Urban and municipal planning and policy

With a foreword from Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council and Chairman, Zero Carbon HubAs concerns over climate change and resource constraints grow, many cities across the world are trying to achieve a low carbon transition.

With a foreword from Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council and Chairman, Zero Carbon HubAs concerns over climate change and resource constraints grow, many cities across the world are trying to achieve a low carbon transition.

This book demonstrates how agriculture can play a determining role in integrated, climate-optimised urban development.

This book demonstrates how agriculture can play a determining role in integrated, climate-optimised urban development.

Public transport systems in contemporary Sub-Saharan African cities are heavily reliant upon paratransit services.

Public transport systems in contemporary Sub-Saharan African cities are heavily reliant upon paratransit services.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the interactions and feedbacks between urbanization and global environmental change.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the interactions and feedbacks between urbanization and global environmental change.

Winner of the EDRA 2015 Book Award!

Winner of the EDRA 2015 Book Award!

Growing numbers of residents are getting involved with professionals in shaping their local environment, and there is now a powerful menu of tools available, from design workshops to electronic maps.

Growing numbers of residents are getting involved with professionals in shaping their local environment, and there is now a powerful menu of tools available, from design workshops to electronic maps.

Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres.

Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres.

Contemporary urbanisation has two faces: global flows of people, money and information, and that of localised social and economic disparities.

Contemporary urbanisation has two faces: global flows of people, money and information, and that of localised social and economic disparities.

Following on from Introducing Town Planning andImplementing Town Planning, this third volume in the series examines the scope and nature of modern town planning in greater depth.

Following on from Introducing Town Planning andImplementing Town Planning, this third volume in the series examines the scope and nature of modern town planning in greater depth.

Introducing Urban Design: Interventions and Responses is a new departure in the town planning series under the editorship of Clara Greed.

Introducing Urban Design: Interventions and Responses is a new departure in the town planning series under the editorship of Clara Greed.

Provides an international history of urban development, from its origins to the industrial revolution.

Provides an international history of urban development, from its origins to the industrial revolution.

This companion to Introducing Urban Design: Interventions and Responses shows how the principles and concepts of urban design can be applied and implemented in a range of real-world settings.

This companion to Introducing Urban Design: Interventions and Responses shows how the principles and concepts of urban design can be applied and implemented in a range of real-world settings.

A collection of the latest work on the city, presenting contemporary theories, methods and perspectives in an accessible format for upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates in geography, cultural studies and sociology.

A collection of the latest work on the city, presenting contemporary theories, methods and perspectives in an accessible format for upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates in geography, cultural studies and sociology.

The Global City & the Holy City explores the local embodied knowledge of women and men of different national, cultural and ethnic identities and age groups, living in London and Jerusalem.

The Global City & the Holy City explores the local embodied knowledge of women and men of different national, cultural and ethnic identities and age groups, living in London and Jerusalem.

More than the Soil focuses on the social, cultural, economic and technological processes that have transformed rural areas of Southeast Asia.

More than the Soil focuses on the social, cultural, economic and technological processes that have transformed rural areas of Southeast Asia.

This is a key text on the very topical themes of power, defence and space.

This is a key text on the very topical themes of power, defence and space.

A comprehensive core text from the expert in the field introducing students to the main issues of spatial systems modelling and analysis.

A comprehensive core text from the expert in the field introducing students to the main issues of spatial systems modelling and analysis.

This book illustrates the ways in which communities can strengthen the links and set the stage for long-term partnerships between sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural community development initiatives.

This book illustrates the ways in which communities can strengthen the links and set the stage for long-term partnerships between sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural community development initiatives.

In celebration of cooperatives' contributions to community development processes and outcomes worldwide, the United Nations designated 2012 as the Year of the Cooperative.

In celebration of cooperatives' contributions to community development processes and outcomes worldwide, the United Nations designated 2012 as the Year of the Cooperative.

Across the world, ecosystems are for sale.

Across the world, ecosystems are for sale.

Asia's 48 countries have an estimated 1.

Asia's 48 countries have an estimated 1.

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of business in safeguarding the environment.

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of business in safeguarding the environment.

The second book in a series looking at management techniques which could be implemented by a business in order to improve its environmental performance, this text identifies the best practices and examines the key tools within the framework of corporate environmental management.

The second book in a series looking at management techniques which could be implemented by a business in order to improve its environmental performance, this text identifies the best practices and examines the key tools within the framework of corporate environmental management.

This third book in the Corporate Environmental Management series examines the sorts of strategies that companies can put into place to make their performance more consistent with the concept and practice of sustainable development whilst taking into account the impacts of free trade and globalization.

This third book in the Corporate Environmental Management series examines the sorts of strategies that companies can put into place to make their performance more consistent with the concept and practice of sustainable development whilst taking into account the impacts of free trade and globalization.

This book presents a selection of readings to present varied opinions, approaches and reports from various international professional journals.

This book presents a selection of readings to present varied opinions, approaches and reports from various international professional journals.