Urban and municipal planning and policy

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the City is an outstanding reference source to this exciting subject and the first collection of its kind.

Some cities have long-treasured waterfront promenades, many cities have recently built ones, and others have plans to create them as opportunities arise.

Memorials are more diverse in design and subject matter than ever before.

This book examines some of the evolving challenges faced by EU regional policy in light of enlargement and to assess some of the approaches and trends in terms of territorial development policy and practice that are emerging out of this process.

Security of land tenure for the urban poor is now a major problem for developing cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

This book includes fieldwork from five continents and demonstrates the breadth of techniques used by environmental criminologists to understand crime.

Many of the challenges that decision-makers grapple with in relation to climate change are governance related.

With a comprehensive analysis, this book links theory, evidence and practical application to bridge gaps between planning, design and criminology.

The City Makers of Nairobi re-examines the history of the urban development of Nairobi in the colonial period.

Modern urban planning has long promised to improve the quality of human life.

This book presents a new way of thinking about, teaching, learning, and practicing real estate development.

Infrastructure Planning and Finance is a non-technical guide to the engineering, planning, and financing of major infrastucture projects in the United States, providing both step-by-step guidance, and a broad overview of the technical, political, and economic challenges of creating lasting infrastructure in the 21st Century.

This is a book about urban complexity - how it evolves and how it gets destroyed.

New York became the world's first megacity in the 1930s.

Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Mitigation and Adaptation focuses on the link between climate change threats and sustainable development goals.

Water is an essential element in the future of cities.

In 1878 Karl Marx developed the reproduction schema: his model of how total capital is produced and reproduced.

This volume discusses the climate responsiveness of sustainable architecture design and technology in China, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea in recent years, addressing concepts and applications in urban planning, building design, and structural performance evaluation.

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Cities are under increased pressure to be resilient and resistant to the effects of climate change and rapid urbanisation.

Urban planning is undergoing a period of transformation across Europe, with a major trend towards increased urban competition, national deregulation and greater private sector influence.

This book was first published in 1980.

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.

'Achieving the goals set by world leaders in the United Nations Millennium Declaration will be difficult without a significant improvement in the lives of slum dwellers, and the lives of slum dwellers cannot be improved without the sound and sustainable economic development that is conducive to the establishment of a strong shelter sector.

This practical work demonstrates that controlling urban growth and reviving central city economies are not mutually exclusive endeavors.

Shaping Jerusalem: Spatial planning, politics and the conflict focuses on a hidden facet of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; the relentless reshaping of the Holy City by the Israeli authorities through urban policies, spatial plans, infrastructural and architectural projects, land use and building regulations.

Cauca, located in southwestern Colombia and home to the largest indigenous population in the country, is renowned as a site of indigenous mobilization.

This book examines the emergence of modern company towns in Iran by delineating the architectural, political, and industrial histories of three distinct resource-based 'company town' projects built in association with the 'Big Three' powers of World War II.

Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations, Eleventh Edition, meets the needs of students and instructors for engaging, evidence-based, impartial coverage of interventions that can reduce or prevent deviance.

Dan Webb explores an undervalued topic in the formal discipline of Political Theory (and political science, more broadly): the urban as a level of political analysis and political struggles in urban space.

Global Suburbs: Urban Sprawl from the Rio Grande to Rio de Janeiro offers a critical new perspective on the emerging phenomenon of the global suburb in the western hemisphere.

The CityForm consortium's latest book, Dimensions of the Sustainable City, is the first book to report on an empirical multi-disciplinary study specifically designed to address urban sustainability.

Well-designed infrastructure brings social value that far exceeds its initial construction expenditure, but competition for scarce government funds and a general public perception of infrastructure as mere efficiency, has often left design ill-considered.

'one of the best contemporary statements of what is occurring in the growth of urban places in the Third World' Environment and Planning 'a book that should enjoy a wide appeal: as a plea for adoption of the 'popular approach'; as a text for student use; and as an accessible and stimulating guide to the urban problems of developing countries' Progress in Human Geography 'a very readable book, containing a lot of well documented information The book is especially relevant for interested lay people but many professionals will benefit from having a copy on the bookshelf' Third World Planning Review The true planners and builders of Third World cities are the poor.

Bogart puts the current policy debate over urban sprawl into a broader analytical context.

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is primarily concerned with the future consequences of plans, proposals and policies on the health of communities.

The Visual Turn: South Asia Across the Disciplines explores new perspectives made possible by the evidence drawn from visual culture.

First published in 1984, this book presents a survey of housing problems in various European countries and how individual states have responded.

This book delves into the complex history of the gardening movement in schools and examines the question why gardens should be built in schools.

International Community Development Practice provides readers with practice-based examples of good community development, demonstrating its value for strengthening people power and improving the effectiveness of development agencies, whether these be governmental, non-governmental or private sector.

Originally published in 1991.

This book considers and examines the concept of a Smart City in the context of improving the quality of life and sustainable development in Central and Eastern European cities.

World population growth and economic prosperity have given rise to ever-increasing demands on cities, transportation planning, and goods movement.

Understanding the politics of security in city-regions is increasingly important for the study of contemporary policing.

Cities are perhaps one of humanity's most complex creations, never finished, never definitive.

The first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates, suitable for students and researchers alike.

The Earth's temperature has been rising.

Protected areas are at the centre of nature-based tourism, which is increasingly popular across the world.

Planning Theory has a history of common debates about ideas and practices and is rooted in a critical concern for the 'improvement' of human and environmental well-being, particularly as pursued through interventions which seek to shape environmental conditions and place qualities.