Research Guides @ Fordham: Urban Studies: Finding Books

Library of Congress Subject Headings for Urban Studies

Feel free to copy and paste these Library of Congress Subject Headings into the catalog to search for books.

City planning--New York (State)--New York

City planning--Environmental aspects

City planning--Technological innovations

City and town life--Europe--History

Cities and towns

Cities and towns, Medieval--Europe

Cities and towns--Technological innovations

Community development, Urban

Discrimination in housing--United States

Gentrification

Gentrification--New York (State)--New York

Housing policy--New York (State)--New York

Housing policy--United States

Land use, Urban--United States

Low-income housing--United States

Real property

Recycling (Waste, etc.)

Sociology, urban

Sustainable urban development

Transportation--Planning

Urbanization

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges for Urban Studies

GF101-127 Settlements

GF125 Cities.Urban geography

GF127 Rural settlements. Rural geography

HD7260-7780.8 Industrial hygiene. Industrial welfare (includes public & low income housing)

HE305-311 Urban transportation

HT101-395 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology

HT161-165 Garden cities.

HT165.5-169.9 City planning

HT170-178 Urban renewal. Urban redevelopment

HT201-221 City population; Including children in cities, immigration

HT231 Effect of city life

HT251-265 Mental and moral life

HT281 Recreation. Amusements

HT321-325 The city as an economic factor. City promotion

HT330-334 Metropolitan areas

HT351-352 Suburban cities and towns

HT361-384 Urbanization. City and country

HT388 Regional economics. Space in economics

HT390-395 Regional planning

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Searching the Library Catalog
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Placing Holds on Books

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Once you press the Place Hold button on the Item Details page of a catalog record, enter your Fordham ID number without the preceding "A", PIN, and select your campus.

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Searching WorldCat

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InterLibrary Loan

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ILLIAD
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Urban Studies: Finding Books