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Brew to Bikes
Portland's Artisan Economy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Portland, Oregon—urban nexus for the artisan and entrepreneur, flourishing metropolis where goods both hip and homespun converge. Brew to Bikes celebrates emerging industries that combine the artisan aesthetic with business ingenuity and an ethos of sustainability. Author Charles Heying guides readers...
Infrastructure in Africa
Lessons for future development
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Good infrastructure is essential for socio-economic growth and sustainable development. Safe and accessible water supplies, reliable energy, good transport networks and communications technology are all vital to a region’s development agenda. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the...
Multiply/Divide
On the American Real and Surreal
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
I have never been particularly interested in slavery, perhaps because it is such an obvious fact of my family's history. The fact that I am descended from slaves is hard to acknowledge on a day-to-day basis, because slavery does not fit with my self-image. Perhaps this is because I am pretty certain...
Home Truths
Confronting New Zealand’s Housing Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
The poor standard of current housing, and the inability of too many people on low incomes to access decent housing, is causing a cascade of problems that are avoidable.Housing affordability. Unhealthy homes. Wealth inequality. Environmental sustainability. Social mobility. The state of New Zealand...
by Jody Barnes
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
Moving can be overwhelming, but with patience, organization and a good sense of humor, it can be accomplished without the loss of hair or sanity (assuming you had those things to start with). This guide will help you with issues such as determining which items you will be taking, how to pack or if a professional mover is needed. It's your best investment for saving time and money.
Move: How to Rebuild and Reinvent America's Infrastructure
Putting America’s Infrastructure Back in the Lead
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Americans are stuck.
Americans are stuck.
We live with travel delays on congested roads, shipping delays on clogged railways, and delays on repairs and project approvals due to gridlocked leadership. And when we can’t move, when goods are delayed, and when information networks can’t...
Twentieth-Century Sprawl
Highways and the Reshaping of the American Landscape
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Here, Owen Gutfreund offers a fascinating look at how highways have dramatically transformed American communities nationwide, aiding growth and development in unsettled areas and undermining existing urban centers. Gutfreund uses a "follow the money" approach, showing how government policies...
BART
The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
**The history of Bay Area Rapid Transit, as told by "Mr. BART" himself **
When BART opened in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1972, it became a catalyst for a renaissance in modern rail transit, both nationally and internationally. The concept as sold to Bay Area voters was gargantuan:...
Four Walls and a Roof
The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Architects, we like to believe, shape the world as they please. Reinier de Graaf draws on his own tragicomic experiences to present a candid account of what it is really like to work as an architect. To achieve anything, he notes, architects must serve the powers they strive to critique, finding themselves in a perpetual conflict of interest.
The Politics of the Piazza
The History and Meaning of the Italian Square
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Through a detailed study of the principal spaces of Italian cities, this book explores the relationship between political systems and their methods of representation in architecture. Illustrated by contemporary photographs and analytical drawings, it examines significant piazzas and situates these...
by Miles Carter
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
When you find out that you need to move from one home to another, you probably started searching the internet to find out how much the move will cost. This requires that you provide some information online to receive quotes from moving companies. Then the game of phone tag begins. From my experience,...
Nine-tenths of the Law
Property and Resistance in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
"Millions of foreclosed homes and abandoned buildings on one hand; millions of Americans desperate for decent shelter on the other. Hannah Dobbz makes the necessary addition of resources and needs in a book that is both a brilliant history of squatting in the USA and a template for the next stage...
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
The service sector, in aggregate, now dominates total employment and value-added in OECD countries, accounting for more than 70% of these two measures, and continues to increase in importance. While services may play a slightly smaller role in rural regions than in urban areas, they are the dominant...
What I Found in a Thousand Towns
A Traveling Musicians Guide to Rebuilding Americas Communities-One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes
Dubbed by the New Yorker as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters," Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America's small towns. She...