Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Suburban Nation Suburban Nation Andres Duany,Jeff Speck,Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Suburban Nation is a groundbreaking analysis of the detrimental ecological effects and societal costs of late 20th century automobile-based settlement patterns and policies OL16240716W
The remembered gate The remembered gate Barbara J. Berg "Chronicle of the beginning of woman's emancipation ... Dr. Berg finds its roots in the complex responses to intricate social change that accompanied the urbanization of America, maintaining that the… OL16578516W
Of cabbages and Kings County Of cabbages and Kings County Marc Linder No one today thinks of Brooklyn, New York, as an agricultural center. Yet Kings County enjoyed over two centuries of farming prosperity. Even as late as 1880 it was one of the nation's leading vegeta… OL16944886W
Gin-tonic & cholera Gin-tonic & cholera Femke van Zeijl Reisverslag over de invloed van verstedelijking op het dagelijks leven van stadsbewoners in zes grote Afrikaanse steden. OL26184389W
Rainforest cities Rainforest cities John O. Browder "Comprehensive and useful analysis of region's urbanization process. Compares eastern and western segments, and illustrates heterogeneity of urban frontier. Concludes that current theories of urbaniz… OL3293313W
The urbanization of American Indians The urbanization of American Indians Russell Thornton The urbanization of American Indians is typically considered as a migration over the last few decades from rural areas and reservations to the present large cities of the United States and Canada. Bu… OL4810870W
European cities and towns European cities and towns Peter Clark "This study of European cities and towns from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day looks both at regional trends from across Europe and also at the widely differing fortunes of individual … OL5908700W