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22E. URBAN STUDIES
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- How old is my paper? The closer a paper is to the top of a page, the more recently it was written.
- Book reviews Underlined titles indicate that the paper is a review/summary of a book.
- Page lengths, footnotes and bibliographic references: The title of the paper, usually typed in capital letters, is followed by a brief description of the paper and a specification of text page length (NOT including the bibliography or endnote pages), number of footnotes or citations, and number of bibliographic references.
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03699. RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGN: ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS AND FAMILY STABILITY. Clever paper, which designs a questionnaire to be distributed in San Francisco Bay Area (in 1975) to help find out if economic depression leads to greater family stability. Includes definitions of terms, review of previous literature, and basic considerations to be remembered when analyzing the data. 16p., 2f., 9b.
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$112
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03544. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE METROPOLITAN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE TORONTO REGION. Well done, thorough study of the politics and adndnistration of a metropolitan area super government; a complete and detailed discussion of Toronto s Metropolitan Council from the first proposals through the early 70's. 20p., 3Of., 12b.
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$133
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03514. PATTERNS IN THE CHANGING BLACK ROLE IN POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE IN THE AMERICAN CITY. Focuses on Cleveland, . Ohio. The two World Wars and the New Deal are seen as major factors creating greater Black population and potential political power. Sp., 18f., 11b.
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$35
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03261. BOOKCHIN'S THE LIMITS OF THE CITY. Basic review and summary of this book from a Marxist perspective; concentrates on a "class analysis" of the development of cities, deplores Bookchin's tendency to "anarchism" 4p., 0f., 0b.
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$28
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03260. WHERE HAVE ALL THE CITIES GONE? Interesting radical review of M. Bookchin's Limits of the City, with a call for an alternative philosophy of city planning based on new values.. 4p., 0f., 0b.
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$28
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02535. THE UNHEAVENLY CITY BY BANFIELD. A review of the book on urban problems in modern America, examining the structure and analysis of Banfield's thesis. The view that lower class problems are self-induced is reviewed with skepticism, and Banfield's sources are questioned. 12p., 0f., 0b.
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$84
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02533. THE IDEAL URBAN COMMUNITY. Good basic design of an ideal utban community, including new technologies, new attitudes to technology, new institutions in education, economics, leisure, domestic life, politics, etc. 20p., 0f., 0b.
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$133
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02530. REPORT FROM A CHINESE VILLAGE BY JAN MYRDAL. Myrdal's personal sketches of life in a small village are described. The book is reviewed as an attempt at economic anthropology and Myrdal's view of the peasants is seen as limited by his lack of structural analysis. 5p., 0f., 0b.
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$35
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02528. URBANIZATION IN MICHIGAN. An annotated bibliography of materials on the process of urbanization in the state of Michigan, with the emphasis on Detroit and Wayne County. Chapter by chapter breakdowns and a critique of the material therein is included in the paper. 12p., 0f., 11b.
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$84
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02527. TRAFFIC SAFETY. Interesting overview of traffic safety problems, which blames the attitudes of drivers, America's climate of violence, "misdirected priorities" of enforcement agencies for traffic deaths and recommends several steps to change the situation. 10p., 4f., 4b.
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$70
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02519. URBANIZATION AND POLITICAL MOBILIZATION. Basic discussion of the history and evolution of American city politics from colonial times through the era of bosses and reformers to modern bureaucracy; compares pluralist and economic determinist models of power structures. 19p., 17f., 5b.
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$133
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02491. HOUSING AND THE POOR. Good early view of the housing problems of the poor, with suggestions for rebuilding programs to meet their needs. 10p., 0f., 6b.
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$70
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02478. THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN THE WILLOW RUN AREA, 1941-45. Very good, very comprehensive study of problems created when the U.S. government and Ford motors decide to build one of the world's largest airplane factories from scratch. Includes analysis of the reasons for the decision, the housing crush that developed and the politics of building new housing, what life was like in the factory housing project; includes appendices on statistics of production, housing, annotated bibliography. 32p., 69f., 22b.
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$133
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02146. SUCCESSFUL URBAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Good summary of early programs to improve achievements of disadvantaged inner-city student s, through community involvement, specialized attention; 11p., 6f., 6b.
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$77
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02130. THE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED URBAN YOUTH. Report of the recommendations of the 'More Effective Schools' program of N.Y. on improving schools by giving them better buildings, administrations, and staffs, smaller classes, special programs, community involvement and integration. 19p., 18f., 6b.
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$133
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01919. A GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE BLACK GHETTO. A brief history of the ghetto; discusses how economics, racism and Black consciousness perpetuate the ghetto, also examines the prospects for change (which are found unlikely). 10p., 8f., Ob.
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$70
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01556. THE SLUMS: THE DESIGN OF DISCORD. Two reviews of books of the above titles, the first by Gerald Leinwood, the second by Elwin Powell, the first dealing with the urban ghetto, the second with the sources of anomie in America. 6p., 0f., 2b.
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$42
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01083. THE CITY OF THE FRONTIER. A review of Charles Abrams' book by the above title. It focuses on the relationship between public housing and urban planning. The many shortcomings and inconsistencies of the public housing program since the 1930's are weighed against its positive achievements and hopes for the future. 5p., 4f., 1b.
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$35
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01082. THE FAILURE OF A PUBLIC HOUSING FROJECT. A review of Jane Jacob's The Death and Life of Great American Cities and attmepts to apply her views to the Acorn Project in Oakland, California. The review argues that this project, like so many others, is ugly and racist and anti-humanist in it underlying assumptions. 6p., 1f., 1b.
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$42
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01022. A PROPOSAL FOR DISCOVERY IN HOUSING. Interesting study in the law of fair housing, providing an excellent resume of legal decision forbidding restrictive and exclusive practices in housing, plus good discussion of the use of zoning laws for discrimination. Proposes a questionnaire for landlords and tenants, to explore the problem further. 9p.. 12f., 11b.
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$63
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00836. BANFIELD'S UNHEAVENLY CITY. Good thorough critique of this once-notorious analysis of urban problems, which basically comes out for eliminating the poor by forcible conversion to middle-class values. 7p., 0f., 1b
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$49
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00667. FORCES CHANGING BOSTON'S WATERFRONT. Good general history of the waterfront environment since colonial times, with shipping prosperity and decline in 19th century, immigrants, freeways and other modern changes being the major topics; how conscious planning and social trends often work against each other. 12p., 13f., 4b.
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$84
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00587. SOMETIMES A GREAT BURDEN. Interesting study of the environment of a small street in the industrial section of Berkeley, including a discussion of how and why man pollutes his enviornment. Map. 13p., 8f., 6b.
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$91
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00428. THE PROBLEMS OF URBAN EDUCATION. Good complete overview of what's wrong with urban education: physical conditions, unreadiness of children, curriculum and teacher problems, discipline, racial problems, programs for change. 11p., 8f., lOb.
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$77
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53376. ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR THE AMERICAN GHETTO. Good discussion, based on A. Downs Urban Problems and Prospects, of the fact that ghetto problems must have a holistic solution based on wholehearted acceptance of Black people into white society. 4p., 0f., 0b.
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$28
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52190. AN ANALYSIS OF SAN FRANCISCO'S CHINATOWN. Good thorough study of the development of Chinatown: roots of American hostility, characteristics of original Chinese irmigrants, description of social conditions in modern Chinatown, the role of "Establishment", old people, and "drop outs" as major social sectors of modern Chinatown. Somewhat radical viewpoint. 20p., 10f., 6b.
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$133
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52092. THE MANHATTANIZATION OF SAN FRANCISCO. Basic criticism of the booming highrise developments in downtown San Francisco, concentrating on high costs of city services, uncertain prospects for safety in the event of earthquakes. 6p., 0f., 1b.
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$42
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51870. URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND CITY LIFE IN PERU. Very good study of the problem of mushrooming slums in Peru, focusing on the question of whether there is any hope for creating liveable urban areas; investigates self-help cooperative and government initiatives for change, institutional obstacles. Well-written. 13p., 64f., 11b.
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$91
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51735. HISTORIC URBAN GEOGRAPHY. Good examination of theories and evidence about the birth and growth of cities, focuses on the problrms of explaining the origins of the city in ancient times, but also discusses modern developments and some projections for the future. 16p., 24f., 18b.
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$112
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16013. URBAN RENEWAL: HOW IT WORKS IN SAN FRANCISCO. This paper argues that urban redevlopmen in San Francisco has, at least until recently, been dominated by the interests of real estate developers and that the poor have been relatively ignored. 7p., 11f., 2b.
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$49
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