Further Readings in Urban Geography
Below is a somewhat eclectic mix of recommendations for further reading in urban geography and related study fields such as urban planning and economic geography. This as a dynamic list that will grow and change. There are classics here, along with more recent paper and online publications.
A couple of notes on these readings links:
Arnstein, S. (1969) A ladder of citizen participation. Journal of the Institute of American Planners 35(4), 216-244.
Bartlett, R. (2003) Testing the 'Popsicle Test': Realities of retail shopping in new 'Traditional Neighbourhood Developments'. Urban Studies 40(8), 1471-1485.
Bliss, L. (2015) Where do locals go in major cities? Check out this interactive map. The Atlantic CityLab, February 23.
Bliss, L. (2015) Mapping the last effects of redlining. The Atlantic CityLab, March 20.
Blumenfeld, H. (1971) The Modern Metropolis: Its Origins, Growth, Characteristics, and Planning. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Bruegmann, R. (2013) History, landcape, beauty on the American freeway. New Geography, September 7.
Caro, R.A. (1975) The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. New York: Vintage.
Duany, A., E. Plater-Zyberk, and J. Speck (2000) Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. New York: North Point Press.
Esri (2011) Tapestry Segmentation Reference Guide. Esri: Redlands, CA.
Flint, A. (2014) Olmsted the hero, Moses the villain. Atlantic Citylab, June 20.
Garreau, J. (1992) Edge City: Life on the New Frontier. New York: Anchor. (See here for a link to the author's website, including an online, searchable version of the book)
Glaeser, Edward (2011) Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier. New York: Penguin.
Gong, H., and J.O. Wheeler (2002) The location and suburbanization of business and professional services in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Growth and Change 33(3), 341-369.
Graham, S., and S. Marvin (2001). Splintering Urbanism: Networked Infrastructures, Technological Mobilities, and the Urban Condition. New York: Routledge.
Kaplan, D., J.O. Wheeler, and S. Holloway (2008) Urban Geography. New York: Wiley.
Keil, R. and S. Harris Ali (2006) The avian flu: some lessons learned from the 2003 SARS outbreak in Toronto. Area 38(1), 107-109.
Jacobs, J. (1961) The Death and Life of Great American Cities. New York: Vintage.
Jones, K., and J. Simmons (1990) The Retail Environment. London, UK: Routledge.
Larsen, K., and J. Gilliland.(2008) Mapping the evolution of ‘food deserts’ in a Canadian city: Supermarket accessibility in London, Ontario, 1961–2005. International Journal of Health Geographics 7, 16.
Leslie, T.F. and B. O hUallachain (2006) Polycentric Phoenix. Economic Geography 82(2), 167-192.
Millward, H. and T. Bunting (2008) Patterning in urban population densities: a spatiotemporal model compared with Toronto 1971-2001. Environment and Planning A 40, 283-302.
Morrill, R. (2006) Classic map revisited: The growth of Megalopolis. The Professional Geographer 58(2), 155-160.
Nelson, Garrett Dash, and Alasdair Rae (2016) An economic geography of the United States: From commutes to megaregions. PLoS One 11(11), e0166083.
Regan, A., and M.D. Rice (2012) An exploration of alternative food desert definitions in South Dallas. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 35, 182-190.
Sigler, T.J. (2012) What your skyline says about your city. The Atlantic Cities, August 23.
Smoyer-Tomic, K.E., J.C. Spence, and C. Amrhein (2006) Food deserts on the prairies? Supermarket accessibility and neighborhood need in Edmonton, Canada. The Professional Geographer 58(3), 307-326.
Trudeau, D. and P. Malloy. (2011) Suburbs in disguise? Examining the geographies of the New Urbanism. Urban Geography 32(3), 424 – 447.
Ward, K. (2007) Business improvement districts: Policy origins, mobile policies, and urban liveability. Geography Compass 1(3), 657-672.
Wilson-Chavez, O., and M.D. Rice (2012) Substance versus style: What is the role of new urban development in the restructuring of metropolitan retail? Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 35, 383-391.
Yarbrough, T., and M.D. Rice (2013) Retail change and light rail: An exploration of business location changes accompanying commuter rail development in Denton, Texas, Papers in Applied Geography 36, 281-289.
A couple of notes on these readings links:
- Most links related to articles published in academic journals direct you to a journal website. In these cases, if you are accessing this course website from a UNT computer, you will be able to download, read and save a PDF version of the reading.
- Most links related to books direct you to an Amazon.com link that provides full information on the book. I am not suggesting that you need to buy these books, or that Amazon is the best place to purchase if you do wish to buy the book. However, these book links provide a helpful summary of full bibliographic information (and in some cases, reviews and partial content) for each volume. You might find these volumes in our UNT library or other local sources.
Arnstein, S. (1969) A ladder of citizen participation. Journal of the Institute of American Planners 35(4), 216-244.
Bartlett, R. (2003) Testing the 'Popsicle Test': Realities of retail shopping in new 'Traditional Neighbourhood Developments'. Urban Studies 40(8), 1471-1485.
Bliss, L. (2015) Where do locals go in major cities? Check out this interactive map. The Atlantic CityLab, February 23.
Bliss, L. (2015) Mapping the last effects of redlining. The Atlantic CityLab, March 20.
Blumenfeld, H. (1971) The Modern Metropolis: Its Origins, Growth, Characteristics, and Planning. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Bruegmann, R. (2013) History, landcape, beauty on the American freeway. New Geography, September 7.
Caro, R.A. (1975) The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. New York: Vintage.
Duany, A., E. Plater-Zyberk, and J. Speck (2000) Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. New York: North Point Press.
Esri (2011) Tapestry Segmentation Reference Guide. Esri: Redlands, CA.
Flint, A. (2014) Olmsted the hero, Moses the villain. Atlantic Citylab, June 20.
Garreau, J. (1992) Edge City: Life on the New Frontier. New York: Anchor. (See here for a link to the author's website, including an online, searchable version of the book)
Glaeser, Edward (2011) Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier. New York: Penguin.
Gong, H., and J.O. Wheeler (2002) The location and suburbanization of business and professional services in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Growth and Change 33(3), 341-369.
Graham, S., and S. Marvin (2001). Splintering Urbanism: Networked Infrastructures, Technological Mobilities, and the Urban Condition. New York: Routledge.
Kaplan, D., J.O. Wheeler, and S. Holloway (2008) Urban Geography. New York: Wiley.
Keil, R. and S. Harris Ali (2006) The avian flu: some lessons learned from the 2003 SARS outbreak in Toronto. Area 38(1), 107-109.
Jacobs, J. (1961) The Death and Life of Great American Cities. New York: Vintage.
Jones, K., and J. Simmons (1990) The Retail Environment. London, UK: Routledge.
Larsen, K., and J. Gilliland.(2008) Mapping the evolution of ‘food deserts’ in a Canadian city: Supermarket accessibility in London, Ontario, 1961–2005. International Journal of Health Geographics 7, 16.
Leslie, T.F. and B. O hUallachain (2006) Polycentric Phoenix. Economic Geography 82(2), 167-192.
Millward, H. and T. Bunting (2008) Patterning in urban population densities: a spatiotemporal model compared with Toronto 1971-2001. Environment and Planning A 40, 283-302.
Morrill, R. (2006) Classic map revisited: The growth of Megalopolis. The Professional Geographer 58(2), 155-160.
Nelson, Garrett Dash, and Alasdair Rae (2016) An economic geography of the United States: From commutes to megaregions. PLoS One 11(11), e0166083.
Regan, A., and M.D. Rice (2012) An exploration of alternative food desert definitions in South Dallas. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 35, 182-190.
Sigler, T.J. (2012) What your skyline says about your city. The Atlantic Cities, August 23.
Smoyer-Tomic, K.E., J.C. Spence, and C. Amrhein (2006) Food deserts on the prairies? Supermarket accessibility and neighborhood need in Edmonton, Canada. The Professional Geographer 58(3), 307-326.
Trudeau, D. and P. Malloy. (2011) Suburbs in disguise? Examining the geographies of the New Urbanism. Urban Geography 32(3), 424 – 447.
Ward, K. (2007) Business improvement districts: Policy origins, mobile policies, and urban liveability. Geography Compass 1(3), 657-672.
Wilson-Chavez, O., and M.D. Rice (2012) Substance versus style: What is the role of new urban development in the restructuring of metropolitan retail? Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 35, 383-391.
Yarbrough, T., and M.D. Rice (2013) Retail change and light rail: An exploration of business location changes accompanying commuter rail development in Denton, Texas, Papers in Applied Geography 36, 281-289.