Regional and area planning Books

Tired of watching your city being degraded by new development that doesn’t fit? Paying for city plans that never get implemented? Wondering what your city can do to respond to climate change?In his groundbreaking book, Fixing Your City, Portland...

Professional planning is commonly defined as an activity which is concerned with the rational allocation or exploitation of resources for man's maximum short- and long-term benefit. The science of. ecology is the study of the...

Communities are basic social units that provide contexts in which people live together to their mutual benefit. This book defines exactly what prosocial communities are, identifying their elements and relevant...

Wetlands throughout the world, including those described in this book are among the most sensitive and vulnerable ecosystems. They are critical habitats to the world's migratory birds and a broad range of endangered mammal,...

పరిచయం: రాజకీయ తత్వశాస్త్రం యొక్క నిర్వచనం, దాని ప్రాముఖ్యత మరియు వ్యాప్తిరాజకీయ తత్వశాస్త్రం యొక్క నిర్వచనంరాజకీయ తత్వశాస్త్రం అనేది ప్రభుత్వం, రాజకీయం మరియు రాజకీయ సమాజం యొక్క స్వభావం, లక్ష్యం మరియు ఉద్దేశ్యం గురించి అధ్యయనం చేసే ఒక శాస్త్రం. ఇది...

Within the complex web of public transit, the success of change depends on transference. There are a multitude of proposals to improve Atlanta's transit system. As proposal moves into action, careful consideration must govern the way in which the new...

Approaches to sustainable land use planning have evolved in two discreet directions. One is process-oriented that develops community-wide consensus on the problems and definitions of progress. The other is more technology driven and uses planning support...

The book focuses on the psychosocial effects that organized crime related violence has produced in Mexico. It connects one of the major worries of our times - terrorism - with the conditions of peacelessness that prevail in Mexico. Specifically, the...

Cities throughout the West face rising crime, soaring housingcosts, a sprawling homelessness crisis and devastateddowntown areas following two years of COVID restrictions andthe aftermath of destructive protests. Policymakers typicallyaddress these and...

From the author of Small Change comes this engaging guide to placemaking, packed with practical skills and tools that architects, planners, urban designers and other built environment specialists need in order to engage effectively with development work...

Violence and insecurity are among the most important issues facing communities in the 21st century. Both family violence and community violence are rapidly rising in the urbanizing nations of the South, and richer nations are also facing increased...

During the fifty years since the first community land trust (CLT) was founded by African-American civil rights activists in the United States, CLTs have spread far beyond their country of origin. Most of this growth has occurred in the Global North, but...

Il libro ""Del Miglior Modo Di Ordinare L' Amministrazione De' Lavori Pubblici"" scritto da Antonio Maiuri nel 1869, ����� un'opera che si concentra sull'organizzazione dell'amministrazione dei lavori pubblici. L'autore esamina le varie problematiche...

This text on the theory and applications of crowd safety provides the background and applications of crowd risk assessment tools, with case studies on www.routledge.com/9781138626560. It overviews legislation and guidance for crowd safety in places of...

"The strength of this book is that it does not look at a single case or even a few disparate examples of drug, weapon, and human trafficking but looks at many patterns-intra-regionally, cross-nationally, and internationally. It is an innovative addition...

This book re-examines the role of urban policy and planning in relation to the housing market in an era of global uncertainty and change. The relationship between planning and the housing market is a contested problem across research, policy, and...

Shaping Terrain shows how the physical landscape and local ecology have influenced human settlement and built form in Latin America since pre-Columbian times. Most urban centers and capitals of Latin American countries are situated on or near...

The two most recent presidential elections exposed a deep and expanding polarization of the American public. Unfortunately, the two major political parties aren't helping to resolve this conflict. In fact, they created the conflict and are perpetuating...

This is the fourth in a series of books dealing with Washington, DC. Like the first three, this also is the outgrowth of special seminars conducted in the Department of Political Science at Howard University. We examine Washington, DC's challenges,...

 "The most thought-provoking and refreshing work on Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia in a long time.It is certainly an immense contribution to the broadening schools within international relations."   Times Higher Education (THE).  ...

Why do some U.S. cities like Seattle and Boston impose social exactions and sustainability targets on private investment while others like Las Vegas and Houston offer property tax and fee remissions to business, tolerate environmentally hazardous...

This is an insightful study of spatial planning and housing strategy in London, focusing on the period 2000-2008 and the Mayoralty of Ken Livingstone. Duncan Bowie presents a detailed analysis of the development of Livingstone's policies and their...

This book is about the tragic journeys and livelihood insecurities of coastal fisherfolk jailed by India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for having entered each other's territorial waters. While reflecting on national anxieties and the deleterious...

Based on primary resources, including documents and extensive interviews with Japanese policy makers, this book provides a comprehensive and detailed empirical analysis of Japan's involvement in Asia-Pacific security multilateralism after the end of the...

During the twentieth century, Japan was transformed from a poor, primarily rural country into one of the world's largest industrial powers and most highly urbanised countries. Interestingly, while Japanese governments and planners borrowed carefully from...

This book explores the relationship between land use planning and ethno-religious segregation. It draws on a range of empirical research and case studies to explore the meaning attached to land in contested places, the challenges these present to...

Community Asset Transfer in England  evaluates whether Community Asset Transfer (CAT), a mechanism for disposing of public property assets by selling, leasing or giving them to community organisations at less than market value, has any effect...

The Creative City is a clarion call for imaginative action in developing and running urban life. It shows how to think, plan and act creatively in addressing urban issues, with remarkable examples of innovation and regeneration from around the world...

Urban areas in Arctic Russia are experiencing unprecedented social and ecological change. This collection outlines the key challenges that city managers will face in navigating this shifting political, economic, social, and environmental terrain. In...

In the wake of urbanization and technological advances, public green spaces within cities are disappearing and people are spending more time with electronic devices than with nature. Urban Horticulture explores the importance of horticulture to the...

This book introduces the methodology of critical discourse analysis (CDA) to the study of participatory planning. CDA uses linguistic analysis to elucidate social issues and processes and is particularly suited to institutional practices and how they are...

The concept of social innovation offers an alternative perspective on development and territorial transformation, one which foregrounds innovation in social relations. This volume presents a broad-ranging and insightful exploration of social innovation...

Ce discours historique est une analyse approfondie de la nouvelle division territoriale de la France après la Révolution française. Thouret établit une argumentation précise pour la nécessité de la nouvelle organisation administrative et territoriale du...

In this report, the Governor of New Mexico provides a comprehensive overview of the state's progress over the past year. From economic development initiatives to public safety efforts, this report covers it all. It is an essential resource for anyone...

Explore the historical significance and implementation of municipal sanctions in Statuum Castri and Roncilionis in this detailed study by Ottavio Farnese. Discover how these sanctions were used to regulate local government and maintain order in these...

Urban seismic risk is growing worldwide and is, increasingly, a problem of developing countries. In 1950, one in four of the people living in the world's fifty largest cities was earthquake-threatened, while in the year 2000,...

This book tells the story of a citizen group through the example and results of their participation in local civic life. The book draws attention to the complicated conditions under which civic participation may succeed. The story is about the...

Remaking Metropolis examines examples of both urban decay and destruction as well as urban rebirth. It shows why particular approaches were successful, or did not achieve their objectives. By bringing together innovative approaches to urban living from...

That the topic ofdesign review is somehow trou­ My biases are clearfrom the start: I am among blesome is probably one thing all readers can those who believe that, despite all signals to the contrary, the physical structure of...