Regional Planning category: 486 books
Small Business and the City
The Transformative Potential of Small Scale Entrepreneurship
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
In Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit. Studying the factors which enable small businesses to survive and thrive, they highlight the success of a...
by Andrei Besedin
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Starting a farm and rural business is an exciting and challenging undertaking. But a good business plan is often one of the keys to a successful business start-up. The real value of creating a business plan is not in having the finished product in hand; instead, the value lies in the process of researching...
The Creative Community Builder's Handbook
How to Transform Communities Using Local Assets, Arts, and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2006
Put the power of arts and culture to work in your community Part 1 of this unique guide distills research and emerging ideas behind culturally driven community development and explains key underlying principles. You'll understand the arts impact on community well-being and have the rationale for engaging...
China's Emerging Cities
The Making of New Urbanism
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2007
With urbanism becoming the key driver of socio-economic change in China, this book provides much needed up-to-date material on Chinese urban development.
Demonstrating how it transcends the centrally-planned model of economic growth, and assessing the extent to which it has gone beyond the...
The Economies of Urban Diversity
Ruhr Area and Istanbul
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
The Economics of Urban Diversity explores ethnic and religious minorities in urban economies. In this exciting work, the contributors develop an integrative approach to urban diversity and economy by employing concepts from different studies and linking historical and contemporary analyses of economic,...
Montréal et Toronto. Villes intérieures
Villes intérieures
Language: French
Release Date: December 8, 2011
En cinquante ans, le centre-ville de Montréal a vu s’implanter un réseau piétonnier protégé de près de 30 kilomètres, donnant accès à ce qu’on appelle maintenant la ville intérieure. Le « RÉSO », entièrement accessible au public, comprend des stations de métro et des gares, des...
by Gabrielle Immarigeon
Language: French
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Language: French
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Un téléphérique pourrait-il être implanté à Montréal? La ville futuriste des publicités de l’après-guerre ne semble plus si éloignée : se déplacer dans les airs grâce au transport urbain par câble est devenu une réalité pour plusieurs dizaines de villes à travers le monde.
Smart Cities, Smart Future
Showcasing Tomorrow
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
Are you curious about smart cities? You should be! By mid-century, two-thirds of us will live in cities. The world of tomorrow will be a world of cities. But will they be smart cities? Smart cities are complex blends of technologies, systems and services designed and orchestrated to help people lead...
by Charles Montgomery
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
A globe-trotting, eye-opening exploration of how cities can—and do—make us happier people
Charles Montgomery's Happy City will revolutionize the way we think about urban life.
After decades of unchecked sprawl, more people than ever are moving back to the city. Dense urban living...
Water 4.0
The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we’re done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot...
The End of the Suburbs
Where the American Dream Is Moving
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
“The government in the past created one American Dream at the expense of almost all others: the dream of a house, a lawn, a picket fence, two children, and a car. But there is no single American Dream anymore.”
For nearly 70 years, the suburbs were as American as apple pie. As the middle...
Maker City
A Practical Guide for Reinventing American Cities
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
The Maker City Playbook is a comprehensive case studies and how-to information useful for city leaders, civic innovators, nonprofits, and others engaged in urban economic development. The Maker City Playbook is committed to going beyond stories to find patterns and discern promising practices to help...
Everything in Its Place
Entrepreneurship and the Strategic Management of Cities, Regions, and States
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Every city, region and state wants to do better---or at the very least, not do worse. Places have a strong and vigorous concern with and stake in generating a stronger economic performance. This concern spans a broad spectrum of constituents and interests, including business, labor, non-profit organizations,...
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...