Urban and municipal planning and policy

This book showcases the different ways in which contemporary forms of data analysis are being used in urban planning and management.

The UK housing market is in crisis.

The UK housing market is in crisis.

In this sequel to his prescient New York Times bestseller Rise of the Robots, Martin Ford presents us with a striking vision of the very near future.

'Funny and well observed, this timely novel explores the isolation of new motherhood O'Keeffe examines themes of class, race, privilege and gender with a deft touch which will speak loudly to a certain generation.

Cities play a major role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic as many measures are adopted at the scale of cities and involve adjustments to the way urban areas operate.

Cities play a major role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic as many measures are adopted at the scale of cities and involve adjustments to the way urban areas operate.

COVID-19 is an invisible threat that has hugely impacted cities and their inhabitants.

COVID-19 is an invisible threat that has hugely impacted cities and their inhabitants.

The COVID-19 pandemic was not a great 'equaliser', but rather an event whose impact intersected with pre-existing inequalities affecting different people, places, and geographic scales.

The COVID-19 pandemic was not a great 'equaliser', but rather an event whose impact intersected with pre-existing inequalities affecting different people, places, and geographic scales.

Our experiences of the city are dependent on our gender, race, class, age, ability, and sexual orientation.

Our experiences of the city are dependent on our gender, race, class, age, ability, and sexual orientation.

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

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

Soft robotics is an emerging field that involves the development and application of robots and robotic systems made from soft and flexible materials.

Planning lies at the heart of successful and sustainable places, yet planning scholarship often appears stuck in routinised patterns of thought.

This book analyzes social capital and preparations for natural hazards in the Philippines.

How can the United States create the political will to address our major urban problemspoverty, unemployment, crime, traffic congestion, toxic pollution, education, energy consumption, and housing, among others?

Housing.

Housing.

This book explores contemporary urban experiences and how they are connected to practices of sharing and collaboration.

Exploring the politics of housing during 1890-1990, this fascinating study examines the interaction not only of national and local politics but also of local factors such as civic culture, key local players, local discourse and geographical and demographic problems.

The book presents an in-depth and theoretically-grounded analysis of urban gardening practices (re)emerging worldwide as new forms of bottom-up socio-political participation.

The book presents an in-depth and theoretically-grounded analysis of urban gardening practices (re)emerging worldwide as new forms of bottom-up socio-political participation.

Architectures of survival is an original and innovative work of history that investigates the relationship between air war and urbanism in modern Britain.

Architectures of survival is an original and innovative work of history that investigates the relationship between air war and urbanism in modern Britain.

This book offers an inside view of Manchester, England demonstrating the complexity of urban dynamics from a range of ethnographic vantage points, including the city's football clubs, the airport, housing estates, the Gay Village and the city's annual civic parade.

This book offers an inside view of Manchester, England demonstrating the complexity of urban dynamics from a range of ethnographic vantage points, including the city's football clubs, the airport, housing estates, the Gay Village and the city's annual civic parade.

Reconstructing modernity assesses the character of approaches to rebuilding British cities during the decades after the Second World War.

Reconstructing modernity assesses the character of approaches to rebuilding British cities during the decades after the Second World War.

East Manchester has been the site of one of the most substantial regeneration projects internationally.

East Manchester has been the site of one of the most substantial regeneration projects internationally.

Learn PLC programming from the software perspective to understand advanced concepts such as OOP and HMI development and design reusable, portable, and robust codePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesTake a deep dive into object-oriented PLC programming to gain hands-on knowledgeExplore software engineering concepts such as SDLC, debugging, and SOLID programmingGet a thorough grasp on HMI development to build various HMI projectsBook DescriptionObject-oriented programming (OOP) is a new feature of PLC programming that has taken the automation world by storm.

With near-universal internet access and ever-advancing electronic devices, the ability to facilitate interactions between various hardware and software provides endless possibilities.

With near-universal internet access and ever-advancing electronic devices, the ability to facilitate interactions between various hardware and software provides endless possibilities.

Recent global shifts in population have led to the fast urbanization of Africa.

As both a physical living space and emotional environment, cities impact human beings in a number of ways.

To continue providing people with safe, comfortable, and affordable places to live, cities must incorporate techniques and technologies to bring them into the future.

As population growth accelerates, researchers and professionals face challenges as they attempt to plan for the future.

Assisted by globalization and the rapid application of advanced technologies, the transformative power of urbanization is being felt around the world.

The knowledge economy has become an important part of contemporary development for cities in a time of globalization and expansion.

Biomimetic research is an emerging field that aims to draw inspiration and substances from natural sources and create biological systems in structure, mechanism, and function through robotics.

Risk detection and cyber security play a vital role in the use and success of contemporary computing.

In many rapidly urbanizing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, local politics undermines the effectiveness of urban planning.

China turned majority urban only in the recent decade, a dramatic leap given that less than 20 percent of its population lived in cities before 1980.

Nation's Metropolis describes how the national capital region functions as a metropolitan political economy.

A chronicle of neighborhood redevelopment politics in West Philadelphia over 60 yearsIn twenty-first-century American cities, policy makers increasingly celebrate university-sponsored innovation districts as engines of inclusive growth.