Urban communities books

Every New Year's Day since 1901, the Philadelphia Mummers have presented a spectacular show of shows that raucously...  Read More >>

Every New Year's Day since 1901, the Philadelphia Mummers have presented a spectacular show of shows that raucously...  Read More >>

Making extensive use of information gained from hours of in-depth interviews with architects, this new book examines...  Read More >>

Making extensive use of information gained from hours of in-depth interviews with architects, this new book examines...  Read More >>

Examining the fifteenth-century Florentine palazzo, this book considers the buildings comprehensively as complete...  Read More >>

Drawing together contributions from experts on land use planning and growth management, this volume assesses the...  Read More >>

Explores how community action programs used federal funds to sponsor social protest-based community reform.  Read More >>

Capturing a unique historical moment, this book examines the changes in urban life since the collapse of the Soviet...  Read More >>

This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities...  Read More >>

This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities...  Read More >>

Deals with three key themes: the theories, strategies and assumptions underpinning the securing of 'Urban Renaissance';...  Read More >>

"Contrary to accepted wisdom, rapid urban growth can leave communities permanently scarred, deeply in debt, with...  Read More >>

Gives a comprehensive introduction to the particular challenges and opportunities of congregational ministry in...  Read More >>

Paying tribute to the courageous men and women who are battling to change the lives of residents in the poorest...  Read More >>

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When Vicente Fox was elected Mexico's president in 2000, the world's most enduring twentieth-century authoritarian...  Read More >>

Brings together essays that seek to expand our understanding of the role of government in: shaping cities and metropolitan...  Read More >>

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Publics and the City investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management...  Read More >>

This book reveals the recent urban history of ten major Latin American cities - Mexico City, Havana, Santo Domingo,...  Read More >>

By using theatre as a sociological lens, The Theatre of Urban not only explores the very notion of performance in...  Read More >>

Brings together essays that seek to expand our understanding of the role of government in: shaping cities and metropolitan...  Read More >>

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