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  • Cities Transformed

    Demographic Change and Its Implications in the Developing World

    de Mark R. Montgomery, Richard Stren, Barney Cohen, Holly E. Reed ...
    Over the next 20 years, most low-income countries will, for the first time, become more urban than rural. Understanding demographic trends in the cities of the developing world is critical to those countries - their societies, economies, and environments. The benefits from urbanization cannot be overlooked, but the speed and sheer scale of this transformation presents many challenges.In this ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

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  • A Practical Approach to Planning Law

    de Victor Moore, Michael Purdue ...
    Series series A Practical Approach
    Despite repeated attempts in recent years to simplify the planning system, planning law has continued to be so complex that practitioners and students alike have found it difficult to disentangle the issues and principles involved. The twelfth edition of this popular and accessible book aims to remove the mystery which planning law has for so many people. A Practical Approach to Planning Law ... Leer más

    $98.99 USD

  • The Vulnerability of Cities

    Natural Disasters and Social Resilience

    de Mark Pelling ...
    When disaster strikes in cities the effects can be catastrophic compared to other environments. But what factors actually determine the vulnerability or resilience of cities? The Vulnerability of Cities fills a vital gap in disaster studies by examining the too-often overlooked impact of disasters on cities, the conditions leading to high losses from urban disasters and why some households and ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

  • Adaptive Capacity and Environmental Governance

    Edición de Derek Armitage, Ryan Plummer ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Rapid environmental change calls for individuals and societies with an ability to transform our interactions with each other and the ecosystems upon which we depend. Adaptive capacity - the ability of a social-ecological system (or the components of that system) to be robust to disturbances and capable of responding to changes - is increasingly recognized as a critical attribute of multi-level ... Leer más

    $143.09 USD

  • Visualizing the Data City

    Social Media as a Source of Knowledge for Urban Planning and Management

    de Luca Simeone, Giorgia Lupi, Paolo Ciuccarelli ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This book investigates novel methods and technologies for the collection, analysis and representation of real-time user-generated data at the urban scale in order to explore potential scenarios for more participatory design, planning and management processes. For this purpose, the authors present a set of experiments conducted in collaboration with urban stakeholders at various levels (including ... Leer más

    $53.99 USD

  • Municipalities and Community Participation

    A Sourcebook for Capacity Building

    de Janelle Plummer ...
    Series series Municipal Capacity Building Series
    'Among all the literature on participation, this is the first book I know that focuses on municipal authorities. It... also has particular importance both for higher levels of government (at national or provincial/state level) and for international agencies. Firstly, it is a reminder of the importance of well-functioning municipal governments for reducing poverty. Secondly, it is a rich source of ... Leer más

    $84.99 USD

  • Cities for Children

    Children's Rights, Poverty and Urban Management

    de Sheridan Bartlett, Roger Hart, David Satterthwaite, Ximena de la Barra, Alfredo Missair ...
    Urban authorities and organizations are responsible for providing the basic services that affect the lives of urban children. Cities for Children is intended to help them understand and respond to the rights and requirements of children and adolescents. It looks at the responsibilities that authorities face, and discusses practical measures for meeting their obligations in the context of limited ... Leer más

    $65.99 USD

  • Planning London for the Post-War Era 1945-1960

    de Emmanuel V. Marmaras ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book deals with the formation of the post-Second World War reconstruction and planning machinery in Great Britain, the re-planning efforts undertaken in post-war London, and in particular the redevelopment programme regarding its central area in the form of the comprehensive development projects. Originating from a PhD Thesis, the book recreates the atmosphere following step by step arguments ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Democracy Deferred

    Civic Leadership after 9/11

    de D. Woods ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the inside story of the civic renewal movement they founded. ... Leer más

    $53.99 USD

  • Landscape Balance and Landscape Assessment

    Edición de Rudolf Krönert, Uta Steinhardt, Martin Volk ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    During the last decades, landscape ecology has developed tremendously. It concerns both the theoretical basis and practical application. The authors follow a hierarchical approach that is inherent in landscape structures and processes as well as in planning practice. They show first approaches for the inclusion of factors of the landscape balance into planning procedures and new methods (GIS ... Leer más

    $143.99 USD

  • From Poverty, Inequality to Smart City

    Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2015

    Edición de Fumihiko Seta, Joy Sen, Arindam Biswas, Ajay Khare ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book is a comprehensive document visualizing the future of built environment from a multidisciplinary dimension, with special emphasis on the Indian scenario. The multidisciplinary focus would be helpful for the readers to cross-refer and understand others' perspectives. The text also includes case studies substantiating theoretical research. This method of composition helps the book to ... Leer más

    $143.99 USD

  • Urban Development Challenges, Risks and Resilience in Asian Mega Cities

    Edición de R.B. Singh ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging resilience themes from the point of view of sustainability and public policy. The world’s urban population ... Leer más

    $170.99 USD