City and town planning: architectural aspects Books

""Rome of Today and Yesterday: The Pagen City"" is a historical and cultural account of the city of Rome, Italy, written by John Dennie and originally published in 1893. The book provides a detailed description of the city's past and present, including...

""Roma Restaurata, Et Italia"" (1548) ����� un libro scritto da Flavio Biondo, un umanista e storico italiano del XV secolo. Il libro parla della storia di Roma e dell'Italia, concentrandosi sulla rinascita della citt������ di Roma dopo il periodo oscuro...

Relics and Memorials of London Town is a book written by James S. Ogilvy in 1911. The book is a comprehensive guide to the historical landmarks and monuments of London. It covers a vast range of topics, including the history of the city, its...

""Leonardo, Michelangelo, Andrea Palladio"" ����� un libro scritto da Camillo Boito nel 1883. Quest'opera ����� un'analisi critica e storica delle opere dei tre grandi artisti del Rinascimento italiano: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti e Andrea...

Illustrations of British Antiquities: Derived from Objects Found in South America is a book written by Abraham Hume and published in 1869. The book explores the theory that the ancient Britons had a connection with South America, based on the discovery...

French Furniture And Decoration In The Eighteenth Century is a book written by Emilia Francis Strong Dilke and first published in 1901. The book is a comprehensive study of the furniture and decorative arts produced in France during the 18th century. It...

Histoire Des Villes De France V3 (1845) est un livre �����crit par Aristide Mathieu Guilbert. Il s'agit d'un recueil d'histoires de villes fran�����aises, couvrant une p�����riode allant de l'Antiquit����� ������ l'�����poque contemporaine. Le livre est...

""Etudes Sur La Defense Des Etats Et Sur La Fortification V3 (1863)"" est un livre �����crit par Alexis Brialmont. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage consacr����� ������ l'�����tude de la d�����fense des �����tats et de la fortification. Le livre est divis����� en...

L�������Egypte Et Le Soudan Egyptien (1895) est un livre �����crit par Henri Pensa. Ce livre est une �����tude compl�����te sur l'Egypte et le Soudan �����gyptien, couvrant leur histoire, leur g�����ographie, leur culture, leur �����conomie et leur...

Essai Sur L'Histoire De Laugustalite Dans L'Empire Romain (1895) est un livre �����crit par l'historien fran�����ais Felix Mourlot. Ce livre traite de l'histoire de l'Augustalit����� dans l'Empire romain, en se concentrant sur l'importance de cette...

This open access book conducts systematic and comprehensive research on urban spatial development problems in China from territorial perspectives, based on the scientific theory on human settlements environment. By integrating the theories of...

This book focuses on overlooked contextual factors that constitute the urban creative climate or innovative urban milieu in contemporary cities. Filled with reflections based on interviews with a diverse range of creative actors in various local...

This text explores how architectural and urban design values have been co-opted by global cities to enhance their economic competitiveness by creating a superior built environment that is not just aesthetically memorable but more productive and...

This book underlines the importance of establishing, in the planning and urban policies oriented towards sustainability, a relationship between the urban expansion, and the ability of soil and landscape to support agricultural productivity and interface...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Raumwissenschaften, Stadt- und Raumplanung, Note: 1,7, Universität Kassel (Ökonomie der Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung), Veranstaltung: Regionalentwicklung dünn besiedelter Räume, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Raumwissenschaften, Stadt- und Raumplanung, Note: 2,3, Universität Kassel (Fachbereich Architektur, Stadtplanung, Landschaftsplanung), Veranstaltung: Ökonomie der Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung, Sprache:...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Bevölkerungsgeographie, Stadt- u. Raumplanung, Note: 1,0, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel (Geographisches Institut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Image einer Stadt...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Raumwissenschaften, Stadt- und Raumplanung, Note: 1,3, Universität der Künste Berlin (Gestaltung), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, zunächst Markenerlebnisräume aus einer gesellschafts-...

Im Rahmen des Fortschrittskollegs Energieeffizienz im Quartier wurde das Thema von 11 DoktorandInnen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen untersucht. In den Arbeiten werden Lösungsansätze und Empfehlungen für Akteure der Energiewende entwickelt.

Master's Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Demographics, Urban Management, Planning, , language: English, abstract: This study aims to measure the people's perception regarding climate change vulnerabilities in...

This book explores the recent advances in the leading paradigms of urbanism, namely compact cities, eco-cities, and data-driven smart cities, and the evolving approach to their amalgamation under the umbrella term of smart sustainable cities. It...

A multidisciplinary team of specialists list historical and contemporary research on suburbanization with particular emphasis on the UK, North America, Australia and South Africa.

This book poses "spatial violence" as a means to explore histories of and through architecture at sites across the world. Regarding space and violence as co-constitutive, the book's collected 3 essays critique modernization and capitalist accumulation as...

Collective Impact as a tool to bring about community change has seen remarkable growth in usage since 2011. Collective Impact has been used successfully with a variety of local issues and has raised the consciousness of how community groups interact as...

Over the past six or more decades, John Friedmann has been an insurgent force in the field of urban and regional planning, transforming it from its traditional state-centered concern for establishing social and spatial order into a radical domain of...

The book explores the contribution of assemblage thinking and actor-network theory (ANT) to planning theory and practice.

This book presents the first systematic overview and analysis of the deep connection between Scharoun and China, offering insights into East-West cultural exchange and enriching existing understandings of modernism.

This volume offers a diverse discussion on the interrelations among AI, algorithms, big data, and Industry 4.0 to understand the importance of these paradigms for the development of firms, districts, clusters, cities, regions, and innovation.This book...

First published in 1997, this title brings together the selected papers of seventeen architects, social scientists and planners. It offers a range of original perspectives on the relationship between the design and habituation of the built environment on...

Originally published in 1992, this title examines the complex experience of colonial domination, social reaction, and physical adaptation within the built environment of regions such as Morocco, Eastern Europe, India, Guatemala and East Africa, and...

First published in 1988, chapters in this volume deal directly with research on those environmental matters on which government agencies and other organisations formulate policies or develop design strategies. Covering assessment and evaluation of...

Empirical studies conducted in this book provide nuanced analysis of social-economic, administrative and political dynamics on the land beyond the airport grounds, such as the project area of Greenfield development, the airport city, or land resources...

This book explores how cities are much more than their economies, demographies, or geographies. The chapters explore planners and their role as protagonist in the humanities of literature and history; the inevitability of uncertainty in planning and how...

The uncontrolled utilization of natural resources to supply to the water demands of the ever-growing population has brought about worldwide scarcity. The supply shortage has resulted in conflicts between countries, created prolonged drought, closing of...

Edited by thought leaders in the fields of urban informatics and urban interaction design, this book brings together case studies and examples from around the world to discuss the role that urban interfaces, citizen action, and city making play in the...

This edited book approaches the threat and impact of environmental disasters on Asia's urban populations from a governance perspective. It adopts a multi-sector and multi-disciplinary approach to disaster governance that emphasises the importance of...

This volume explores the phenomenon and trend of cultural buildings by investigating 10 typical cities in China from the first, second, and third tiers, and from the Chinese diaspora. Each grand theater design was the result of a high-profile...

This book examines urban development and its role in planning in China and other Asian cities. Starting with a substantial narrative on the history, development philosophy, and urban form of ancient Asian cities, it then identifies the characteristics of...

From the cross-disciplinary perspective of urban management and planning, geography and architecture, this book explores the theory and methods of urban memory, selecting Beijing's historic buildings, historic areas, central areas and city walls as...

Spatial borders as sites of meaningful adjacencies and exchange.Borders between countries, neighbourhoods, people, beliefs, and policies are proliferating and expanding despite what self-proclaimed progressive societies wish or choose to believe. For a...