Asakawa, Hashimoto and Hirahara explores the widening inequality and its social consequences in Tokyo Metropolitan area by using two approaches, one from social class and social stratification theory and the other from urban sociology.
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.
Ideal for researchers and practitioners looking for fresh approaches to transport problems, this book combines cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative knowledge to inform transport futures.
La transición hacia la economía circular para la ciudad de Valladolid, España, representa una oportunidad para un mayor atractivo y competitividad, a la vez que proporciona respuestas a los retos medioambientales.
Fanfare for a City invites us to listen to the sounds of Paris during the Second Empire (18521870), a regime that oversaw dramatic social change in the French capital.
Everyday Life in the Spectacular Cityis a groundbreaking urban ethnography that reveals how middle-class citizens and longtime residents of Dubai interact with the citys so-called superficial spaces to create meaningful social lives.
The "e;livable city,"e; the "e;creative city,"e; and more recently the "e;pop-up city"e; have become pervasive monikers that identify a new type of urbanism that has sprung up globally, produced and managed by the business improvement district and known colloquially by its acronym, BID.
This edited volume takes a comprehensive look at solid waste management across jurisdictions in Canada, including provinces, territories, municipalities, and Indigenous communities.
With many regions in OECD countries facing declining working age populations, the geographical dimension of migration has become crucial for regional development.
Fanfare for a City invites us to listen to the sounds of Paris during the Second Empire (18521870), a regime that oversaw dramatic social change in the French capital.
This book constructs a number of discourses, dialectics and analyses across the disciplines of urban form, architecture and urban experience, thus incorporating both conservation and design issues.
Former Syracuse mayor Stephanie Miner offers a candid insider look at her trailblazing time in elected office, the pressures and pitfalls of city and state politics, and the true potential of local government.
This book details the transformation processes that impinge on constitutionally ordained governance by drawing on the new theoretical approaches in the urban sciences.
Focusing on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, this book discusses the complexities of rebuilding cities amid wars and conflicts, highlighting the importance of harnessing global knowledge.
En este libro se abordan, entre otros temas, los elementos sustanciales del territorio, su significado asociado a la cultura y las consideraciones de este concepto, entendido como dinamico y polisemico.
Esta tesis presenta un instrumento para la gestión de la Renovación Urbana, en la que se articulan los componentes de enfoque al ciudadano y enfoque por procesos.
Con el propósito de dar elementos para la reflexión sobre el diseño urbano, desde la dimensión arquitectónico-espacial y acudiendo a otras disciplinas relacionadas con el urbanismo para encontrar un balance entre la práctica y la teoría, Dieter Frick propone una mirada comprometida tanto con la ciudad como con lo que en ella sucede, puesto que es el acontecer en la cotidianidad lo que orienta el quehacer de la planeación urbana.
Este libro aporta a la discusión sobre los procesos de crecimiento urbano en la zona central del país, desde la perspectiva de los actores locales que la sufren y que tienen sus propias percepciones y consideraciones sobre esta dinámica.
