Academic papers on Urban Studies

The Importance of the Business and Voluntary Sector in Urban Regeneration
This 11 page paper examines the role of local business and voluntary sector in regeneration commenting on their role as investors, as consultants and as business people sitting on the boards of various government and no-governmental organisations....
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Planning Australian Public Spaces
This 9-page paper discusses some of the guidelines for designing public spaces in Australia, as well as briefly considering some of the parks that already exist.
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A Social History of the NYC Subway System
This 6 page paper examines the social history of the subway. A great deal of anecdotes regarding the system is relayed. Specific information on size and condition is included as well. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Modern New York City and Ancient Athens
A 5 page paper which compares New York City today with ancient Athens in relationship to problems and values. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Morristown, New Jersey
This 3 page paper provides an overview of this town with a focus on demographics and business. Business and work opportunities, median income and the migrant population are all included on this paper that is chock full of statistics and references...
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Urbanization
This 10-page paper answers ten question on urbanization. Bibliography lists 9 sources. (Please note, each question starts on a separate page.)
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The Fruitvale BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Transit Village Project
A 9 page overview of this developmental project. The project is unique in the degree that it addresses overall community needs as opposed to just transit concerns. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Fruitvale BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Transit Village Project
A 10 page overview of this California transit project. The project is unique in the degree that it addresses overall community needs in housing, employment, and access to services and consumer goods as opposed to just addressing transit concerns....
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Cities & Progressivism
A 5 page research paper that the concept of progressivism within the context of urban politics. Paul Peterson has argued that cities are compelled to compete with other cities in regards to the development of new businesses and industry in order to...
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3 Cities/Politics of Development
An 8 page research paper that examines Paul Peterson's model for urban politics and then applies these concepts to three cities, Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Francisco, citing major urban studies. The writer argues that by examining these studies,...
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Urban Sprawl, Good or Bad?
A 4 page research paper that investigates readings both pro and con concerning urban sprawl. Over the past several years, a prominent political movement has developed in the US whose stated purpose is to limit--or even prohibit--the processes of...
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What is a City?
This 3 page paper focuses on the sociologist Nancy Kleniewski in attempting to define a city. Social problems found in cities are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Violence and Urban Life
This 4 page paper examines violence in urban America and the subcultures that breed them. Anderson's Code on the Street is the focus of this paper that also examines the films A Clockwork Orange and Do the Right Thing. Bibliography lists 3...
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Urban Sprawl
This 5 page paper examines several articles that argue for and against expansion ("sprawl"), and then determines which point of view makes more sense. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Advent of the Boomburbs
This 5 page paper examines the boomburb phenomenon across America. Are the boomburbs the same in every region? A political look is taken. The second part of this two part paper is a letter to the mayor of Las Vegas that touches on social...
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