City and town planning: architectural aspects Books

This volume, by graduate researchers working in urban agriculture, examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanizing global south, the book examines the...

**Please note that the 2011 paperback is an exact reprint of the original hardback which was released in 1991** From the 1940s to the 1990s From New Towns to Green Politics charts the course of successive issues and campaigns - from the...

  This book was first published in 1943.

""Greenock And Its Early Social Environment"" is a historical book written by William Auld in 1907. The book provides a detailed account of the social and economic conditions of Greenock, a town located in the west of Scotland, during the early modern...

""Gli Atti e Monumenti de' Fratelli Arvali, Parte 1: Scolpiti gi������ in Tavole di Marmo ed ora Raccolti, Decifrati e Commentati"" ����� un libro pubblicato nel 1795 dagli Arvali Fratres. Questo volume contiene una raccolta di iscrizioni e monumenti...

Cr�����ation d'un Mus�����e Indo-Chinois ������ Saigon (1881) est un livre �����crit par R. Maisonneufve-Lacoste. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui relate la cr�����ation d'un mus�����e indo-chinois ������ Saigon, en 1881. L'auteur y d�����crit les...

Collections Towards A Description Of The County Of Devon (1791) is a book written by William Pole, an English antiquary and historian. The book provides a detailed description of the county of Devon, located in the southwest of England. It covers various...

Cobergher: Peintre, Architecte, Ingenieur (1875) par Bortier, P. est un livre qui explore la vie et l'�����uvre de l'artiste flamand Wenceslas Cobergher. Le livre examine les contributions de Cobergher ������ l'architecture, ������ la peinture et ������...

""Chronicles Of A City Church: Being An Account Of The Parish Church Of St. Dunstan In The East, In The City Of London"" is a historical book written by Thomas Boyles Murray in 1859. The book provides a detailed account of the Parish Church of St...

""Christ Church, Cambridge: Some Account Of Its History And Present Condition, Especially Prepared For Visitors"" is a book written by Samuel Francis Batchelder in 1893. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history and present condition of...

Chapters In The History Of Old St. Paul�������s is a book written by William Sparrow Simpson and originally published in 1881. The book provides a detailed history of the famous St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England, from its earliest beginnings to the...

California Missions and Landmarks: El Camino Real is a historical book written by Mrs. A. S. C. Forbes in 1915. The book describes the famous El Camino Real, which is a 600-mile long road that connects the 21 missions in California. The book highlights...

""An Attempt To Discriminate The Styles Of Architecture In England, From The Conquest To The Reformation: With A Sketch Of The Grecian And Roman Orders"" is a book written by Thomas Rickman in 1881. The book is an attempt to categorize and distinguish...

Ancient Marbles in Great Britain is a book written by Michaelis Adolf and published in 1882. The book is a comprehensive study of the ancient marbles that were present in Great Britain during the 19th century. The author provides detailed descriptions of...

The complexity of transportation systems and their negative social and environmental effects are today at the centre of attention. This book focuses on the impact of institutions and regulatory systems on transport systems and travel behaviour...

Provides a series of insights into the planning process, introduces the key issues currently facing planning and offers prescriptions for the changes required as we move into the next millenium. Leading experts outline the changing context for land use...

The Geographies of Threat and the Production of Violence exposes the spatial processes of racialising, gendering, and classifying populations through the encoded urban infrastructure - from highways cleaving neighbourhoods to laws and policies fortifying...

Where is planning in twenty-first-century Australia? What are the key challenges that confront planning? What does planning scholarship reveal about the state of planning practice in meeting the needs of urban and regional Australians? The Routledge...

'Degrowth', a type of 'postgrowth', is becoming a strong political, practical and cultural movement for downscaling and transforming societies beyond capitalist growth and non-capitalist productivism to achieve global sustainability and satisfy...

Das Buch ""Leben der Maler, Bildhauer und Baumeister"" wurde im Jahr 1786 von Giovanni Battista Passeri ver������ffentlicht. Es ist eine Sammlung von Biografien von K�����nstlern aus Italien, darunter Maler, Bildhauer und Baumeister. Das Buch enth�����lt...

Landscape Wonders of the Western World is a travel guidebook published in 1888 by the Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company. The book is a detailed exploration of the natural and man-made wonders located in the western part of the United States. It...

Le livre intitul����� ""Recherches Sur La Pr�����paration Que Les Romains Donnoient A La Chaux"" a �����t����� �����crit en 1777 par Polycarpe De La Faye. Cet ouvrage est une �����tude approfondie sur la pr�����paration de la chaux telle que les Romains...

Italian Sculptors: Being A History Of Sculpture In Northern, Southern, And Eastern Italy (1868) is a comprehensive book written by Charles Callahan Perkins. This book provides a detailed account of the history of sculpture in Italy, specifically focusing...

Walking, Landscape and Environment explores walking as a method of research and practice in the humanities and creative arts, emerging from a recent surge of growth in urban and rural walking.

This book focuses on the phenomenon of art intervention-an expression of local initiatives by artists, collectives, and art centers wishing to influence the design of the space or make a change in its lifestyle. It pertains not only to acts of protest,...

This examines passenger and freight mobility in a multimodal context, for innovative solutions in urban transportation planning, travel demand management, multimodal integrated capacity expansion, efficient capacity utilization, and innovative financing...

The Climate Planner is about overcoming the objections to climate change mitigation and adaption that urban planners face at a local level. It shows how to draft climate plans that encounter less resistance because they involve the public, stakeholders,...

Sometimes the most effective way to talk about a good idea is to write a story. This book tells the story of Ed Rice, a semi-retired senior town planner who spent 50 years planning the suburban developments of the town of Blandville, the place that could...

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book assesses the value of flagship developments and draws out lessons for best policy and practice. It looks at marketing strategies and the sales process for flagship developments and the areas in which they are located for urban regeneration. It...

Neighbourhood open space ranks highly as a key component in suburban liveability assessments. This book uniquely connects the past, present and future of planning for small open spaces.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of current housing practices across Asian cities based on facts and trends in the market. For many countries in Asia, the future of housing is now. This future is closely linked to successful theoretical...

Housing problems have become increasingly complex in the Global South. An increased pressure to upgrade older stock, to provide adequate infrastructure, and bring city amenities to urban peripheries compounds the continued need for new housing of a...

Echoes of the Great Exhibition (1851) is a book written by Joseph Turner that explores the legacy of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Great Exhibition was a world fair held in London, England that showcased the latest technological advancements and...

""Dell'Arte Del Misvrare"" ����� un libro scritto da Girolamo Cataneo nel 1682, diviso in due volumi. Il testo si occupa dell'arte della misurazione, in particolare della geometria e dell'architettura. Il libro ����� scritto in italiano e si rivolge a un...

Il libro ""Dell'Architettura Egiziana: Dissertazione D'Un Corrispondente Dell'Accademia Delle Scienze Di Parigi, Membro Dell'Istituto Di Bologna"" scritto da Jacopo Belgrado e pubblicato nel 1786, ����� un'opera che si concentra sull'architettura...

Il libro ""Descrizione Del Nuovo Ripartimento De������� Rioni Di Roma Fatto Per Ordine Di N. S. Papa Benedetto XIV (1744)"" scritto da Bernardino Bernardini, descrive la nuova divisione dei rioni di Roma, stabilita per ordine del Papa Benedetto XIV nel...

Le livre ""De La Composition Des Paysages: Ou Des Moyens D�������Embellir La Nature Autour Des Habitations, En Joignant L�������Agreable A L�������Utile"" a �����t����� �����crit en 1777 par Ren����� Louis Gerardin. Il s'agit d'un guide pratique pour...

Gothic Architecture (1893) by Edouard Corroyer is a comprehensive guide to the history and development of Gothic architecture. The book provides a detailed analysis of the key features of Gothic architecture, including its use of pointed arches, ribbed...

""Freehand and Perspective Drawing: A Manual of the Principles of Artistic Perception and the Art of Correct Graphic Delineation"" is a comprehensive guidebook on the techniques and principles of drawing. Written by Herbert Edward Everett, a well-known...

""Dureford Abbey, Its Fortunes And Misfortunes: With Some Particulars Of The Premonstratensian Order In England"" is a historical book written by William Henry Blaauw in 1856. The book focuses on the history of Dureford Abbey, a Premonstratensian...

This book focuses on socially mixed (e.g. by income, tenure, ethnicity or any other characteristic) communities developed through housing renewal and critically examines the policies and practices in view of the growing urban inequality.

In this unique book on housing in India, 11 leading scholars come together to offer a critical appraisal of current housing policies and programmes in India.

The New Urban Agenda (NUA), adopted in 2016 at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador, represents a globally shared understanding of the vital link between urbanization and a sustainable...

This book provides a conceptual, historical and contemporary context to the relationships between gender, religion and cities. It draws together these three components to provide an innovative view of how religion and gender interact and affect urban...

This illustrated notebook highlights the need for a change of paradigm in current flood management practices, one that acknowledges the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary benefits brought by public space design. Reassessing and improving established...

Sacred Civics argues that societal transformation requires that spirituality and sacred values are essential to reimagining patterns of how we live, organize and govern ourselves, determine and distribute wealth, inhabit and design cities, and construct...