Urban communities books

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Metropolis: Center and Symbol of Our Times

Metropolis: Center and Symbol of Our Times

Author: Philip Kasinitz ,  Robert Jackall (Williams College)
ISBN: 9780814746400
Format: Paperback
$64.99

From its emergence at the end of the 18th century, the 'modern' way of life has been closely associated with the...  Read More >>

Urban Policy in Practice

Urban Policy in Practice

Author: Tim Blackman
ISBN: 9780415092999
Format: Hardback
$294.00

Offers a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary Britain, drawing on case studies from housing,...  Read More >>

Road Pricing: Theory, Empirical Assessment and Policy

Road Pricing: Theory, Empirical Assessment and Policy...

Author: Börje Johansson ,  Lars-Göran Mattsson
ISBN: 9780792331346
Format: Hardback
$366.96

Road pricing (tolls, etc.) as a means of generating revenue for infrastructure investment has become a major policy...  Read More >>

Immigrant Life in New York City, 1825-1863

Immigrant Life in New York City, 1825-1863

Author: Robert Ernst
ISBN: 9780815626367
Format: Hardback
$105.47

"This is a historical study of acculturation in New York City. It documents the """"Americanisation"""" of foreign...  Read More >>

I Saw a City Invincible

I Saw a City Invincible

Author: Gilbert M Joseph ,  Mark D Szuchman
ISBN: 9781299796119
Format: Electronic book text
$76.53

When the Spaniards settled in Latin America, they immediately surrounded themselves with cities. Equating civilization...  Read More >>

Mole People

Mole People

Author: Jennifer Toth
ISBN: 9781306033671
Format: Electronic book text
$36.93

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The City as a Human Environment

The City as a Human Environment

Author: Duane G. LeVine ,  Arthur C. Upton
ISBN: 9780275946593
Format: Hardback
$140.00

This is a response to the need for up-to-date information about three major challenges posed by urbanization: buildings,...  Read More >>

Urban Poverty in Asia

Urban Poverty in Asia

Author: Ernesto M. Pernia
ISBN: 9780195867701
Format: Hardback
$77.50

In recent years, those countries in Asia with poor-to-modest economic performance have seen increasing numbers of...  Read More >>

Mama Might be Better Off Dead: Failure of Health Care in Urban America

Mama Might be Better Off Dead: Failure of Health Care...

Author: Laurie Kaye Abraham
ISBN: 9780226001395
Format: Paperback
$39.60

A consideration of the human face of health care. It centres on the lives of four generations of a poor, African-American...  Read More >>

Boundaries of the City: The Architecture of Western Urbanism

Boundaries of the City: The Architecture of Western...

Author: Alan Waterhouse
ISBN: 9781442655041
Format: Paperback
$139.92

In this study Alan Waterhouse draws on anthropological, social and cultural history, literature, and philosophy...  Read More >>

Real Places: An Unconventional Guide to America's Generic Landscape

Real Places: An Unconventional Guide to America's Generic...

Author: Grady Clay
ISBN: 9780226109466
Format: Hardback
$67.95

"A study of the American landscape in constructed, imaginative sites. Clay explores the fascination of ""Fall Color...  Read More >>

Exploring Urban America: An Introductory Reader

Exploring Urban America: An Introductory Reader

Author: Roger W. Caves
ISBN: 9780803956384
Format: Paperback
$268.00

This collection of seminal articles will introduce undergraduate students to the interdisciplinary field of urban...  Read More >>

Exploring Urban America: An Introductory Reader

Exploring Urban America: An Introductory Reader

Author: Roger W. Caves
ISBN: 9780803956377
Format: Hardback
$371.00

This collection of seminal articles will introduce undergraduate students to the interdisciplinary field of urban...  Read More >>

No Easy Walk: Newark, 1980-1993

No Easy Walk: Newark, 1980-1993

Author: Helen M. Stummer ,  Helen M. Stummer
ISBN: 9781566392433
Format: Paperback
$89.63

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The Black Churches of Brooklyn

The Black Churches of Brooklyn

Author: Clarence Taylor (CUNY)
ISBN: 9780231099806
Format: Hardback
$173.95

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In the Place to be: Guy Trebay's New York

In the Place to be: Guy Trebay's New York

Author: Guy Trebay ,  Sylvia Plachy
ISBN: 9781566392082
Format: Paperback
$71.15

Offers a collection of spirited essays. Tuned in to the stray comment and the characteristic gesture, this title...  Read More >>

Immigrant Life in New York City, 1825-1863

Immigrant Life in New York City, 1825-1863

Author: Robert Ernst
ISBN: 9780815602903
Format: Paperback
$52.67

"This is a historical study of acculturation in New York City. It documents the """"Americanisation"""" of foreign...  Read More >>

The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning

The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics...

Author: Ashok K. Dutt ,  F.J. Costa
ISBN: 9780792331353
Format: Hardback
$673.20

In The Asian City the Asian urbanisation processes, nature and characteristics of the 1990s have been analyzed...  Read More >>

The City Beautiful Movement

The City Beautiful Movement

Author: William H. Wilson
ISBN: 9780801849787
Format: Paperback
$69.99

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The Human Zoo

The Human Zoo

Author: Desmond Morris
ISBN: 9780099482116
Format: Paperback
$29.99

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Gender in Urban Research

Gender in Urban Research

Author: Judith A. Garber ,  Robyne S. Turner
ISBN: 9780803957244
Format: Hardback
$371.00

High-level urban analysis is noticeably devoid of either gendered perspectives or attention to women's interests,...  Read More >>

Planning London

Planning London

Author: James Simmie
ISBN: 9781857280586
Format: Paperback
$98.00

This introduction to the problems and practices of planning in London analyses what contribution of the land-use...  Read More >>

Detroit Lives

Detroit Lives

Author: Robert Mast ,  Dan Georgakas
ISBN: 9781566392266
Format: Paperback
$86.99

Tells the story of a city fighting for survival. This work includes interviews with numerous Detroit activists and...  Read More >>

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