Official City Web Sites -
Local Area
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California
Cities Online—
All California Cities
- Searchable database of information by city
and county. To view a list of all cities in California, select
City and then click on DISPLAY.
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Official City Web Sites— All
California Cities & Other States & Countries
- This site provides links to
official web sites for cities throughout the United States (and other
countries). It is very commercial but by selecting a state and then a
city you will eventually see a link to the Official Web Site
of each city.
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League of California
Cities
- The League of California Cities is an
association of California city officials who work together to enhance their
knowledge and skills, exchange information, and combine resources so that
they may influence policy decisions that affect cities.
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- Cities and Growth in California: Just the
Facts (April 2002) [Public Policy
Institute of California] -
PDF-2 pages
- Brief statistical overview of
California cities in general.
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Demographic Profiles
from Census 2000— All U.S. Cities
- Select a state and then a county,
city, or congressional district (for a congressional district,
type only the district number in the search box). Four-page statistical
report for each geographic area giving population by age, sex, detailed
race, and Hispanic origin. Also households, educational attainment, marital
status, grandparents as caregivers, disability status, place of birth,
language spoken at home, ancestry, employment status, commute to work,
occupation by broad category, industry, income, poverty level, housing
characteristics, monthly owner costs, rental costs, and more.
- Orange
County Official Web Page
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Agency List
Housing & Community Development
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- Los
Angeles County Official Web Page
- Links to Commissions and Committees, county
departments, county code, and more.
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Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
- The LAEDC is a private, non-profit
organization established in 1981 with the mission to attract, retain, and
develop businesses and jobs in the Los Angeles region.
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San Diego County Official Web Page
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Departments & Services
- Links to Community Services Groups,
Financial/General Government, Health & Human Services, Land Use, and Public
Safety information. Also
Organizational Chart.
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- California
Institute for County Government
- Reports of special note:
The New California Dream: Regional Solutions for 21st Century Challenges
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PDF-28 pages
Analysis of Regional Revenue Restructuring Proposals -
PDF-20
pages
County Profiles 2001
"The California Institute for County
Government (CICG) is a nonpartisan public policy research organization
dedicated to improving county government in California. CICG is a joint
program of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the
California State University system, and the California State University,
Sacramento (CSUS). CICG conducts empirical research projects in a broad
range of areas relevant to county government in California. The institute
also maintains a database of local government financial statistics, which
provides researchers, county officials, and state-level policy makers with
access to accurate, reliable data for use in research, public policy
analysis, and decision making." -Excerpt from home page.
- CSUF Guide:
California, State, & Local Information
- Links to web sites providing demographic,
economic, education, and legal information.
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Southern California Association of Governments [SCAG]
- As the designated Metropolitan Planning
Organization for six counties (Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino,
Riverside, Ventura and Imperial), the Association of Governments is mandated
by the federal government to research and draw up plans for
transportation, growth management, hazardous waste management, and
air quality.
Metropolitan Growth Planning in California, 1900-2000
(2002) [PPIC] 
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For collaborative planning to be successful, state government will have to
assume a more active role in mandating and supporting cooperation among
localities.
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- Urban
Institute
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Topics List
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Advanced Search: Scroll to bottom of screen and select STATE:
California and then SEARCH. This will retrieve reports on
California.
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- "The Urban Institute is a nonprofit
nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to
examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. It
provides information and analysis to public and private decision makers to
help them address these challenges and strives to raise citizen
understanding of these issues and tradeoffs in policy making." -Excerpt from
home page.
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UCI Department of Urban & Regional Planning
- Click on Research & Practice for
information about working papers and research issues.
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USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development
- See
Research
for recent studies.
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- UC
Berkeley Institute of Government Studies
- Ongoing research focuses on
such issues as the history of American political institutions,
reapportionment in theory and practice, racial and ethnic politics in
California, political regulation and campaign finance, immigration and
citizenship, and institutional reform.
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UC Berkeley Institute of Urban & Regional Development
- The Institute conducts research into
processes of urban and regional growth and decline, and effects of governing
policies on the patterns and processes of urban and regional growth and
decline.
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California
Official Web Page
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Agency Index
- Housing &
Community Development
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- California's
Infrastructure Policy for the 21st Century: Issues and Opportunities
Research brief (PDF) |
Full text of report (PDF)
- "Although
California will need to invest an estimated $82 billion in its
infrastructure over the next decade, projected state and local revenue
sources will meet only half of this need. This report
offers market-oriented solutions to this problem. Policymakers
are urged to concentrate on management rather than
the direct provision of infrastructure; to prioritize needs by focusing on
how much the public is willing to pay for them; and to manage demand in such
areas as energy, transportation, and water supply. Even as the state fosters
demand-oriented competition, however, it must ensure that all households and
businesses have access to high-quality infrastructure services at fair
prices." -Excerpt
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- Metropolitan
Growth Planning in California, 1900-2000
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Research brief (PDF) |
Full text of
report (PDF)
This report "traces the history of regional
planning and growth management in California. Focusing on
transportation, land use, and environmental planning, Barbour divides the
state’s reform efforts into three distinct waves: the consolidation of
planning activities under central city governments; the fragmentation of
those activities during post-World War II suburbanization; and recent
attempts to reintegrate them without changing the fundamental structures of
political authority. Barbour also assesses the state’s current
prospects for growth management at the regional level."
-Excerpt
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Now is the Time:
Places Left Behind in the New Economy
- Report from the U.S.
Department of Housing (HUD) on the state of communities still struggling
during the Nation's economic recovery.
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CalWorks [Welfare]
- CalWORKS provides
temporary financial assistance and employment-focused services to families
with minor children who have income and property below State maximum limits
for their family size.
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California Research
Bureau
CRB provides nonpartisan, confidential research to
the Governor's Office.
SAMPLE SEARCH:
local government
Report of special note: Evaluation of California's Enterprise Zones
(2001) - PDF-45
pages
California Legislative Analyst's Office
Sample Search: transportation
and "urban development"
- California Senate Office of
Research
- The Senate Office of Research develops public policy
initiatives for the California Senate. It conducts strategic policy
planning and evaluates policy initiatives from sources both inside and
outside government. This bipartisan office of public-policy specialists
assists members, committees and commissions of the California Senate in
bringing ideas to enactment, improving government effectiveness, and
providing the public with an understanding of state issues.
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- Public Policy Institute of
California
- Reports of special note:
PPIC
Statewide Surveys (links to full-text surveys on public policies)
Just
the Facts (links to full-text reports)
"The Public Policy Institute of
California (PPIC) is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to
improving public policy in California through independent, objective,
nonpartisan research. It focuses on three program areas: population,
economy, and governance and public finance. Studies examine the
underlying forces shaping California's future, cutting across a wide range
of public policy concerns: the California economy, education, employment
and income, immigration, infrastructure and urban growth, poverty and
welfare, state and local finance, and the well-being of children and
families. -Excerpt from home page.
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Center for California Studies
Top of Page
- The Center for California Studies is a public service,
educational support, and applied research institute of California State
University, Sacramento. It is dedicated to promoting a better
understanding of California's government, politics, peoples, cultures and
history.
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- California Planning &
Development Report
Top of Page
- This is a commercial web site. Excerpt from it's home page: "For more
than a decade, CP&DR has been a unique institution - a monthly
newsletter that serves the California planning and development community
by providing comprehensive and up-to-date information in an impartial way
using the highest journalistic standards. Almost all of CP&DR's
editorial material is prepared by professional journalists with special
knowledge in planning and development."
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Surface Transportation Policy Project
[STPP]
Top of Page
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STPP is a non-profit
organization working to ensure a diversified transportation
system. Links to full-text reports on transportation issues.
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- STPP California
[Surface Transportation Policy Project]
Top of Page
- Reports on California traffic congestion, public transit,
streets and highways, funding, and more.
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Rebuilding the
Dream: Solving California's Affordable Housing Crisis (2002)
- Discussion with charts and statistics. 20 pages.
From the Little Hoover Commission.
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- Ten Years of
Progress: Building Better Communities Through Transportation
[Surface Transportation Policy Project]
- Report on how transportation is changing America and where
transportation is creating better communities.
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Urban Transportation Planning in the United States: An Historical Overview
- The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962
created the federal mandate for urban transportation planning in
the United States. The 1962 Act combined with the incentive of 90 percent
federal funding for Interstate highway projects caused urban
transportation planning to spread quickly throughout the United States.
This report is an overview of its impact in the United States and also on
urban transportation planning in other parts of the world.
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Urban Research
Monitor
- This journal helps researchers,
policymakers, academicians, and other professionals keep current with
issues on housing and community development. Each issue contains a listing of new research,
listed by subject from Affordable Housing to
Zoning, including recent books, articles,
reports, dissertations, and other publications, and gives information on
where to find them. Each issue also
features an essay exploring a current policy debate in the field. The
September/October 2001 issue examines "Model
Local Strategies Help Low-Income, Minority, and Immigrant Households
Become Homeowners." The July/August 2001 issue examines "Revitalizing
Inner-City Neighborhoods."
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HUD
Publications: Urban Affairs & Planning
- Links to full text reports on urban
development and related topics (affordable housing, community
development, poverty and homelessness, and more).
- CSUF Guide:
California, State, & Local Information
- Links to web sites providing demographic,
economic, education, and legal information.
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CSUF
Guide: California Demographics
- Links to an extensive list of books and
web sites with statistics and discussion about California demographics.
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World
Bank: Urban Development Publications
- Links to full text reports on urban
development around the world.
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- Urban Development Program in China
[World Bank]
PDF-3 pages
- World Bank analysis of China's transition to
an urban future.
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- Asian
Development Bank
- ADB is a multilateral development finance
institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific.
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- Sections of special note:
People's Republic of China
- see list of reports in right frame
Publications: Governance
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Emerging
World Cities in Pacific Asia [Chinese University of Hong Kong]
- Scroll down to see chapters on
Globalization and the Urban System in
Taiwan and
Globalization and the Urban System in China.
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Making Cities Work: Urban Policy and Infrastructure in the 21st Century
[ADB]
- Online edition is available free of charge.
Scroll down to list of Theme Papers and City Papers with links
to full text.
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Tale
of Two Sustainable Cities in China Soon To Unfold [UNEP]
- UNEP analysis of environmental issues
during industrialization.
- Urban Partnership: Case of the Garment
Industry in Shenzhen City, China (2000)
PDF-36
pages
- World Bank Background Series report.
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China: A Country Study
[Library of Congress]
- This 1987 edition discusses historical,
political, social, and economic issues. At the main screen, in the search
box type urban development to find sections that discuss this topic.
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Country
Information: A Pollak Library Research Guide
- In left frame, click on
ASIA.
This is a list of books and government documents in the CSUF Library
on social and economic conditions in Asian countries.
The following subscription databases are
available only to CSUF students, faculty, and staff. The databases can be
accessed on CSUF campus computers. To access the databases, start at the
Library's Home Page and
click on Databases A-Z.
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CQ Researcher - Full Text
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This journal
explores issues of current interest each week. Topics range from social and
teen issues to environment, health, education, and science and technology.
Reports are objective and balanced and feature comments from experts,
lawmakers, and citizens on all sides of every issue. Numerous charts, graphs
and sidebar articles -- plus a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy
bibliographies and a list of contacts -- are given for each report.
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- QUICK SEARCH Examples:
urban development
urban planning
cities and transportation
government services
- welfare reform
- public
administration and urban development
public safety
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ABI/INFORM—Full Text
- Full-text journal articles, including many
international business journals.
SAMPLE SEARCH:
- ALL BASIC SEARCH FIELDS
china
AND
ALL BASIC SEARCH FIELDS urbanization
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- NOTE: To include newspapers
in your search (in addition to journals), in top left corner of screen
click on COLLECTIONS then select Search All Collections then
click on Continue.
PROJECT MUSE— Full Text
Full-text articles from 160 scholarly journals in the fields of American
Studies, Asian Studies, political science, and sociology.
SAMPLE SEARCH:
NOTE: AT LOGON SCREEN, click on
SEARCH (in left frame).
ALL FIELDS china and urban development
- EMERALD FULLTEXT— Full Text
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Full-text articles from scholarly journals in
the fields of business and management.
SAMPLE SEARCH:
ALL HEADER FIELDS china
and urban development
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SCIENCE DIRECT— Full Text
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Full-text articles from scholarly journals
in business, economics, social sciences, and environmental science.
SAMPLE SEARCH:
NOTE: AT LOGON SCREEN, click
on SEARCH in green box at top of the screen.
ABSTRACT
china
ABSTRACT urban
development
NOTE: Uncheck ABSTRACTS and REFERENCE (this limits the
results to full text)
SEARCH
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JSTOR— Full Text
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Full-text scholarly journals in all
disciplines.
SAMPLE SEARCH:
- TITLE
china
FULL TEXT cities
FULL TEXT development
SELECT JOURNALS:
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Asian Studies
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Economics
- Political Science
- Sociology
- LIMIT BY DATE: 1992-2002
SEARCH
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LexisNexis— Full Text
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Full-text newspaper and journal articles,
including international sources.
SAMPLE SEARCH #1:
NEWS
GENERAL NEWS
KEYWORD:
china and urban development
ADDITIONAL TERMS: atleast3(china) and urban development
SOURCE:
Major newspapers
DATE:
Previous 2 years
NOTE: After viewing articles, click
on EDIT SEARCH and select SOURCE: Magazines & Journals to
search journals.
SAMPLE SEARCH #2 (finds editorials
on urban development):
NEWS
GENERAL NEWS
KEYWORD:
city government and urban!
ADDITIONAL TERMS: (california or china) and section(editorial)
SOURCE:
Major newspapers
DATE:
Previous 2 years
TIP: Click on EXPANDED LIST
to quickly see the number of occurrences of your search terms in each
article.
RAND California—
Full Text
- Sections of special interest:
What's New - Links to full-text, recent reports.
Community
Statistics - Crime, air quality, housing prices, traffic
congestion.
Government Finance Statistics
- Federal, state, county, and city statistics.
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PAIS International—Abstracts
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Citations to articles in scholarly
journals (no full text). NOTE: CSUF does not own all journals that
are cited in this index.
SAMPLE SEARCHES:
SUBJECT PHRASE
redevelopment, urban
SUBJECT PHRASE
china, people's republic
LIMIT AVAILABILITY to items in my library
SUBJECT PHRASE
urban policy
SUBJECT PHRASE
china, people's republic
LIMIT AVAILABILITY
to items in my library
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SUBJECT PHRASE
cities
and towns
SUBJECT PHRASE
growth
SUBJECT PHRASE
china, people's republic
LIMIT AVAILABILITY to items in my library
SOCIAL SCIENCES ABSTRACTS— Abstracts
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Citations and abstracts from 500
scholarly sources in economics, political science, public welfare,
and sociology, 1983-current date. No full text. NOTE: CSUF does not
own all journals that are cited in this index.
SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS—Abstracts
Citations
and abstracts from 1500 scholarly journals, 1963-current date. No full
text. NOTE: CSUF does not own all journals that are cited in this index.
SAMPLE SEARCH #1:
KEYWORD
china
DESCRIPTORS PHRASE urban
development
SAMPLE SEARCH #2:
KEYWORD
california
DESCRIPTORS PHRASE urban development
To find books in Pollak Library, search
the LIBRARY
CATALOG using the following sample searches as examples.
TIP: While viewing results list, click on
Limit/Sort and then
select Sort Results By Year - Limit Sort.
KEYWORDS:
china urban development
KEYWORDS:
china urban policy
KEYWORDS: china urbanization
KEYWORDS:
china city planning
SUBJECT:
city planning china
SUBJECT: city planning california
SUBJECT: cities and towns china
SUBJECT: cities and towns california growth
SUBJECT: regional planning california
SUBJECT: urbanization china
SUBJECT: china economic conditions
SUBJECT: community development california
SUBJECT: urban renewal united states
BOOKS & GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS: A
Selective List
- California
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ANNUAL REPORT: Annual Report of Financial Transactions
Concerning Cities of California
CATALOG
RECORD
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ANNUAL REPORT: Annual Report
of Financial Transactions Concerning Counties of California
CATALOG
RECORD
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ANNUAL REPORT: Annual Report
of Financial Transactions of Transportation Planning Agencies of
California
CATALOG
RECORD
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ANNUAL REPORT: Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report
CATALOG
RECORD
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ANNUAL REPORT: Public
Retirement Systems Annual Report
CATALOG
RECORD
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ANNUAL REPORT: School Districts Annual Report
CATALOG
RECORD
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ANNUAL REPORT: Streets and
Roads Annual Report
CATALOG
RECORD
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Defining
Excessive Urbanization in California and Other Western States
(2001)
CATALOG RECORD
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Economic Forecast for Southern California and Orange County
(2001)
CATALOG RECORD
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Growth Within
Bounds: Planning California Governance for the 21st Century
(2000)
CATALOG RECORD
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Influences of
the "Fiscalization of Land Use" and Urban-Growth Boundaries
(2001)
CATALOG RECORD
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Orange County [McCormack's Guide]
CATALOG
RECORD
NOTE: This is a general-interest guide for newcomers to Orange
County (2001)
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Orange County Community Indicators (2001) (statistics)
CATALOG
RECORD
|
INTERNET VERSION
(1999-2004 editions)
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Orange County Progress Report 2001 (basic statistics)
CATALOG
RECORD
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Projections
and Planning Information. Los Angeles-Long Beach Metropolitan
Statistical Area (Los Angeles County)
CATALOG
RECORD
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Projections and Planning Information. Orange County
CATALOG
RECORD
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Strategic Growth: Taking Charge of the Future: A Blueprint for
California (1993)
CATALOG
RECORD
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Tailor-Made Government: A
Citizen's Guide to California's Charter Cities and Counties
(1998)
CATALOG RECORD
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- United States
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America's Top-Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook
CATALOG
RECORD
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From Chicago
to L.A.: Making Sense of Urban Theory (2002)
CATALOG
RECORD
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Suburban
Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
(2000)
CATALOG RECORD
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Community
Development: Extent of Federal Influence on "Urban Sprawl" is
Unclear: Report to Congressional Requesters (1999)
CATALOG
RECORD
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Encyclopedia of Urban American: The Cities and Suburbs (1998)
CATALOG
RECORD
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Governance and Opportunity in
Metropolitan America / Committee on Improving the Future of U.S.
Cities through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance (1999)
CATALOG
RECORD
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development (1983-current date)
CATALOG
RECORD & INTERNET LINK
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Proposals to
Promote Affordable Housing: Hearing (2000)
CATALOG
RECORD
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State of the Cities (2000)
CATALOG
RECORD |
1999 edition online
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Tax
Incentives to Assist Distressed Communities: Hearing
(2000)
CATALOG RECORD
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Urban Renewal
in Minority Communities: Hearing (2000)
CATALOG
RECORD
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Urbanized Area Formula Program and
the Needs of Small Transit Intensive Cities (2000)
CATALOG
RECORD
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- International
Cities and the Environment (1999)
CATALOG
RECORD
Cities Fit for People (1997)
CATALOG
RECORD
Cities in a Globalizing World (2001)
CATALOG
RECORD
Globalization and the World of Large
Cities (1998)
CATALOG
RECORD
Mega-City Growth and the Future
(1994)
CATALOG RECORD
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