Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Architecture, Domestic    3. Asia    4. Design & Construction    5. History - General    6. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    7. Vernacular architecture    8. Architecture / History    9. Art & Architecture | History | Non-Western    10. Cultural studies    11. Houses, apartments, flats, etc    12. Housing    13. Management of land & natural resources   

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fighting the big lie
The biggest obstacle Americans suffer to any sort of progress on urban problems is the Big Lie that after being forced to lie in their own excrement for decades, America's poorest cities can right themselves through a little more efficiency (in the conservative version) or Great Society spending on "community development" (in the liberal version).Rusk shows why community development doesn't work, and also shows why most cities (other than a few immigration hubs like NYC and Sun Belt cities with unlimited annexation powers) simply can't compete with their suburbs without outside help (or at least without a termination of outside hostility, such as highway spending that drags development ever further into the suburbs): if a city has no tax base and poor people who make public services more expensive, it can't compete with the suburbs, efficiency or no efficiency.Like Cities without Suburbs (also by Rusk), this is a masterpiece.

A "Must Read" for Those Concerned about Urban Poverty
Rusk's book roots out the causes of concentrated urban poverty, proposes solutions, and provides examples of success stories.Ruskconvincingly argues that poor racial minorities should be welcome to live in functionalneighborhoods, such as the suburbs.I attended a conference at which Ruskdiscussed "Inside Game, Outside Game," and I was delighted tohear one politician declare that that book should be required reading forevery politician in my state. I agree. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Land use    2. Metropolitan areas    3. Metropolitan government    4. Political Science    5. Politics - Current Events    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Public Policy - Regional Planning    8. Sociology    9. Sociology - Urban    10. United States    11. Urban Policy    12. Central government    13. City & town planning - architectural aspects    14. Homelessness    15. Housing    16. Poverty    17. USA    18. Urban communities   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Government - National    5. Housing policy    6. Public Policy - Social Policy    7. Real Estate - General    8. Real Estate - Sales    9. United States    10. Central government    11. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building    12. Housing    13. Non-Classifiable    14. USA   

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. General    3. Social Science    4. Sociology    5. Causes & prevention of crime    6. Housing    7. Police & security services   

Subjects:  1. Poverty    2. Social Science    3. Sociology    4. Sociology - Urban    5. Third World Development    6. Housing    7. Social Science / Sociology / Urban    8. Urban & municipal planning   

Subjects:  1. Community development, Urban    2. Neighborhood    3. Political Science    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    6. Public Policy - Regional Planning    7. Sociology    8. Sociology - Urban    9. United States    10. Urban policy    11. Urban renewal   

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Excellent
Well researched and informative. A must for any urban planner/developer ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Politics - Current Events    2. Politics / Current Events    3. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    4. Sociology    5. Housing    6. Property & real estate    7. Urban communities   

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An amazing, exhaustive history of American immigrants
The new edition of New Homes For Old by Sophonisba P. Breckinridge (1866-1948) is enhanced with an informative introduction by Steven J. Diner (Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University) is an amazing, exhaustive history of American immigrants, focusing in detail on how they lived, cared for their children, coped with cultural shock, made an economic living and much more. Covering immigration from all over the world, from the Ukraine to Italy to Sweden, New Homes For Old is a fascinating qualitative study of family life as well as cultural and economic adaptation. Highly recommended reading for students of Gender Studies, Ethnic History, Progressive Era social research, and the history of social work in America. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Americanization    2. Emigration And Immigration    3. Ethnic Studies - General    4. Immigrants    5. Social Science    6. Social Work    7. Sociology    8. Sociology - General    9. United States    10. 20th century    11. American history: from c 1900 -    12. Ethnic studies    13. Housing    14. Social Science / Social Work    15. Social groups & communities    16. Social history    17. USA    18. Women's studies    19. Ethnic History    20. Social Welfare    21. Gender Studies   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Development - Economic Development    3. General    4. Land-Use Control    5. Political Science    6. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    7. Public Policy - Regional Planning    8. Sociology    9. Urban Planning    10. Housing    11. Ownership & organization of enterprises    12. Political Science / City Planning & Urban Development    13. Property & real estate    14. Urban & municipal planning   

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. China    3. Ethnic Issues    4. Ethnic Studies - General    5. History    6. Hong Kong    7. Housing Policy    8. Public housing    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. Sociology - General    12. Sociology - Urban    13. Xiang gang fang wu xie hui    14. Asian studies    15. Housing    16. Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism   

Subjects:  1. Political Science    2. Politics/International Relations    3. Public Policy - General    4. Sociology - General    5. Housing    6. Regional & Area Planning   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Housing Policy    3. Politics / Current Events    4. Sociology    5. Central government policies    6. Housing    7. Urban communities   

Subjects:  1. Developing countries    2. Housing    3. Housing (Social Welfare Aspects)    4. Housing policy   

Subjects:  1. Construction - General    2. Great Britain    3. Housing policy    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    6. Public Policy - Social Policy    7. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    8. Public housing    9. Real Estate - General    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Housing    14. Technology / Construction & Construction Trades   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Social Science    3. Sociology    4. Sociology - Urban    5. Housing    6. Social Science / General   

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Civil Rights    3. Discrimination & Racism    4. Housing Policy    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Political Science    7. Public Affairs & Administration    8. Race And Ethnic Relations    9. Sociology    10. Environment law    11. Housing    12. Property, real estate, land & tenancy law    13. USA    14. Urban communities   

Subjects:  1. Deinstitutionalization    2. Housing    3. Housing (Social Welfare Aspects)    4. People with disabilities    5. Politics - Current Events    6. Psychology    7. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    8. Services For The Mentally & Physically Challenged (General)    9. Social work with people with d    10. Social work with people with disabilities    11. United States   

Subjects:  1. British Columbia    2. History    3. History: American    4. Housing policy    5. Public housing    6. Vancouver    7. Housing    8. USA    9. World history   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Economics - Theory    3. Great Britain    4. History    5. History: American    6. Political Philosophy    7. Political science    8. Right of property    9. Welfare rights movement   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Archaeology / Anthropology    3. Social Science    4. Sociology    5. Housing    6. Poverty    7. Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural    8. Social classes    9. USA