Urban communities books

This chronicle of a family new to America and not yet assimilated tells of a boy growing up in the 1940s and '50s...  Read More >>

The systemic racial and socio-economic inequality in American education continues to leave vulnerable populations...  Read More >>

Focusing on work by Patrick Chamoiseau, Chris Abani, Dinaw Mengestu, Suketu Mehta and Vik Muniz, Waste Matters argues...  Read More >>

In this chatty, anecdotal, and often ironic inquiry, Stephen Birmingham investigates the nesting habits, enjoyments,...  Read More >>

A radically alternative exploration of news circulation that asks: do we even know what news is?  Read More >>

Described as the biggest migration in human history, an estimated 250 million Chinese people have left their villages...  Read More >>

Lawyer spends two months in jail with criminals, drug addicts and ordinary men who made bad decisions; shares with...  Read More >>

This book focuses on exploring the linkages between natural disasters and sustainable development at the global,...  Read More >>

This book offers fresh insights into how companies can engage with, and make use of, the modern metropolis. Based...  Read More >>

Described as the biggest migration in human history, an estimated 250 million Chinese people have left their villages...  Read More >>

Grenzubergreifende Expertennetzwerke fungierten im 20. Jahrhundert als Foren fur die Entwicklung wissenschaftsbasierter...  Read More >>

Jasper Böing stellt am Beispiel der Stadt Hagen eine Typologie räumlicher Identifikation vor, die verschiedene Ausprägungsformen...  Read More >>

This collection of original essays breaks new ground by examining the dynamics of ethnic politics at the local level,...  Read More >>

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First published in 1979, this book examines key planning policy areas such as land use planning, land values, housing...  Read More >>

This book analyzes Chinese society and evaluates the achievements and failures of the Maoist ideology. The central...  Read More >>

This book - previously published as a special issue of the journal Urban Studies - focuses on the politics of forgetting...  Read More >>

Valera stato un giornalista coraggioso. I suoi articoli gli sono spesso costati denunce e processi, culminati...  Read More >>

An invaluable reference tool that guides readers through drafting the results of quantitative experiments and investigations....  Read More >>

An invaluable reference tool that guides readers through drafting the results of quantitative experiments and investigations....  Read More >>

This book deals with slums as a specific question and a central focus in urban planning. The book presents 16 case...  Read More >>

This book examines the phenomenon of urban fear – the increasing anxiety over crime and violence in Western cities...  Read More >>

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This book deals with the field of urban planning and development. It also talks about the architectural advances...  Read More >>