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Urban Climate Challenges In The Tropics: Rethinking Planning And Design Opportunities by Rohinton Emmanuel 9781783268405
RRP: $154.80$134.42Among the places worst hit by climate change are areas of high urban growth in the warm, humid tropics of Asia and Latin America. In these places, the global trend of rapid urbanisation and conditions of local warming compound the effects of climate... -
Territories, Environments, Politics: Explorations in Territoriology by Andrea Mubi Brighenti 9781032051697
RRP: $51.59$45.23This collection seeks to illustrate the state of the art in territoriological research, both empirical and theoretical. The volume gathers together a series of original, previously unpublished essays exploring the newly emerging territorial formations in... -
Repurposing the Green Belt in the 21st Century by Peter Bishop 9781787358867
RRP: $51.60$45.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787358867Author Peter BishopFormat HardbackPage Count 186Imprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 530g -
Re-interpreting the Relationship Between Water and Urban Planning: The Case of Dar es Salaam by Maria Chiara Pastore 9781138651845
RRP: $174.15$151.29Africa is one of the most dynamic continents. It will play a key role in the coming decades in relation to the growth of cities, and environmental conditions will be of primary importance. The structural lack of water and sanitation infrastructure... -
Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning 6: The Right to the City by Christopher Silver 9781138645486
RRP: $174.15$151.81The Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning series offers a selection of some of the best scholarship in urban and regional planning from around the world. The internationally recognized authors of these award-winning papers take up a range of salient... -
Smart City in India: Urban Laboratory, Paradigm or Trajectory? by Binti Singh 9781138607781
RRP: $174.15$151.29This book is a critical reflection on the Smart City Mission in India. Drawing on ethnographic data from across Indian cities, this volume assesses the transformative possibilities and limitations of the program. It examines the ten core infrastructural... -
Shaping Jerusalem: Spatial planning, politics and the conflict by Francesco Chiodelli 9781138595101
RRP: $56.75$49.59Shaping Jerusalem: Spatial planning, politics and the conflict focuses on a hidden facet of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; the relentless reshaping of the Holy City by the Israeli authorities through urban policies, spatial plans, infrastructural and... -
The Design of Urban Manufacturing by Robert N. Lane 9781138593725
RRP: $43.85$38.70American cities are rediscovering the economic and social value of urban manufacturing. However, urban manufacturing is often invisible and poorly understood in terms of urban design, architecture, and policy. The Design of Urban Manufacturing brings a... -
: Urban Land and Property Markets in Italy (1996) by Gastone Ave 9781138589148
RRP: $42.56$37.62Originally published in 1996, Urban Land and Property Markets describes the intricacies of the Italian urban planning system and the interconnections between the property sector, the national economy and recent historical developments, including the new... -
Urban Safety and Peacebuilding: New Perspectives on Sustaining Peace in the City by Achim Wennmann 9781138554726
RRP: $174.15$151.29This volume draws together original research related to conceptual and practical advances at the interface of urban safety and peacebuilding. The book reflects the advances in urban safety and peacebuilding to help address the rapidly increasing risk... -
Readings in Urban Analysis: Perspectives on Urban Form and Structure by Robert W. Lake 9781138531475
RRP: $174.15$151.81This important work brings together a range of perspectives in contemporary urban analysis. The field of urban analysis is characterized by the multiplicity of approaches, philosophies, and methodologies employed in the examination of urban structure and... -
Planning Ethics by Murray Straus 9781138529908
RRP: $174.15$151.81Over the past fifty years professional understanding of planning has changed markedly. In the past, planning was primarily described as a technical activity involving data collection, analysis, and synthesis of physical plans and supporting policies. Now... -
Planning Los Angeles by David Sloane 9781138381810
RRP: $174.15$151.81Los Angeles isn't planned; it just happens. Right? Not so fast! Despite the city's reputation for spontaneous evolution, a deliberate planning process shapes the way Los Angeles looks and lives. Editor David C. Sloane, a planning professor at the... -
Asian Cities in an Era of Decentralisation by Michelle Ann Miller 9781138377356
RRP: $42.56$37.62This book critically engages with the idea of decentralization as empowering cities and their residents to act innovatively and creatively. The contributions thus highlight how the term 'empowerment' in the context of decentralization regimes masks a... -
Integrated Water Resource Planning: Achieving Sustainable Outcomes by Claudia Baldwin 9781138372597
RRP: $42.56$37.62Integrated Water Resource Planning provides practical, evidence-based guidance on water resource planning. In a time of heightened awareness of ecosystem needs, climate change, and increasing and conflicting demands on resources, water professionals and... -
Planning Atlanta by Harley F. Etienne 9781138373846
RRP: $174.15$151.81More than any other major U.S. city, Atlanta regularly reinvents itself. From the Civil War's devastation to the 1996 Olympic boom to the current housing crisis, the city's history is a cycle of rise and fall, ruin and resurgence. In Planning... -
Urban Management: Managing Cities In Uncertain Times by Willie Chee Keong Tan 9789811266935
RRP: $116.10$100.85This book is about the management of cities amid the major challenges to fast growing cities as well as the struggling ones. It discusses trends in urbanization, urban challenges, the urban management approach, theories of the state and urban management,... -
Tensions in Diversity: Spaces for Collective Life in Los Angeles by Felicity Hwee-Hwa Chan 9781487545123
RRP: $58.05$50.54Urban landscapes are complex spaces of sociocultural diversity, characterized by narratives of both conviviality and conflict. As people with multiple ethnicities and nationalities find their common destinies in thriving globalizing cities, social... -
Patrick Geddes’ Contribution to Sociology and Urban Planning: Vision of A City by Indra Munshi 9781032102764
RRP: $51.59$45.231) This book presents a comprehensive account of Patrick Geddes work on sociology and urban planning. 2) It deals with the vital theme of sustainability of modern Cities and ecological crisis. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of urban... -
Neighborhoods, Family, and Political Behavior in Urban America: Political Behavior & Orientations by Yvette Alex-Assensoh 9781138976931
RRP: $42.56$37.62First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138976931Author Yvette Alex-AssensohFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g -
The Theory of Architecture: Concepts Themes & Practices by Paul-Alan Johnson 9780471285335
RRP: $107.01$93.55The Theory of Architecture Concepts, Themes & Practices Paul-Alan Johnson Although it has long been thought that theory directs architectural practice, no one has explained precisely how the connection between theory and practice is supposed to work... -
Governance of Europe's City Regions: Planning, Policy & Politics by Tassilo Herrschel 9780415187718
RRP: $76.10$65.89Governance of Europe's City Regions considers the changing role of the European Union in regional issues, explores how national governments have become increasingly involved at the regional scale and examines the constitutional and political contexts in... -
Druid Hills by Jennifer J. Richardson 9781467103688
RRP: $28.37$9.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467103688Author Jennifer J. RichardsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 318g -
Reflective Planning Practice: Theory, Cases, and Methods by Richard Willson 9780367258689
RRP: $42.56$37.62Reflective Planning Practice: Theory, Cases, and Methods uses structured, first-person reflection to reveal the artistry of planning practice. The value of professional reflection is widely recognized, but there is a difference between acknowledging it... -
A New Model for Housing Finance: Public and Private Sectors Working Together to Build Affordability by Murtaza Baxamusa 9780367859336
RRP: $64.49$56.12A New Model for Housing Finance presents a thought-provoking solution to the housing crisis that follows the division of public and private money on housing costs and benefits. It brings a practical perspective on why housing is unaffordable, and what... -
Cities in the 21st Century by Oriol Nel-lo 9780367669973
RRP: $43.85$39.22Cities in the 21st Century provides an overview of contemporary urban development. Written by more than thirty major academic specialists from different countries, it provides information on and analysis of the global network of cities, changes in urban... -
Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions: Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca by Undine Giseke 9780367670009
RRP: $42.56$38.91This book demonstrates how agriculture can play a determining role in integrated, climate-optimised urban development. Agriculture within urban growth centres today is more than an economic or social left-over or a niche practice. It is instead a complex... -
Slow Urban Planning: The Future of Tribsees by Ton Matton 9783868597691
RRP: $38.70$35.33Although public spaces in the former East Germany were elaborately refurbished after reunification, many small towns and villages continue to suffer from population exodus and high vacancy rates. One of those towns is Tribsees in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,... -
City Planning in India, 1947–2017 by Ashok Kumar 9780367519872
RRP: $51.59$45.74This book is a comprehensive history of city planning in post-independence India. It explores how the nature and orientation of city planning have evolved in India’s changing sociopolitical context over the past hundred or so years.The book situates... -
Pedestrians, Urban Spaces and Health: Proceedings of the XXIV International Conference on Living and Walking in Cities (LWC, September 12-13, 2019, Brescia, Italy) by Maurizio Tira 9780367461713
RRP: $174.15$141.45Today, 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... -
Designing Accessibility Instruments: Lessons on Their Usability for Integrated Land Use and Transport Planning Practices by Cecilia Silva 9781138206953
RRP: $64.49$56.12The integration of land use and transport planning is key to making cities sustainable and liveable. Accessibility can provide an effective framework for this integration. However, today there is a significant gap between the advances in scientific... -
The Chinese City by Weiping Wu 9781138327757
RRP: $174.15$151.81Drawing on years of research experience and keen observations of the triumphs and problems in China’s cities, the authors provide a foundational understanding of China’s urbanization and cities that is grounded in history and geography and challenges... -
Life Cycle Approaches to Sustainable Regional Development by Stefania Massari 9780367669911
RRP: $42.56$38.13Life Cycle Approaches to Sustainable Regional Development explains the ways life cycle methodologies and tools can be used to strengthen regional socio-economic planning and development in a more sustainable manner. The book advocates the adoption of... -
Youth Politics in Urban Asia by Yi’En Cheng 9780367693688
RRP: $51.59$45.23Youth Politics in Urban Asia examines how young people's political actions in Asia are the product of their urban realities, and at the same time, appreciates that young people are striving to remake these urban spaces in a myriad of tangible and... -
Dislocation: Awkward Spatial Transitions by Philip Cooke 9780367679620
RRP: $51.59$45.74Today, the world is in the most serious turmoil it has experienced for many centuries. These multiple crises arise from the fundamental mistreatment by capitalist competition of the carrying capacity of the planet. Even before coronavirus, evidently... -
Brooklyn Bridge Park: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates by Michael Van Valkenburgh 9781580936170
RRP: $51.54$45.82MVVA’s 23-year story of transforming 85 acres of Brooklyn waterfront into parkland that reconnects New Yorkers to the East River Reclaimed from 1.3 miles of New York’s postindustrial waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge Park is a place for escape, recreation,... -
Companion to Public Space by Vikas Mehta 9781032570310
$59.31The Companion to Public Space draws together an outstanding multidisciplinary collection of specially commissioned chapters that offer the state of the art in the intellectual discourse, scholarship, research, and principles of understanding in the... -
Resilient Landscapes: Post-crisis Local Development and Sustainable Society by Matteo Clemente 9780367773939
RRP: $161.25$139.14General overview: The readers will not be confined to a limited coverage. Our book will introduce the reader to different perspectives.Easy-language by very contrasted experts: Usually, the specific language used in the scientific literature do not... -
Urbanism and Town Planning: Understanding and Anticipating Urban Renewal by Jean-Philippe Antoni 9781789451511
RRP: $170.28$146.81Sustainable urban planning and urban renewal are major challenges of the 21st century. In this context, Urbanism and Town Planning proposes a geohistorical approach to urban construction. The city and its neighborhoods are studied through their materials... -
Co-Designing Publics by Dr. Aseem Inam 9781957183572
RRP: $25.74$17.20Co-Designing Publics brings together a mix of academics, activists, and practitioners to discuss and debate discourses from scholarly research, grassroots activism, and design ideas for future action. The "Co-Designing Publics" global research network,...