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"The Origins of Antiurbanism," in Michael Thompson, Ed., Fleeing the City: Studies in the Culture and Politics of Antiurbanism, (New York: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2009), Pp. 53 - 67

"The Romantic Travel Movie -- Italian Style," Journal of Visual Anthropology, Vol. 22, No. 1, January 2009, Pp.52-63

"Urban Studies and Urban Planning: An American Perspective, Part 2," Journal of Beijing City University, Winter, No. 5, 2008, P. 5 - 9 [in Chinese]

"Streets of Gold: Immigrants in the City and the Cinema," Journal of Visual Anthropology, Volume 22, Issue 1 January 2009, Pp. 1 - 19

"Urban Studies and Urban Planning: An American Perspective, Part 1," Journal of Beijing City University, Fall 2008 No. 4, Pp. 3 - 6 [in Chinese]

“Growing Up Urban: The City, The Cinema, and American Youth,” Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 40, No. 4, Summer/Fall 2007

"Remembering Lewis Mumford," Journal of Beijing City University, No. 6, 2007, Pp. 13-14 [in Chinese]

"The City and the Machine: The Artist's View of Urbanism and Technology," Journal of Urban Technoloogy, Vol. 14, No. 1, April, 2007, Pp. 93-113. [Note: the paintings cited in this article can only be viewed by means of the links provided in the article. A version with the paintings included can be obtained by contacting the author at urbmedia@mac.com]

"Katrina and the Planners: Recovering New Orleans," California Planner, November/December 2005, Pp. 1, 3-4

“Are You Talking to Me?: New York and the Cinema of Urban Alienation,” Journal of Visual Anthropology, Vol. 18. No. 1, Jan-Feb 2005

“'Twas the City Killed the Beast: Nature, Technophobia, and the Cinema of the UrbanFuture,” Journal of Urban Technology, Vol. 10, no. 3, Spring 2004

"Crooked Bridges Over Troubled Waters: A Rationalist's Dilemma," The Wild East, Issues 6 & 7, August/September 2003, Pp. 24 -26

“Messages Bearing Music,” Dimsum, Volume 7, Spring 2003, Pp. 116-118

“Invasion of the Soulsnatchers,” The Wild East, Issue 4, May 2003, Pp. 16-17

“Foreword,” in James A. Rice, Ain't No Coming Back: An Introduction to Western Thought and Culture, Hong Kong: Arena, 2002, Pp. xv - xix

“Love With a Proper Gweilo,” in Luk, Thomas Y.T. and James P. Rice, Eds., Before and After Suzie: Hong Kong in Western Film and Literature, (Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002), Pp. 31-45

“Hi! I'm Jim's Suitcase,” San Diego Writer's Monthly, Vol. 11, No. 5, July 2001, Pp. 22 - 24

“Twin Cities,” Hemispheres, July 2001, P. 127

“Italian Cuisine, American Movies, Hong Kong Style, SDSU Magazine, Spring 2001,Volume 8, No. 1, Pp. 16-17

“City Names,” Hemispheres, February 2001, P. 125

“Wherever We Go, There We Are,” San Diego Writer's Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 6, September 2000, Pp. 27 - 31

“Great Museums,” Hemispheres, July 2000, P. 136

“City Streets,” Hemispheres, June 2000, P. 172

“Ovid in Exile,” The Literary Traveler, Special Issue, Europe.Winter 1999,

“Getting Around Town,” Hemispheres, December 1999, P. 134

“Cities: Now and Then,” Hemispheres, July, 1999, P. 105

“City Nicknames,” Hemispheres, March, 1999, P. 87

“City Poets,” Hemispheres, February, 1999, P. 106

“Birthplaces of the Famous,” Hemispheres, October, 1998, P. 157

“Cities With the Same Name,” Hemispheres, September 1998, P. 130.

“Cities in Novels,” Hemispheres, August 1998, P. 114

“Famous Districts,” Hemispheres, July 1998, P. 102

“Mountains and Cities,” Hemispheres, May 1998, P. 130

“City Stages,” Hemispheres, March 1998, P. 81

“Coconut-Plucking Monkeys,” San Diego Writer's Monthly, Vol. 8, No. 1, February 1988, Pp. 24 - 27

“Natural Disasters,” Hemispheres, January, 1998, P. 113

“A River Runs Through It,” Hemispheres, December, 1997, P. 121

“Start Spreading the Clues,” Hemispheres, November, 1997, P. 192

“What Do You Call A Person From Hamburg?” Hemispheres, July 1997, P. 120

”When In Roma. . . .” Hemispheres, May 1997, P. 108

“How Cities Get Their Names,” Hemispheres, March 1997, P. 136

"The Gospel According to Tisdale," San Diego Writer's Monthly, Vol. 1,No. 4, May 1991, Pp. 24-5.

"Miss Diego's Fragile Psyche," Umbrella Magazine, No. 33, May 1991, P.8.

"A Lack of Initiative," California Planner, Vol. 3, No. 3, Apr 1991, pp. 8,10

"Scribo, Ergo Amo," San Diego Writers' Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, February 1991, pp. 3, 4

"An American (Language) Abroad," Sky Magazine, ” Vol. 19, No. 2 Dec. 1990, Pp. 86-87

"Scientific City Planning: A Parable," California Planner, Sept. 1990, p. 3.

"Home 2000," On Air Magazine, Vol. 21, No. 8, June 1990, pp. 28, 29.

"And the Wall Came Tumbling Down," (Interview with journalist Daniel Schorr), On Air Magazine, Vol. 21, Issue 4, February 1990, p. 17.

"A Delicate Balance ," California Planner, Vol. 1, Issue 9, Oct/Nov, 1989, p. 3.

"City Streets: What's in a Name," California Planner, Vol. 10, No. 9, June 1988, Pp. 1, 6.

"'X' Marks the Spot: The Problem of the Erogenous Zone of the American City," Revue Francaise d'Etudes Americaines, Vol. 13, No. 36, April 1988, Pp. 225-34

"Get A Horse !" California Planner, Vol. 9, No. 12, July 1987, p. 7

"Shylock's Ghetto: The Place of the Play," Places, Vol. 3, No. 2, May ‘86, Pp. 40-6

"Running Through History in London's Hyde Park ," American Running and Fitness, Vol. 15, No. 4, July/August 1983, 8-9.

"Job Satisfaction Among Urban Planners: A Discriminate Analysis ," Midwest Review of Public Administration (with L.M. Rea and A.W. Corso), Vol. 14, No. 1, March 1980, pp. 15-28.

"New Towns in the American 1970's: Old Dreams and New Realities," Journal of the American Planning Association (formerly Journal of the American Institute of Planners), Vol. 45, No. 2, April 1979, 210-213.

"The Social Balance Concept: A Critical Discussion of Behavioral and Policy Implications," in J. Kinton, Ed., American Communities Tomorrow (Aurora, Illinois: Social Sciences Services and Resources, l978).

"Truth and Falsehoods About Mass Transit," San Diego Magazine, Vol. 29, No.10, August 1977, 143-145, 167-168 (with Louis M. Rea).

"New Towns from Past and Present: An Historic Overview," in Donald C. Klein, Ed ., The Psychology of New Communities (New York: Behavioral Publications, 1976), 8-18.

“A Realistic Assessment of Mass Transit Systems in a Low Density Region: The Case of San Diego," with Louis M. Rea. Transportation Perspectives, Vol.1, No. 1, July 1976, 3-14.

"Potentially 'Counter-Intuitive' Elements in Federal New Communities Legislation," University of San Diego Law Review, Vol. 9, No. 1, Dec 1971, 70-93.

"The First (and Last?) Meeting of the Regional New Towns Committee," City, Magazine of the National Urban Coalition, Winter 1971, 42-47.