Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Population and housing Population and housing United States. Bureau of the Census Each report covers a standard metropolitan statistical area. Population data cover: general, social, labor force, income, general, and social characteristics, general, social, and economic characteri… OL1369800W
Local government and metropolitan regions in federal systems Local government and metropolitan regions in federal systems John Kincaid,N. C. Steytler This title examines the various functions of local governments within federal systems. OL16544227W
When city and country collide When city and country collide Thomas L. Daniels "As traditional rural industries give way to residential and commercial development, the land at the edges of developed areas - the rural-urban fringe - is becoming the middle landscape between city … OL1971016W
The image and the region The image and the region Agnes Förster,Alain Thierstein "Mega-city regions are an emerging large-scale urban phenomenon of strategic importance for economic, social and cultural development, at the European and national level. However to politicians, admi… OL28956409W
Sprawl Sprawl Robert Bruegmann As anyone who has flown into Los Angeles at dusk or Houston at midday knows, urban areas today defy traditional notions of what a city is. Our old definitions of urban, suburban, and rural fail to ca… OL3274625W
Private pleasure, public plight Private pleasure, public plight David Popenoe "This is a social and cultural analysis of community life in metropolitan areas of three nations - the United States, Sweden, and England. The author focuses on how environment and culture interact t… OL93573W