Urban category: 4425 books
by Estanislao Arana García, Estanislao Arana García, Rafael Barranco Vela
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 4, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 4, 2017
La presente obra constituye una herramienta docente para facilitar al alumnado el estudio y comprensión de los contenidos fundamentales de la asignatura "Derecho Urbanístico y Ambiental" impartida en el Grado en Derecho. Se abordan las dos materias que tanto tienen que ver, de forma conjunta,...
by Sanjay Kumar
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
The difference between urban centres and rural areas may seem so obvious that definitions should not be an issue. However, there can be major variations in the ways in which different nations define what is an urban centre. The criteria used include population size and density, and availability of...
The Urban Political
Ambivalent Spaces of Late Neoliberalism
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
This book examines the political and economic trajectories of cities following the 2008 financial crisis. The authors claim that in this era—which they dub "late neoliberalism"—urban spaces, institutions, subjectivities, and organizational forms are undergoing processes of radical transformation...
Margins of Citizenship
Muslim Experiences in Urban India
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Part of the ‘Religion and Citizenship’ series, this book is an ethnographic study of marginality of Muslims in urban India. It explores the realities and consequences of socio-spatial segregation faced by Muslim communities and the various ways in which they negotiate it in the course of their...
The Next American City
The Big Promise of Our Midsize Metros
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
From four-term Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, a hopeful and illuminating look at the dynamic and inventive urban centers that will lead the United States in coming years.
Oklahoma City. Indianapolis. Charleston. Des Moines. What do these cities have in common? They are cities of modest size...
Preservice Teachers, Social Class, and Race in Urban Schools
Experiences and Strategies for Teacher Preparation
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
This book provides an autobiographical and research-based exploration of the perceptions of Black middle and upper class preservice teachers about teaching and learning in high poverty urban schools. While there is an extensive body of knowledge on White preservice teachers, limited studies examine...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
Who shapes our cities? In an age of increasing urban pluralism, globalization and immigration, decreasing public budgets, and an ongoing crisis of authority among designers and planners, the urban environment is shaped by a number of non-traditional stakeholders. The book surveys the kaleidoscope...
Visual Pollution
Advertising, Signage and Environmental Quality
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the problems that public spaces face because of the design of commercial signs. The negative consequences that commercial signs can have on the visual quality of urban areas and further more, on people's quality of life, has been studied from...
by Percy Johnson-Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Unique in the literature of planners, architects, and urban officials, Rebuilding Cities is a compendium and analysis of the achievements of city planning from the ""Ideal City"" of Palmanova in 1593 to the innovative achievements of planners and designers of the twentieth century....
New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Decline and Revitalization of Urban America
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
While many older American cities struggle to remain vibrant, New Brunswick has transformed itself, adapting to new forms of commerce and a changing population, and enjoying a renaissance that has led many experts to cite this New Jersey city as a model for urban redevelopment. Featuring more than...
European Cities in Dynamic Competition
Theory and Case Studies on Urban Governance, Strategy, Cooperation and Competitiveness
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018
World population and the number of city dwellers are steadily growing. Globalization and digitalization lead to an increased competition for skilled and creative labor and other economic resources. This is true not only for firms, but increasingly also for cities. The book elaborates on resulting...
Sustainable Urbanism in Digital Transitions
From Low Carbon to Smart Sustainable Cities
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2019
This book examines how contemporary urbanism is influenced by digital and low carbon transitions. From its infancy at the scale of individual buildings, a focus on ‘green’ agenda, energy, and resource efficiency has fostered research and policies for low carbon cities, eco-cities, and increasingly...
Vivre la Ville en Écosse
Towns and Town Life in Scotland
Language: French
Release Date: June 1, 2017
In the modem western world urbanisation has often been both the companion and corollary of industrialization and no more so than in Britain. Here the population changed dramatically during the long nineteenth century, transforming parts of England and Scotland into some of the most industrial and...
Urban Health
Erkenntnisse zur Gestaltung einer „gesunden“ Stadt
Language: German
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Wolfgang Schlicht stellt das Forschungsgebiet Urban Health, im Deutschen auch StadtGesundheit, vor, in dem er zu Beginn einen kurzen Abriss zur Geschichte der Stadt, zu Leitbildern der Stadtgestaltung und zu Urban Health gibt. Ausgewählte Erkenntnisse zu Stadtmerkmalen, die Gesundheit beeinträchtigen...