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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Room for development Room for development César Patricio Bouillon "Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and enjoy very high home ownership rates. But one look at the shantytowns clinging precariously to the hillsides aro… OL16343096W
Village of immigrants Village of immigrants Diana R. Gordon "Greenport, New York, a village on the North Fork of Long Island, exemplifies a little-noted national trend--that of immigrants spreading beyond the big coastal cities, driving much of rural populati… OL19714635W
The inevitable city The inevitable city Scott S. Cowen "After seven years of service as the president of Tulane University, Scott Cowen watched the devastation of his beloved New Orleans at the hands of Hurricane Katrina. When federal, state, and city of… OL19981461W
Screw the valley Screw the valley Timothy Sprinkle "Long considered the ideal environment for tech startup companies, Silicon Valley has recently become a victim of its own success, an expensive, crowded, hypercompetitive place that no longer works f… OL23200432W