South African Village Handbookby Mzo SirayiThis pioneering handbook explores the concept of smart village development within the rural South African context—communities often marked by poverty, unemployment, migration and a lack of infrastructure.
Este libro presenta una critica del urbanismo neoliberal en Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), al sospechar del discurso que justifica la segregacion espacial por motivos de racismo de clase como una "e;consecuencia natural"e; de la autosegregacion de las comunidades populares afrocaribenas.
By the end of the twentieth century, US architecture and engineering firms held more capital than entire countries, employed more people than were housed in most cities, and rented offices in more nations than comprised the UN.
By the end of the twentieth century, US architecture and engineering firms held more capital than entire countries, employed more people than were housed in most cities, and rented offices in more nations than comprised the UN.
'Glorious' Guardian'Vigorous, rigorous and eminently readable' SPECTATORIn his soaring new book, Niall Kishtainy draws us into the imaginative worlds of Thomas More, the Diggers, William Morris and Extinction Rebellion protestors.
Sunbelt cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, and Miami, with their international airports, have a transportation advantage that overwhelms global competition from other southern cities.
This book examines the rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide, especially within the previous 50 years, identifying the factors that have contributed to this phenomenon and exploring its many consequences.
The Third World cities have been reinvented by the forces of globalization as the destinations of new investments, causing the migration of a teeming million to the major urban centers without any corresponding increase in the creation of new jobs and other basic amenities required for decent living.
In 1874 and 1875, Brazilian peasants in the Northeastern region of Brazil rose up in rebellion, destroying the weights and measures of the new metric system implemented by the government from Rio de Janeiro.
This book examines the rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide, especially within the previous 50 years, identifying the factors that have contributed to this phenomenon and exploring its many consequences.
In 1874 and 1875, Brazilian peasants in the Northeastern region of Brazil rose up in rebellion, destroying the weights and measures of the new metric system implemented by the government from Rio de Janeiro.
The Third World cities have been reinvented by the forces of globalization as the destinations of new investments, causing the migration of a teeming million to the major urban centers without any corresponding increase in the creation of new jobs and other basic amenities required for decent living.
Land Management as Public Policy discusses goals, plans, and implementation means concerning public interference in land management after a more principal discussion of how far this ought to stretch itself and to what degree market forces and inputs of individuals predominate.
An examination of how the (hyper)local is the locus of real changeMany of America's downtowns, waterfronts, and innovation districts have experienced significant revitalization and reinvestment in recent years, but concentrated poverty and racial segregation remain persistent across thousands of urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods.
This major comparative text on urban planning, and the global and regional context in which it takes place, examines what have been traditionally regarded as 'world cities' (New York, London, Tokyo) and also a range of other important cities in America, Europe and Asia.
Sunbelt cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, and Miami, with their international airports, have a transportation advantage that overwhelms global competition from other southern cities.
An examination of how the (hyper)local is the locus of real changeMany of America's downtowns, waterfronts, and innovation districts have experienced significant revitalization and reinvestment in recent years, but concentrated poverty and racial segregation remain persistent across thousands of urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods.
Development Drowned and Reborn is a "e;Blues geography"e; of New Orleans, one that compels readers to return to the history of the Black freedom struggle there to reckon with its unfinished business.
Over the past two decades Americans have become increasingly skeptical about the benefits of community growth and hostile to new taxes--while continuing to demand improvements in local services.
An autonomous vehicle speeding down a highway at 70 mph relies entirely on an array of external cameras to identify pedestrians and calculate distances.
Este libro presenta directrices para la planificacion y desarrollo de ciudades y territorios inteligentes y toma como base experiencias alrededor de soluciones asociadas al despliegue de sistemas inteligentes de transporte.
Los imaginarios que tenemos respecto a determinados territorios de nuestra ciudad se relacionan con proyecciones y experiencias tanto personales como colectivas.
Con una amplia variedad tematica, el hilo conductor de esta compilacion es un posicionamiento critico frente a las dinamicas de produccion desigual del espacio urbano en America Latina y Colombia.
Cuando se observa una ciudad desde arriba -una aparente mirada mas amplia- percibimos una mancha gris en 3D sobre lo que alguna vez fue una super cie mas o menos plana ocupada solamente por naturaleza.
