City Planning category: 1330 books
by HowExpert
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
About the Expert:
Michael Cole has been actively engaged in the local political arena both in the foreground and behind the scenes in South East Texas for over twenty years. Familiar with all level of running for government from local elections to state and federal elections, Mr. Cole has been a candidate...
by David Rudlin, Rob Thompson, Sarah Jarvis
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
The Academy of Urbanism was founded in 2006 with a mission to recognise, encourage and celebrate great places across the UK, Europe and beyond, and the people and organisations that create and sustain them. This book is a compendium of seventy five places that have been shortlisted as part of the...
Urban Growth in Ethiopia, 1887–1974
From the Foundation of Finfinnee to the Demise of the First Imperial Era
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
This book highlights the positive achievements that Imperial Ethiopia made in its journey towards urbanization into the modern era, and undertakes a critical assessment of the economic, political, and social impediments that prevented the country from transitioning into a truly fully fledged modern...
Preventing the Next Mortgage Crisis
The Meltdown, the Federal Response, and the Future of Housing in America
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
The great U.S. mortgage crisis was a transformative event that will reverberate for decades across families, neighborhoods, and cities. After years of research on various aspects of the crisis, Dan Immergluck examines what went wrong, identifying the factors that created the fragile housing finance...
by Lund, Brian
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
The 3rd edition of this bestselling textbook has been completely revised to address the range of socio-economic factors that have influenced UK housing policy in the years since the previous edition was published. The issues explored include the austerity agenda, the impact of the Coalition government’s...
by Dr David Garnett
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
This book provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of the current debates and discussions in housing policy and practice. It acts as a source of reference for anyone studying or working in the housing field; from social policy studies to town planning.
Smart Communities
How Citizens and Local Leaders Can Use Strategic Thinking to Build a Brighter Future
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
The new edition of the acclaimed guide to strategic decision-making in community planning, development, and collaboration
Based on the results of more than a decade of research by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, Smart Communities provides directions for strategic decision-making and outlines...
Social Ecology in the Digital Age
Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Social Ecology in the Digital Age: Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World provides a comprehensive overview of social ecological theory, research, and practice. Written by renowned expert Daniel Stokols, the book distills key principles from diverse strands of ecological science, offering...
Urban Policy Reconsidered
Dialogues on the Problems and Prospects of American Cities
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2003
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Environmental Problem-Solving A Video-Enhanced Self-Instructional e-Book from MIT
An Overview of the Tools of Environmental Policy-Making and Decision-Making
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2017
The book is divided into four sections: The first section focuses on how certain environmental problems can only be solved through active government effort to implement policies that effectively take science and politics into account. This section introduces readers to foundational concepts, including...
Resilience and Opportunity
Lessons from the U.S. Gulf Coast after Katrina and Rita
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. Commentary and analysis typically focused on what went wrong in the post-disaster emergency response. This forward-looking book, however, presents a more cautiously optimistic view about the region's ability to bounce back after multiple...
Global Cities
A Short History
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Why have some cities become great global urban centers, and what cities will be future leaders?
From Athens and Rome in ancient times to New York and Singapore today, a handful of cities have stood out as centers of global economic, military, or political power. In the twenty-first century,...
by Roseland, Mark
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
The need to make our communities sustainable is more urgent than ever before. Toward Sustainable Communities remains the single most useful resource for creating vibrant, healthy, equitable, economically viable places. This comprehensive update of the classic text presents a leading-edge overview of...
Maturing Megacities
The Pearl River Delta in Progressive Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
This edited volume covers the multiple changes concerning urban governance in the course of the progressive transformation of the Pearl River Delta mega-urban region in China. Looking at the megacities Guangzhou and Shenzhen, it analyzes the maturing of socio-economic, political and spatial structures...