Research Guides @ Fordham: Urban Studies: Articles & Databases

Articles & Databases in Urban Studies

This page highlights key journals, multidisciplinary databases, newspapers, and dissertations. Since Urban Studies is interdisciplinary, there are links to find subject-specific databases in a variety of areas.

If you are unsure about how to find something you need, feel free to ask a librarian to point you in the right direction. Other reminders:

The primary avenue for finding finding articles on a topic in periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers) is through databases.

Library databases may contain a combination of peer-reviewed articles as well as news, reports, book reviews, opinion pieces, datasets, images, videos, archival content, and more.

Unsure about the different kinds of articles? Try this short tutorial from the library covering Articles & Databases to learn more or refresh your memory.

Selected Journals

This is a list of selected Urban Studies journals available at Fordham for browsing. This list is not definitive; be sure to check the catalog for desired journals or use databases to search on keywords across publications.

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
Journal of Urban Economics
Urban Studies
Journal of the American Planning Association
Urban Education
European Urban and Regional Studies
Housing Studies
Environment and Urbanization
Housing, Theory, and Society
Urban Affairs Review
Additional holdings in print from 1965 located in the stacks at RH with the call number H1.U5.
Urban Climate
Urban Research & Practice
Journal of Urban Design
Sustainable Cities and Society
Journal of Housing and the Built Environment
Journal of Housing Economics
City & Society
Journal of Urban Technology
Urban Ecosystems
Urban Review
Urban History

Finding Full Text Articles from a Citation

Finding Full Text Journals & Periodicals (Video)
This video will show you how to look up journals, magazines, and newspapers individually at Fordham University Libraries.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Complete
Comprehensive multi-disciplinary full text database with thousands of periodicals and other publications.
ProQuest Research Library
Multidisciplinary database with full text access to a wide range of subjects since 1971.
JSTOR (EXPANDED COLLECTIONS & JOURNALS - ENDS 6/30/23)
Full text archive of academic journals across disciplines. Advanced search options allow narrowing by subject areas including Urban Studies, Sociology, Transportation Studies, Population Studies, and more.
Project MUSE - Premium Collection
Full text of hundreds of journals including current issues. No access to books. Additional features available with the creation of a personal account.
SAGE Journals Collection
Full text of over 700 journals.

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Interlibrary Loan

Borrowing books or accessing articles that are not available at any of the Fordham University Libraries requires assistance from Interlibrary Loan.

ILLiad
Open an account with Interlibrary Loan to request access to books, articles, etc. that Fordham does not own.

Subject-Specific Databases

Depending on your research interests in Urban Studies, the databases under these subject may be helpful:

News & Newspapers

Full List of Newspapers by Subscription at Fordham
Includes the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and more.

Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)
Offers major U.S. and world news, business information, and legal information. **For best results, turn off pop-up blockers in your browser and create an account with your Fordham email.**

Dissertations

Dissertations & Theses Global
The world's most comprehensive curated collection of multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses from around the world, offering nearly 5 million citations and 2.6 million full-text works from thousands of universities.

Urban Studies: Articles & Databases