Urban and Regional Studies
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Urban Transport in the Developing World
Edited by Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer
The twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contribut...eBook:Find out more$79.16
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Reshaping Regional Policy
Edited by Harry W. Richardson, Chang-Hee Christine Bae, Sang-Chuel Choe
Originally initiated by the Presidential Committee on Regional Development in South Korea, this wide-ranging volume investigates the new directions in regional development policy taking shape around the world. In addition to contribution...eBook:Find out more$63.16
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Housing Markets and the Global Financial Crisis
Edited by Ray Forrest, Ngai-Ming Yip
Housing markets are at the centre of the recent global financial turmoil. In this well-researched study, a multidisciplinary group of leading analysts explores the impact of the crisis within, and between, countries.eBook:Find out more$44.76
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Migration and Development
Edited by Oliver Bakewell
To what extent does development influence migration? How does migration affect development? In recent years, there has been a huge amount of research into such questions about what has come to be known as the migration–development nexus.... -
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European Cities and Global Competitiveness
Edited by Peter Karl Kresl, Daniele Ietri
The volume begins with an Introduction, followed by a set of three papers in Part Two examining European urban competitiveness from the standpoints of measurement and policy. This section also provides a case study of the cities of one c...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Social Capital in Europe
Emanuele Ferragina
The book investigates the determinants of social capital across 85 European regions capturing the renewed interest among social capital theorists for the importance of active secondary groups in supporting the correct functioning of soci...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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China’s Peasants and Workers: Changing Class Identities
Edited by Beatriz Carrillo , David S.G. Goodman
The expert contributors illustrate how the development of the urban economic environment has led to changes in the urban working class, through an exploration of the workplace experiences of rural migrant workers, and of the plight of th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Regional Economics of Knowledge and Talent
Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson, Roger R. Stough
The distinguished contributors advance the current research frontier in three novel directions which focus on: the role of human capital and talent for creativity, entrepreneurship and regional development; the role of institutions for t...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Innovation, Global Change and Territorial Resilience
Edited by Philip Cooke, Mario Davide Parrilli, José Luis Curbelo
Localized creativity, small high-tech entrepreneurship, related innovation platforms, social capital embedded in dynamically open territorial communities and context-specific though continuously upgrading policy platforms are all means t...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Transport, the Environment and Public Health: Classic Papers on Non-motorised Travel
Edited by Stephen P. Greaves, Jan Garrard
This volume brings together a collection of seminal articles published in the past twelve years focused around non-motorised transport (NMT). The editors have selected papers, drawn from the transportation, health and planning literature... -
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Globalization Trends and Regional Development
Edited by Roberta Capello, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho
This timely book investigates the challenges that emerge for local economies when faced with the new globalization trends that characterize today’s world economy.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Transport, the Environment and Security
Rae Zimmerman
From a primarily urban perspective, the author illustrates that the fields of transportation, environment (with an emphasis on climate change) and security (for both natural hazards and terrorism) and their interconnections remain robust...eBook:Find out more$40.00