Urban and municipal planning and policy

As planners and designers have turned their attentions to the blighted, vacant areas of the city, the concept of "e;terrain vague,"e; has become increasingly important.

Introducing a new concept of urban space, Cities and Metaphors encourages a theoretical realignment of how the city is experienced, thought and discussed.

The 21st century has been called the "e;century of the city.

This book aims to outline the detailed process of integrating nature and cities in a historical context through the lens of urban environmental history, capturing how the most ordinary yet enduring natural forces have shaped the form of cities and the thoughts of individuals.

Cities are the future.

This broad-ranging new text applies economics analysis to the aims, instruments and outcomes of land use planning and housing policies.

Between the slum clearances of the early twentieth century and debates about the post-Olympic city, the drive to 'regenerate' London has intensified.

Cities around the world are being wrecked by the ever-increasing burden of traffic.

Current planning practices have largely neglected the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community for safe urban spaces in which to live, work, and play.

Originally published in 1996 Rural Change and Planning describes the turbulent changes that have occurred in rural England and Wales since the outbreak of the First World War.

First published in 1969, this book is concerned with the processes of policy-making in local government.

Race, Faith and Planning in Britain adopts a Critical Race Theory perspective to analyse and discuss challenges of planning in contemporary multi-ethnic Britain.

Urban Freight Analytics examines the key concepts associated with the development and application of decision support tools for evaluating and implementing city logistics solutions.

The Shenzhen Phenomenon is a comprehensive and systematic study about how Shenzhen, the world's fastest growing city, has developed into an international metropolis from scratch within 40 years.

Affordable and Social Housing - Policy and Practice is a candid and critical appraisal of current big-ticket issues affecting the planning, development and management of affordable and social housing in the United Kingdom.

Cities are amongst our greatest creations.

This book brings together a rich selection of up-to-date practical experience of EU regional policy from across Europe.

Die bisher erschienenen Österreichischen Wohnhandbücher 1995, 1997, 2004, 2007 und 2010 zeigen deutlich den raschen Wandel der Rahmenbedingungen im österreichischen Wohnbau.

This book examines the concept of neighbourhood over space and time and understands how neighbourhoods can impact human health and well-being.

Planning is a highly political activity.

Describes the changing life of the city and its inhabitants during the final decades of the twentieth century and examines the complex forces at play in the search for modernity.

Originally published in 1979, this study deals on a fully comprehensive level with both passenger and freight travel.

This accessible guide provides a stimulating analysis of the governance of the night-time economy in cities for practitioners and newcomers alike.

Visual Spatial Enquiry explores visual and textual ways of working within spatial research.

Countries, cities, and companies are investing in smart cities and digital economies.

As they provide a negotiating space for a diversity of interests, Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) are an increasingly popular mode of involving civil society in resource management decisions.

While global urban development increasingly takes on the mantle of sustainability and "e;green urbanism,"e; both the ecological and equity impacts of these developments are often overlooked.

The urban-rural relationship in China is key to a sustainable global future.

This perceptive study investigates the different ways in which the state deals with various social groups through the mechanisms of space.

Sharing Mobilities focuses on the emergence of future sustainable and collaborative mobility cultures.

Samuel Koteliansky (1880-1955) fled the pogroms of Russia in 1911 and established himself as a friend of many of Britain's literati and intellectuals, who were fascinated by his homeland's more civilized side: the Ballets Russes, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov.

This volume discusses the patterns and trends of urbanization in West Bengal - one of the most urbanized states of India in the early part of the 20th Century.

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics offers a state-of-the-art, comprehensive overview of the discipline of urban and city logistics.

Conversations With Landscape moves beyond the conventional dualisms associated with landscape, exploring notions of landscape and its relation with humans through the metaphor of conversation.

Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve.

A sustainable city has been defined in many ways.

Children and young people are often discussed as if they are homogenous groups.

Planning evaluation is required to establish the success of planning interventions - both of physical developments and new approaches.

This proceedings book focuses on advanced technologies to monitor and model urban soils, vegetation and climate, including internet of things, remote sensing, express and non-destructive techniques.

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

The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 was passed in a time of turmoil, conflict, and often conflagration in cities across the nation.

Investigates Roman built environments from architectonic and planning perspectives, while celebrating the achievements of the provinces as well as Italy.

Have you ever wondered what lies beneath the streets of your city?

Set against the backdrop of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this book examines the impact on public policy from broader political decisions taken in relation to Olympic- and Paralympic-related policy.

Along with globalization, urban transitions have been central in the southward shift in economic power towards the newly emerging economies.

This book offers state-of-the-art 'tools for thinking' for urban designers, planners and decision-makers.

Densification has been a central method of achieving smart, sustainable cities across the world.