What makes a neighborhood livable, and what do urban inhabitants need to learn in order to be able to use the city according to their needs, wishes, and aspirations?
What makes a neighborhood livable, and what do urban inhabitants need to learn in order to be able to use the city according to their needs, wishes, and aspirations?
Originally published in 1976, The Quest for Community is a wide comparative study of residential area development which discusses the key components in community formation and persistence.
Originally published in 1976, The Quest for Community is a wide comparative study of residential area development which discusses the key components in community formation and persistence.
Complexity, Cognition and the City aims at a deeper understanding of urbanism, while invoking, on an equal footing, the contributions both the hard and soft sciences have made, and are still making, when grappling with the many issues and facets of regional planning and dynamics.
San Franciscos reputation for accommodating progressive and unconventional identities can find its roots in the waves of transients and migrants that flocked to San Francisco between the gold rush and World War I.
Murder in Motion examines the fictional category of the thriller - a genre founded on the effects and objects of suspense - through the lens of city dwelling.
Murder in Motion examines the fictional category of the thriller - a genre founded on the effects and objects of suspense - through the lens of city dwelling.
Choice Outstanding TitleIt is difficult to ignore the fact that, even as the United States becomes much more racially and ethnically diverse, our neighborhoods remain largely segregated.
All-American City investigates the recent history of Wichita, Kansas, and illuminates the challengesand opportunitiesfacing midsize cities throughout the nation.
All-American City investigates the recent history of Wichita, Kansas, and illuminates the challengesand opportunitiesfacing midsize cities throughout the nation.
This book provides an invaluable overview of urban transitions in Africa with a focus on innovations that offer alternative development approaches of these areas.
This book examines the development of global cities in Indonesia and proposes a new paradigm for urban development, grounded in inclusive social development.
In a world that expects cities to fuel economic growth and attract millions of people every year, there's something unnerving about the phrase "e;shrinking cities.
This book examines the development of global cities in Indonesia and proposes a new paradigm for urban development, grounded in inclusive social development.
Drawing on historical and contemporary ethnographic research, this edited collection addresses tangible and intangible forms of urban heritage, their impact on urban policies, and their consequences for urban life, both at individual and social levels.
Drawing on historical and contemporary ethnographic research, this edited collection addresses tangible and intangible forms of urban heritage, their impact on urban policies, and their consequences for urban life, both at individual and social levels.
Liberation and Libido delves into the vibrant, messy, and deeply political history of gay liberation in Canada, exploring how The Body Politic (TBP) shaped and challenged ideas of gay male masculinity - and gender more broadly - between 1971 and 1987.
Liberation and Libido delves into the vibrant, messy, and deeply political history of gay liberation in Canada, exploring how The Body Politic (TBP) shaped and challenged ideas of gay male masculinity - and gender more broadly - between 1971 and 1987.
