Urban communities books

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Our Elders Lived It: American Indian Identity in the City

Our Elders Lived It: American Indian Identity in the...

Author: Deborah Davis Jackson
ISBN: 9780875805917
Format: Paperback
$52.80

More than half of all native Americans live in cities yet urban Indians have not received the same attention as...  Read More >>

A School of Our Own: Parents, Power, and Community at the East Harlem Block Schools

A School of Our Own: Parents, Power, and Community at...

Author: Tom Roderick
ISBN: 9780807741566
Format: Paperback
$60.59

This is the story of a remarkable community organization started by a group of Puerto Rican homemakers in 1965...  Read More >>

Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories About the Great Good Places at the Heart of Our Communities

Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories About...

Author: Ray Oldenburg ,  Ray Oldenburg
ISBN: 9781569246122
Format: Paperback
$31.99

"From taverns to garden shops to town libraries to spas, this volume offers inspiring stories about the ""great...  Read More >>

Our Elders Lived It: American Indian Identity in the City

Our Elders Lived It: American Indian Identity in the...

Author: Deborah Davis Jackson
ISBN: 9780875802817
Format: Hardback
$100.32

More than half of all native Americans live in cities yet urban Indians have not received the same attention as...  Read More >>

From Chicago to L.A.: Making Sense of Urban Theory

From Chicago to L.A.: Making Sense of Urban Theory

Author: Michael Dear
ISBN: 9780761920946
Format: Hardback
$371.00

Examines some of the major precepts of what some refer to as the 'Los Angeles School' of urban theory. This book...  Read More >>

R: Regional and Urban Economics II

R: Regional and Urban Economics II

Author: Alex Anas ,  Richard Arnott
ISBN: 9780415269728
Format: Mixed media product
$520.00

The Harwood Fundamentals of Pure and Applied Economics series was an attempt to offer a comprehensive overview...  Read More >>

Q: Regional and Urban Economics I

Q: Regional and Urban Economics I

Author: Jean Jaskold Gabszewicz ,  Richard Arnott
ISBN: 9780415269674
Format: Mixed media product
$520.00

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Inside the Third World Village

Inside the Third World Village

Author: Petra Weyland
ISBN: 9781280321498
Format: Electronic book text
$316.67

Looking at global restructurings, migration, household organization, changing gender roles and technological innovation,...  Read More >>

Urban Process and Power

Urban Process and Power

Author: Peter Ambrose
ISBN: 9781280115349
Format: Electronic book text
$475.20

Urban Process and Power has two chief aims. Firstly, it analyses and explains a century of the production and reproduction...  Read More >>

Bangkok

Bangkok

Author: Marc Askew (Victoria University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781280108709
Format: Electronic book text
$514.80

Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions,...  Read More >>

Cities Without Cities

Cities Without Cities

Author: Thomas Sieverts
ISBN: 9781280024771
Format: Electronic book text
$435.60

This book investigates the characteristics of today's built environment: no longer simply a city but increasingly...  Read More >>

Transformation of Cities, The: Urban Theory and Urban Life

Transformation of Cities, The: Urban Theory and Urban...

Author: David C Thorns
ISBN: 9781280218712
Format: Electronic book text
$263.87

This is an examination of the transformation of the city in the late 20th century and an exploration of the ways...  Read More >>

Making Your Move to One of America's Best Small Towns

Making Your Move to One of America's Best Small Towns...

Author: Norman Crampton
ISBN: 9781299666214
Format: Electronic book text
$50.13

For those looking to raise a family in a storybook American town, or a change of pace from hectic city life, this...  Read More >>

The Hieroglyphics of Space: Reading and Experiencing the Modern Metropolis

The Hieroglyphics of Space: Reading and Experiencing...

Author: Neil Leach
ISBN: 9780415198929
Format: Paperback
$112.00

An edited volume containing contributions from eminent theorists across visual culture, architecture, sociology,...  Read More >>

Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300-362 BC

Sparta and Lakonia: A Regional History 1300-362 BC

Author: Paul Cartledge
ISBN: 9780415262767
Format: Paperback
$67.00

Sparta is one of the best-documented states of ancient Greece. Its political and social systems have fascinated...  Read More >>

The Hieroglyphics of Space: Reading and Experiencing the Modern Metropolis

The Hieroglyphics of Space: Reading and Experiencing...

Author: Neil Leach
ISBN: 9780415198912
Format: Hardback
$266.00

An edited volume containing contributions from eminent theorists across visual culture, architecture, sociology,...  Read More >>

Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Author: Lynn Beadle
ISBN: 9780415232418
Format: Hardback
$575.00

This publication examines the issues which should be addressed if we are to have an understanding of the forces...  Read More >>

Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon

Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon

Author: Lynne B. Sagalyn
ISBN: 9780262194624
Format: Hardback
$171.60

The compelling story of the politics, policies, and personalities that made Times Square's revitalization possible....  Read More >>

Revitalising Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods: An Assisted Self-Help Approach

Revitalising Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods: An Assisted...

Author: Colin C. Williams ,  Jan Windebank
ISBN: 9780754614821
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Drawing upon original studies of self-help activities taking place throughout UK cities, this book suggests a fresh...  Read More >>

The Urban Lifeworld: Formation Perception Representation

The Urban Lifeworld: Formation Perception Representation...

Author: Peter Madsen ,  Richard Plunz
ISBN: 9780415231770
Format: Paperback
$112.00

This volume of scholarly essays contributes to our understanding of the cultural role of cities by offering an alternative...  Read More >>

The Urban Lifeworld: Formation Perception Representation

The Urban Lifeworld: Formation Perception Representation...

Author: Peter Madsen ,  Richard Plunz
ISBN: 9780415234030
Format: Hardback
$266.00

This volume of scholarly essays contributes to our understanding of the cultural role of cities by offering an approach...  Read More >>

The New Chinese City: Globalization and Market Reform. Studies in Urban and Social Change.

The New Chinese City: Globalization and Market Reform....

Author: John Logan (Brown University)
ISBN: 9786611840655
Format: Electronic book text
$580.80

Urbanisation and urban development issues are the focus of this comprehensive account which introduces readers to...  Read More >>

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