APA Great Places in America
APA’s Great Places in America offers a strong foundation for planning any small city or town. City planning can benefit […]
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Description of specific places
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How Paris Became Paris; The Invention of the Modern City.
City planning has been a practiced art for centuries. How Paris Became Paris [2014] by Joan DeJean presents a fascinating
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Who Says Elephants Can’t Fly? Inside IBM’s Historic Turnaround.
Smart machines and cities are one outcome from the rejuvenated IBM. Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance [2002] by Louis V. Gerstner
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The 10 High-Tech Cities You’ll Want to Call Home
10 high-tech cities you’ll want to call home presents the list of cities and the criteria used for selection. The
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Detroit, An American Autopsy.
Character towns, even small cities, can learn from Detroit. Detroit, An American Autopsy [2013] by Charlie LeDuff’s requires you to
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The Worst Streets In North America
The Worst Streets in North America provides examples of really bad streets along with the criteria used for the determination.
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Power Failure, Politics, Patronage, and the Economic Future of Buffalo, New York.
Power Failure [2006] is a terrific analysis of the process whereby a prosperous town deteriorated into a failed city due to
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Best Cities for High Schools
Best Cities for High Schools were ranked by U.S. News and World Report. The results are important because of the
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The 10 Best Cities for Public Transportation.
Public transportation as presented in 10 Best Cities for Public Transportation demonstrates that “some cities world’s densest cities run like
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The 7 Best Cities for Beer
7 Best cities for beer offers an indicator of a character town. The number of local craft breweries is at