Urban Communities
"From Chicago to L.A."Making Sense of Urban Theory
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Examines some of the major precepts of what some refer to as the 'Los Angeles School' of urban theory. With illustrations (some col.). Paperback, 456 pages. Size: 254 x 178 mm. Weight: 953g.
Author: (Dear, Michael, ed.)
ISBN: 0761920951
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc
Date: 2001 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Urban Communities
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"Great Cities of the World"
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Examines civilization through the places man where man has chosen to live, and where stable, long-lasting communities have been built up. This book describes these cities' histories and architecture. With col. illustrations. Hardback, 320 pages. Size: 360 x 260 mm. Weight: 2800g.
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ISBN: 8854400963
Publisher: White Star
Date: 2005 (Italy)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Urban Communities
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"Handbook on Urban Sustainability"
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Municipal authorities and agencies around the world are striving to place their cities on the road to sustainability. This book, written by worldwide specialists, is a guide to establishing a city on a sustainable path. It addresses sustainable urban planning issues by breaking the city down to its main components. With 28 colour plates. Hardback, 831 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 1494g.
Author: (Munier, Nolberto, ed.)
ISBN: 1402053509
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Date: 2006 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Urban Communities
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"Knowledge Cities"Approaches, Experiences, and Perspectives
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Knowledge cities possess an economy driven by high value-added exports created through research, technology, and brainpower. This book shows how knowledge can be placed at the center of city planning and economic development to enable knowledge flows and innovation to provide a sustainable environment for high value-added products and services. With 1. Paperback, 308 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 121g.
Author: (Carrillo, Francisco, ed.)
ISBN: 0750679417
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Urban Communities
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"The New Global Frontier"Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century
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Looks at the forecasting of population growth and migration using the UN Population Division's cities databases. This book also looks at urbanization and poverty, focusing attention on the issues of urban shelter, land and service provision and the socioeconomic and demographic information needed for improving governance and social programmes. With figures, tables, boxes, maps, index. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 628g.
Author: (Martine, George, ed.)
ISBN: 1844075605
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Urban Communities
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"The Politics of Civic Space in Asia"Building Urban Communities
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"Routledge Contemporary Asia Series" series; Explores how and why civic spaces are used by different communities in Asia and what role urban governance and public participation play in the support or demise of communities. This book provides insights into the importance and value of civic space. It is suitable for those interested in urban planning, urban design, as well as Asian studies. With 49 black & white illustrations, 44 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 524g.
Author: (Daniere, Amrita, ed.)
ISBN: 0415464609
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Urban Communities
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"Remaking American Communities"A Reference Guide to Urban Sprawl
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"Our Sustainable Future" series; Urban sprawl involves not only land-use issues but also legal, political, and social concerns. It affects our schools, the environment, and race relations. This book delves into the challenges of urban sprawl by turning to some of America's top thinkers on the problem. It explores the core issues of urban sprawl and the agenda for dealing with it. With 10 halftones, 2 line drawings, 18 maps, 12 tables. Paperback, 592 pages. Size: 254 x 181 mm. Weight: 1036g.
Author: (Soule, David C., ed.)
ISBN: 0803260156
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Undergraduate Urban Communities
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"The Sage Companion to the City"
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Provides a systematic A-Z to understanding the city that explains the interrelations between society, culture, and economy. This book explains about: power; religion; science and technology; modernity; the landscape of the city; work and leisure; globalisation; innovation and the economy; the role of the state; and migration and settlement. With illustrations. Paperback, 408 pages. Size: 232 x 186 mm. Weight: 732g.
Author: (Hall, Tim, ed.)
ISBN: 141290207X
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Urban Communities
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"Securing an Urban Renaissance"Crime, Community and British Urban Policy
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Provides focused discussions from a range of scholars who examine policy connections that can be traced between social, urban and crime policy and the processes of regeneration in British towns and cities. With illustrations. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 462g.
Author: (Atkinson, Rowland, ed.)
ISBN: 1861348142
Publisher: Policy Press
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Urban Communities
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"The Social Fabric of the Networked City"
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Features contributions focusing on the transformation of the fabric of the networked city in terms of policies and social practices. This book includes articles that cover a range of areas, such as architecture, local public action, including its sociohistorical transformation, and mobility practices which create tensions between places and flows. With 20 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. Hardback, 304 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 564g.
Author: (Pflieger, Geraldine, ed.)
ISBN: 0415461448
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Urban Communities
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"Spaces of Neoliberalism"Urban Restructuring in North America and Western Europe
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"Antipode Book Series" series; This volume analyses systematically the role of neoliberalism in contemporary processes of urban restructuring. Contributions by leading scholars map the spaces of neoliberalism that have been forged and contested within contemporary North American and Western European cities. With 0. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 457g.
Author: (Brenner, Neil, ed.)
ISBN: 1405101059
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Urban Communities
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"The Spaces of the Modern City"Imaginaries, Politics, and Everyday Life
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A collection of essays, which historicize the contemporary discussion of urbanism, highlighting the local and global breadth of the city landscape. It focuses on issues such as street design in Vienna, the motion picture industry in Los Angeles, architecture in Marseilles and Algiers, and the kaleidoscopic paradox of post-apartheid Johannesburg. With 27 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 maps.. Paperback, 472 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 677g.
Author: (Prakash, Gyan, ed.)
ISBN: 0691133433
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Urban Communities
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"Street Crime"
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"International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice & Penology" series; Part of the series entitled International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology, this text covers such topics as the patterns of street crime and their explanation and gangs, subcultures and crime. With illustrations. Hardback, 560 pages. Size: 177 x 252 mm. Weight: 1204g.
Author: (Maguire, Mike, ed.)
ISBN: 1855214164
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Date: 1996 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Urban Communities
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"Urban China in Transition"
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"Studies in Urban and Social Change" series; Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources. Every chapter is co-authored by an urban China expert and an outside expert on the wider topic. Together they offer a broad historical and theoretical comparison. With illustrations. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 230 x 154 mm. Weight: 562g.
Author: (Logan, John R., ed.)
ISBN: 1405161469
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Urban Communities
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"Urban Life in Post-Soviet Asia"
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Examines the changes in urban life since the collapse of the Soviet Union from an ethnographic perspective. This book elucidates the centrality of these urban transformations to citizens' understandings of their own socio-economic condition. With 26 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 21 black & white halftones, 5 black & white. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: (Alexander, Catherine, ed.)
ISBN: 1844721159
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Urban Communities
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