Regional and area planning

This third edition of the standard text Countryside Conservation charts and evaluates those changes which represent a fundamental revolution in the ways in which the countryside is planned and managed.

In the context of contemporary economic, political, social and cultural transformations, this book brings together contributions from developed and emerging societies in Europe, the USA and East Asia in order to highlight the nature, extent and impact of these changes on the housing opportunities of women.

In the context of contemporary economic, political, social and cultural transformations, this book brings together contributions from developed and emerging societies in Europe, the USA and East Asia in order to highlight the nature, extent and impact of these changes on the housing opportunities of women.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of property investment and development in the urban regeneration process.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of property investment and development in the urban regeneration process.

Sustainable consumption is a central research topic in academic discourses of sustainable development and global environmental change.

Sustainable consumption is a central research topic in academic discourses of sustainable development and global environmental change.

Japanese cities are amongst the most intriguing and confounding anywhere.

Japanese cities are amongst the most intriguing and confounding anywhere.

Understanding Cities is richly textured, complex and challenging.

Understanding Cities is richly textured, complex and challenging.

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

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

The renaissance in urban theory draws directly from a fresh focus on the neglected realities of cities beyond the west and embraces the global south as the epicentre of urbanism.

The renaissance in urban theory draws directly from a fresh focus on the neglected realities of cities beyond the west and embraces the global south as the epicentre of urbanism.

This book will speak to the new human epoch, the Urban Age.

This book will speak to the new human epoch, the Urban Age.

What does the transition to a Low Carbon Britain mean for the future development of cities and regions across the country?

What does the transition to a Low Carbon Britain mean for the future development of cities and regions across the country?

Urban Wildscapes is one of the first edited collections of writings about urban 'wilderness' landscapes.

Urban Wildscapes is one of the first edited collections of writings about urban 'wilderness' landscapes.

Battery Park City in Manhattan has been hailed as a triumph of urban design, and is considered to be one of the success stories of American urban redevelopment planning.

Battery Park City in Manhattan has been hailed as a triumph of urban design, and is considered to be one of the success stories of American urban redevelopment planning.

First Published in 1994.

First Published in 1994.

Social housing appears to offer a solution for the housing of poor and disadvantaged people.

Social housing appears to offer a solution for the housing of poor and disadvantaged people.

In Planning Asian Cities: Risks and Resilience, Stephen Hamnett and Dean Forbes have brought together some of the region's most distinguished urbanists to explore the planning history and recent development of Pacific Asia's major cities.

In Planning Asian Cities: Risks and Resilience, Stephen Hamnett and Dean Forbes have brought together some of the region's most distinguished urbanists to explore the planning history and recent development of Pacific Asia's major cities.

Tower and Slab looks at the contradictory history of the modernist mass housing block - home to millions of city dwellers around the world.

Tower and Slab looks at the contradictory history of the modernist mass housing block - home to millions of city dwellers around the world.

Recent societal changes have brought about renewed interest from architects, town planners, housing officials and the public in terraces and townhouses.

Recent societal changes have brought about renewed interest from architects, town planners, housing officials and the public in terraces and townhouses.

This book is about a subject that Michael Greenberg has worked on and lived with for almost forty years.

This book is about a subject that Michael Greenberg has worked on and lived with for almost forty years.

The shop/house - the building combining commercial/retail uses and dwellings - appears over many periods of history in most cities in the world.

The shop/house - the building combining commercial/retail uses and dwellings - appears over many periods of history in most cities in the world.

Comprehensive and practical, this book provides an essential resource for educators, researchers, students, and those in public agencies and consultancies who are directly responsible for managing municipal infrastructure such as roads, water, and sewer pipes.

This book investigates authenticity, an important but controversial cultural concept, and its relevance for urban socio-spatial processes.

In context of ongoing transformations in housing markets and socioeconomic conditions, this book focuses on past, current and future roles of home ownership in social policies and welfare practices.

In context of ongoing transformations in housing markets and socioeconomic conditions, this book focuses on past, current and future roles of home ownership in social policies and welfare practices.

In this unique book Scott A.

In this unique book Scott A.

ReNew Town puts forth an innovative vision of performative design and planning for low-carbon sustainable development, and illustrates practicable strategies for balancing environmental systems with urban infrastructure and new housing prototypes.

ReNew Town puts forth an innovative vision of performative design and planning for low-carbon sustainable development, and illustrates practicable strategies for balancing environmental systems with urban infrastructure and new housing prototypes.

In developing countries the price of rapid growth is all too often noxious airborne pollution, which annually contributes to a disturbing number of avoidable deaths.

In developing countries the price of rapid growth is all too often noxious airborne pollution, which annually contributes to a disturbing number of avoidable deaths.

Written and edited by an authoritative team of internationally known experts in environmental impact assessment (EIA), this is the first book to present in a coherent manner the theory and practice of EIA and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) follow-up.

Written and edited by an authoritative team of internationally known experts in environmental impact assessment (EIA), this is the first book to present in a coherent manner the theory and practice of EIA and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) follow-up.

Ensuring optimum ventilation performance is a vital part of building design.