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Books on: cities and towns

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African Cities and Towns before the European Conquest

Book by Richard W. Hull; Norton, 1976

Subjects:

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Civilization--History, Cities And Towns--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History

Collections: Entire Library

AFRICAN CITIES AND TOWNS BEFORE THE EUROPEAN CONQUEST AFRICAN CITIES AND TOWNS BEFORE THE EUROPEAN CONQUEST...Publication Data Hull, Richard W African cities and towns before the European conquest. Bibliography...
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Towns and Cities: Competing for Survival

Book by Angus Mcintosh; Spon Press, 1997

Subjects:

Cities And Towns, City Planning, Social Change, Urban Policy

Collections: Entire Library

Towns and Cities JOIN US ON THE INTERNET VIA WWW, GOPHER...EMAIL: findit@kiosk.thomson.com Towns and Cities Competing for survival Angus McIntosh...to other countries across the world; towns, cities and countries now compete for finance...
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Plain-Towns of Italy: The Cities of Old Venetia

Book by Egerton R. Williams Jr.; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1911

Subjects:

Cities And Towns--Italy, Italy--Description And Travel

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Williams, Jr. PLAIN-TOWNS OF ITALY: THE CITIES OF OLD VENETIA. Fully...VITTORIO EMANUELE. PLAIN-TOWNS OF ITALY The Cities of Old Venetia...many in the larger cities. If my descriptions...design of the larger towns be supplemented by...
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From Garden Cities to New Towns: Campaigning for Town and Country Planning, 1899-1946

Book by Dennis Hardy; E & FN Spon, 1991

Collections: Entire Library

From Garden Cities to New Towns STUDIES IN HISTORY, PLANNING AND...Thomas Hall 13 From Garden Cities to New Towns Campaigning for town and country...Hall To Colin Ward From Garden Cities to New Towns Campaigning for town and country...
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Economic Development Programs for Cities, Counties, and Towns

Book by John M. Levy; Praeger, 1990

Subjects:

Community Development, Urban--United States, Federal Aid To Community Development--United States, Urban Policy--United States

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This completely updated and revised edition of Levy's highly regarded work includes new material on the increasingly important role of state government, heightened intermunicipal competition, rising foreign investment, the diminished availability of federal development funds, and more. The book ...
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This completely updated and revised edition of Levy's highly regarded work includes new material on the increasingly important role of state government, heightened intermunicipal competition, rising foreign investment, the diminished availability of federal development funds, and more. The book provides a general framework for considering the pros and cons of various economic development approaches, offers an overview of the new federal role in local economic development and the rationale for national economic development policy, and presents a systematic discussion of local economic development issues.
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Journal Articles on: cities and towns

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Southworth, Michael and Eran Ben-Joseph. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities

Journal article by Beth Moore Milroy; Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Vol. 13, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...Ben-Joseph. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities. by Beth Moore Milroy...Ben-Joseph. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities. Washington, D.C.: Island Press...of Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities published in 1997 by McGraw-Hill...
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The Housing Cycle in Eastern Massachusetts: Variations among Cities and Towns

Journal article by Karl E. Case, Christopher J. Mayer; New England Economic Review, 1995

Subjects:

Housing--Economic aspects, Massachusetts--Housing, Metropolitan areas--Housing

Collections: Entire Library

...Massachusetts: variations among cities and towns. by Karl E. Case , Christopher...in appreciation rates across cities and towns have been pronounced. During...price levels among individual cities and towns within a metropolitan area. Although...
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HIV-Prevention Capacity Building in Gay, Racial, and Ethnic Minority Communities in Small Cities and Towns

Journal article by Anthony J. Silvestre, Scott H. Arrowood, Jan M. Ivery, Sylvia Barksdale; Health and Social Work, Vol. 27, 2002

Subjects:

AIDS (Disease)--Study and teaching, Gays--Health aspects, HIV infection--Prevention, Health education--Management, Minorities--Health aspects, Social services industry--Management

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...ethnic minority communities in small cities and towns by Anthony J. Silvestre...on stigma is compounded in small cities and rural areas because maintaining...is more difficult than in larger cities (Burnette, 1999; McGinn, 1996...
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The Poor and Disabled in Early Eighteenth-Century Russian Towns

Journal article by Daniel H. Kaiser; Journal of Social History, Vol. 32, 1998

Subjects:

Cities and towns--Russia, Disabled persons--Russia, Poverty--Russia, Russia--18th century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...households described as poor, but in most towns one also finds the poor - sometimes alone...1982: 381). In eighteenth-century Italian cities, widows accounted for 14-24 percent of...indicates that marriage in these Petrine-era towns did not take place at so early an age as...
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Toward a Culturalist City: A Planning Agenda for Peripheral Mid-Size Cities

Journal article by Martin Simard, Carl Simard; Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Vol. 14, 2005

Subjects:

Cities and towns--Environmental policy, City planning--Analysis, Pollution control, Sustainable development--Analysis, Urban planning--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...challenge for most urban areas, especially in small towns and mid-size cities (Burayidi 2001). Generally speaking, city cores that...initiatives of the Quebec network of artistic and heritage cities, towns and villages. This network promotes the use of cultural...

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Magazine Articles on: cities and towns

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Save Our Cities, Towns (and Jobs) with Public Transit

Magazine article by Doug Moss; E, Vol. 16, March 2005

Subjects:

Public transportation--Economic aspects, Public transportation--Forecasts and trends

Collections: Entire Library

Save Our Cities, Towns (and Jobs) with Public Transit. by Doug Moss During...it has reached crisis proportions, determining the layout of our cities and towns, mandating endless miles of concrete jungle, polluting our air and...
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Saving Rainwater Can Solve the Shortfall: Ronald Watts Explores Some Possible Ways of Collecting and Storing Rainwater in Africa's Cities, Towns and Villages as a Response to Warnings of Serious Future Water Shortages

Magazine article by Ronald Watts; African Review of Business and Technology, Vol. 42, July 2006

Subjects:

Africa--Social aspects, Rain-water (Water-supply)--Storage, Rain-water (Water-supply)--Supply and demand, Rainwater--Storage, Rainwater--Supply and demand, Water supply--Africa, Water supply--Management, Water-supply--Africa, Water-supply--Management

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...Rainwater Can Solve the Shortfall: Ronald Watts Explores Some Possible Ways of Collecting and Storing Rainwater in Africas Cities, Towns and Villages as a Response to Warnings of Serious Future Water Shortages. by Ronald Watts ALTHOUGH IT MAY...
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Supporting Towns and Cities to Achieve the MDGs: Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers

Magazine article by Anna Tibaijuka; UN Chronicle, Vol. 44, December 2007

Subjects:

Cities and towns--Social aspects, Poverty--Social aspects, Poverty--United States, Progress--Social aspects, Urban poor--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

Supporting Towns and Cities to Achieve the MDGs: Improving the...thirds of humanity--will be living in towns and cities. And as urban centres grow, the locus...global poverty is moving into these towns and cities, especially into the burgeoning informal...
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Bracing for Terror: The Threat of Terrorism Is an Ever Present One in Major Towns and Cities around the World and, Tragically, Another Major Incident May Be Only a Matter of Time Away, According to International Security Forces

Magazine article by Ed Blanche; The Middle East, November 2003

Subjects:

Antiterrorism measures--International aspects, Cities and towns--Crimes against, Security, International--Planning, Terrorism--Planning

Collections: Entire Library

...threat of terrorism is an ever present one in major towns and cities around the world and, tragically, another major incident...warn that suicide attacks in London of other major UK cities are inevitable. In Israel the authorities have been...
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Living It Up: The Wide Range of Support for Smart Growth in Canada Promises More Livable Towns and Cities

Magazine article by Deborah Curran, Ray Tomalty; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 29, Summer 2003

Subjects:

Canada--Environmental policy, City planning--Economic aspects, City planning--Environmental aspects, City planning--Political aspects, United States--Environmental policy

Collections: Entire Library

...support for smart growth in Canada promises more livable towns and cities. by Deborah Curran , Ray Tomalty...elected smart growth mayors to lead changes in the way towns and cities grow. The Conservation Council of Ontario is exploring...

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Newspaper Articles on: cities and towns

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Virginia Cities, Towns Go to Polls: In Fairfax, Mason Faces First Challenger

Newspaper article by Ty Clevenger; The Washington Times, May 7, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Virginia cities, towns go to polls: In Fairfax, Mason faces...Voters in several Northern Virginia towns and cities will choose mayors, city council...at 7 p.m. A total of 39 Virginia cities and 180 towns will hold nonpartisan elections...
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You Can Join the Smoking Ban Discussion in All Three Tri- Cities Towns

Newspaper article by Leslie Hague; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 5, 2007

Subjects:

Smoking, Smoking bans

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...in All Three Tri- Cities Towns. by Leslie...Welcome to the Tri-Cities - would you like...question the three towns will take up in separate...business to nearby towns. Geneva was the first...you think? The Tri-Cities will discuss a potential...
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We're Obsessed with Foreign Glories. but Could This Have Been the Moment thatkilledtheveryBritishdisease. of Taking for Granted the Treasures in All Our Cities, Towns and Villages? CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The Revamped St Pancras Station, the Medieval St Michael's Church in Stanton in the Cotswolds, Middle Temple Gardens (Part of the Legal Inns of Court) and St Bartholomew-the-Great Church, Both London

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 16, 2007

Subjects:

Hotels and motels

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...but Could This Have Been the Moment thatkilledtheveryBritishdisease. of Taking for Granted the Treasures in All Our Cities, Towns and Villages? CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The Revamped St Pancras Station, the Medieval St Michaels Church in Stanton in the...
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Small Towns Offer Much Big Cities Can't

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), September 27, 2007

Subjects:

Cities and towns

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Small Towns Offer Much Big Cities Cant. Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By...is your home. You belong here." Small towns definitely have their quirks. For example...essential services to our citizens that cities with 100 times our population provide...
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The Monday Question: Do You Agree with the Work Foundation, Whose New Paper Says Cities and Towns throughout the United Kingdom Are Lacking in Individuality and Merging to Create an Indistinct Type of Location?

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 8, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Foundation, Whose New Paper Says Cities and Towns throughout the United Kingdom...stores are chains, but as far as cities and towns go I think they are pretty distinct...dont think she could argue. "All towns and cities most definitely are not the same...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: cities and towns

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New Towns

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...first authorized by the New Towns Act of 1946. The chief purpose...reduce congestion in the great cities (or at least prevent its increase...Ebenezer Howard on "garden cities" (1898). It was given impetus by the example of the "new towns" of Letchworth (1903) and...
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Bristol , Cities, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...independent and in no county in Virginia (1990 pop. 18,426); settled 1749 as Sapling Grove, inc. as separate towns 1856, as Bristol city 1890. The two cities, although separate municipalities, are economically a unit that is the transportation and processing...
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Orange , Cities, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ORANGE , cities, United States 1 City (1990 pop. 110,658), Orange co., S Calif...products, furniture, electronic and transportation equipment, and foods. The towns first house (1720) still stands. 3 City (1990 pop. 29,925), Essex co...
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Vernon , Cities, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

VERNON , cities, United States 1 City (1990 pop. 152), Los Angeles co., S Calif...merged with Rockville in 1965 and is closely associated with the nearby towns of Ellington and Tolland in the greater Hartford area. 3 City (1990...
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Troy , Cities, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

TROY , cities, United States 1 City (1990 pop. 13,051), seat of Pike co., SE Ala...half of the 20th cent. Troy suffered from the urban blight of many river towns and lost a large number of its industries. It is the seat of Rensselaer...

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