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1	The City Reader more books like this by Richard T LeGates (Editor), Frederic Stout (Editor) add to wishlist The fourth edition of the highly successful "The City Reader" brings together the very best of publications on the city. It includes classic writings by such authors as Lewis Mumford, Ernest W. Burgess, LeCorbusier, Lewis Wirth, Jane Jacobs, and Kevin Lynch meet the best contemporary writings of, among others, Sir Peter Hall, Richard Florida, Mike ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $49.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The death and life of great American cities more books like this by Jane Jacobs add to wishlist Jane Jacobs sets out to produce an attack on current city-planning and rebuilding in America and to introduce new principles by which these should be governed. Throughout the post-war period, planners temperamentally unsympathetic to cities have been let loose on the urban environment. Inspired by the ideals of the Garden City or Le Corbusier's ... see all copies from $5.96! new only from $8.74! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Contemporary Urban Planning more books like this by John M Levy add to wishlist For introductory undergraduate/first year graduate courses in Urban Planning, Urban Administration, Urban Politics, and Urban Problems in departments of political science, geography, and urban studies.Based on the author's extensive experience as a working planner, this book gives students an insider's view of sub-state urban planning--the "nitty ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.00! \| SVS
4	Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development more books like this by Stanley D Brunn add to wishlist The only text to offer a regional survey of world urban development, this third edition has been fully revised and updated to include new chapter authors, new cities and regions, and an expanded art program. Focusing on the eleven major culture realms of the world, the volume examines each region's urban history, economy, and culture and society, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy more books like this by William Julius Wilson add to wishlist Wilson candidly discusses the social pathologies of the ghetto and provides a comprehensive explanation of the rise of this "ghetto underclass; " he then recommends a public policy agenda to improve the life chances of this group. 7 line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Political Change in the Metropolis more books like this by John J. Harrigan add to wishlist This popular text has been thoroughly updated and revised to sharpen the focus on its "bias and change" theme while bringing the text into the 21st, post-September 11th world. Political Change in the Metropolis, Seventh Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	House by House, Block by Block: The Rebirth of America's Urban Neighborhoods more books like this by Professor Alexander Von Hoffman add to wishlist Not long ago, neighborhoods such as the South Bronx, South Central Los Angeles, and Boston's Roxbury were crime-ridden wastelands of vacant lots and burned-out buildings, notorious symbols of urban decay. In House by House, Block by Block, Alexander von Hoffman tells the remarkable stories of how local activists and community groups helped turn ... see all copies from $2.12! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando more books like this by Professor Richard E Foglesong add to wishlist This study of the relationship between the Disney Company and the Florida city of Orlando asks whether a Faustian bargain was struck when Disney World was established. Foglesong lays out the very unique legal terms as well as a history of growing disenchantment among the residents of Orlando with what some seem to think is a quasi-government ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.69! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Urban Problems and Community Development more books like this by Ronald F Ferguson (Editor), William T Dickens (Editor) add to wishlist In recent years, concerned governments, businesses and civic groups have launched ambitious programmes of community development designed to halt, and even reverse, decades of urban decline. But while massive amounts of effort and money are being dedicated to improving the inner-cities, two important questions have gone unanswered: can community ... see all copies from $7.60! new only from $28.77! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do about It more books like this by Mindy Thompson Fullilove add to wishlist In the tradition of Nicholas Lehmann's "The Promised Land, Rootshock" gives readers a new way of seeing American urban history and its effects on everyone's lives. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Urban Issues: Selections from CQ Researcher more books like this by CQ Press (Creator) add to wishlist see all copies from $32.38! new only from $46.64!
12 view cover	Welcome to the Urban Revolution: How Cities Are Changing the World more books like this by Jeb Brugmann add to wishlist A leading expert in urban development offers a powerful reappraisal of the role cities and their inhabitants have in solving global problems. see all copies from $13.45! new only from $13.45! \| SVS
13 view cover	Making Cities Work: Prospects and Policies for Urban America more books like this by Robert P Inman (Editor) add to wishlist "Making Cities Work" brings together leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer critical perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in today's fast-evolving economy. Successful cities provide jobs, quality schools, safe and clean neighborhoods, effective transportation, and welcoming spaces for all residents. But cities ... see all copies from $29.83! new only from $29.83! \| SVS
14 view cover	Third World Cities 2nd Edition more books like this by David W Smith, D W Drakakis-Smith add to wishlist Third World Cities is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Third World City :a classic introduction to urbanization in developing areas. Using case-studies of cities drawn from around the world, including Bangkok, Delhi, Manila, Mexico City, Singapore and cities in Zimbabwe, the text confronts three main questions: Is there still a ... see all copies from $33.19! new only from $33.19!
15 view cover	The Wealth of Cities: Revitalizing the Centers of American Life more books like this by John O Norquist add to wishlist Despite a half-century of ill-conceived federal policies, John Norquist believes that the American city is on the verge of a renaissanceas long as urban leaders and citizens alike take responsibility for their own futures. Citing examples of innovative projects and initiatives from around the country, The Wealth of Cities is a celebration of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Street Wars: Gangs and the Future of Violence more books like this by Tom Hayden add to wishlist Weaving together cutting analysis with numerous firsthand stories from gang leaders, Hayden shows how the prison-industrial complex reinforces gang identity through humiliation and punishment, and reveals how globalization has created a force of unemployable men and women around the world. see all copies from $3.39! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
17 view cover	Making Equity Planning Work PB: Leadership in the Public Sector more books like this by Prof. Norman Krumholz, John Forester, Alan A Altshuler (Designer) add to wishlist From 1969 to 1979, Cleveland's city planning staff under Norman Krumholz's leadership conducted a unique experiment in equity oriented planning. Fighting to defend the public welfare while also assisting the city's poorest citizens, these planners combined professional competence and political judgment to bring pressing urban issues to the public ... see all copies from $17.38! new only from $46.94!
18 view cover	The Urban Experience: Economics, Society, and Public Policy more books like this by Barry BlueStone, Mary Huff Stevenson, Russell Williams add to wishlist The Urban Experience provides a fresh approach to the study of metropolitan areas by combining economic principles, social insight, and political realities with an appreciation of public policy to understand how U.S. cities and suburbs function in the 21st century. The book is grounded in the real life experiences of students and their families on ... see all copies from $45.45! new only from $74.08! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Urban Policy Reconsidered: Dialogues on the Problems and Prospects of American Cities more books like this by Charles Euchner, Stephen J McGovern add to wishlist This comprehensive overview of the issues and problems facing American cities today covers every important issue in urban affairs: poverty, inequality, race, planning, education and crime. see all copies from $36.78! new only from $45.28! \| SVS
20 view cover	Urban Regions: Ecology and Planning Beyond the City more books like this by Richard T T Forman add to wishlist With land planning, socioeconomics and natural systems as foundations, this book combines urban planning and ecological science in examining urban regions. Writing for graduate students, academic researchers, planners, conservationists and policy makers, and with the use of informative urban-region color maps, Richard Forman analyzes 38 urban ... see all copies from $35.00! new only from $35.00! \| SVS
21 view cover	Cities Back from the Edge: New Life for Downtown more books like this by Roberta Brandes Gratz, Norman Mintz add to wishlist "A love song for the city ...[this] volume, attractively packaged and richly illustrated, is really a cookbook for downtown revitalization." --Wall Street JournalIn this pioneering book on successful urban recovery, two urban experts draw on their firsthand observations of downtown change across the country to identify a flexible, effective ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	American Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality more books like this by Myron Orfield, Bruce Katz (Foreword by) add to wishlist This text provides an analysis of the economic, racial, environmental, and political trends of the 25 largest metropolitan regions in the US. Using maps and case studies, it demonstrates that growing social separation and sprawling development patterns are harming regional citizens. see all copies from $22.22! new only from $30.95! \| SVS
23 view cover	Cities in a Global Society more books like this by Dr. Gary Gappert (Editor), Dr. Richard V Knight (Editor) add to wishlist As the year 2000 approaches, urbanized areas are entering a new era - one which will be shaped primarily by their response to powerful global forces - environmental and economic. The contributors suggest that cities should begin to assess their role in a global society and establish their strategic position and comparative advantage in the global ... see all copies from $5.45! new only from $59.27! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Planning in the USA: Policies, Issues, and Processes more books like this by Barry Cullingworth, Dr. Roger W Caves add to wishlist This extensively revised and expanded third edition of "Planning in the USA" continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory and practice of planning. Discussing land use, urban planning and environmental protection policies, this fully illustrated book explains the nature of the planning process and the way in which ... see all copies from $3.91! new only from $60.52! \| SVS
25 view cover	Intellect and Public Life: Essays on the Social History of Academic Intellectuals in the United States more books like this by Professor Thomas Bender add to wishlist Periodic "crises" in our academic culture remind us that the organization of our intellectual life is a product of history - neither fixed by the logic of social development nor inherent in the nature of knowledge itself. At a time of much unease in academia and among the general public about the relation of intellect to public life, Thomas Bender ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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