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|9780822958901|Contentious Urban Redevlopment in Pittsburgh| In urban America, large-scale redevelopment is a frequent news item. Many proposals for such redevelopment are challenged—sometimes successfully, and other times to no avail. The…
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…chapter to the early history of American environmentalism. | Shen Hou| History of the Urban Environment| Architecture / Urban & Land Use Planning History / General History / United States…
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|9780822948094|Culture and Dissidence in the Villas Miseria of Buenos Aires|The Argentine capital is largely perceived as a middle-class space. Yet in reality, urban poverty and precarious settlements are defining features…
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|9780822966500|Philadelphia’s Urban Sphere and Its Environmental Thresholds| In Nature’s Entrepot, the contributors view the planning, expansion, and sustainability of the urban environment of Philadelphia from its inception to the present….
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…an international center for science, medicine, biotechnology, and financial services, Pittsburgh is now routinely acclaimed as one of the most promising and livable of America’s cities. Franklin Toker shows us…