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Cities and towns
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This heading may be subdivided by place for works treating collectively the capital cities of the component parts of a region or country. Works on the capital city of an individual jurisdiction are entered under the name of the jurisdiction with subdivision Capital and capitol.
--subdivision Capital and capitol under names of countries, states, etc.
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Here are entered works on cities in colonies, founded or expanded by the colonial powers, and influenced in their cultural, economic, and spatial development by the colonial administration and society.
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-- See Also the narrower term Company towns
Here are entered works on communities in which all or the major portion of the property and businesses are owned by one industry. Works on housing provided by an industry to its employees are entered under Industrial housing.
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-- See Also the narrower term Inner cities
Here are entered works on densely populated, usually deteriorating, central areas of large cities, inhabited predominantly by poor people, often of a specific ethnic group, and on the social and economic problems of these areas.
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Here are entered general works on urban land use and works limited to urban land use in regions, counties, states, etc. Works on land use in individual cities, city regions, or metropolitan areas are entered under the heading Land use with local subdivision.
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-- See Also the narrower term Market towns
Here are entered works on small towns that have the privilege of holding a public market at stated times.
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-- See Also the narrower term Megacities
Here are entered general works on cities with more than ten million inhabitants. The heading may be divided geographically by names of individual regions, countries, states, etc. Works on specific cities with more than ten million inhabitants are entered under the appropriate specific heading, e.g., New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs; Experimental theater--New York (State)--New York.
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-- See Also the narrower term Military towns
Here are entered works on cities and towns on which the military has had a pervasive influence.
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-- See Also the narrower term New towns
Here are entered works on planned new municipalities. Works on new urban entities consisting of a combination of residential, commercial, social, educational, and/or recreational areas, incorporated or unincorporated, but of smaller scope than municipalities are entered under Planned communities. Works on land development projects which have been zoned to allow flexibility in building siting and multiple land use are entered under Planned unit developments.
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-- See Also the narrower term Plazas
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-- See Also the narrower term Public spaces
Here are entered works on those areas, such as streets, parks, places of public accomodation, etc., which are freely accessible to the public.
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Here are entered general works on cities in which the population and economic activity have declined. This heading may be divided geographically by names of individual regions, countries, states, etc. Works on the decline of specific cities are entered under the heading for the city with subdivisions such as --Economic conditions; --Population, etc., as appropriate.
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-- See Also the narrower term Sister cities
Here are entered general works on the concept of sister cities. Works on individual sister cities are entered under the names of the individual cities with appropriate topical subdivision, with an additional entry under the heading Sister cities.
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