This book illustrates the effects of the urban environment on the production of culture. It covers music, art, writing, and deviant culture production from the perspective that the urban landscape …
Transit-oriented development (TOD) seeks to maximize access to mass transit and nonmotorized transportation with centrally located rail or bus stations surrounded by relatively high-density commerc…
Land Use and Society: Geography, Law, and Public Policy” by Rutherford H. Platt is a comprehensive exploration of how geography, law, and public policy intersect to shape land use and urban devel…
"This indispensable construction management tool uses numerous illustrations, photographs, charts, tables, and diagrams to clarify the critical issues involved in urban construction projects. Urban…
The Economics of Urban Transportation provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic principles that underpin urban transportation systems. Kenneth A. Small and Erik T. Verhoef examine how urban…
Synopsis: An holistic analysis of tourism as an urban phenomenon, examining the challenge of developing, harnessing and managing urban tourism. The material is presented from a theoretical perspect…
The book you’re referring to is “Government and Housing in Metropolitan Areas” by Edward C. Banfield. This work explores the relationship between municipal government and housing policies in …
Criminology has always enjoyed a highly productive relationship with the city, generating many important empirical and theoretical studies. But all too often the human experience, social diversity …
In investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is consumption moulded by cities? C…
The second edition of Urban Economics and Real Estate by John F. McDonald and Daniel P. McMillen offers an updated and comprehensive exploration of the economic forces that shape urban environments…