Urban communities books

This book examines how the members of the southern community of Lynchburg, Virginia, experienced four distinct but...  Read More >>

This second annual issue of the series focuses on the state of urban education in America. It provides in-depth,...  Read More >>

Claiming that urban transportation planning is more sophisticated, costly, and complex than its highway and transit...  Read More >>

This text offers a way of understanding the global nature of cities, where their very openness has served to shape...  Read More >>

This text offers a way of understanding the global nature of cities, where their very openness has served to shape...  Read More >>

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Contemporary thinking favours local participation and local stake-holding under a decentralized, democratic framework...  Read More >>

This work sets out clearly how to work towards effective policies for improved urban air quality. The authors argue...  Read More >>

The Research Triangle Institute recently completed a five year study sponsored by the National Institute on Drug...  Read More >>

The Research Triangle Institute recently completed a five year study sponsored by the National Institute on Drug...  Read More >>

Most studies of immigration to the New World have focused on the United States. Samuel L. Baily's eagerly awaited...  Read More >>

This text explores the living behaviour of thousands of Philadelphians between 1839 and 1901, the only remaining...  Read More >>

For the past three decades, the federal government has targeted the poorest areas of American cities with a succession...  Read More >>

Examines the growth of the largest cities in Africa - their characteristics, their dynamism despite economic crisis,...  Read More >>

With style and humor, the author writes of special places in everyday Seattle.  Read More >>

Higgs presents a history of gay space in cities from early modern times to the present. Providing an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Looks at the functional characteristics and linkage effects of Pacific Asia's world cities against a background...  Read More >>

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In this volume, scholars from around the region analyze the impacts of globalization on cities in the Asian Pacific...  Read More >>

A wide array of policy initiatives is discussed and evaluated, ranging from market-based energy policies to technological...  Read More >>

The author recounts two decades of selling hot dogs in the French Quarter of New Orleans.  Read More >>

Paul Zanker, a noted authority on Roman art and architecture shows us the images that marked Pompeii's development...  Read More >>

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This text explores the mix of proximity and difference that exists in the rich and diverse texture of city life...  Read More >>

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