Urban communities books

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The People of the Abyss

The People of the Abyss

Author: Jack London ,  Brigitte Koenig
ISBN: 9780745318028
Format: Paperback
$64.66

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The Chosen City

The Chosen City

Author: Nicholas Schoon
ISBN: 9780415258012
Format: Hardback
$266.00

There is endless talk about the need for an urban renaissance; can it happen in the real world? In this book, Nicholas...  Read More >>

The People of the Abyss

The People of the Abyss

Author: Jack London ,  Brigitte Koenig
ISBN: 9780745318035
Format: Hardback
$195.36

London's masterpiece of investigative journalism  Read More >>

Doing the Town: The Rise of Urban Tourism in the United States, 1850-1915

Doing the Town: The Rise of Urban Tourism in the United...

Author: Catherine Cocks
ISBN: 9780520227460
Format: Hardback
$87.95

Explores the beginnings of urban tourism, and sets the phenomenon within a larger cultural transformation that encompassed...  Read More >>

The City Builders: Property Development in New York and London, 1980-2000

The City Builders: Property Development in New York...

Author: Susan S. Fainstein
ISBN: 9780700611324
Format: Hardback
$105.60

This revised edition examines major redevelopment efforts in New York and London to uncover the forces behind these...  Read More >>

The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo

The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo

Author: Saskia Sassen
ISBN: 9780691070636
Format: Paperback
$72.99

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Policing the Poor: From Slave Plantation to Public Housing

Policing the Poor: From Slave Plantation to Public Housing...

Author: Neil Websdale
ISBN: 9781555534967
Format: Paperback
$73.79

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The Chosen City

The Chosen City

Author: Nicholas Schoon
ISBN: 9780415258029
Format: Paperback
$84.00

There is endless talk about the need for an urban renaissance; can it happen in the real world? In this book, Nicholas...  Read More >>

Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950

Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950

Author: Robert M Fogelson
ISBN: 9780300090628
Format: Hardback
$158.40

A history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. It tells the story of how downtown - and the...  Read More >>

London: The Biography

London: The Biography

Author: Peter Ackroyd
ISBN: 9780099422587
Format: Paperback
$45.00

Describes London from the time of the Druids to the beginning of the twenty-first century, noting magnificence in...  Read More >>

Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools

Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban...

Author: Clarence N. Stone ,  etc.
ISBN: 9780700611171
Format: Hardback
$92.40

The authors of this work contend that it is essential for all important actors in an urban community to join together...  Read More >>

Population and Society in Western European Port Cities, c 1650-1939

Population and Society in Western European Port Cities,...

Author: Richard Lawton ,  Robert Lee
ISBN: 9780853239079
Format: Paperback
$92.40

These studies – of Bremen, Cork, Genoa, Glasgow, Hamburg, Liverpool, Malmö, Nantes, Portsmouth and Trieste – provide...  Read More >>

The Walled Arab City in Literature, Architecture and History: The Living Medina in the Maghrib

The Walled Arab City in Literature, Architecture and...

Author: Susan Slyomovics
ISBN: 9780714682150
Format: Paperback
$81.00

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Exploring Sustainable Consumption: Environmental Policy and the Social Sciences

Exploring Sustainable Consumption: Environmental Policy...

Author: Mark J. Cohen ,  J. Murphy
ISBN: 9780080439204
Format: Hardback
$268.95

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The Construction of an Urban Past: Narrative and System in Urban History

The Construction of an Urban Past: Narrative and System...

Author: Dr Harry Jansen
ISBN: 9781859734377
Format: Hardback
$240.00

This work addresses one of the main problems facing contemporary historians - how can the specialist research on...  Read More >>

Capital Preservation: Preparing for the Urban Operations in the Twenty-first Century

Capital Preservation: Preparing for the Urban Operations...

Author: Russell W. Glenn
ISBN: 9780833030085
Format: Paperback
$158.40

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Water for Gotham: A History

Water for Gotham: A History

Author: Gerard T. Koeppel
ISBN: 9780691089768
Format: Paperback
$94.99

Tells the story of New York's evolution as a great city by examining its struggle for that vital and basic element...  Read More >>

Urbanisations: O.C.E.A.N.UK

Urbanisations: O.C.E.A.N.UK

Author: Michael Hensel ,  Tom Verebes
ISBN: 9781901033953
Format: Paperback
$25.85

The third title in the Architecture & Urbanism series, this is a report of recent and ongoing urban research. Its...  Read More >>

Urban Sanctuaries: Neighborhood Organizations in the Lives and Futures of Inner-City Youth

Urban Sanctuaries: Neighborhood Organizations in the...

Author: Milbrey W. McLaughlin (Stanford University) ,  Merita A. Irby (Forum for Youth Investments)
ISBN: 9780787959418
Format: Paperback
$54.95

A comprehensive look at inner-city youth programs. Urban Sanctuaries analyzes the strategies of community leaders...  Read More >>

Magical Urbanism: Latinos Reinvent the US City

Magical Urbanism: Latinos Reinvent the US City

Author: Mike Davis ,  Michael Sprinker
ISBN: 9781859843284
Format: Paperback
$22.99

This account of the Latinisation of the American urban landscape explores questions such as, is the capital of Latin...  Read More >>

Migration, Transnationalization and Race in a Changing New York

Migration, Transnationalization and Race in a Changing...

Author: Hector R. Cordero-Guzman ,  Robert C. Smith
ISBN: 9781566398879
Format: Hardback
$220.44

Explores the interaction between economic globalization and transnationalization, demographic change, and the evolving...  Read More >>

Landscapes Of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic in India’s High-Tech City

Landscapes Of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic...

Author: Smriti Srinivas
ISBN: 9780816636150
Format: Hardback
$131.00

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Healthy Cities: An Annotated Bibliography

Healthy Cities: An Annotated Bibliography

Author: Namir Khan ,  Willem H. Vanderburg
ISBN: 9780810840348
Format: Hardback
$185.86

Modern cities can be designed to constitute a more supportive environment for a great many activities, provide a...  Read More >>

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