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Scaling Urban Environmental Challenges: From Local to Global and Back
by Gordon Mcgranahan  Publisher Comments Think globally, act locally emphasizes the importance of scale in dealing with environmental challenges, but not how to factor it in. This major new book focuses on the spatial dimensions of urban environmental burdens, and shows how important it is to...
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Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC
by Sue (edt) Kohler Synopsis In 1901 the United States Senate, inspired by the City Beautiful movement of the late nineteenth century, appointed a commission to formulate a new architectural plan for the development of the nation's capital. Under the leadership of Senator James...
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Downtown America (05 Edition)
by Alison Isenberg Publisher Comments Downtown America was once the vibrant urban center romanticized in the Petula Clark song--a place where the lights were brighter, where people went to spend their money and forget their worries. But in the second half of the twentieth century, "downtown"...
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Cities After Socialism: Urban and Regional Change and Conflict in Post-Socialist Societies
by Gregory Andrusz Publisher Comments "Cities after socialism" is the first substantial and authoritative analysis of the role of cities in the transition to capitalism that is occurring in the former communist states of Easter Europe and the Soviet Union. It will be of equal value to urban...
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City Making : Building Communities Without Building Walls (99 Edition)
by Gerald E. Frug Publisher Comments Frug writes with authority and complete mastery of his subject matter, as well as with moving moral conviction. His proposals are bold and unexpected yet well bolstered by the force of his arguments and the scope of his historical and theoretical...
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Edens Lost and Found: How Ordinary Citizens Are Restoring Our Great American Cities
by Harry Wiland 
Publisher Comments With Edens LostandFound, award-winning filmmakers Harry Wiland and Dale Bell herald an exciting sea change in the relationship between ordinary citizens, environmental groups, and government. From across America they gather evidence of a new spirit of...
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Understanding Urban Policy : a Critical Introduction (07 Edition)
by Allan Cochran Publisher Comments This extensive review of urban policy explores the interaction of urban policy with changing perspectives on urban life and social welfare. An extensive review of urban policy since the 1960s. Examines a broad range of issues, such as race, economic...
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Home Town
by Tracy Kidder Publisher Comments In this fascinating book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder takes us inside the everyday workings of Northampton, Massachusetts -- a place that seems to personify the typical American hometown. Kidder unveils the complex drama behind the...
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Shrinking Cities: Volume 1: International Research
by Philipp (edt) Oswalt Publisher Comments Ob in Großbritannien oder Belgien, in Finnland, Italien, Russland, Kasachstan oder China: überall schrumpfen Städte. Während man in den urbanistischen Debatten der vergangenen Jahre das Augenmerk hauptsächlich auf das Wachstum...
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Cities in the International Marketplace: The Political Economy of Urban Development in North America and Western Europe
by H V Savitch Publisher Comments Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? Cities in the International Marketplace looks at the political responses of...
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Urban Regeneration
by Peter (edt) Roberts Publisher Comments `It [Urban Regeneration] Should make life somewhat easier for practitioners and will offer a further stimulus to the development of taught courses in the not-so-gentle art of regeneration' - Urban Studies</p> <p></p> <p>Providing...
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Global Cities of the South
by Ashley Dawson Publisher Comments For the first time in history, over 50 percent of human beings live in cities. Perhaps more surprising is that cities in the developed world have been eclipsed in size and growth by the megacities of the underdeveloped world--the global South. As primary...
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The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space
by William David Estrada Publisher Comments City plazas worldwide are centers of cultural expression and artistic display. They are settings for everyday urban life where daily interactions, economic exchanges, and informal conversations occur, thereby creating a socially meaningful place at the...
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Urban Brazil: Visions, Afflictions, and Governance Lessons
by Ivani Vassoler Publisher Comments Many urban areas around the world suffer from similar problems: heavily congested traffic, lack of effective public transportation, exploding populations, insufficient housing, overwhelming pollution, rampant corruption, and other issues. Ineffective...
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Consuming Cities
by Steven Miles Publisher Comments "Consuming Cities" explores patterns of consumption and culture in contemporary urban environments, bringing together debates taking place in sociology and cultural studies. It is written with a broad interdisciplinary readership in mind. The book is...
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City Making and Urban Governance in the Americas
by Clara Irazabal Book News Annotation Urban governancethe relationship between civil society and the state, rulers, and ruledis an effective analytical tool for studying the levels of citizen involvement and participation in the management of urban growth and the definition of the...
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London: The Wicked City: A Thousand Years of Vice in the Capital
by Fergus Linnane Publisher Comments London has a long history as a vibrant sexual marketplace with a staggering array of wares on offer and this book takes us on a tour of the city's colorful past where all desires were fulfilled. There were brothels with classical paintings and fine...
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Cities in Contemporary Africa
by Martin J. (edt) Murray Publisher Comments This book offers a broad range of scholarly interpretations of the evolving forms, the changing dynamics, and the unexpected surprises that characterize contemporary African cities. It wrestles with important questions concerning how large numbers of...
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Glitter Stucco and Dumpster Diving: Reflections on Building Production in the Vernacular City
by John Chase Publisher Comments In this free-wheeling guided tour to the cityscape of Southern California, from movie-star mansions to the alleys of the homeless, urban planner John Chase combines gossip, anecdote, archival research and tabloid-worthy self-revelation, grounding...
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The Colonial Spanish-American City: Urban Life in the Age of Atlantic Capitalism
by Jay Kinsbruner Publisher Comments The colonial Spanish-American city, like its counterpart across the Atlantic, was an outgrowth of commercial enterprise. A center of entrepreneurial activity and wealth, it drew people seeking a better life, with more educational, occupational...
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