Research Guides: Global Cities: GUS 0831: Find Books

Library Search for Books

Library Search is your gateway to discover books, journal articles, and more at Temple University Libraries. Try searching for books on your topic, or with Title=<your city>. Book subject headings that may be useful for this class include:

<your city>, or <country> -- <your city>
Cities and towns
City and town life
Developing countries
Economic development
Globalization
Metropolitan areas
Urbanization
Urban economics

Search within these subject search results for books that also include other keywords on your topic.

E-Z Borrow
Look here for books that are either currently unavailable or not owned by Temple. Books requested here are usually ready for pick-up at Temple Libraries within 3-5 business days.

Routledge Handbook of Asian Cities (ebook, 2023)
Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and inclusive examination of Asian cities--developed and developing, large and small--from every region in Asia.
Global Cities : Past, Present and Future (ebook, 2020)
ISBN: 9789353883010
An analysis of global urban development patterns, showing where global cities are coming from and where they could be headed.
Routledge Handbook on Middle East Cities (ebook, 2019)
Presenting the current debate about cities in the Middle East from Sana'a, Beirut and Jerusalem to Cairo, Marrakesh and Gaza, the book explores urban planning and policy, migration, gender and identity as well as politics and economics of urban settings in the region.
The Globalizing Cities Reader (ebook, print, 2018)
Includes key writings on globalizing cities, the intellectual foundations of global urban studies, emergent patterns of early 21st century urbanization, and associated sociopolitical contestation around the world.
The Companion to Development Studies (ebook, 2014)
The Companion to Development Studies provides an overview of the key theoretical and practical issues dominating contemporary development studies.
Capital Cities Around the World (ebook, 2013)
This informative resource is a fascinating compilation of the history, politics, and culture of every capital city from around the world, making this the only singular reference on the subject of its kind.
Global Urban Growth (ebook, 2012)
This book examines the rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide, especially within the previous 50 years, identifying the factors that have contributed to this phenomenon and exploring its many consequences.
Green Cities: An A to Z Guide (ebook, print, 2011)
Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide provides an overview of the key concepts for understanding the sustainability dimensions of the urban environment. It identifies cities that have taken steps to become greener and discusses the strategies they have used.

Temple University

University Libraries

See all library locations

Need help? Email us at asktulibrary@temple.edu