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The mega-city in Latin America
Abstract from the publisher :
By the year 2000, Latin America will contain five metropolitan areas with more than 8 million people. Their combined population will be over 70 million, and approximately one Latin American in seven will live in those…
The medieval town
The late Fritz Rörig was an Emeritus Professor and member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. Alternative link to this book via Google Books
The medieval English borough : Studies on its origins and constitutional history
Abstract from the 1968 edition : Long regarded as the definitive study of the early history of the English medieval borough, this book presents a thorough review of the 'thorny question of origins' and the theories of scholars such as Carl…
The making of Hong Kong : From vertical to volumetric
Abstract from the publisher : This book investigates what the history of Hong Kong’s urban development has to teach other cities as they face environmental challenges, social and demographic change and the need for new models of dense…
The lure of the city: From slums to suburbs
Abstract from the publisher: Cities, by their very nature, are a mass of contradictions. They can be at once visually stunning, culturally rich, exploitative and unforgiving. In The Lure of the City Austin Williams and Alastair Donald explore the…
The Lower Palaeolithic Sequence of Atlantic Morocco Revisited After Recent Excavations at Casablanca
The lost dream : Businessmen and city planning on the Pacific coast, 1890 - 1920
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Mansel Blackford’s The Lost Dream explores the history of city planning in five Pacific Coast cities—Seattle, Portland, Oakland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles—during the Progressive Era. Although…
The London Plan 2000 - 2010 : A decade of transformation. City, culture and society (Vol. 1, No. 2)
From the editorial by Robert Tavenor : The urban development of London, the capital city and powerhouse of the UK's wealth, does not result from a comprehensive unified vision, political, social or economic. It is instead a city of many distinctive…
The London journal (Vol. 34, No. 1)
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The scope of The London Journal is broad, embracing all aspects of metropolitan society past and present, including comparative studies. The Journal is multi-disciplinary and is intended to interest all concerned with…
The literary atlas of Cairo : One hundred years on the streets of the city
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Readings from literary works that re-construct and re-map the city of Cairo.
Bringing together writings by Egyptians, Arabs, men and women, Muslims, Copts, and Jews, this rich selection maps out many of the changes in…
The liberal monument : Urban design and the late modern project
Abstract from the publisher : Architect Alexander D'Hooghe believes urban design has lost its way. Once among the most articulate and avant-garde of disciplines, the field now lacks, he suggests, the confidence necessary to address its most…