An in-depth look at Qatar's migrant workers and the place of skill in the language of control and powerSkill-specifically the distinction between the "e;skilled"e; and "e;unskilled"e;-is generally defined as a measure of ability and training, but Does Skill Make Us Human?
Making Cities Work brings together leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer critical perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in today's fast-evolving economy.
How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupationsIn today's new economy-in which "e;good"e; jobs are typically knowledge or technology based-many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers.
On the sixtieth anniversary of the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, the full story of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped transform the city.
In this inspiring and provocative memoir about a young black man, Caylin Moore tells the against-all-odds story of his rise from racial injustice and cruel poverty in gang-ridden Los Angeles to academic success at the University of Oxford, with hope as his compass.
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.
El poblamiento de Colombia, experiencia urbana que abarca cinco siglos, se distancia de los procesos llevados a cabo en América Latina en razón de que no compartimos con otros países como Brasil y Argentina, la tendencia hacia la macrocefalia urbana, es decir, la concentración poblacional y productiva en una gran ciudad.
How ordinary urban objects influence our behavior, exacerbate inequality, and encourage social changeAssumptions about human behavior lie hidden in plain sight all around us, programmed into the design and regulation of the material objects we encounter on a daily basis.
A lively and personal book that returns the city to political thoughtCities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom.
When Harvard-trained sociologist Peter Moskos left the classroom to become a cop in Baltimore's Eastern District, he was thrust deep into police culture and the ways of the street--the nerve-rattling patrols, the thriving drug corners, and a world of poverty and violence that outsiders never see.
In the early twentieth century, an exuberant brand of gifted men and women moved to New York City, not to get rich but to participate in a cultural revolution.
Brimming with fresh vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit, the kitchen garden is a celebration of the seasons from deep roots in the South - at times being the difference between being well-fed or hungry.
Los territorios de los países en desarrollo en general, y de América Latina en particular, tanto urbanos como rurales, están conformados tanto por sectores planificados, que responden a las normas y a los estándares básicos de habitabilidad, como por amplias áreas de origen informal.
Este libro recoge preguntas, debates, modos de hacer, resultados de investigación y propuestas de profesores nacionales e internacionales interesados en compartir experiencias y conocimientos con todos aquellos que se inician en el arte de enseñar sobre la cuestión urbana y con quienes desde de su trayectoria docente estimulada por la reflexión crítica se preocupan por mejorar e innovar sus prácticas.
Un impresionante análisis de los problemas y desafíos de la ciudad contemporánea: el muchismo, la especulación, la gentrificación, la privatización, la contaminación, el turismo, etc.
An acclaimed history of Harlem's journey from urban crisis to urban renaissanceWith its gleaming shopping centers and refurbished row houses, today's Harlem bears little resemblance to the neighborhood of the midcentury urban crisis.
A partir del turismo, se han proyectado ciudades que nacieron prácticamente en lugares deshabitados, como la ciudad de Cancún, que nace después del boom mundial de los destinos de sol y playa (García de Fuentes, Jouault y Romero, 2019), como parte de las políticas de desarrollo regional del Estado mexicano para atraer inversiones en zonas poco desarrolladas del país e impulsar su proceso de colonización, lo que trajo como consecuencia su urbanización, así como el crecimiento de ciudades costeras de litoral, con impactos ambientales que acompañan al proceso (Bunicontro, 2019).
Weiße Kreidefelsen mit rauschenden Buchenwäldern über smaragdgrüner Ostsee; Rapsfelder vor Boddenufern und endlose Sandstrände mit Strandkörben: Mit 1500 Küstenkilometern lädt Rügen, »Deutschlands größte Insel«, zur Mythenbildung ein.
Er ist so fahrrad- und umweltfreundlich wie sonst keiner, hat eine spannende Geschichte und wird von 50 000 Studenten jung gehalten: der Bischofssitz Münster.
Once known for slum-like conditions in its immigrant and working-class neighborhoods, New York City's downtown now features luxury housing, chic boutiques and hotels, and, most notably, a vibrant nightlife culture.
How security procedures could be positive, safe, and effectiveThe inspections we put up with at airport gates and the endless warnings we get at train stations, on buses, and all the rest are the way we encounter the vast apparatus of U.
An in-depth look at America's changing gay neighborhoodsGay neighborhoods, like the legendary Castro District in San Francisco and New York's Greenwich Village, have long provided sexual minorities with safe havens in an often unsafe world.
Since its initial publication in 1965, The Secular City has been hailed as a classic for its nuanced exploration of the relationships among the rise of urban civilization, the decline of hierarchical, institutional religion, and the place of the secular within society.
A nuanced insider's account of everyday life in the last remaining institution of New York's golden age of boxingGleason's Gym is the last remaining institution of New York's Golden Age of boxing.
A close look at the aftereffects of the Mount Laurel affordable housing decisionUnder the New Jersey State Constitution as interpreted by the State Supreme Court in 1975 and 1983, municipalities are required to use their zoning authority to create realistic opportunities for a fair share of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.
Why architecture matters-and how to make it matter moreFit is a book about architecture and society that seeks to fundamentally change how architects and the public think about the task of design.
In the 1880s, fashionable Londoners left their elegant homes and clubs in Mayfair and Belgravia and crowded into omnibuses bound for midnight tours of the slums of East London.
How we came to seek absolute good in religion and nature-and why that quest often leads us astrayPeople have long looked to nature and the divine as paths to the good.
