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Social Capital and Urban Networks of Trust explores the role of social capital in shaping urban networks and fostering trust within cities. Edited by Jouni Hakli and Claudio Minca, this volume offe…
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A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers provides students and researchers with a comprehensive guide to writing well-structured and effective sociology papers. It covers various stages of the writing p…
This book presents new research and theory at the regional scale showing the forms metropolitan regions might take to achieve sustainability. At the city scale the book presents case studies based …