Urban communities books

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London on Film

London on Film

Author: Pam Hirsch ,  Chris O'Rourke
ISBN: 9783319879161
Format: Paperback
$181.10

This book, a collection of essays by expert film researchers and lecturers, contributes to the growing body of scholarship...  Read More >>

Mapping Society: The Spatial Dimensions of Social Cartography

Mapping Society: The Spatial Dimensions of Social Cartography...

Author: Professor Laura Vaughan
ISBN: 9781787353060
Format: Paperback
$64.69

In this richly illustrated book, Laura Vaughan examines maps of ethnic or religious difference, poverty, and health...  Read More >>

Skid Row Blues: Why America's Ghettos Should Be Destroyed

Skid Row Blues: Why America's Ghettos Should Be Destroyed...

Author: Nnms
ISBN: 9781718949553
Format: Paperback
$39.57

A vivid and extreme look at what the people who live in Los Angeles' infamous Skid Row district must face every...  Read More >>

Mapping Society: The Spatial Dimensions of Social Cartography

Mapping Society: The Spatial Dimensions of Social Cartography...

Author: Professor Laura Vaughan
ISBN: 9781787353077
Format: Hardback
$116.44

In this richly illustrated book, Laura Vaughan examines maps of ethnic or religious difference, poverty, and health...  Read More >>

Mineral Springs Resorts in Global Perspective: Spa Histories

Mineral Springs Resorts in Global Perspective: Spa Histories...

Author: John K. Walton (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
ISBN: 9781138377738
Format: Paperback
$101.00

This is the first scholarly book to cover the modern history of spa (mineral springs) resorts, from the eighteenth...  Read More >>

Neoliberalism, Cities and Education in the Global South and North

Neoliberalism, Cities and Education in the Global South...

Author: Kalervo N. Gulson ,  Thomas C. Pedroni
ISBN: 9781138377493
Format: Paperback
$98.99

This collection examines the interplay between education, globalization, cities, and neoliberalism, showing how...  Read More >>

Hierarchy, Information and Power: Cities as Corporate Command and Control Centers

Hierarchy, Information and Power: Cities as Corporate...

Author: Hongmian Gong (Hunter College, City University of New York, USA)
ISBN: 9780367026318
Format: Paperback
$92.99

This book is a collection of selected papers presented in the 2012 annual meeting of the Association of American...  Read More >>

Drama and Theatre in Urban Contexts

Drama and Theatre in Urban Contexts

Author: Kathleen Gallagher (University of Toronto, Canada) ,  Jonothan Neelands (University of Warwick, UK)
ISBN: 9781138377813
Format: Paperback
$103.00

Urban theatre can be described as theatre made with or by those whose lives are marked by the urban landscape and...  Read More >>

Transport Models in Urban Planning Practices: Tensions and Opportunities in a Changing Planning Context

Transport Models in Urban Planning Practices: Tensions...

Author: Marco te Brömmelstroet (Amsterdam University, Netherlands) ,  Luca Bertolini (Amsterdam University, Netherlands)
ISBN: 9781138377769
Format: Paperback
$105.00

This book explores how transportation models can play a role in a changing transport planning and policy making...  Read More >>

Mining and African Urbanisation: Population, Settlement and Welfare Trajectories

Mining and African Urbanisation: Population, Settlement...

Author: Deborah F Bryceson (University of Glasgow, Scotland) ,  Daniel F MacKinnon
ISBN: 9781138383289
Format: Paperback
$101.00

This book probes settlement patterns and welfare dimensions of urban change associated with African mining amidst...  Read More >>

Asian Cities in an Era of Decentralisation

Asian Cities in an Era of Decentralisation

Author: Michelle Ann Miller (National University of Singapore) ,  Tim Bunnell (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
ISBN: 9781138377356
Format: Paperback
$69.99

This book critically engages with the idea of decentralization as empowering cities and their residents to act innovatively...  Read More >>

The Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics: Saviours, Supplicants or Agents of Change?

The Power of Cities in Global Climate Politics: Saviours,...

Author: Craig A. Johnson
ISBN: 9781349955343
Format: Paperback
$124.95

There is now a palpable sense of optimism about the role of cities and transnational city-networks in global climate...  Read More >>

Release: A Study Guide for Pressure: From FBI Fugitive to Freedom

Release: A Study Guide for Pressure: From FBI Fugitive...

Author: Wade Malik ,  Lisa D Gray
ISBN: 9780998616728
Format: Paperback
$52.80

Release targets 15- to 24-year-old youth facing the same social challenges that Malik did as a teenager struggling...  Read More >>

Architectural Theorisations and Phenomena in Asia: The Polychronotypic Jetztzeit

Architectural Theorisations and Phenomena in Asia: The...

Author: Francis Chia-Hui Lin
ISBN: 9783319864075
Format: Paperback
$206.97

This book is the first overall and detailed discussion of contemporary Asia’s architectural theorisations and phenomena...  Read More >>

One Hundred Years of Zoning and the Future of Cities

One Hundred Years of Zoning and the Future of Cities...

Author: Amnon Lehavi
ISBN: 9783319883328
Format: Paperback
$284.60

This book reconsiders the fundamental principles of zoning and city planning over the course of the past one-hundred...  Read More >>

Stanleyville: An African Urban Community Under Belgian Administration

Stanleyville: An African Urban Community Under Belgian...

Author: Valdo Pons
ISBN: 9781138597433
Format: Hardback
$252.00

Originally published in 1969, this is a study of the Congolese community of Kinsangani (formerly Stanleyville),...  Read More >>

Lviv – God’s Will

Lviv – God’s Will

Author: Viacheslav Poliakov ,  Viacheslav Poliakov
ISBN: 9780994791986
Format: Paperback
$82.80

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Cities and Literature

Cities and Literature

Author: Malcolm Miles
ISBN: 9781138219533
Format: Paperback
$77.99

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Rent and its Discontents: A Century of Housing Struggle

Rent and its Discontents: A Century of Housing Struggle...

Author: Neil Gray
ISBN: 9781786605757
Format: Paperback
$109.00

A series of investigative accounts from scholar-activists and housing campaign groups across the UK charts the diverse...  Read More >>

Rent and its Discontents: A Century of Housing Struggle

Rent and its Discontents: A Century of Housing Struggle...

Author: Neil Gray
ISBN: 9781786605740
Format: Hardback
$314.00

A series of investigative accounts from scholar-activists and housing campaign groups across the UK charts the diverse...  Read More >>

New York Neighborhoods - Addressing Sustainable City Principles

New York Neighborhoods - Addressing Sustainable City...

Author: Raymond Charles Rauscher
ISBN: 9783319868707
Format: Paperback
$284.60

This book examines the neighborhoods of New York City to determine to what extent planning in New York addresses...  Read More >>

Contested Landscapes of Poverty and Homelessness In Southern Europe: Reflections from Athens

Contested Landscapes of Poverty and Homelessness In...

Author: Vassilis P. Arapoglou ,  Kostas Gounis
ISBN: 9783319873152
Format: Paperback
$129.35

The book uses Athens as a case study to identify the key features of urban anti-poverty policies in Greece and to...  Read More >>

City Making and Global Labor Regimes: Chinese Immigrants and Italy's Fast Fashion Industry

City Making and Global Labor Regimes: Chinese Immigrants...

Author: Antonella Ceccagno
ISBN: 9783319867519
Format: Paperback
$284.60

Based on the author’s 15 years of fieldwork in Prato, the book sheds light on the entangled processes of city making...  Read More >>

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