Regional and area planning

This book analyses the cultural politics of urban development in Gwangju, South Korea, and illustrates the implementation of state-led arts-based urban boosterism efforts in the context of political trauma and the desire for economic growth.

Shopping malls in China create a new pseudo-public urban space which is under the control of private or quasi-public power structure.

This book discusses the status of urban design as a disciplinary field and as a practice under the current and pervasive neoliberal regime.

In the era of the Anthropocene, site matters are more pressing than ever.

Following on from the critically acclaimed The Landscape Lighting Book, this is the lighting design companion every professional and student in landscape architecture needs.

Over the past few decades, Japan has faced severe earthquake disasters, an increasing aging population, declining birth rates, and widening social disparities.

Business retention and expansion (BRE) is regarded as the most practical and accessible method for economic development at the city, town, or neighborhood scale.

This edited volume defines and compares central aspects of governance and management related to urban open spaces (UOSs) such as long-term management, combined governance and management and strategic management of UOSs.

Business retention and expansion (BRE) is regarded as the most practical and accessible method for economic development at the city, town, or neighborhood scale.

This edited volume defines and compares central aspects of governance and management related to urban open spaces (UOSs) such as long-term management, combined governance and management and strategic management of UOSs.

This book provides a political history of urban traffic congestion in the twentieth century, and explores how and why experts from a range of professional disciplines have attempted to solve what they have called 'the traffic problem'.

This book provides a political history of urban traffic congestion in the twentieth century, and explores how and why experts from a range of professional disciplines have attempted to solve what they have called 'the traffic problem'.

This second edition covers recent developments around the world with contributors from 33 different countries.

This second edition covers recent developments around the world with contributors from 33 different countries.

Becoming an architect is a daunting task.

Becoming an architect is a daunting task.

This volume provides a comprehensive discussion and overview of urban resilience, including socio-ecological and economic hazard and disaster resilience.

This volume provides a comprehensive discussion and overview of urban resilience, including socio-ecological and economic hazard and disaster resilience.

The Routledge Handbook of Designing Public Spaces for Young People is a thorough and practical resource for all who wish to influence policy and design decisions in order to increase young people's access to and use of public spaces, as well as their role in design and decision-making processes.

The Routledge Handbook of Designing Public Spaces for Young People is a thorough and practical resource for all who wish to influence policy and design decisions in order to increase young people's access to and use of public spaces, as well as their role in design and decision-making processes.

Sustainability as a concept remains just as challenging and important today as it was when the first edition of this book was published.

Sustainability as a concept remains just as challenging and important today as it was when the first edition of this book was published.

This book takes a practical approach to understanding and describing collaborative governance for resolving environmental problems.

This book takes a practical approach to understanding and describing collaborative governance for resolving environmental problems.

This book draws on author's wealth of knowledge working on numerous projects across many countries.

This book draws on author's wealth of knowledge working on numerous projects across many countries.

As urban populations grow unprecedentedly, cities worldwide face pressures from rapid expansion, climate change, and social inequalities.

Much of the country's recent population growth is situated in exurban areas.

A collection of studies on the ecologies of European cities, including Paris, Zurich, and Amsterdam among others.

Natural and social scientists face a great challenge in the coming decades: to understand the role that humans play in ecosystems, particularly urban ecosystems.

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It has been increasingly recognized that trees and vegetation in urban areas provide a number of ecological services beyond beautifying cities.

In recent decades, American suburbs have undergone a so-called renaissance as multiple forces have transformed them into denser urban landscapes.

The Promise of Planning explores the experience of planning internationally since the global financial crisis, focusing on South Africa.

This is a book about policy change that focusses on a single case study: the rise and resilience of the Australian policy for Real Estate Carry.

The new edition of this popular book has been substantially revised and provides a practical step-by-step guide to community profiling, invaluable for students and practitioners involved in community-based research.

This book examines the role of (post)colonial ports in creating and shaping the ecotonal, cultural, historical, material, environmental, socio-political, and economic contexts in formerly colonized regions, spanning the Caribbean, Africa, North America, Europe, and the Pacific.

Circular Design for Zero Emission Architecture and Building Practice: It is the Green Way or the Highway presents the main concepts of circular architecture and building design, focusing on emerging trends in zero-emission buildings, particularly zero- and minus- carbon practice.

Smart Cities and the UN's SDGs explores how smart cities initiatives intersect with the global goal of making urbanization inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.

Uniquely focused on the contributions smart cities can make to climate change resilience, Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation offers evidence-based scientific solutions for improving cities' abilities to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to global climate-related events.

Building on the lessons of early labor leaders, civil rights volunteers, and political activists, Jim Diers has developed his own models and successful strategies for community development.

The smart city concept, together with the growing importance of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, has a significant impact on city management and governance.

The first edition of Shaping Seattle Architecture, published in 1994, introduced readers to Seattles architects by showcasing the work of those who were instrumental in creating the regions built environment.

La ville qui paraissait hier séduisante, sophistiquée, lieu de tous les possibles, a cédé la place dans nos imaginaires à la ville tentaculaire, oppressante, polluée, sale, voire dangereuse avec la diffusion des épidémies.

Despite roughly thirty years of experience with growth management programs, which are basically land-use planning tools, most U.

What makes up a capital city?

Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique is a practitioners' handbook that builds upon the experience of a pilot project that was awarded the United Nations 'Lighthouse Activity' Award.

Throughout history human beings have formed communities spontaneously with residences constructed haphazardly.

Community visioning and strategic planning programs have become increasingly important in recent years as local governments in rural areas have searched for innovative ways to revitalize their local economies or manage population growth.