Regional and area planning

From Britain's 'Generation Rent' to Hong Kong's notorious 'cage homes', societies around the world are facing a housing crisis of unprecedented proportions.

Urban Sustainability and Justice presents an innovative yet practical approach to incorporate equity and social justice into sustainable development in urban areas, in line with the commitments of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.

Urban Sustainability and Justice presents an innovative yet practical approach to incorporate equity and social justice into sustainable development in urban areas, in line with the commitments of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.

Cities today are paradoxical.

Cities today are paradoxical.

'As a movement for social change it is important that we understand our own history.

'As a movement for social change it is important that we understand our own history.

Climate change is real, and extreme weather events are its physical manifestations.

Climate change is real, and extreme weather events are its physical manifestations.

The countries of the southern Mediterranean enjoy a rich and diverse cultural heritage.

Much of modernist architecture was inspired by the emergence of internationalism: the ethics and politics of world peace, justice and unity through global collaboration.

Engaged Urbanism showcases the exciting ways in which urbanists are responding to this question and working towards fairer cities.

Morocco has long been a mythic land, firmly rooted in the European colonial imagination.

Our cities are changing.

Counterpointing Los Angeles's central role in America's fantasy life - the city has been destroyed no less than 138 times in novels and films since 1909 - with its wanton denial of its own real history, Mike Davis creates a revelatory kaleidoscope of American fact, imagery, and sensibility.

Who decides which stories about a city are remembered?

Traffic crashes are one of the ten leading causes of deaths worldwide, and the leading cause of death for young people in the western world - a seemingly necessary evil that accompanies increasing levels of motorization.

During the last decade, developments in smart cars, mobile devices, internet of things and vehicular communications are revolutionizing the future of smart cities.

A unique title comparing rural policies and employment in the two most developed parts of the world - the EU and USA.

Para el Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural (IDPC), resulta de gran relevancia esta publicación sobre la historia del hoy extinto Parque del Centenario.

During modernity metropolitan ruralities have been regarded as land reserves for urban expansion.

Cities have been missing from analyses of the global economic crisis and debates about how to generate a sustainable recovery.

Behind India's high recent growth rates lies a story of societal conflict that is scarcely talked about.

Cities have been missing from analyses of the global economic crisis and debates about how to generate a sustainable recovery.

Behind India's high recent growth rates lies a story of societal conflict that is scarcely talked about.

Everyone needs and deserves housing.

How will climate change affect our lives?

In this brilliant, very original survey of the politics and meanings of urban landscapes, leading sociologist G,ran Therborn offers a tour of the world's major capital cities, and the forces that have shaped them.

Where are all the homes?

The brand new title that sets out the law and practice of planning applications, appeals and challenges, particularly focussing on:-The need for planning permission and the concept of development-Permitted development rights-Applying for planning permission and the consideration of applications by local authorities-Planning appeals-The role of the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers-Planning permission granted by development ordersDealing with why planning permission is needed, how it is obtained by permitted development, planning applications and orders, this essential new title begins with the concept of development, the need for planning permission and permitted development rights.

This book will bring a state of the art overview of the research done in sustainable logistics.

The New Urban Question is an exuberant and illuminating adventure through our current global urban condition, tracing the connections between radical urban theory and political activism.

The New Urban Question is an exuberant and illuminating adventure through our current global urban condition, tracing the connections between radical urban theory and political activism.

Neoclassical economics, the intellectual bedrock of modern capitalism, faces growing criticisms, as many of its key assumptions and policy prescriptions are systematically challenged.

Neoclassical economics, the intellectual bedrock of modern capitalism, faces growing criticisms, as many of its key assumptions and policy prescriptions are systematically challenged.

Travel by car invariably involves the use of a car parking space at the start and end of the journey, the provision of which impacts on travel demand and travel behaviour.

The Scottish Referendum in September 2014 had significant and far-reaching consequences for the political settlement of the United Kingdom.

The World Health Organisation estimates that, by 2030, six out of every ten people in the world will live in a city.

Based on a major three-year research project, this book explores the various roles of political actors and the policies that deal with the governance of reducing transport-related carbon emissions.

This collection illustrates the evolving role of housing as a symbol of modernity, a tool for economic recovery and a response to societal transitions.

This book delves into the complex landscape of autonomous urban mobility, analysing the factors that influence public adoption, stakeholder perspectives, and societal perceptions in this rapidly evolving field.

Wildlife and Roads: The Ecological Impact is a timely publication, as there are growing concerns about the impact made by roads on the environment.

This comprehensive volume opens with an introductory editorial giving a general review of London's environment and its prospects for a sustainable future.

This book explores the making, unmaking and remaking of social infrastructure in 'left-behind places'.

The aim of this book is to understand the causes and consequences of new scales and forms of territorial restructuring in a steadily globalizing world by focusing on urban megaproject development.

Every three years, researchers with interest and expertise in transport survey methods meet to improve and influence the conduct of surveys that support transportation planning, policy making, modelling, and monitoring related issues for urban, regional, intercity, and international person, vehicle, and commodity movements.

The on-going globalisation and the increasing demand for flexibility in modern businesses have made transport, together with business logistics, a major functional domain.

How do designers navigate the ethical discursive territories of design thinking and practice when the same common terms they consistently use across the different design ethics paradigms-like fair, right, good-convey different meanings?

Vertical will make you look at the world around you anew: this is a revolution in understanding your place in the world.

The focus of this book is the processes through which industries and regions grow and decline in capitalist economies via an investigation of the trajectory of change in the North East of England.