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The Green Revolution – the apparently miraculous increase in cereal crop yields achieved in the 1960s – came under severe criticism in the 1970s becau

Mathematicians with special interest in biology, physics, geography, astronomy, architecture, design, etc., and being prepared to take pictures at any

An autobiographical novel of youth spent on the German home front during World War I. This title provides glimpses into traumatic times on the German

A pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of citiesAmerica is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad r

What does the durability of political institutions have to do with how actors form knowledge about them? The author investigates this question in the

This text presents firsthand accounts of East and West German police officers on their daily patrols through Berlin, aiming to illustrate why Germans

When the Berlin wall fell and the reunification of Germany began, Willy Brandt predicted that 'what belongs together will now grow together.'This stud

A compellingly readable, critically acclaimed, agenda-setting account of how and why cities function as they do and why so many of us choose to live i

Survival of the City is an essential guide to the past and future of our cities

From New York to New Delhi, COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on our urban world, turning the physical proximity which is central to the creative

Not-for-profit organizations play a critical role in the American economy. We know such firms don't try to maximize profits, but what do they maximize

Survival of the City is an essential guide to the past and future of our cities

Choose Your Battles delves into the lesser-known narrative of America's courageous servicewomen and the formidable challenges they face. In this candi

In the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America approached that of corrupt developing nations as municipal governments and ro

Policy makers often call for increased spending on infrastructure, which can encompass a broad range of investments, from roads and bridges to digital

We live in the ‘urban century’. Cities all over the world – in both developing and developed countries – display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban