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Youth Crime and Urban Policy: A View from the Inner City by Robert L. Woodson 9780844722108
$17.43Proceedings of a conference sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and held in Washington, May 1980.Book InformationISBN 9780844722108Author Robert L. WoodsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 0Imprint AEI PressPublisher AEI Press -
Corporate Wasteland: The Landscape and Memory of Deindustrialization by Steven High 9780801474019
RRP: $41.98$31.42Deindustrialization is not simply an economic process, but a social and cultural one as well. The rusting detritus of our industrial past-the wrecked hulks of factories, abandoned machinery too large to remove, and now-useless infrastructures-has for... -
Shelter by Bobby Burns 9780816518623
RRP: $39.80$25.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816518623Author Bobby BurnsFormat PaperbackPage Count 125Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press -
The Heart of the World by Nik Cohn 9780679744375
$34.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679744375Author Nik CohnFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 451g -
There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America by William Julius Wilson 9780679724186
RRP: $39.90$28.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679724186Author William Julius WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 226gDimensions(mm)... -
Show Me a Hero by Lisa Belkin 9780316088640
RRP: $46.18$34.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316088640Author Lisa BelkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
Milwaukee Memories - Milwaukee and Hollywood & Small Town Memories by Jack Nusan Porter 9780932770523
RRP: $31.40$20.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932770523Author Jack Nusan PorterFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Spencer PressPublisher Spencer PressWeight(grams) 152g -
Urban Texas: Politics and Development by Char Miller 9780890963975
RRP: $41.90$39.38The major cities of Texas have developed through a complex web of politics, society, and economics. To describe and explain the state's urban evolution, the contributors to Urban Texas use comparative and multidisciplinary perspectives that explore the... -
Foreclosed: High-Risk Lending, Deregulation, and the Undermining of America's Mortgage Market by Daniel Immergluck 9780801477140
RRP: $46.18$35.09Over the last two years, the United States has observed, with some horror, the explosion and collapse of entire segments of the housing market, especially those driven by subprime and alternative or "exotic" home mortgage lending. The... -
On the Nature of Cities: Toward Enduring and Creative Human Environments by Kenneth R Schneider 9780595304141
RRP: $44.08$35.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595304141Author Kenneth R SchneiderFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 562g -
Yes to the City: Millennials and the Fight for Affordable Housing by Max Holleran 9780691259116
RRP: $33.58$27.11A fascinating account of the growing "Yes in My Backyard" urban movement The exorbitant costs of urban housing and the widening gap in income inequality are fueling a combative new movement in cities around the world. A growing number of influential... -
Urban Informal Settlements: Chengzhongcun and Chinese Urbanism by Yannan Ding 9789811692017
RRP: $94.48$68.82This book offers a concise and yet diverse study on the Chengzhongcun. It has a broader scope, both geographical and temporal, than existing works on this topic. The typical Chinese urban informal settlement is related to morphologically similar... -
Bike Lanes Are White Lanes: Bicycle Advocacy and Urban Planning by Melody Lynn Hoffmann 9780803276789
RRP: $75.60$66.32The number of bicyclists is increasing in the United States, especially among the working class and people of color. In contrast to the demographics of bicyclists in the United States, advocacy for bicycling has focused mainly on the interests of white... -
The Making of Little Saigon: Narratives of Nostalgia, (Dis)Enchantments, and Aspirations by Tung X Bui 9780761874287
RRP: $39.88$35.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780761874287Author Tung X BuiFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint University Press of AmericaPublisher University Press of America -
Our America by Lealan Jones 9780671004644
RRP: $37.78$24.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671004644Author Lealan JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 236mm *... -
Shelter, Settlement & Development by Lloyd Rodwin 9781032222028
RRP: $62.98$55.94First published in 1987, Shelter, Settlement & Development presents a comprehensive and authoritative reappraisal of shelter, settlement and development policies and programs in third world countries. Drawing on the considerable research and advisory... -
Sixty Miles Upriver: Gentrification and Race in a Small American City by Richard E. Ocejo 9780691211329
RRP: $52.50$39.40An unvarnished portrait of gentrification in an underprivileged, majority-minority small cityNewburgh is a small postindustrial city of some twenty-eight thousand people located sixty miles north of New York City in the Hudson River Valley. Like many... -
Tours Inside the Snow Globe: Ottawa Monuments and National Belonging by Tonya K. Davidson 9781771126021
RRP: $86.00$75.08The toppling of monuments globally in the last few years has highlighted the potency of monuments as dynamic and affectively-loaded participants in society. In the context of Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, monuments inspire colonial and imperial... -
Infrastructural Times: Temporality and the Making of Global Urban Worlds by Lauren Marino 9781529229714
RRP: $178.50$137.26Whether waiting for the train or planning the future city, infrastructure orders—and depends on—multiple urban temporalities. This agenda-setting volume disrupts conventional notions of time through a robust examination of the relations between... -
State of Slum: Precarity and Informal Governance at the Margins in Accra by Paul Stacey 9781786992048
$168.08Home to eighty thousand people, Accra's Old Fadama neighbourhood is the largest illegal slum in Ghana. Though almost all its inhabitants are Ghanaian born, their status as illegal 'squatters' means that they live a precarious existence, marginalised... -
Negotiating Demands: Politics of Skid Row Policing in Edinburgh, San Francisco, and Vancouver by Laura Huey 9780802094827
RRP: $73.50$64.55The relationship between policing and the governance of society is an important and complex one, especially as it relates to destitute areas. Through a comparative analysis of policing in skid row districts in three cities - Edinburgh, San Francisco, and... -
Gentrifier: A Memoir by Anne Elizabeth Moore 9781646221592
RRP: $35.60$20.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646221592Author Anne Elizabeth MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint CatapultPublisher CatapultWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 140mm * 19mm -
The Tiny House Movement: Challenging Our Consumer Culture by Tracey Harris 9781498557474
RRP: $77.70$68.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498557474Author Tracey HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Lexington BooksPublisher Lexington BooksWeight(grams) 152g -
The Canadian City by Roger Kemble 9780887722226
RRP: $41.90$30.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780887722226Author Roger KembleFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint University of Ottawa PressPublisher University of Ottawa PressWeight(grams) 277g -
Inclusion and Belonging in Cities of Tomorrow: Governance and Access by Design by Victor Santiago Pineda 9789819938551
RRP: $52.48$46.98This open access book uncovers the historical context and entrenched beliefs that have perpetuated exclusionary urban landscapes and disadvantage for marginalized groups. It offers an in-depth exploration of the intricate interplay of geographical space,... -
Toyota City in Transition: A Motor Town Facing Globalization and Social Changes by Nobuhiko Nibe 9789811698316
RRP: $251.98$230.06This informative monograph focuses on the city of Toyota, located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Aside from the fact that most Toyota passenger vehicles are produced there, generally little is known about its reality. Since the 1960s, the city has... -
The Greek City from Antiquity to Present: Historical Reality, Ideological Construction, Literary Representation by K. Demoen 9789042909717
$102.50The case studies in this book, by historians, archaeologists and literary scholars, draw a varied image of the protean Greek city. They cover all periods of Greek civilisation and deal not only with the iconic cities of Athens and Constantinople, but... -
The Urban Turn: Cities, Talent and Knowledge in Denmark by Hogni Kalso Hansen 9788779347007
RRP: $100.80$79.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788779347007Author Hogni Kalso HansenFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Aarhus University PressPublisher Aarhus University PressWeight(grams) 299g -
Social Innovation in Urban and Regional Development: Perspectives on an Emerging Field in Planning and Urban Studies by Hans-Heinrich Blotevobel 9783700183334
RRP: $63.00$46.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783700183334Author Hans-Heinrich BlotevobelFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Austrian Academy of Sciences PressPublisher Austrian Academy of Sciences... -
Unravelling Complexities: Understanding Public Spaces by Yvonne Franz 9783700181330
RRP: $63.00$47.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783700181330Author Yvonne FranzFormat PaperbackPage Count 185Imprint Austrian Academy of Sciences PressPublisher Austrian Academy of Sciences... -
Housing and Residental Segregations of Migrants: A State-Of-The-Art Report by Wolgang Bosswick 9783700160427
RRP: $48.30$37.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783700160427Author Wolgang BosswickFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Austrian Academy of Sciences PressPublisher Austrian Academy of Sciences... -
Displacement City: Fighting for Health and Homes in a Pandemic by Greg Cook 9781487546496
RRP: $44.08$38.58Canada's major cities have faced the humanitarian disaster of homelessness for decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare a massive deficit in social programs and widespread inattention to human rights. Are municipal public services designed to... -
Housing Booms in Gateway Cities by David Ley 9781119853596
RRP: $126.00$110.67HOUSING BOOMS IN GATEWAY CITIES “David Ley examines the development of housing booms, and policies intended to stimulate or limit them. Utilising a comparative approach in five gateway cities, he provides a superb understanding of the politics of booms,... -
Reclaiming Democracy in Cities by Gülçin Coşkun 9781032519777
RRP: $77.68$68.31Effective urban governance is essential in responding to the challenges of inequality, migration, public health, housing, security, and climate change. Reclaiming Democracy in Cities frames the city as a political actor in its own right, exploring the... -
The City as Fulcrum of Global Sustainability by Ernest J. Yanarella 9780857287724
RRP: $147.00$141.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857287724Author Ernest J. YanarellaFormat HardbackPage Count 318Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 680g -
The Metaverse and Smart Cities: Urban Environments in the Age of Digital Connectivity by Zaheer Allam 9780443223518
RRP: $212.10$189.76The Metaverse and Smart Cities: Urban Environments in the Age of Digital Connectivity explores the intersection between the rapidly growing metaverse and the future of cities. The metaverse is a virtual world that is increasingly gaining attention as a... -
Structure and Transformation: Theory and Society in India by Susan Visvanathan 9780195655254
$61.80This title attempts to look at some of the key theoretical and empirical debates in the fields of urbanization, industrialization and stratification in India. It engages with the problems of typologies - tribal, peasant and industrial - in order to... -
Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships: Housing, Memory, and Daily Life in Haiti by Vincent Joos 9781978820593
RRP: $281.40$244.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978820593Author Vincent JoosFormat HardbackPage Count 226Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 156g -
Gentrification Down the Shore by Molly Vollman Makris 9781978813618
RRP: $67.20$61.17Makris and Gatta engage in a rich ethnographic investigation of Asbury Park to better understand the connection between jobs and seasonal gentrification and the experiences of longtime residents in this beach-community city. They demonstrate how the... -
Suburban Affiliations: Social Relations in the Greater Dublin Area by Mary P. Corcoran 9781906359478
RRP: $50.40$48.87"Suburban Affiliations" presents the reader with a thorough and engaging study of the everyday civic and social relations that are observed in suburban localities, in this case in Dublin, Ireland. It provides insight into the ways in which...