000, this volume reflects on and examines some of the past and current challenges for Asia,...  Read More >>

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