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This subject guide identifies selected print and electronic sources available to SFU students, faculty and staff for Urban Studies research.
Contact info
If you need help, please contact Nina Smart, , at , nsmart@sfu.ca (). See also Ask a librarian if Nina is not available, or you have a general question.
Services for Urban Studies students
Research assistance for the Urban Studies Program is centred at Belzberg Library at SFU Vancouver's Harbour Centre.
SFU Libraries provides extensive services for graduate students. Check out the SFU Library Research Commons to learn about upcoming workshops, writing services, and more.
Help with course assignments
- Urban Worlds URB 101
- Urban Inquiry and Practice URB 201 New!
- Urban Transportation URB 660
- Urban Housing Policy URB 665
- Urban Research Methods URB 670
- Seminar in Urban Studies URB 696
- Urban Professional Development URB 601 & 602
Topic and related pages
- Aging and the City
- Car-Free & Car-Light Areas in Cities (BUS 360 wiki)
- Cities and Crisis (GEOG 364)
- Urban Energy Futures (Semester in Dialogue)
- Urban Bylaws, Legislation and Planning Resources
- Women and Cities (GSWS 411 / URB 695)
New Urban Studies books
- Escaping the housing trap : the strong towns response to the housing crisis /
- Soul woundedness : spirituality on the Streets of Seattle /
- Favela Resistance : Urban Periphery, Pacification, and the Struggle for Food Sovereignty /
- Interdisciplinary approaches to transportation and urban planning /
- Contemporary urban planning /
- Building the Black city : the transformation of American life /