Important Urban Studies E-Books

Access Pennsylvania Digital Repository
Digital books, periodicals, and other materials from Pennsylvania libraries, archives, government agencies, and other organizations....   [more]
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Ancestry Library Edition
Genealogical collection covering the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. T...   [more]

Catalog of United States Census Publications, 1790-1972 (Dubester)
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Civic Vision for the Central Delaware
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Decennials - Census of Population and Housing
Also Known as: Historical census volumes
PDF-format versions of historic US decennial census volumes, 1790 to present. Topics covered include basic counts of population and housing, with race and gender, for the nation, states, counties, tow...   [more]
Holdings: 1790 to present (backfile in progress: 1790-1860, 1990-2000 available)
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Green2015: An Action Plan for the First 500 Acres
"The goal of Green2015 is to unite city government and neighborhood residents to transform 500 acres of empty or underused land in Philadelphia into parks for neighbors to enjoy by 2015." -- Green2015...   [more]
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Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
- from Handbooks in Economics
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Index of economic material in documents of the states of the United States: Pennsylvania, 1790-1904 / Adelaide Hasse
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MDRC
Also Known as: Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
Social policy research organization focusing on improving the well-being of low-income people, especially educational reform, children and family, including afterschool care and child care, workers an...   [more]
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    MDRC Publications (many in fulltext PDF)

Penn Press e-books (via JSTOR)
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Philadelphia 2035 Comprehensive Plan
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Philadelphia Code and Charter
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Philadelphia Row House Manual: A Practical Guide for Homeowners
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PLANYC: A Greener, Greater New York
PLANYC (a 2007 publication) focuses on five key dimensions of New York City's environment: land, air, water, energy, transportation. Free download available at this web address....   [more]
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Proquest Congressional U.S. Serial Set 1789-Present
Also Known as: LexisNexis Congressional Universe, U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection
Fulltext for House and Senate Documents and Reports, 1789-current, as well as other U.S. documents , such as Executive publications, often included in the Serial Set in earlier years. Still in progre...   [more]

RAND Corporation - Books and Publications
Fulltext publications from the premier research and development thinktank....   [more]
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Russell Sage Foundation e-books (Project MUSE)
Searchable fulltext for a selection of Russell Sage Foundation books....   [more]
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SAGE Knowledge
SAGE Knowledge social sciences digital library is intended for students, researchers, and faculty. The SAGe Knowledge platform hosts 2,700 titles and includes scholarly monographs, reference works, ha...   [more]
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U.S. Serial Set (via GPO)
Fulltext of U.S. Congressional reports and documents, 104th Congress (1995-1996) to present....   [more]
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UNESDOC / UNESBIB
Also Known as: UNESCO Documents Collection
Fulltext or page image for UNESCO documents. Materials cover the subject areas of interest to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization): education, communication and in...   [more]
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University of Michigan Press ebooks collection
Fulltext page images for University of Michigan Press. Starting with 2019-imprint titles plus complimentary access to the press's ebooks backfile....   [more]

World Bank E-Library
Fulltext PDF-format collection of more than 1,200 World Bank books, including all new titles and selected titles beginning in 1984. Topics covered include:agriculture, education, environment, finance,...   [more]

Related Urban Studies E-Books

Building Legible Cities (2001)
The author is Director of the Bristol, England, Cultural Development partnership....   [more]
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Connections: The Regional Plan for a Sustainable Future: Administrative Version
The Connections plan sets regional policy and agenda for the nine-county Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission region....   [more]
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eHRAF Archaeology
Also Known as: eHRAF Collection of Archaeology
Modeled after HRAFs Collection of Ethnography, the Collection of Archaeology provides access to archaeological materials for comparative studies. Includes general and topical descriptions for a...   [more]
Holdings: Updated in annual installments.
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eHRAF World Cultures
Also Known as: eHRAF Collection of Ethnography
The Collection of Ethnography, established 1949, currently contains nearly one million pages of information on over 360 cultures of the world, past and present. Each culture case contains a variet...   [more]
Holdings: Updated in annual installments.
Supplemental URLs
    eHRAF User Guides
    Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM): Topics and Subjects
    Culture List for All Formats (Outline of World Cultures - OWC)
    Basic Guide to Cross-Cultural Research
    Overview and User Tips (obsolete)

National Academies Press Books
Also Known as: NAP Books, Joseph Henry Press Books
Fulltext books published for the US National Academies. Topics include agriculture, behavioral science, biology, computer science, chemistry, earth science, education, energy, engineering, environment...   [more]
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NCJRS Virtual Library
Also Known as: National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library
Identifies and links to fulltext U.S. federal publications on criminal justice....   [more]
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Preservation Briefs
Preservation Briefs help historic building owners recognize and resolve common problems prior to work. The briefs are especially useful to Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program applicants be...   [more]
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