17 books in Political Science - City Planning & Urban Development
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Snob Zones
Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate
Written by Lisa Prevost
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $25.95
Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate
Written by Lisa Prevost
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $25.95
An exploration of the corrosive effects of overpriced housing, exclusionary zoning, and the flight of the younger population in the Northeast
Towns with strict zoning are the best towns, aren't they? They're all about preserving local "character," protecting the natural environment, an dmaintaining attractive neighborhoods. Right?
In this bold challenge to conventional wisdom...
Also available as an
eBook.
Snob Zones
Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate
Written by Lisa Prevost
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $25.95
Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate
Written by Lisa Prevost
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $25.95
An exploration of the corrosive effects of overpriced housing, exclusionary zoning, and the flight of the younger population in the Northeast
Towns with strict zoning are the best towns, aren't they? They're all about preserving local "character," protecting the natural environment, an dmaintaining attractive neighborhoods. Right?
In this bold challenge to conventional wisdom...
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
Written by Alan Ehrenhalt
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $16.95
Written by Alan Ehrenhalt
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2013
Price: $16.95
Eye-opening and thoroughly engaging, this is an indispensible look at American urban/suburban society and its future.
In The Great Inversion, Alan Ehrenhalt, one of our leading urbanologists, reveals how the roles of America’s cities and suburbs are changing places—young adults and affluent retirees moving in, while immigrants and the less affluent are...
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Walking Home
The Life and Lessons of a City Builder
Written by Ken Greenberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $21.00
One of the world's foremost urban designers shares his passion and methods for rejuvenating neglected cities and argues passionately for the importance and possibilities of their renewal.
From a youth spent in the boroughs of New York City and other great cities of the world, to his beginnings as an architect in... Read more >
The Life and Lessons of a City Builder
Written by Ken Greenberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $21.00
One of the world's foremost urban designers shares his passion and methods for rejuvenating neglected cities and argues passionately for the importance and possibilities of their renewal.
From a youth spent in the boroughs of New York City and other great cities of the world, to his beginnings as an architect in... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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We Shall Not Be Moved
Rebuilding Home in the Wake of Katrina
Written by Tom Wooten
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $25.95
“It was heartbreaking, but we couldn’t give up. I just said, ‘Well, I’ve got to get in and do it.’”—Phil Harris, eight-decade-long resident of Hollygrove
As floodwaters drained in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents came to a difficult realization. Their city was about to undertake the largest... Read more >
Rebuilding Home in the Wake of Katrina
Written by Tom Wooten
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $25.95
“It was heartbreaking, but we couldn’t give up. I just said, ‘Well, I’ve got to get in and do it.’”—Phil Harris, eight-decade-long resident of Hollygrove
As floodwaters drained in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents came to a difficult realization. Their city was about to undertake the largest... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
We Shall Not Be Moved
Rebuilding Home in the Wake of Katrina
Written by Tom Wooten
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $25.95
As floodwaters drained in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents came to a difficult realization. Their city was about to undertake the largest disaster recovery in American history, yet they faced a profound leadership vacuum: members of every tier of government, from the municipal to the federal level, had... Read more >
Rebuilding Home in the Wake of Katrina
Written by Tom Wooten
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $25.95
As floodwaters drained in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents came to a difficult realization. Their city was about to undertake the largest disaster recovery in American history, yet they faced a profound leadership vacuum: members of every tier of government, from the municipal to the federal level, had... Read more >
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hardcover.
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The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
Written by Alan Ehrenhalt
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $12.99
Written by Alan Ehrenhalt
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $12.99
In The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City we travel the nation with Alan Ehrenhalt, one of our leading urbanists, as he explains how America’s cities are changing, what makes them succeed or fail, and what this means for our future.
Just a couple of decades ago, we...
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hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City
Written by Alan Ehrenhalt
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $26.95
Written by Alan Ehrenhalt
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $26.95
In The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City we travel the nation with Alan Ehrenhalt, one of our leading urbanists, as he explains how America’s cities are changing, what makes them succeed or fail, and what this means for our future.
Just a couple of decades ago, we...
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The Streets Were Paved with Gold
Written by Ken Auletta
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: November 2, 2011
Price: $11.99
How - and why - did one of the world's greatest cities come to be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy? Ken Auletta, writer for THE NEW YORKER and columnist for THE DAILY NEWS, shows how the decline of New York City was partly inevitable --- the result of shifting migration... Read more >
Written by Ken Auletta
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: November 2, 2011
Price: $11.99
How - and why - did one of the world's greatest cities come to be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy? Ken Auletta, writer for THE NEW YORKER and columnist for THE DAILY NEWS, shows how the decline of New York City was partly inevitable --- the result of shifting migration... Read more >
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A City So Grand
The Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston 1850-1900
Written by Stephen Puleo
Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $16.00
Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis from an insulated New England town into one of the world’s great metropolises—one that achieved worldwide prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature, commerce, and transportation.
In A City So Grand, Stephen Puleo chronicles this remarkable period in Boston’s... Read more >
The Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston 1850-1900
Written by Stephen Puleo
Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $16.00
Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis from an insulated New England town into one of the world’s great metropolises—one that achieved worldwide prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature, commerce, and transportation.
In A City So Grand, Stephen Puleo chronicles this remarkable period in Boston’s... Read more >
Walking Home
The Life and Lessons of a City Builder
Written by Ken Greenberg
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $13.99
One of the world's foremost urban designers shares his passion and methods for rejuvenating neglected cities and argues passionately for the importance and possibilities of their renewal.
From a youth spent in the boroughs of New York City and other great cities of the world, to his beginnings as an architect in... Read more >
The Life and Lessons of a City Builder
Written by Ken Greenberg
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $13.99
One of the world's foremost urban designers shares his passion and methods for rejuvenating neglected cities and argues passionately for the importance and possibilities of their renewal.
From a youth spent in the boroughs of New York City and other great cities of the world, to his beginnings as an architect in... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
A City So Grand
The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900
Written by Stephen Puleo
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 4, 2010
Price: $26.95
Once upon a time, "Boston Town" was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world's great metropolises-one that achieved national and international prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature... Read more >
The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900
Written by Stephen Puleo
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 4, 2010
Price: $26.95
Once upon a time, "Boston Town" was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world's great metropolises-one that achieved national and international prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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A City So Grand
The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900
Written by Stephen Puleo
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2010
Price: $26.95
Once upon a time, "Boston Town" was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world's great metropolises-one that achieved national and international prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature... Read more >
The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900
Written by Stephen Puleo
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2010
Price: $26.95
Once upon a time, "Boston Town" was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world's great metropolises-one that achieved national and international prominence in politics, medicine, education, science, social activism, literature... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Distrust American Style
Diversity and the Crisis of Public Confidence
Written by Sheila Suess Kennedy
Format: Trade Paperback, 251 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $18.99
Political scientists have accumulated a significant amount of data suggesting that over the past decades, Americans have become less trusting of each other, and that as our population’s diversity increases, our trust in our neighbors declines. Social scientists warn us that this erosion of interpersonal social trust has very negative implications... Read more >
Diversity and the Crisis of Public Confidence
Written by Sheila Suess Kennedy
Format: Trade Paperback, 251 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $18.99
Political scientists have accumulated a significant amount of data suggesting that over the past decades, Americans have become less trusting of each other, and that as our population’s diversity increases, our trust in our neighbors declines. Social scientists warn us that this erosion of interpersonal social trust has very negative implications... Read more >
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Energy Victory
Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil
Written by Robert Zubrin
Format: Trade Paperback, 357 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $19.99
In this compelling argument for a new direction in US energy policy, world-renowned engineer and best-selling author Robert Zubrin lays out a bold plan for breaking the economic stranglehold that the OPEC oil cartel has on our country and the world. Zubrin presents persuasive evidence that our decades-long relationship with OPEC... Read more >
Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil
Written by Robert Zubrin
Format: Trade Paperback, 357 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $19.99
In this compelling argument for a new direction in US energy policy, world-renowned engineer and best-selling author Robert Zubrin lays out a bold plan for breaking the economic stranglehold that the OPEC oil cartel has on our country and the world. Zubrin presents persuasive evidence that our decades-long relationship with OPEC... Read more >
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hardcover.
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Up from Zero
Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York
Written by Paul Goldberger
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $16.00
In Up from Zero, Paul Goldberger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the inside story of the quest to rebuild one of the most important symbolic sites in the world, the sixteen acres where the towers of the former World Trade Center stood. A story of power, politics, architecture, community, and... Read more >
Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York
Written by Paul Goldberger
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $16.00
In Up from Zero, Paul Goldberger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the inside story of the quest to rebuild one of the most important symbolic sites in the world, the sixteen acres where the towers of the former World Trade Center stood. A story of power, politics, architecture, community, and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Up from Zero
Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York
Written by Paul Goldberger
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 7, 2004
Price: $13.99
In Up from Zero, Paul Goldberger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the inside story of the quest to rebuild one of the most important symbolic sites in the world, the sixteen acres where the towers of the former World Trade Center stood. A story of power, politics, architecture, community, and... Read more >
Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York
Written by Paul Goldberger
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 7, 2004
Price: $13.99
In Up from Zero, Paul Goldberger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the inside story of the quest to rebuild one of the most important symbolic sites in the world, the sixteen acres where the towers of the former World Trade Center stood. A story of power, politics, architecture, community, and... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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