Regional and area planning Books

The concept of ‘sustainable urban development’ has been pushed to the forefront of policymaking and politics as the world wakes up to the impacts of climate change and the destructive effects of the Anthropocene. Climate change has emerged to...

L'ouvrage porte sur la dimension sociale du projet de territoire, la participation des habitants et des usagers et les effets du projet sur le partage de l'espace. Au travers d'exemples pris au nord comme au sud, sont abordés les enjeux de mixité...

Rural America is at a crossroads in its economic development. Like regions of other First World nations, the traditional economic base of rural communities in the United States is rapidly deteriorating. Natural resources, including agriculture, show...

Since the formal raising of the Iron Curtain, there has been much interest in post-socialism and the process of post-socialist transition. This timely book provides a systematic review and analysis of the process of 'transition'. Herrschel:explores...

While much has been written about rural migrant workers' experiences in the big cities, population movements into China's vast network of towns and small cities has been largely neglected. This book presents a detailed case study of rural migrant workers...

""Beitrag zur Lehre vom Landstandschaftsrecht der Standesherrn"" ist ein Buch von Carl Ferdinand Goriz, das im Jahr 1871 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit dem Landstandschaftsrecht, das die Rechte und Pflichten der Standesherrn...

The Life of Walter Harriman is a book written by Walter Harriman himself and published in 1888. It is a memoir that chronicles the life of the author, who was a prominent figure in American politics during the late 19th century. The book provides a...

This book demonstrates the development of theoretically sound information technology and communications for developing an ICT4D research program. It explains building complex methodologies relying on parametric and non-parametric data analytic and data...

Climate adaptation is a timely yet complex topic that does not fit squarely into any one disciplinary realm.Geospatial Applications for Climate Adaptation Planning presents an overview of the range of strategies, tools, and techniques that must be used...

Preparedness and rigorous planning on community, state, and regional levels is critical to containing the threat of pandemic illness. This volume describes the processes necessary for the effective management of a pandemic threat. It guides plan...

Prof. James L. Mulvihill here provides 46 essays on city development within the "Inland Empire"--that part of Southern California comprising San Bernardino, Riverside, Highland, Redlands, Loma Linda, Grand Terrace, Colton, Rialto, and surrounding...

Energy is crucial to the functioning of any human society and central to understanding East Asia's 'economic miracle'. The region's rapid development over the last few decades has been inherently energy-intensive and the impact on global energy security,...

Over the 20th century, Morocco has become one of the world's major emigration countries. But since 2000, growing immigration and settlement of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Europe confronts Morocco with an entirely new set of...

Recent rapid housing market expansion in China is presenting new challenges for policy makers, planners, business people, and citizens. Now that housing in middle-income China is driven by consumer choices and is no longer dominated by state policy...

Postcolonial Encounters in International Relations examines the social and cultural aspects of the political violence that underpinned the French colonial project in the Maghreb, and the multi-layered postcolonial realities that ensued. This book...

This book explores the urban, political, and economic effects of contemporary capitalism as well being concerned with a collective analytic that addresses these processes through the lens of disassembling and reassembling dynamics. The processes of...

Drawing upon a variety of empirical and theoretical perspectives, The Urban Climate Challenge provides a hands-on perspective about the political and technical challenges now facing cities and transnational urban networks in the global climate regime...

This book represents the first comprehensive study of the influential German legal and political thinker Carl Schmitt's spatial thought, offering the first systematic examination from a Geographic perspective of one of the most important political...

Essai Sur L�������Institution Des Commissaires Speciaux (1884) est un livre �����crit par De Gronckel, Charles. Ce livre est un essai sur l'institution des commissaires sp�����ciaux, qui sont des fonctionnaires charg�����s de surveiller et de...

Le livre ""Le Statut Municipal De Tours Et Obligations Passees A Tours (1885)"" de Faye, Henry est une �����tude d�����taill�����e du statut municipal de la ville de Tours en France, ainsi que des obligations pass�����es de la ville. Publi����� en 1885,...

The book titled ""The Speech of the City Solicitor, T. J. Nelson: For the Corporation of London Before the Epping Forest Commissioners (1876)"" is a historical document that contains the transcript of a speech given by T. J. Nelson, the City Solicitor of...

This comprehensive study of land use on the suburban fringe analyzes the complex relationships that underlie land conversion in the United States. It contains a detailed examination of the northwestern urban complex; some nationwide projections for the...

Discusses aims of urban planning and ways to achieve improved city living. Originally published in 1963

This is Volume II of a series of six on Urban and Regional Economics originally published in 1960. This study discusses the future of urban developments in America. Has they already have megapolitan belts, sprawling regions of quasi-urban settlement...

""The Resources of the State of Oregon"" is a comprehensive book of statistical information about the state of Oregon, published in 1898 by the Oregon State Board of Agriculture. The book provides a detailed overview of the state's resources, including...

Planners tend to promote formal plans as the only game in town while diverse efforts of urban actors shape our cities. Tracking the development of American "neighborhood unit" concept in independent India's planning practice and literature-from the...

Although the last decade has seen steady progress towards wider acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals, LGBTQ residential and commercial areas have come under increasing pressure from gentrification and...

When considering the successful design of cities, the focus tends to be on famous examples such as Paris or Rome, with equally successful but smaller and more remote examples being ignored. In addition, the more diffuse patterns of settlement of the...

Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew were pioneers of Modern Architecture in Britain and its former colonies from the late 1920s through to the early 1970s. As a barometer of twentieth century architecture, their work traces the major cultural developments of that...

Der erste Band der GUG-Schriftenreihe befaßt sich mit der Definition von Umweltqualitätszielen und ihrer Umsetzung in die Praxis. Die Schwierigkeiten bei der Ableitung von Umweltqualitätszielen aus einem "Leitbild" heraus...

During the past two decades, as markets have pushed the price of land and housing beyond the reach of low- and middle-income families, governments in England and Europe have struggled to provide effective policy responses. Problems of affordable housing,...

This is a true story about an untrue story. It takes you through the experiences of an ordinary group of citizens and neighbors who banded together to fight against a proposed trash incinerator that would have threatened their neighborhoods. It is an...

For well over a decade, there has been a drive towards sustainability in planning throughout the Nordic countries. But are these countries experiencing a paradigm shift in planning research and practice with regards to sustainability? Or is the...

The accession of Croatia to the EU marked the end of a long and arduous period of transition. Croatia had to meet significantly higher criteria than previous states with suspicion and concerns among existing members about further enlargement increasing...

The Maine Law In The Balance: Or An Inquiry Into The Theory And Working Capacities Of That Measure (1855) is a book written by A Citizen Of Maine. The book is an investigation into the Maine Law, a prohibition law enacted in Maine in 1851 that prohibited...

The book ""Letter Of R. C. Waterston To The Members Of The Boston School Board, Relating To Charles M. Cumston And The English High School (1873)"" is a historical document written by Robert Cassie Waterston in 1873. The letter is addressed to the...

Nevada Land Grants, Part 2 is a historical document that contains transcripts of hearings held by the Committee on the Public Lands of the House of Representatives during the Sixty-Fourth Congress, First Session in 1916. The hearings were held to discuss...

The book elaborates on the evolution of urbanization and rural land system reform in China. Different property rights for rural and urban people lead to extremely unbalanced development of urban and rural China. Therefore, combination of property rights...

Leyes y Resoluciones Referentes a Terrenos de Monta�����a (1895) es un libro publicado por la Direcci������n de Obras P������blicas que recopila las leyes y resoluciones relacionadas con la gesti������n de terrenos de monta�����a en Espa�����a. Esta obra...

Hearing Before The Subcommittee On Street Railways Of The Committee On The District Of Columbia (1914) is a transcript of the hearing held by the Subcommittee on Street Railways of the Committee on the District of Columbia in 1914. The hearing was held...

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 open access book explores the use of technologies for urban safety and security. Rather than focusing on the technologies themselves, it provides and in-depth analysis of the complex urban transformations linked to the increasing...

This book argues that the substantial life and property loss caused by urban flooding might not be a pure result of a vulnerable physical environment-social factors, especially the individual attributes and capacities, could have pivotal roles to play in...

This book discusses the concepts and technologies associated with the mitigation of urban heat islands (UHIs) that are applicable in hot and humid regions. It presents several city case studies on how UHIs can be reduced in various areas to provide...

This volume addresses a variety of issues on traffic safety policy, ranging from issues of climate change, urban equity, and transport safety, in a broad global and societal context, while retaining situation-specific details. Written by international...