Urban communities books

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Forum of Cities and Regions of South-East Europe

Forum of Cities and Regions of South-East Europe

Author: Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287150486
Format: Paperback
$39.60

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Community

Community

Author: Gerard Delanty (University of Liverpool, UK)
ISBN: 9780415236867
Format: Paperback
$69.99

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Redefining Urban and Suburban America: Evidence from Census 2000, Volume 1. Brookings Metro Series.

Redefining Urban and Suburban America: Evidence from...

Author: Bruce Katz (Brookings Institution) ,  Robert E Lang
ISBN: 9781280812767
Format: Electronic book text
$85.38

The early returns from Census 2000 data have made certain facts plain: cities and suburbs are growing more diverse,...  Read More >>

Emerging Johannesburg

Emerging Johannesburg

Author: Richard Tomlinson ,  Robert Beauregard
ISBN: 9780415935586
Format: Hardback
$232.00

Explores transformation of one of the most important African cities, addressing issues such as the urban/suburban...  Read More >>

Suburban Space: The Fabric of Dwelling

Suburban Space: The Fabric of Dwelling

Author: Renee Chow
ISBN: 9780520233867
Format: Hardback
$132.00

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Readings in Planning Theory

Readings in Planning Theory

Author: Susan S. Fainstein ,  Scott Campbell
ISBN: 9780631223474
Format: Paperback
$171.47

* Examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years. * Draws on...  Read More >>

Readings in Planning Theory

Readings in Planning Theory

Author: Susan S. Fainstein ,  Scott Campbell
ISBN: 9780631223467
Format: Hardback
$424.91

* Examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years. * Draws on...  Read More >>

Information Exchange: How Cities Renew, Rebuild and Remember

Information Exchange: How Cities Renew, Rebuild and...

Author: Joan Ockman ,  Raymond Gastil
ISBN: 9780972553520
Format: Paperback
$52.67

After the attacks on the World Trade Center, the question of how cities renew, rebuild, and remember has become...  Read More >>

Globalization and Educational Restructuring in the Asia Pacific Region

Globalization and Educational Restructuring in the Asia...

Author: K. Mok ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
ISBN: 9781349415236
Format: Paperback
$169.00

The focus of this book is to examine the growing impact of globalization on education policy and development in...  Read More >>

Rebuilding Urban Japan After 1945

Rebuilding Urban Japan After 1945

Author: C. Hein ,  J. Diefendorf
ISBN: 9781349646128
Format: Paperback
$169.00

This is the first book in English to examine the reconstruction of Japan's bombed cities after World War II, and...  Read More >>

Städtebau: Ein Grundkurs

Städtebau: Ein Grundkurs

Author: Johannes Meyer
ISBN: 9783834816498
Format: Hardback
$105.57

Das Buch bietet eine grundlegende Einführung in den Städtebau mit einem perspektivenreichen Überblick über die gestalterischen,...  Read More >>

Powerful Reforms with Shallow Roots: Improving America's Urban Schools

Powerful Reforms with Shallow Roots: Improving America's...

Author: Larry Cuban ,  Michael Usdan
ISBN: 9780807742921
Format: Paperback
$65.87

This text examines governance changes in six US cities during the 1990s, where either mayoral control of schools...  Read More >>

Reading Families: The Literate Lives of Urban Children

Reading Families: The Literate Lives of Urban Children...

Author: Catherine Compton-Lilly ,  Susan L. Lytle
ISBN: 9780807742761
Format: Paperback
$65.87

This text offers a glimpse into the literacy development of urban children and their families' role in it. Based...  Read More >>

Urban Multiculturalism and Globalization in New York City: An Analysis of Diasporic Temporalities

Urban Multiculturalism and Globalization in New York...

Author: M. Laguerre
ISBN: 9781349512324
Format: Paperback
$84.99

This book focuses on American society as a transglobal nation and examines the temporal dimension of diasporic incorporation...  Read More >>

Inclusion in the City: Selection, Schooling and Community

Inclusion in the City: Selection, Schooling and Community...

Author: Patricia Potts
ISBN: 9780415268042
Format: Paperback
$84.00

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Inclusion in the City: Selection, Schooling and Community

Inclusion in the City: Selection, Schooling and Community...

Author: Patricia Potts
ISBN: 9780415268035
Format: Hardback
$322.00

This volume explores inclusion and exclusion in the context of policy and practice in one English city - Birmingham....  Read More >>

Small Towns, Sprawl and the Politics of Policy Choices: The Florida Experience

Small Towns, Sprawl and the Politics of Policy Choices:...

Author: Gary Mattson
ISBN: 9780761824640
Format: Paperback
$172.92

In Small Towns, Sprawl and the Politics of Policy Choices Gary Mattson explores the limitations of the Florida 1985...  Read More >>

Saving Open Space: The Politics of Local Preservation in California

Saving Open Space: The Politics of Local Preservation...

Author: Daniel M. Press
ISBN: 9780520233881
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Tells the story of conservation by local government and private land trusts in California. This title describes...  Read More >>

Development and Cities: Essays from Development and Practice

Development and Cities: Essays from Development and...

Author: Deborah Eade ,  Deborah Eade
ISBN: 9780855984656
Format: Paperback
$77.50

Focuses on the political, social, and economic viability of new or alternative approaches to urban management in...  Read More >>

Building Sustainable Urban Settlements: Approaches and case studies in the developing world

Building Sustainable Urban Settlements: Approaches and...

Author: Sam Romaya ,  Carole Rakodi
ISBN: 9781853395413
Format: Paperback
$59.38

This fascinating book explores environmental, institutional, social and cultural aspects of sustainability in a...  Read More >>

Governing Cities: New institutional forms in developing countries and transitional economies

Governing Cities: New institutional forms in developing...

Author: Meine Pieter van Dijk ,  Marike Noordhoek
ISBN: 9781853394973
Format: Paperback
$51.62

The editors distil and discuss the elements contributing to the changing role of urban management: the prerequisites...  Read More >>

Urban Vulnerability

Urban Vulnerability

Author: Oxfam ,  Christina Nomdo
ISBN: 9780855984915
Format: Paperback
$46.45

This text aims to stimulate debate about risk reduction in urban settings and to identify key issues for further...  Read More >>

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