Urban & Regional

This is a study of the long-run evolution of the relationship between China and the world economy. The book presents an original interpretation of the country's socio-economic processes in the past 150 years, focusing on China's interaction with the...

Shaanan challenges the conventional view that unrestricted economic freedom enhances our economic and political well being. He demonstrates that unrestricted economic freedom provides benefits but also inflicts a heavy toll on democracy, free markets...

This book explores institutional change and economic behaviour by examining the transition process in the former socialist countries that joined the EU in 2004, looking at the growth occurring in China, offering a historical perspective on economic...

The Eurasian continent, which has for over a century lagged behind in global markets, is currently gaining economic and political momentum. This book investigates emerging economic linkages in the area, examining the factors shaping this integration, the...

This book analyzes regional and local models of development, in the context of existing socio-economic disparities and the impact of EU enlargement and European policy, offering a comparative and in-depth analysis of the distinct nature of regional...

China's opening up has unleashed lucrative opportunities to foreign investors. However, doing business in China is far more difficult than many people have anticipated. Using a new theoretical framework and comprehensive evidence, this book...

The relationship between trade policy and economic performance is one of the oldest controversies in economic development. In recent years, there has been a revival of interest in the debate on the implications of trade reforms for productivity growth...

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This book focuses on how digital technologies and rapid developments in artificial intelligence are shaping a new generation of cyber-physical systems based on the convergence among robots, sensors, and 3D printing. The book tells a story based on data...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333185957Author K. J. ButtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave Macmillan

The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS-2030) aims to strengthen regional cooperation and integration and ensure a robust recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).GMS-2030 builds upon recognized...

This book presents research in the field of housing and urban analysis in Japan. It features carefully selected English translations of peer-reviewed articles published in journals in Japan, especially by authors involved in the laboratory supervised by...

Following the restructuring process which swept away the traditional manufacturing economy of the inner city 25 years ago, new industries are transforming these former post-industrial landscapes. These creative, technology-intensive industries include...

Dr. Bharati Mohapatra examines the social, functional, physical and emotional aspects of neighborhood Open Space and the attitude of people for community participation in managing the Open Space, as well as development of a framework for community...

This book extends the current international interest in the conceptualization of the marine sector to explore its importance of at different geographical scales: from the national, to regional and small area analysis within the context of base theory,...

This book offers essential insights into potential catastrophic events that might befall upon the emerging urban landscape in South Asia, and which are due to hazards, risks and vulnerabilities inherent in the region's geophysical location, as well as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733521017Author Billy AtwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Bcg PublishingPublisher Bcg PublishingWeight(grams) 95g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781805240020Author LalFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint HrithikPublisher HrithikWeight(grams) 340g

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of long-term changes in the car market of an emerging economy, with a focus on its spatial and temporal dimensions. Poland, the case study in question, represents a unique "laboratory of automobile revolution"...

Clusters and Sustainable Regional Development conceptualises the role of organised clusters in the transition towards sustainability. It introduces a novel perspective on these clusters, viewing them as deliberate collective actors within their...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943307067Author Ralph BivinsFormat HardbackPage Count 182Imprint Fifth Estate Media LLCPublisher Fifth Estate Media LLCWeight(grams) 345g

Many cities across the world continue to grapple with long-standing urban challenges even as new ones emerge. With each crisis, cities address these perennial (e.g. decentralization of urban cores and revitalising the city centre), nascent, and emergent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781494600181Author Andrey P GarnovFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Academus Publishing, Inc.Publisher Academus Publishing, Inc.Weight(grams) 132g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641373067Author Andy GordonFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint New Degree PressPublisher New Degree PressWeight(grams) 322g

This book examines urban planning and infrastructure development in Japanese cities after the second world war as a way to mitigate the risks of disasters while pursuing sustainable development. It looks at the benefits of social capital and how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781453557600Author Abraham MathebeFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris CorporationWeight(grams) 118g

The changes that Central European cities have undergone since 1989 deserve a complex, interdisciplinary analysis that offers deep insight into the specific nature of the transformation taking place in the region. This book presents a multidimensional and...

COVID-19 has stressed the condition of radical uncertainty that increasingly characterises our times and compels cities to learn new ways to cope with unexpected global urban challenges. The volume proposes preparedness as a key concept in urban...

This edited volume presents a compendium of emerging and innovative studies on the proliferation of new working spaces (NeWSps), both formal and informal (such as coworking spaces, maker spaces, fab labs, public libraries, and coffee shops), and their...

This book vividly describes how China's rise in the early 2000s led to rising profits and declining labor income everywhere, ultimately resulting in the global financial crisis. Under Deng Xiaoping's policy of 'reform and opening up' in the 1980s, China...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333318706Author Christopher SaundersFormat HardbackPage Count 450Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 720g

Cities currently account for about two-thirds of the world's annual energy consumption and about 70 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the coming decades, urbanisation and income growth in developing countries are expected to push cities'...

This report employs a territorial lens to understand the persistently low economic growth rates in Latin America and the Caribbean. Using new data sources and methods, it argues that deindustrialization, distance, and divisions constrain the productivity...

The continuing rapid growth and development of China's cities brings many complex challenges. Tasked with supporting strong economic development that provides jobs and a good quality of life for its growing number of residents, China's cities also must...

From Oil to Cities: Nigeria's Next Transformation serves the critical and timely purpose of understanding the challenges and opportunities of urbanization in Nigeria.Book InformationISBN 9781464807923Author The World BankFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990899747Author Lawrence BrooksFormat PaperbackImprint Rock / Paper / Safety ScissorsPublisher Rock / Paper / Safety ScissorsWeight(grams) 481g

Cities are seen as essentially “good”: innovative, pro-growth, poverty-reducing. In a challenging corrective to this common portrayal, Christof Parnreiter argues that the same urban properties which make cities so extraordinarily proficient at producing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781464812873Author World BankFormat PaperbackPage Count 171Imprint World Bank PublicationsPublisher World Bank Publications

Cities are seen as essentially “good”: innovative, pro-growth, poverty-reducing. In a challenging corrective to this common portrayal, Christof Parnreiter argues that the same urban properties which make cities so extraordinarily proficient at producing...