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![Handbook of Emerging 21st-Century Cities]()
Handbook of Emerging 21st-Century Cities
Edited by Kris Bezdecny, Kevin Archer
The majority of the world''s population now live in cities, nearly a quarter of which boast populations of one million or more. The rise of globalisation has granted cities unprecedented significance, both politically and economically, ...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Making Hong Kong
Pui-yin Ho
Pui-yin Ho surveys how the social, economic and political environments of different eras have influenced the evolution of urban planning in Hong Kong. Evaluating the relationship between town planning and social change over time, this bo...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Global City Makers
Edited by Michael Hoyler, Christof Parnreiter, Allan Watson
Global City Makers provides an in-depth account of the role of powerful economic actors in making and un-making global cities. Engaging critically and constructively with global urban studies from a relational economic geography perspect...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Varieties of Capital Cities
David Kaufmann
The political and symbolic centrality of capital cities has been challenged by increasing economic globalization. This is especially true of secondary capital cities; capital cities which, while being the seat of national political power...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![Knowledge, Policymaking and Learning for European Cities and Regions]()
Knowledge, Policymaking and Learning for European Cities and Regions
Edited by Nicola F. Dotti
This book provides theories, experiences, reflections and future directions for social scientists who wish to engage with policy-oriented research in cities and regions. The ‘policy learning’ perspective is comprehensively discussed, foc...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![Cities and Sustainable Technology Transitions]()
Cities and Sustainable Technology Transitions
Edited by Marina van Geenhuizen, J. Adam Holbrook, Mozhdeh Taheri
This enlightening book elucidates the leadership challenges of various cities in emerging transitions towards higher levels of sustainability. It examines elements of three socio-technical systems, energy, transport and healthcare, while...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![Transportation, Knowledge and Space in Urban and Regional Economics]()
Transportation, Knowledge and Space in Urban and Regional Economics
Edited by Kakuya Matsushima, William P. Anderson
This collection of 16 original research chapters by international scholars addresses the complementary roles of transportation and knowledge and their spatial manifestations in modern urban and regional economies. The authors provide res...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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A Research Agenda for Cities
Edited by John R. Short
This book provides a critical assessment of key areas of urban scholarship. In twelve stimulating chapters, expert contributors examine a range of important pressing topics from sustainability and gentrification to feminist interventions...eBook:Find out more£29.56
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How Great Cities Happen
John Stanley, Janet Stanley, Roslynne Hansen
Urban planners in developed countries are pushing hard for closer integration of land use and transport. At the same time, gaps in knowledge and understanding are becoming more apparent, as the traditional focus has been on the shape of ...eBook:Find out more£28.76
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The Water-Sustainable City
David L. Feldman
Cities place enormous pressures on freshwater quality and availability because they are often located some distance from the water sources needed by their populations. This fact compels planners to build infrastructure to divert water fr...eBook:Find out more£24.76
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Governing Compact Cities
Philipp Rode
Governing Compact Cities investigates how governments and other critical actors organise to enable compact urban growth, combining higher urban densities, mixed use and urban design quality with more walkable and public transport-oriente...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Creating Cities/Building Cities
Peter K. Kresl, Daniele Ietri
For the past 150 years, architecture has been a significant tool in the hands of city planners and leaders. In Creating Cities/Building Cities, Peter Karl Kresl and Daniele Ietri illustrate how these planners and leaders have utilized ar...eBook:Find out more£25.00
