Planning category: 24680 books
Negotiation and Design for the Self-Organizing City
Gaming as a method for Urban Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
This book is dedicated to building an open negotiation and design method for cities as self-organizing systems that bridges the gap between collaborative planning and collaborative design methods. Gaming as a tool for knowledge creation and negotiation serves as an interface between the more abstract...
by Tony Avent
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2003
When Avent announced that he was quitting his job to build a specialty nursery, his former horticulture professor begged his student to reconsider, telling him he couldn't possibly make a profit "without doing something illegal." More than ten years and 20 nursery catalogs later, Avent owns...
Dream Cities
Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
From the acclaimed landscape designer, historian and author of American Eden, a lively, unique, and accessible cultural history of modern cities—from suburbs, downtown districts, and exurban sprawl, to shopping malls and “sustainable” developments—that allows us to view them through the planning,...
Eyes on the Street
The Life of Jane Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence can still be felt in any discussion of urban planning to this day.
Eyes on the Street is a revelation of the phenomenal woman who raised three children, wrote seven groundbreaking...
by Bahamian PC Maestro
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
This book could help you make the biggest decision in your life. Everyone wants to be an entrepreneur but do you really have what it takes to be one? This book will first off help you decide is starting a business is right for you. If you have decided to start a business we tell how you should start...
Tom Gilmartin
The Man Who Brought Down a Taoiseach and Exposed the Greed and Corruption at the Heart of Irish Politics
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
A successful property developer in England, the Sligo-born Tom Gilmartin had ambitious plans for major retail developments in Dublin in the late 1980s. Little did he know that in order to do business in the city, senior politicians and public officials would want a slice of the action … in the form...
by Brandon Pipkin
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
The "success experts" are wrong.In his book 21 Questions for 21 Millionaires, Brandon Pipkin proves that success is not about planning and hoping. It's not about reading the right book, listening to the right person’s advice, or working with a mentor. It's not about following someone...
Wealthing Like Rabbits
An Original and Occasionally Hilarious Introduction to the World of Personal Finance
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
With Canadian personal savings lower than ever before and household debt going through the roof, many people are in dire need of financial advice. But can a book that includes sex, zombies, pancakes, and Star Trek really help? You might be surprised. Wealthing Like Rabbits is a fun, entertaining guide...
A City So Grand
The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Once upon a time, "Boston Town" was an insulated New England township. But the community was destined for greatness. Between 1850 and 1900, Boston underwent a stunning metamorphosis to emerge as one of the world's great metropolises-one that achieved national and international prominence...
by Carla Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Expand Your Personal Brand, compiles 20 valuable lessons that the author has created to increase personal branding success. After learning these lessons through trial and error, the author is providing an interactive way to learn them. Covering topics such as finances, personal branding,...
What If It Does Work Out?
How a Side Hustle Can Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Do you have a hobby or passion that has nothing to do with your nine-to-five job? Do you craft vintage jewelry, make handmade furniture, or offer expert negotiating advice to family and friends in your spare time? Then you, too, could join the 1/3 of Americans who turn their talents into a lucrative...
by R. L. Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Fifty years ago, Richard L. "Dick" Nelson started his career with a small loader.
He established his business in Princeton, Illinois, a small rural community with a current population of 7,600.
today, he is the founder of Nelson Enterprises which includes Advanced Asphalt Company, TCI Manufacturing...
Wisdom for Business Success
Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs and Fresh Graduates
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
This book is a gold mine of wisdom and a must read for the young graduates and entrepreneurs entering their practical life in the real world after their basic or advanced education. It provides guidelines in business matters, loans and banking, providing bankers perspective to the entrepreneurs on...
How to Make a Good Living Running Your Own Business
A low-cost way to start a business you can live off
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
This is a brilliantly revealing, often laugh-out-loud guide for every dreamer, college-leaver and second career-er who has ever thought about starting their own business but fallen asleep in the first chapter of a typical business book. Based on what entrepreneur Robin Bennett has found to work over...