Urban communities books

Exploring the promise and limits of grassroots strategies for community organizing, development and planning, this...  Read More >>

Air and noise pollution are, or are rapidly becoming, major problems, for the physical and mental health of those...  Read More >>

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Examines the changing shape of male homosexuality and the emergence of diverse and vibrant gay communities in urban...  Read More >>

Examines the changing shape of male homosexuality and the emergence of diverse and vibrant gay communities in urban...  Read More >>

An examination of town building in the Great Plains. Form and consequences of inhabitation of the plains landscape...  Read More >>

Almost everyone agrees that America's urban schools are a mess. But while this agreement has fostered widespread...  Read More >>

This text analyzes the disappearance of public health in the form of state services in Africa, and the growth of...  Read More >>

Offers an unparalleled longitudinal view of how the urban poor saw themselves and their neighbourhoods and how they...  Read More >>

Pultizer Prize-winning journalist Lois Wille tells how a small group of Chicago business leaders created a thriving...  Read More >>

There was a time when cities were the dominant force in politics, controlling who was elected and what those candidates...  Read More >>

The author documents his thesis that American urban history begins with the arrival of large numbers of Irish Catholic...  Read More >>

Explores Buenos Aires' multileveled integration and cultural production. Foster combines an eclectic dimension -...  Read More >>

Focuses on the HIV/AIDS crisis in African American communities.  Read More >>

This rich and provocative study offers a bold reinterpretation of the social history of the working men and women...  Read More >>

Cheap, plentiful food is an American tradition. We spend a smaller percentage of our income on food than any other...  Read More >>

Focuses on the HIV/AIDS crisis in African American communities.  Read More >>

The study shows how that one neighborhood is fighting crime through a community education (comprehensive) approach....  Read More >>

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Jerusalem is more than a holy city built of stone. Domain of Muslims, Jews, and Christians, Jerusalem is a perpetual...  Read More >>

"This text presents both an overview of, and the core of the argument in, the ""Understanding Cities"" series....  Read More >>

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"This text presents both an overview of, and the core of the argument in, the ""Understanding Cities"" series....  Read More >>

This study represents an attempt to understand the actions of civic leaders by linking their public statements and...  Read More >>

An examination of town building in the Great Plains. Form and consequences of inhabitation of the plains landscape...  Read More >>