Agriculture, fishing, hunting, and gathering—through thousands of years of urbanization, these ways of acquiring food, which ...

But last year, the state Department of Corrections told Wisconsin Books to Prisoners it could only send new books from preapproved vendors. That meant Books to Prisoners had to st ...

The result is Urban Gothic, a type of naturalism saved from the simple cataloguing of disasters by the author’s ability to transform the mysteries of experience into vital characterizations.

There’s some thinking that children should have the option to read books they can relate to, where characters look like them, or storylines that shine a light on their own culture. The Black ...

Two new books entreat us to explore the jungles around us. It might, they suggest, help save the world.

Authors and readers from around the country will gather at James Weldon Johnson Park on Saturday, January 25th for the JAX Urban Book Festival.

What a marvel-ous home. Vintage comic books and figurines fill an “abandoned” house discovered by urban explorer Devin Dark, who suspects the ’80s and ’90s merchandise is worth “millions ...

Book excerpt | Urbanization and the role of Indian cities in the 21st century Excerpted from India's Blind Spot: Understanding and Managing Our Cities by Devashish Dhar, with permission from ...

Even in retirement, Mark Gottdiener, professor emeritus of sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, is recognized as one of the nation’s leading urban sociologists. His work at the intersection of ...

'Urban Legend' illuminates architectural nuances of some of Lancaster’s most beloved buildings by its most iconic architect.

An urban explorer has offered a fascinating glimpse inside an abandoned high school where unused laptop computers litter the halls and the library remains full of books.