Urban communities books

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Cities

Cities

Author: John Reader
ISBN: 9780802142733
Format: Paperback
$23.99

Cities is a fascinating exploration of the nature of the city and city life, of its structures, development and...  Read More >>

Cities in Globalization: Practices, Policies and Theories

Cities in Globalization: Practices, Policies and Theories...

Author: Peter Taylor ,  Ben Derudder (Ghent University, Belgium)
ISBN: 9786610757107
Format: Electronic book text
$1056.00

Despite traditionally being a strong research topic in urban studies, inter-city relations had become grossly neglected...  Read More >>

Imperial San Francisco, With a New Preface: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin

Imperial San Francisco, With a New Preface: Urban Power,...

Author: Gray Brechin
ISBN: 9780520250086
Format: Paperback
$49.95

A history of San Francisco, this work traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by prominent families...  Read More >>

The Art of City Making

The Art of City Making

Author: Charles Landry
ISBN: 9781844072453
Format: Paperback
$64.95

City-making is an art, not a formula. The skills required to re-enchant the city are far wider than the conventional...  Read More >>

The Calgary Project: Urban Form / Urban Life

The Calgary Project: Urban Form / Urban Life

Author: Beverly Sandalack ,  Andrei Nicolai
ISBN: 9781552382172
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Looks at the city of Calgary not only because of its phenomenal growth, but also to consider the premise that the...  Read More >>

The Art of City Making

The Art of City Making

Author: Charles Landry
ISBN: 9781844072460
Format: Hardback
$204.00

City-making is an art, not a formula. The skills required to re-enchant the city are far wider than the conventional...  Read More >>

The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the Twenty-first Century City

The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the Twenty-first...

Author: Rutherford Platt ,  Carl Anthony
ISBN: 9781558495548
Format: Paperback
$73.79

Explores the prospects for a more humane metropolis through a series of essays and case studies that consider why...  Read More >>

Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities: Status, Challenges and Management

Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities: Status, Challenges...

Author: Dieter Schwela ,  Gary Haq
ISBN: 9781844073757
Format: Hardback
$192.00

Air pollution has become part of the daily existence of many people who work, live and use the streets in Asian...  Read More >>

The Voluntary City: Markets, Communities and Urban Planning

The Voluntary City: Markets, Communities and Urban Planning...

Author: David T. Beito ,  Peter Gordon
ISBN: 9788171885725
Format: Hardback
$100.78

Offers the history and analysis of large-scale, private and voluntary, community-based provision of social services,...  Read More >>

Green Cities: Urban Growth and the Environment

Green Cities: Urban Growth and the Environment

Author: Matthew E. Kahn
ISBN: 9780815748168
Format: Hardback
$85.00

What is a green city? What does it mean to say that San Francisco or Vancouver is more “green” than Houston or Beijing?Written...  Read More >>

The Suburb Reader

The Suburb Reader

Author: Becky Nicolaides ,  Andrew Wiese
ISBN: 9780415945943
Format: Paperback
$174.11

According to the 2000 Census, fifty percent of Americans live in suburbs, signifying a dramatic reversal of patterns...  Read More >>

In Their Own Voices: Building Urban Aboriginal Communities

In Their Own Voices: Building Urban Aboriginal Communities...

Author: Jim Silver
ISBN: 9781552661918
Format: Paperback
$32.95

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Under One Roof: Community Economic Development and Housing in the Inner City

Under One Roof: Community Economic Development and Housing...

Author: Lawrence Deane
ISBN: 9781552661895
Format: Paperback
$32.95

This case study of an innovative and alternative model of community economic development describes a unique project...  Read More >>

The Suburb Reader

The Suburb Reader

Author: Becky Nicolaides ,  Andrew Wiese
ISBN: 9780415945936
Format: Hardback
$382.80

According to the 2000 Census, fifty percent of Americans live in suburbs, signifying a dramatic reversal of patterns...  Read More >>

Moderns Abroad: Architecture, Cities and Italian Imperialism

Moderns Abroad: Architecture, Cities and Italian Imperialism...

Author: Mia Fuller
ISBN: 9780415194631
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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The Human Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st Century City

The Human Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st...

Author: Rutherford H Platt
ISBN: 9786611108922
Format: Electronic book text
$422.40

Four-fifths of Americans now live in the nation's sprawling metropolitan areas, and half of the world's population...  Read More >>

The Failure of the Central European Bourgeoisie: New Perspectives on Hungarian History.

The Failure of the Central European Bourgeoisie: New...

Author: Balazs A Szelenyi
ISBN: 9786611361099
Format: Electronic book text
$448.80

This comprehensive study traces the history of over forty royal free towns from the sixteenth-century to 1848 in...  Read More >>

Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia

Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical...

Author: Michael R Dumper ,  Bruce E Stanley
ISBN: 9781280712470
Format: Electronic book text
$380.16

This is a comprehensive reference work on major ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa from...  Read More >>

Respect in the Neighbourhood: Why Neighbourliness Matters

Respect in the Neighbourhood: Why Neighbourliness Matters...

Author: Kevin Harris
ISBN: 9781905541027
Format: Paperback
$100.19

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Urban Economics and Real Estate: Theory and Policy

Urban Economics and Real Estate: Theory and Policy

Author: John F. McDonald ,  Daniel McMillen
ISBN: 9781405131186
Format: Hardback
$221.63

Unique in its coverage, Urban Economics and Real Estate allows an instructor to teach separate courses in either...  Read More >>

City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles

City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles...

Author: Mike Davis
ISBN: 9781844675685
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Reconstructs Los Angeles's shadow history and dissects its ethereal economy. This work tells us who has the power...  Read More >>

The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis

The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis

Author: John Koval ,  Larry Bennett
ISBN: 9781592130887
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis

The New Chicago: A Social and Cultural Analysis

Author: John Koval ,  Larry Bennett
ISBN: 9781592130870
Format: Hardback
$233.64

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Local Motion: The Art of Civic Engagement in Toronto

Local Motion: The Art of Civic Engagement in Toronto...

Author: Dave Meslin ,  Christina Palassio
ISBN: 9781552452387
Format: Paperback
$37.99

Local Motion presents an in-depth analysis of civic engagement in Canada's largest metropolis.  Read More >>

Gespanntes Nachbarschaftsverhaltnis?: Eine Empirische Analyse Des Interethnischen Zusammenlebens in Unterschiedlichen Wohnbaukategorien in Wien

Gespanntes Nachbarschaftsverhaltnis?: Eine Empirische...

Author: Josef Kohlbacher ,  Ursula Reeger
ISBN: 9783700137665
Format: Paperback
$60.72

From the introduction: The real estate market, next to employment, is one of the most important integration points...  Read More >>

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