City and town planning: architectural aspects Books

This important work brings together a range of perspectives in contemporary urban analysis

In this volume, contributions from Europe and Latin America provide insight into the functions of planning under very different political and societal constellations over the last hundred years: dictatorships, parliamentary democracies and illiberalism;...

Designers are often depicted as social change agents that serve the good in the world. Similarly, co-design tends to be described as a democratic mode of creativity that is somehow beyond reproach. But is change a virtue in itself, and do participatory...

This book offers new insights into the drivers of homelessness following migration by unpacking the housing consequences of 'crimmigration' control systems in the US and UK. The book advances 'housing sacrifice' as a concept to understand journeys in and...

This handbook addresses a growing list of challenges faced by regions and cities in the Pacific Rim, drawing connections around the what, why, and how questions that are fundamental to sustainable development policies and planning practices.

This handbook provides the most comprehensive examination of Asian cities - developed and developing, large and small - and their urban development.

This book engenders a discourse on how urban planning as a discipline is being made attractive to children and youth as they consider their career preferences. It also provides a discourse around the diversity challenges facing the institutions for...

This book addresses the challenges of smaller cities trying to put themselves on the map, attract resources and initiate development. It advocates the use of cultural programming strategies as a more flexible alternative to traditional top-down...

This book provides the only comprehensive overview of contemporary planning practice in the UK. Drawing on contributions from leading researchers in the field, it examines the tools, contexts and outcomes of planning practice.

A sustainable city has been defined in many ways. Yet, the most common understanding is a vision of the city that is able to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Central to this...

Documenting in gritty detail the conflicts that gentrification brings to the new urban 'frontiers', Neil Smith explores the interconnections of urban policy, eviction and homelessness.

Is it truly the "end" of public space? This handbook presents evidence that the answer is "no". In cities in different parts of the world, people still use public space to pursue activities of their choice.The book is divided into seven sections. The...

Today, citizens advocate greater environmental sustainability, better services and the improvement of urban quality by promoting safer mobility and health. Addressing these issues, Pedestrians, Urban spaces and Health contains the papers presented at the...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung:Auf dem Weg zum Markterfolg erweisen sich die Aktualisierung und Einführung eines Produktes oder eines Unternehmens immer häufiger als Engpaß. Während in der Vergangenheit der Wettbewerb zwischen Unternehmen in erster Linie auf...

A History of St. John's House, Norfolk Street, Strand is a book written by Robert Few and published in 1884. The book provides a comprehensive history of St. John's House, a building located in Norfolk Street, Strand. The author traces the origins of the...

""A History of Philadelphia"" is a comprehensive account of the city's development, written by Daniel Bowen in 1839. The book covers the history of Philadelphia from its founding in 1682 up to the year of publication, detailing the city's growth and...

""A Historical And Critical Inquiry Into The Origin And Primitive Use Of The Irish Pillar Tower"" is a book written by De Montmorency-Morres, Hervey and published in 1821. The book is an extensive study of the Irish Pillar Towers, which are tall stone...

""Iets Over Volkshuisvesting En De Middelen Tot Verbetering"" (1894) is een boek geschreven door Louwe Stephanus Louwes. Het boek gaat over volkshuisvesting en de manieren waarop deze verbeterd kan worden. Louwes bespreekt onder andere de rol van de...

This is a practical examination of the idea that planning as a skill is essential to human progress, but that some individual exemplify this skill more than others, and furthermore that such individuals may be able to help organizations move in a more...

This book discusses the revitalization of decayed inner-city neighborhoods. It explores the role of social capital in stabilizing and turning around distressed communities, and it highlights the roles that local actors can and do play in the...

In the past fifteen years, Henri Lefebvre's reputation has catapulted into the stratosphere, and he is now considered an equal to some of the greats of European social theory (Bourdieu, Deleuze, Harvey). In particular, his work has revitalized urban...

Affordable and Social Housing - Policy and Practice is a candid and critical appraisal of current big-ticket issues affecting the planning, development and management of affordable and social housing in the United Kingdom.

Planning for a Sustainable Future provides a multi-disciplinary overview of sustainability issues in the land use context, focusing on principles and their application, the legal, political and policy context.

Die Nuthe ist ein brandenburgischer Fluss, der inmitten von Potsdam in die Havel mündet. Insbesondere im Unterlauf ist die Nuthe stark begradigt und eingedeicht, weshalb sie hier einem Kanal ähnelt. Da in den letzten Jahrzehnten der Abfluss und somit der...

Christoph Duckart schildert den Bezug des Landschaftsbilds zum Betrachter, sowohl zum Individuum als auch zum Kollektiv, am Beispiel der militärischen Landschaft in der Schweiz. Der Gegensatz zwischen Idylle und militärischer Aufrüstung steht im Kontrast...

In den letzten Jahrzehnten zeichnet sich ein starker Strukturwandel im Einzelhandel ab, der durch gewandeltes Nachfrageverhalten, veränderte Angebotsformen und neue Unternehmenstypen gekennzeichnet ist. Besonders der großflächige Einzelhandel und die...

Verkehr und Mobilität sind in unserer heutigen Zeit ein fester Bestandteil in der Gesellschaft und haben eine ständig steigende Bedeutung. Den Verkehr auf den vorhandenen Straßen zu lenken und die dafür notwendige Infrastruktur bereitzustellen, ist eine...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Bevölkerungsgeographie, Stadt- u. Raumplanung, Note: 1,0, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Städte stellen ein Interessensgebiet vieler...

This book provides an overview of the Horizontal Metropolis concept, and of the theoretical, methodological and political implications for the interdisciplinary field in which it operates. The book investigates the contemporary emergence of a new type of...

Tourism benefits a place by generation of employment, development of infrastructure and by bringing foreign currency. Over 20 million people work in India's tourism industry. India is rich in Religious Heritage Tourism. Travelling for pilgrimage had been...

A counterproposal and revision of the ideas of social-utopian Charles Fourier. This colorful project proposes an alternate system of floating phalanxes and phalansteries for the South Florida region in response to the current period of uncertain climate...

A Guide for the Idealist is a must for young professionals seeking to put their idealism to work. Speaking to urban and regional planners and those in related fields, the book provides tools for the reader to make good choices, practice effectively, and...

Urban Planning for Social Justice in Latin America explores how urban planning can be used as a tool for social equity. The book examines several Latin American cities, each with specific challenges, and explores how they have gradually overcome these...

Bringing together a number of perspectives on the Japanese housing system, Housing and Social Transition in Japan provides a comprehensive, challenging and theoretically developed account of the dynamic role of the housing system during a period of...

Globalisation and technological innovation have changed the way people, goods, and information move through and about cities. To remain, or become, economically and environmentally sustainable, cities and their regions must adapt to these changes by...

Is European Governance fit for purpose?  It is hoped that this book will be of interest to all those with a concern for public affairs, be they politicians, officials, advisers or citizens. ·     Has Subsidiarity...

In today's changing and transforming socio-economic, political, cultural, and technological paradigms, we encounter many methodologies, approaches, proposals, and practices in reconsidering the disappearing or emerging relations in the...

Urbanization is giving rise to environmental concerns including urban flooding, which generally occurs due to the construction of houses in the low-lying areas; loss of green cover leading to a disturbance in the ecological cycle; water scarcity due to...

Rapid urbanization represents major threats and challenges to personal and public health. The World Health Organisation identifies the ‘urban health threat’ as three-fold: infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases; and violence and...

""Die Communalg�����rten des K������nigreichs Sachsen"" ist ein Buch von Hans C. F. von Nostitz Drzewiecki, das im Jahr 1832 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es beschreibt die Gemeinschaftsg�����rten in Sachsen und ihre Bedeutung f�����r die lokale...

Das Buch ""Die Chronik Seiner Vaterstadt Florenz, Part 1-2 (1861)"" von Lorenz Ghiberti ist eine umfassende Darstellung der Geschichte von Florenz. Es ist in zwei Teile aufgeteilt und wurde im Jahr 1861 ver������ffentlicht. Der Autor, Lorenz Ghiberti,...

The provision of a safe and reliable water supply is a major challenge for the world's growing urban populations. This book investigates the implications of different developments in water technology and infrastructure for urban sustainability and the...

As cities globally re-design their urban landscapes, they produce a different urban aesthetic and create new experiential milieus. Urban regeneration processes generate radical physical, social and cultural changes in neighbourhoods that demand new...

The concept of community, in all its diverse definitions and manifestations, provides a unique approach to learn more about how groups of individuals and organizations are addressing the challenges posed by climate change. This new volume highlights...

Some 7.3 billion people currently live on the planet. Of these, 3.4 billion live in rural areas. In just a few regions-Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa-less than 50 per cent of poverty is now located in rural areas. But for the rest of the...