Academic papers on Urban Studies

Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and The Imagination of Disaster
This 15 page paper addresses this major issue. Los Angeles, the City of Angels, has also been described as the city of dreams and the city of hope. In an almost prophetic tale of conflict and decline, Mike Davis, in Ecology of Hope: Los Angeles...
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Revitalizing Downtown Syracuse
A 6 page paper discussing the efforts of the South Side Entrepreneurial Connect Project, a coalition of small businesses on the South side of Syracuse that has banded together to lift up their section of central New York. Expenses are high and...
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Transportation Planning
This 5 page paper provides an overview of transportation planning as a part of urban studies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Why Olde City's New Success Will Endure
This 5 page paper examines the new success of this section of Philadelphia. Its grid street pattern, and historic significance, is accentuated. Will the attention to Olde City last? This paper argues that it will. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Jacob's Death & Life of Cities & Philadelphia
A 5 page research paper that reports on Jane Jacobs' test on urban planning Death & Life of Cities. This report picks 10 chapters from the book and cites briefly what the chapter concerns and then relates this to the city of Philadelphia. No...
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Urban Development in London
Urban planning varies considerably among European city regions. This 7 page paper considers which aspects of the variation are most significant as influences on how London has developed, looking at a range of influences o the urban development of...
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Olde City is Plagued by Gentrification (Paper Proposal)
This 4 page paper provides a proposal for a research paper. An outline, how one can go about researching this topic and which sources to use are all included. Some statistics are noted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Key Factors of a Successful Strategic Spatial Planning; The London Plan as a Case Study
This 11 page paper looks at the key factors needed for any spatial planning to be successful and effective. The subject of these key factors is discussed with reference made to a range of developments including the United Nations and the...
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How to Fix the Problem of Unemployment in Lawrence, Massachusetts
This 3 page paper examines Lawrence Massachusetts and makes recommendations on how to revitalize the economy there. Unemployment is the focus of this investigation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Olde City is Plagued by Gentrification
This 6 page paper uses the proposal by the same name (Filename SA546Old.rtf) to write the actual paper. How Olde City has emerged, why it is important and how residents can protect it from further gentrification are issues included. The history of...
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Prospect Park: An Example of the Park Movement in America
This 8 page paper examines the American park movement and particularly looks at the development of Prospect Park. Designers are the focus of the inquiry. Annotated bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Land Use Planning
This 5 page paper examines zoning regulations in the United States, differences in land use planning in the U.S. and abroad, and looks briefly at three planned communities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Spatial Planning
A 7 page contention that spatial planning in many respects provides a new impetus for planning as a professional discipline. Spatial relationships have, of course, been an element of practically all planning pursuits even since the earliest of...
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London and Paris
This 7 page paper examines the similarities and differences between Paris and London. The paper considers why it may be viable to compare these two cities, looks at the demographic, political, economic and development differences and concludes with...
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Urban Policy; Planning and Implementation in the UK
This 9 page paper discusses the key factors that can prevent some communities being involved in urban policy making and implementation with a focus on the UK. The paper starts with an outline defining is urban policy, then makes the distinction...
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