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  • Orienting Istanbul

    Cultural Capital of Europe?

    Edited by Deniz Göktürk, Levent Soysal, Ipek Tureli ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    Looking at the globalization, urban regeneration, arts events and cultural spectacles, this book considers a city not until now included in the global city debate.Divided into five parts, each preceded by an editorial introduction, this book is an interdisciplinary study of an iconic city, a city facing conflicting social, political and cultural pressures in its search for a place in Europe and on ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

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  • The City

    A Global History

    by Joel Kotkin ...
    Series Book 21 - Modern Library Chronicles
    If humankind can be said to have a single greatest creation, it would be those places that represent the most eloquent expression of our species’s ingenuity, beliefs, and ideals: the city. In this authoritative and engagingly written account, the acclaimed urbanist and bestselling author examines the evolution of urban life over the millennia and, in doing so, attempts to answer the age-old ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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  • Homeless Outreach & Housing First

    Lessons Learned

    by Jay S. Levy ...
    From the author of Homeless Narratives & Pretreatment PathwaysJay S. Levy brings us a new educationalresource entitled Homeless Outreach & Housing First: LessonsLearned. This monograph features three written works onhomelessness inclusive of an article on moral, fiscal, andquality of life considerations, a new story entitled "Ronald’sNarrative: The Original Housing First", and an interview thatwas ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why Place Matters

    Geography, Identity, and Civic Life in Modern America

    Edited by Wilfred M. McClay, Ted V. McAllister ...
    Contemporary American society, with its emphasis on mobility and economic progress, all too often loses sight of the importance of a sense of place” and community. Appreciating place is essential for building the strong local communities that cultivate civic engagement, public leadership, and many of the other goods that contribute to a flourishing human life.Do we, in losing our places, lose the ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Planning for Coexistence?

    Recognizing Indigenous rights through land-use planning in Canada and Australia

    by Libby Porter, Janice Barry ...
    Planning is becoming one of the key battlegrounds for Indigenous people to negotiate meaningful articulation of their sovereign territorial and political rights, reigniting the essential tension that lies at the heart of Indigenous-settler relations. But what actually happens in the planning contact zone - when Indigenous demands for recognition of coexisting political authority over territory ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • Resilient Sustainable Cities

    A Future

    Edited by Leonie Pearson, Peter Newton, Peter Roberts ...
    Urbanization is occurring at an unprecedented rate; by 2050 three quarters of the world’s people will live in urban environments. The cars we drive, products we consume, houses we live in and technology we use will all determine how sustainable our cities will be. Bridging the increasing divide between cross-disciplinary academic insights and the latest practical innovations, Resilient Sustainable ... Read more

    $114.99 CAD

  • Low Car(bon) Communities

    Inspiring car-free and car-lite urban futures

    by Nicole Foletta, Jason Henderson ...
    With increasing awareness of the urgent need to respond to global warming by reducing carbon emissions and recognition of the social benefits of car-free and car-lite living, more and more city planners, advocates, and everyday urban dwellers are demanding new ways of building cities. In Low Car(bon) Communities, authors Nicole Foletta and Jason Henderson examine seven case studies in Europe and ... Read more

    $135.99 CAD

  • Global Cities

    A Short History

    by Greg Clark ...
    Series series The Short Histories
    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, the number of truly global cities is greater than ever before, reflecting the globalization of both economic ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Unions and the City

    Negotiating Urban Change

    Edited by Ian Thomas MacDonald ...
    Labor unions remain the largest membership-based organizations in major North American cities, even after years of decline. Labor continues to play a vital role in mobilizing urban residents, shaping urban conflict, and crafting the policies and regulations that are transforming our urban spaces. As unions become more involved in the daily life of the city, they find themselves confronting the ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Governing Urban Economies

    Innovation and Inclusion in Canadian City Regions

    Edited by Allison Bramwell, Neil Bradford ...
    Series series Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions
    Today more than ever, cities matter to the economic and social well-being of the vast majority of Canadians. Canada’s urban centers are simultaneously the engines of the national economy and the places where the risks of social exclusion are most concentrated, making innovative and inclusive urban governance an urgent national priority.Governing Urban Economies is the first detailed scholarly ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • No Place Like Home

    Wealth, Community and the Politics of Homeownership

    by Brian J. McCabe ...
    In the decade following the housing crisis, Americans remain enthusiastic about the prospect of owning a home. Homeownership is a symbol of status attainment in the United States, and for many Americans, buying a home is the most important financial investment they will ever make. We are deeply committed to an ideology of homeownership that presents homeownership as a tool for building stronger ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Sustainable City and Creativity

    Promoting Creative Urban Initiatives

    by Tüzin Baycan ...
    The notion of 'creative cities' - where cultural activities and creative and cultural industries play a crucial role in supporting urban creativity and contributing to the new creative economy - has become central to most regional and urban development strategies in recent years. A creative city is supposed to develop imaginative and innovative solutions to a range of social, economic and ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD