Academic papers on Urban Studies

Urbanization in Ancient Rome
This 4 page paper looks at ancient Rome and assesses changes in socialization and architecture. The focus is on the regal and early republican periods. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Environmentally Sustainable Cities: A Contradiction In Terms
6 pages in length. There is no question that the notion of environmentally sustainable cities represents a contradiction in terms for the simple reason that the very aspect of any sort of growth will have a detrimental impact upon the environment. ...
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Urban Sprawl
An 8 page review of the factors which lead to urban sprawl. Emphasizes that urban sprawl often has a negative impact on surrounding farmland and sensitive environmental areas but a positive impact on land value. Correlates urban sprawl with...
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Urban Enterprise Zones
A 19 page overview of urban enterprise zones. Outlines the successes and failures of these zones presenting empirical evidence from several. Concludes that although these zones often result in jobs, too few of those jobs are filled by...
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Study of a Local Park
A 5 page paper which examines the many facets of a local park in Southern California. The park, or more accurately, the campground, is named NIRA and it is located in the Santa Ynez mountains in the Los Padres National Forest, which lies just...
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1877-1900: Urban Immigrant And Growing Middle Class
3 pages in length. The existence of the urban immigrant of 1877-1900 was not particularly well-received by the growing middle class. The gulf that existed between the two groups was primarily born from a sense of ethnic privilege that had been...
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Urbanization In The Late Nineteenth Century
3 pages in length. The urbanization of America during the latter part of the nineteenth century not only changed the nation's values, but it also created unforeseen problems with regard to the bustling growth of cities, the complications of new...
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Immigrants and the Faceless City
A six page paper pointing out the relationship between the loss of regional identity and the modern sense of rootlessness. The paper concludes we should take a cue from immigrants, who typically come to this country intending to both preserve their...
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Italian Immigrant Communities in San Diego 1840-1950: The National Process of Italian Immigration and the Implications for One Urban Center
Italian Immigrant Communities in San Diego 1840-1950: The National Process of Italian Immigration and the Implications for One Urban Center: This 25 page paper considers the process of Italian immigration which occurred in the late 19th century...
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Denton, Texas
A 5 page paper which presents a basic demographic study of Denton, Texas. Urban information such as population, eduction, income levels, and ethnic diversity are covered in addition to other topics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Rise and Fall of Suburbia
A 5 page book review on "Bourgeois Utopias - The Rise and Fall of Suburbia" by Robert Fishman. No additional sources cited.
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San Diego, California in the Year 2020
A 7 page paper which discusses the conditions that are likely to exist in San Diego, California in the year 2020, in relationship to economy, housing, and population, and discusses the San Diego Association of Government's (SANDAG) proposal for...
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Crime in Detroit and Atlanta, 1986-1996
An 8 page paper examining the possibility that the same factors underlying Detroit's decline and loss of industry were those contributing to Atlanta's rapid growth between 1986 and 1996. The paper finds through a literature review that the two...
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Urban Experience In New York
A 10 page paper which illustrates various experiences in urban environments in New York. The places visited are a welfare office, a luxury hotel, a civil court, and a factory. No sources cited.
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Central City Redevelopment
7 pages in length. The focus of this paper is on the rise, the fall and the redevelopment of the major central cities. What caused the inner city's downfall and how can it be brought back to life once again? Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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