Research Guides @ Fordham: Urban Studies: Articles & Databases

Selected Journals

A selection of journals covering Urban Studies available at Fordham. This list is not definitive; be sure to check the catalog for desired journals.

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 Periodicals

This section lists information about finding specific periodicals at Fordham Libraries.

Searching Periodicals (Video)
Part of the Library Instructional Bibliographic Series, this video will show you how to look up newspapers, magazines, and journals individually at Fordham University Libraries.

Newspapers available at Fordham University Libraries
Shows full list of newspaper databases.

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.

Research Methods

SAGE Research Methods Online
Explore research methods and concepts to help design research projects. Can be used across many disciplines. Use Chrome or Firefox for best results.

SSRC Labs - Doing Digital Scholarship
Resource from the Social Science Research Council offering self-guided tutorials on digital scholarship practices.

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 6/30/22
Full text archive of academic journals across disciplines. Advanced search option allows 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. This database applies non-standard use of Boolean operators. Consult a Fordham Librarian for search support.

Architecture

Art & Architecture Complete
Index and abstracts to hundreds of periodicals, trade publications and books with links to full text when available.
Art, Design & Architecture Collection
Includes ARTbibliographies Modern Database, Arts & Humanities Database, Design & Applied Arts Index, and International Bibliography of Art Database.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Index to hundreds of American and international journals on architecture with links to full text when available.

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History

America: History & Life
Index to history of U.S. and Canada comprising nearly 2,000 journals since 1910.
Historical Abstracts
Abstracts for hundreds of journals covering the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding U.S. and Canada).

Law

HeinOnline Law Library
Contains a wide range of legal resources including: Supreme Court cases, law-related periodicals and books, codes, opinions and more.
LegalTrac (Gale OneFile)
Provides indexing and selective full-text for all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers

Environmental Databases

Environmental Studies - Gale In Context (formerly GREENR)
Comprehensive resource on environmental topics that includes news, commentary, documents, conference reports, statistics, audio, video, images. Updated daily.
GreenFILE
Indexing and abstracts of over 384,000 items on the human impact to the environment, as well as open access full text for nearly 5000.
Environment Complete
Hundreds of environment journals and monographs covering agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, public policy, sustainability and other related subjects. Some full text.

Social Sciences

SocIndex with Full Text
Comprehensive index to the literature on sociology including journals, books, and conference papers.
Social Science Database
Offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines.

Business & Economics

ABI/INFORM Collection
Full text of articles from hundreds of leading business journals.
Business Source Complete
Full text for thousands of journals and other sources covering business, economics, etc.
EconLit
Index to world-wide economics literature from 1886 to present.

Politics & Public Policy

Political Science Complete
Provides full text for more than 500 journals, and indexing and abstracts for almost 3,000 titles. Also features over 340 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 36,000 full-text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association.
Policy File Index
Online access to public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.
CQ Researcher
Includes Archive 1923-Present. A database of in-depth, authoritative reports on political and social-policy issues that study the evolution of various topics over time.

Urban Studies: Articles & Databases

Articles & Databases in Urban Studies