Navigates the Complicated History of the City as Both Site of Oppression and Space for Self-Determination

In the fall semester of 1995 Professor Donahue and Chief Biggs investigated the watery demise of Dean Wooda, murdered as part of an insurance scam intended to resolve Briarpatch College’s…

Water is a natural resource that is essential for human survival and has become an asset of high social and economic value. In Jo?o Lisboa over the years there have…

The Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war. Their history is suffused with crusading, campaigning and struggle. Feared by their enemies but respected by medieval Christendom, the…

A major reference covering all the major groups of insects and other arthropods that are considered urban pests. It provides the reader with an up-to-date and comprehensive review of basic…

Fifty years ago a landmark conference at Harvard University established urban design as a distinct architectural and planning practice. Today, with the worlds urban population surpassing three billion people, urban…

As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, an understanding of the context, mechanisms, and consequences of city and suburban environments becomes more critical. This title demonstrates the value of urban green…

This book addresses the relationship between travel patterns and the physical form of cities, and considers the role of spatial planning in that relationship. The book will be of interest…