Urban Studies
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From ![]() NEW! Jacobs’ Theory of Import ReplacementSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 4 focuses on Jane Jacobs’ theory of import replacement, discussing local markets, variety, the example of Quebec and Québécois language and cultural preferences as an … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
From ![]() Chapter FiveCalifornia dreaming From: On Borrowed Time |
California’s devastating history of earthquakes is examined. The state’s exceptional response to these tragedies is also outlined. | Gregor Craigie | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback DilemmasThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 5 explores the dilemma of cities during the Cold War. Topics discussed include nuclear war, de-urbanization, Cold War anxieties, commercialization, telephones, and more. | John Lorinc | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() NEW! City InstabilitiesSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 5 examines the weaknesses of cities. The chapter focuses on exploring the built-in instabilities of cities such as congestion, pollution, crime, labour reducing process innovations, … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
From ![]() City of ProtestFrom: Feminist City |
Kern examines how activism and public protest can connect women to cities and feminist politics. | Leslie Kern | 30 | 2019 | $3.00 Add |
From ![]() Chapter SixThe big one coming to the bee hive state From: On Borrowed Time |
This chapter explores Salt Lake City, which, while not an obvious location, presents with a substantial earthquake risk and needs to prepare its infrastructure for such an event. | Gregor Craigie | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Cities and Nation-StatesSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 6 explores the political and economic environments cities have to compete within their larger political structures, such as nation-states, federations, or confederations. It explores … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
From ![]() City of FearFrom: Feminist City |
Kern highlights the gendered danger women are exposed to in cities and everyday life, and the costs of these threats. | Leslie Kern | 27 | 2019 | $2.70 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Smart City Tech: A PrimerThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 1 explores the tech needed to create a smart city. Discussing topics including what makes technology ‘smart’, ‘machine learning’ … | John Lorinc | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
From ![]() Chapter SevenShaking down the Mississippi From: On Borrowed Time |
Earthquake readiness in the Mississippi River Valley and the New Madrid Seismic Zone is examined, as well as how this risk is persistently overshadowed by more pressing natural disaster concerns. | Gregor Craigie | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
From ![]() City of PossibilityFrom: Feminist City |
Kern briefly discusses the many projects and movements in an effort to create a feminist city. | Leslie Kern | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Smart Cities and the Origins of Utopian UrbanismThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 2 explores the origins of utopian urbanism. Topics discussed include history of urban planning, the history of ghetto’s, Bauhaus and the Garden City … | John Lorinc | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
From ![]() NEW! The Forward CitySection 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 7 Economic literature now uses the term Jacobs’ agglomeration, and the term “forward city” is original to this text. The chapter describes “Jacobs … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
From ![]() Chapter EightThe problem with prediction From: On Borrowed Time |
Exploring the extent to which earthquakes can be predicted using the Haicheng and Tangshan earthquakes in China to expouse the pitfalls of prediction. | Gregor Craigie | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
From ![]() NotesFrom: Feminist City |
Author’s notes. | Leslie Kern | 15 | 2019 | $1.50 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Planning Smart CitiesThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 3 explores planning smart cities. Topics discussed include transportation, census data, what is meant by urban ‘blight’, public and city … | John Lorinc | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |