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1	City Limits more books like this by Paul E Peterson add to wishlist Winner of the 1981 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for the best book published in the United States on government, politics, or international affairs. ""City Limits" radically reinterprets urban politics by deriving its dominant forces from the logic of the American federal structure. It is thereby able to explain some pervasive tendencies of ... see all copies from $3.87! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
2	Downtown, Inc.: How America Rebuilds Cities more books like this by Bernard J Frieden, Lynne B Sagalyn add to wishlist As pioneering observers of the urban landscape, Bernard Frieden and Lynne Sagalyn delve into the inner workings of the exciting public entrepreneurship and public private partnerships that have revitalized the downtowns of such cities as Boston, San Diego, Seattle, St. Paul, and Pasadena. see all copies from $6.71! new only from $26.44! \| first editions
3	Magic Lands: Western Cityscapes American Culture Aft 1940 more books like this by John M Findlay add to wishlist The American West conjures up images of pastoral tranquility and wide open spaces, but by 1970 the Far West was the most urbanized section of the country. Exploring four intriguing cityscapes - Disneyland, Stanford Industrial Park, Sun City, and the 1962 Seattle World's Fair - John Findlay shows how each created a sense of cohesion and sustained ... see all copies from $2.75! new only from $43.81!
4	Managing urban America more books like this by David R Morgan add to wishlist Managing a vastly diverse population, often stratified by economic status, education, culture, language, ideology, and political party, is no picnic. It never has been, nor is it likely to be. Managing Urban America has become the standard guide offering sage advice as to how to approach the formidable task. In a comprehensive, balanced manner, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.00! \| first editions
5	Urban sociology, capitalism and modernity more books like this by Michael Savage, Alan Warde add to wishlist 'This is a wide-ranging text and it is sure to become a key source on many urban sociology and urban studies reference lists...a well written and stimulating book.' - Gerry Mooney, Urban Studies This text seeks to defend the achievements of urban sociology and its contribution to evaluating theories of the nature and implications of both ... see all copies from $9.90! new only from $25.88! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Marxism and the City more books like this by Ira Katznelson add to wishlist Defeated in the East and discredited in the West, Marxism has broken down as an ideology and as a guide to governance. But, for all its flaws, it remains an important tool for understanding and raising questions about key aspects of modern life. In "Marxism and the City" Ira Katznelson critically assesses the scholarship on cities that has ... see all copies from $41.76! new only from $84.73!
7	Garbage in the cities : refuse, reform and the environment 1880-1980 more books like this by Martin V. Melosi add to wishlist see all copies from $12.38!
8	The Baby Train: And Other Lusty Urban Legends more books like this by Jan Harold Brunvand add to wishlist America's foremost folk-detective is back on the case, sniffing out those zany but dubious stories that "really happened" to a friend of your sister's boyfriend's accountant. In "The Baby Train", Jan Harold Brunvand tracks the most fabulous tales making today's dinner party circuit, showing why those stories that sound too good to be true probably ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
9	Urban Development: Theory, Fact, and Illusion more books like this by J Vernon Henderson add to wishlist This is a study of the economics of development and urbanization. Its two principal themes are 1) that simple economic factors explain the spatial location of populations and industries in different countries at different times, and 2) that developing countries create crowded urban areas inadvertently by building large cities that draw people from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.49! \| SVS
10	Urban Form and Meaning in South Asia: The Shaping of Cities from Prehistoric to Precolonial Times more books like this by Howard Spodek (Editor), Doris Srinasan (Editor) add to wishlist The rise and origins of urbanization in India, Pakistan and Nepal is discussed in this work by scholars in a wide range of disciplines. see all copies from $9.24! new only from $22.00! \| first editions
11	The Urban Experience more books like this by Claude S Fischer add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Urban Innovation: Creative Strategies for Turbulent Times more books like this by Terry Nichols Clark (Editor) add to wishlist How do cities innovate in the face of fiscal austerity? Based on survey data from the Fiscal Austerity and Innovation Project this book reassesses theories of political leadership and government decisionmaking, exploring how various cities have made innovations over the past decade and reviewing 33 specific strategies. The turbulence of the past ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $16.11! \| first editions
13 view cover	Cities and Social Change in Early Modern France more books like this by Professor Philip Benedict add to wishlist The major changes experienced by France's cities over the period from the end of the middle ages to the eve of the Revolution are explored by six French and North American historians in this volume. They offer an illuminating picture of the significant transformation undergone by French society over three centuries which will be invaluable to ... see all copies from $13.42! new only from $34.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Social Theory & the Urban Question more books like this by Peter Saunders add to wishlist "Social Theory and the Urban Question" offers a guide to, and a critical evaluation of key themes in contemporary urban social theory, as well as a re-examination of more traditional approaches in the light of recent developments and criticism. Dr. Saunders discusses current theoretical positions in the context of the work of Marx, Weber and ... see all copies from $8.04! new only from $54.01! \| first editions
15 view cover	Design, Technology and the Development Process in the Built Environment more books like this by Tom Collier add to wishlist This is a volume in a new series of textbooks which responds to changes that are occurring throughout the construction industry and in further education. The series focusses on aspects of the curriculum that are common to all professions in the built environment. The principal aim of BEST (the Built Environment Series of Textbooks) is to provide ... see all copies from $17.29! new only from $36.36!
16 view cover	Being Urban: A Sociology of City Life; Second Edition more books like this by David Allen Karp, Gregory P Stone, William C Yoels add to wishlist Examines the dynamic interplay between what theoretical perceptions tell us about urban life and how ordinary people interpret and respond to the actual experience of living in cities. A major focus is on the strategies people use to create "community" in a potentially alienating environment. see all copies from $2.09! new only from $49.53!
17	God's Own Junkyard: The Planned Deterioration of America's Landscape more books like this by Peter Blake add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The New West: Landscapes Along the Colorado Front Range more books like this by Robert Adams add to wishlist see all copies from $31.38! new only from $31.38! \| SVS
19 view cover	Groundwater Problems in Urban Areas: Proceedings of the International Conference Organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers and Held in London, 2-3 June 1993 more books like this by W B Wilkinson add to wishlist Changing groundwater levels are causing problems in many cities and urban areas throughout the world. Over-abstraction of water for prolonged periods has caused levels to fall with ensuing foundation settlement and structural damage caused by consolidation of the underlying strata, in addition to frequent deterioration of water quality. Conversely ... see all copies from $94.23! new only from $99.29! \| SVS
20	The Changing Geography of Canadian Cities more books like this by Larry S Bourne (Editor), David F Ley (Editor) add to wishlist This volume demonstrates the richness and diversity of the social landscapes and communities in Canadian urban centres, emphasizing changes which occurred in the period from the mid-1960s to the early 1990s. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	J. C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas City: Innovations in Planned Residential Communities more books like this by William Worley add to wishlist Chronicles the success of J.C. Nichols, the architect who changed the shape of Kansas City in the 1930s, and has influenced urban development throughout the USA. Nichols created the Country Club Plaza, an upscale mid-town shopping centre, and the surrounding urban community. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $31.28! \| SVS
22 view cover	Gospel for the Cities: A Socio-Theology of Urban Ministry more books like this by Benjamin Tonna add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.00! \| first editions
23	Urbanization & Urban Systems in India more books like this by R Ramachandran add to wishlist This substantive and original contribution to the study of urbanization in India critically analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Indian urban system and provides new insights into contemporary urban problems. Relating the geographical dimension with historical and socioeconomic aspects, the author focuses on the processes of urbanization ... see all copies from $7.09! new only from $7.09! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Urban Relocation in Archaic and Classical Greece: Flight and Consolidation more books like this by Nancy H. Demand add to wishlist see all copies from $10.90! new only from $27.97! \| first editions
25 view cover	World Resources 1996-97 more books like this by World Resources Institute, The United Nations Environment Programme, The World Bank add to wishlist This annually updated reference work reviews a range of environmental issues, such as population, human settlements, food and agriculture, forests and rangelands, wildlife, energy, oceans and coasts, the atmosphere, global systems and cycles, and policies and institutions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $48.15! \| first editions \| SVS

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