On the eve of the financial crisis, the USA was inhabited by almost 70 percent homeowning
households, in comparison to about 45 percent in Germany. Homeownership, Renting and …

Transformations of agriculture and natural lands to urban use are dominant and well known
effects of urbanization, but consistent and reliable methods to map regional-scale land …

The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from
ancient times to the twenty-first century. It begins with the establishment of the first cities in …

The history of the American city is, in many ways, the history of the United States. Although
rural traditions have also left their impact on the country, cities and urban living have been …

Downhill skiing is a vital economic engine for many communities in the Rocky Mountain
states, attracting 20 million skier days per season. Colorado is by far the most popular …

With an eye to urban branding campaigns in global cities such as New York, in the 1970s
and 1980s, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's public officials worked with local corporations and …

As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights can the history of Aboriginal
and settler relationships with water yield? Residents have come to expect reliable, safe, and …

While Perth's climate has been getting drier for at least four decades, its citizens maintain an
ongoing commitment to year-round green lawns and gardens (or “lawnscapes”), and a …

The Pacific Northwest experienced rapid economic development in the last decades of the
19th century, when the region was linked by railways and steamships to outside capital and …

In January of 1848, James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in the foothills of the
Sierra Nevada. For a year afterward, news of this discovery spread outward from California …