Researchers have found that, compared to European Americans, African Americans report
later initiation of drinking, lower rates of use, and lower levels of use across almost all age …

Why have so many central and inner cities in Europe, North America and Australia been so
radically revamped in the last three decades, converting urban decay into new chic? Will the …

The United States holds the dubious distinction of having the most unequal income
distribution of any advanced industrialized nation. While other developed countries face …

This article analyzes the impact of the residential security maps created by the Home
Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) during the 1930s on residential mortgages in …

This book explores how social, economic and political factors set the stage for Hurricane
Andrew by influencing who was prepared, who was hit the hardest, and who was most likely …

We analyze patterns of African-American mobility and white mobility in US cities to
determine the causes of geographically concentrated poverty. Using a special tabulation of …

Bringing together in one volume the most important writings of Andrew Leyshon and Nigel
Thrift on money and finance, including the unpublished classic" Sexy-Greedy" this collection …

Traditional explanations of metropolitan development and urban racial segregation have
emphasized the role of consumer demand and market dynamics. In Race, Real Estate, and …

First published in 2003, this account of the anti-terrorist measures of London's financial
district and the changes in urban security after 9/11 has been revised to take into account …

A dilapidated liquor store stands at the corner of 17th and Center in West Oakland. With its
plastic sign cracked and yellowed, its paint pockmarked and peeling away in long lesions …