Research Guides: CITY 365: Techniques of the City: New Urbanism (BMC): Materials with a Regional Focus

Finding Materials with a Regional Focus

Asia-Studies Full-Text
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Contains over 8,000 full-text reports on finance, trade, environment, human resources development, best practices in government, fisheries, tourism, education, women's studies, etc. for 53 countries. Updated weekly.
Bibliography of Asian Studies
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Provides citations to journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festshriften on all subjects pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia. Covers 1971-present. Complete citations end with the 1991 records. Since 1992, newly published books are no longer being added.
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Provides detailed profiles of all of the countries of the world. Offers information on each country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues, as well as maps and flag images. Covers 2000 - present in PDF; current interactive edition is continually updated.

Civic Engage
Civic Exchange is an independent Hong Kong-based public policy think tank with a mission to promote civic education, conduct research and publicize the results so as to provide objective information to the public concerning economic, social and environmental issues.

HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index
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Contains citations to scholarly journal articles published in Latin America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and to materials that address this region and U.S. Hispanic topics. Covers political, economic, and social issues. Some citations link to full-text articles. Covers 1970-present.

Middle Eastern Studies Library Guide
This library guide has links to the major indexes, encyclopedias, and reference works in middle eastern studies.
The new towns of Paris; reorganizing suburbs
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Research at the World Bank
The Development Research Group is the World Bank’s in-house research department, which aims to conduct research to help guide development policy for the Bank and external clients alike. With nine programs, it produces the majority of the Bank’s research and enjoys a high international profile