Urban communities

Encouraging neighbourhood social mix has been a major goal of urban policy and planning in a number of different countries.

Rural policy has presented some of the most difficult and unexpected challenges to the New Labour government.

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This collection adds weight to an emerging argument that suggests that policies in place to make cities better places are inextricably linked to an attempt to civilize, pacify and regulate crime and disorder in urban areas, contributing to a vision of an urban renaissance which is perhaps as much about control as it is about the broader physical and social renewal of our towns and cities.

This book is an examination of the law of land registration in England and Wales, in the light of the Land Registration Act 2002, and in particular at the way land registration is influenced by, and in turn influences, the evolution of land law as a whole.

This book is an examination of the law of land registration in England and Wales, in the light of the Land Registration Act 2002, and in particular at the way land registration is influenced by, and in turn influences, the evolution of land law as a whole.

'Thank god for Richard Sennett .

Protest campaigns against large-scale public works usually take place within a local context.

Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions.

Cultural diversity the multitude of different lifestyles that are not necessarily based on ethnic culture is a catchphrase increasingly used in place of multiculturalism and in conjunction with globalization.

On 13 February 1945 Dresden, one of the most beautiful and historic cities of Europe, was destroyed by British and American air raids.

An investigation of the fictional representations of the city in contemporary British and American television drama, assessing their political, sociological and cultural implications.

Proposing a new way of understanding the relationship between the city and personal identity, The City is Me argues that there is no longer a distance between the two.

Cheap, plentiful food is an American tradition.

This collection brings together new and original research on the concept and practice of 'rhythmanalysis' in urban sociology as a means to analyse the relationship between the time and space of the city.

Neighbours are a lively topic of everyday conversation and interest.

Neighbours are a lively topic of everyday conversation and interest.

This collection brings together new and original research on the concept and practice of 'rhythmanalysis' in urban sociology as a means to analyse the relationship between the time and space of the city.

Turkey's process of `modernization' developed rapidly during the second half of the twentieth century.

Turkey's process of `modernization' developed rapidly during the second half of the twentieth century.

The `refugee crisis' and the recent rise of anti-immigration parties across Europe has prompted widespread debates about migration, integration and security on the continent.

Although Turkey is a secular state, it is often characterised as a Muslim country.

Although Turkey is a secular state, it is often characterised as a Muslim country.

From 1326 to 1402, Bursa, known to the Byzantines as Prousa, served as the first capital of the Ottoman Empire.

From 1326 to 1402, Bursa, known to the Byzantines as Prousa, served as the first capital of the Ottoman Empire.

Cities are the places that have the greatest influence over life on Earth.

'Ross Greenwood doesn't write cliches.

Delve into Gillian Godden's addictively gripping gangland thrillers!

A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Bridesmaid and The Daughter in Law.

For the first time in human history, more people inhabit urban than rural areas.

As cities expand and rents rise, what does it really mean to have a home?

Moving Spaces and Places is about movement as a transformative experience, showing how movement changes affect and percept of spaces and place and solidifies space into meaningful places.

Moving Spaces and Places is about movement as a transformative experience, showing how movement changes affect and percept of spaces and place and solidifies space into meaningful places.

'Heather is a bright star in the world of gangland writing.

Cities are possibly the most dynamic and important administrative units today.

Cities are possibly the most dynamic and important administrative units today.

Reshaping Youth Participation reframes discussions around youth political, social, civic, and cultural participation.

Reshaping Youth Participation reframes discussions around youth political, social, civic, and cultural participation.

Ground Control: A Design History of Technical Lands and NASA's Space Complex explores the infrastructural history of the United States rocket launch complex.

Creating Chinese Urbanism describes the landscape of urbanisation in China, revealing the profound impacts of marketisation on Chinese society and the consequential governance changes at the grassroots level.

Italy and the UK experienced a radical re-organisation of urban space following the devastation of many towns and cities in the Second World War.

A study of the conditions of being a citizen, belonging and democracy in suburban Britain, this book focuses on understanding how a community takes on the social responsibility and pressures of being a good citizen through what they call 'stupid' events, festivals and parades.

In Being Interdisciplinary, Alan Wilson draws on five decades as a leading figure in urban science to set out a systems approach to interdisciplinarity for those conducting research in this and other fields.

Co-curating the City explores the role of universities in the construction and mobilisation of heritage discourses in urban development and regeneration processes, with a focus on six case study sites: University of Gothenburg (Sweden), UCL East (London), University of Lund (Sweden).

This book offers an in-depth exploration of life in Shitayama-cho, a diverse neighborhood in Tokyo, aiming to capture the daily experiences, cultural practices, and social dynamics of its residents.

THETORONTO STAR'S 30 BOOKS WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS SPRINGThe updated edition of a Toronto favourite meanders around some of the citys unique neighborhoods and considers what makes a city walkableWhat is the 'Toronto look'?

Bread and circuses-free food and mass entertainment-was the name contemporary social observers gave to the ancient Roman practice of keeping the common people happy and rebellion-free.

"e;You expect the city of Al Capone and what you find are pleasant boulevards coursing up and down between the neo-classical buildings of the 1893 Universal Exhibition .