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    Planning for Place and Plexus

    As cities around the globe respond to rapid technological changes and political pressures, coordinated transport and land use planning is an often targeted aim.Metropolitan Transport and Land Use, the second edition of Planning for Place and Plexus, provides unique and updated perspectives on metropolitan transport networks and land use planning, challenging current planning strategies, offering ... Leer más

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  • The Transportation Experience

    Policy, Planning, and Deployment

    The Transportation Experience explores the historical evolution of transportation modes and technologies. The book traces how systems are innovated, planned and adapted, deployed and expanded, and reach maturity, where they may either be maintained in a polished obsolesce often propped up by subsidies, be displaced by competitors, or be reorganized and renewed. An array of examples supports the ... Leer más

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    Managing the urban water cycle needs to be underpinned by key sustainability principles of water consumption, water recycling, waste minimisation and environmental protection. The integration of urban water cycle management with urban planning and design is known as Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD). One of the key elements of WSUD is the management of urban stormwater, both as a resource and ... Leer más

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  • City Rules

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    Covering the latest equipment and technologies, this massive compendium has been an industry standard for more than a decade.This edition provides professionals with complete information on procedures, tools, standards, and equations. ... Leer más

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  • Darwin Comes to Town

    How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution

    *Carrion crows in the Japanese city of Sendai have learned to use passing traffic to crack nuts.*Lizards in Puerto Rico are evolving feet that better grip surfaces like concrete.*Europe's urban blackbirds sing at a higher pitch than their rural cousins, to be heardover the din of traffic.How is this happening?Menno Schilthuizen is one of a growing number of "urban ecologists" studying how our ... Leer más

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  • Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships

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    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Economic development and social welfare depend on the existence of effective and efficient infrastructure systems, particularly in health, energy, transportation and water, many of which are developed and managed through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). However, empirical evidence suggests some pitfalls in the use of these PPP arrangements.This book addresses these issues, focusing on mostly ... Leer más

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  • Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning

    An International Evaluation

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  • Green Energy Audit of Buildings

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