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An Approach to Urban Sociology
This is Volume I of thirteen in the Urban and Regional Sociology series. Originally published in 1965, the study aims with trying to present a sociological perspective rather than …
Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era
For decades, North American cities racked by deindustrialization and population loss have followed one primary path in their attempts at revitalization: a focus on economic growth …
Leading Small and Mid-Sized Urban School Districts
The majority of the research in the US public education system has been conducted in large urban areas that do not reflect the majority of urban systems. The categorization of the …
Sustainable Cities for the Third Millennium: The Odyssey of Urban Excellence
At the dawn of the third millennium, planet Earth entered a zone of turbulence. The 2008 crisis added economic uncertainty to the threat of global warming and extreme events such …
Vanity Scare
Recently, my life has been anything but calm. Even though I was ultimately able to defeat the evil that was Meg, I still bears scars that run deep: my body is at war with itself, …
Urban Transformations: Centres, Peripheries and Systems
Definitions of urban entities and urban typologies are changing constantly to reflect the growing physical extent of cities and their hinterlands. These include suburbs, sprawl, …
Urban Blue Spaces
This book presents an evidence-based approach to landscape planning and design for urban blue spaces that maximises the benefits to human health and well-being while minimising the …
Urban Research Methods
SYNER-G: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Complex Urban, Utility, Lifeline Systems and Critical Facilities
SYNER-G, a multidisciplinary effort funded by the European Union, allowed the development of an innovative methodological framework for the assessment of physical as well as …
Urban Ecology, Water Quality and Climate Change
This unique book brings together high-quality research contributions on ecological aspects of urbanization, water quality concerns in an urban environment, and climate change …
For Whom The Spell Tolls
I thought my luck couldn't get much worse but it's about to get a whole lot worse. Forced into declaring war against the Netherworld and my father, I'll soon find myself fighting …
Understanding Urban Ecology
Over half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas. Few who live in cities understand that cities, too, are ecosystems, as beholden to the laws and principles of ecology …