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The Community Economic Development Handbook
Strategies and Tools to Revitalize Your Neighborhood
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2002
The step-by-step guide to turning any neighborhood around A weak local economy can be strengthened. A run-down neighborhood of boarded-up storefronts, litter-strewn sidewalks, high unemployment, and poorly-maintained housing can be transformed. An entire community can be lifted up. Mihailo (Mike)...
Modelling with the Master Equation
Solution Methods and Applications in Social and Natural Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
This book presents the theory and practical applications of the Master equation approach, which provides a powerful general framework for model building in a variety of disciplines. The aim of the book is to not only highlight different mathematical solution methods, but also reveal their potential...
Town and Country Planning in England and Wales
(Third Edition, Revised)
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1971
The British Town and Country Planning machine is the most sophisticated in the world, yet its inadequacies are only too apparent to those who are familiar with its evolution and operation. During the last decade it has been in a constant state of change in an attempt to come to terms with the needs...
by Michael Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Vulnerability Analysis for Transportation Networks provides an integrated framework for understanding and addressing how transportation networks across all modes perform when parts of the network fail or are substantially degraded, such as extreme weather events, natural disasters, road crashes, congestion...
Foreign Direct Investment, Governance, and the Environment in China
Regional Dimensions
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
This book links the environment and corruption with China's large inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI). It investigates the effects of economic development and foreign investment on pollution in China; the effects of corruption and governance quality on FDI location choice in China.
Urban Governance and Democracy
Leadership and Community Involvement
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2004
The issue of local governance is high on the institutional agenda of many local and regional authorities throughout the OECD countries. This book explores the relationship between two key issues of urban governance - leadership and community involvement - and how making these two elements more complementary...
Hub Cities in the Knowledge Economy
Seaports, Airports, Brainports
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
The overarching research topic addressed in this book is the complex and multifaceted interaction between infrastructural accessibility/connectivity of city-regions on the one hand and knowledge generation in these city-regions on the other hand. To this end, the book brings together chapters analysing...
Planning Cultures in Europe
Decoding Cultural Phenomena in Urban and Regional Planning
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Bringing together an interdisciplinary team from across the EU, this book connects elements of cultural and planning theories to explain differences and peculiarities among EU member states. A 'culturized planning model' is introduced to consider the 'rules of the game': how culture affects planning...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Given the resurgence of Russian economic capabilities and of Russia's role as a regional, even global, political actor, much of the literature written more than 4-5 years ago is already dated. The editor and contributors to this timely volume draw upon a broad range of analysts who deal with various...
by Johan Woltjer, Ernest Alexander, Matthias Ruth
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis placed on local and regional integration in major planning projects and infrastructure development including roads, rail and waterways. This emphasis is not only on integrating various projects, but also integrating them with related issues such...
Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
The Complete Homeowner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2017
A must-have growing guide for gardeners in the Pacific Northwest
A gardener’s plant choices and garden style are inextricably linked to the place they call home. In order to grow a flourishing garden, every gardener must know the specifics of their region’s climate, soil, and geography. Gardening...
Native Plants of the Midwest
A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 500 Species for the Garden
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Native Plants of the Midwest, by regional plant expert Alan Branhagan, features the best native plants in the heartland and offers clear and concise guidance on how to use them in the garden. Plant profiles for more than 500 species of trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, ground covers, bulbs, and annuals...
Rationalities of Planning
Development Versus Environment in Planning for Housing
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
What are the key rationalities that underpin planning policy discourses and how do they 'frame' seemingly irreconcilable conflicts around development and environmental protection? Providing a thorough assessment of these important questions, this stimulating book reviews planning policy in the UK...
by Janice Morphet
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2010
After years of being regarded as a regulatory tool, spatial planning is now a key agent in delivering better places for the future. Dealing with the role of spatial planning in major change such as urban extensions or redevelopment, this book asks how it can deliver at the local level.
Setting...