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by Kwasi Kwarteng
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Why do we spend so much time stuck in traffic? After Peak Oil, do we face the prospect of Peak Travel? Does climate change mean no more foreign holidays? In Victorian times, Britain used to have the finest transport system in the world. Today, the future seems to belong to China with its ever growing...
Buyways
Billboards, Automobiles, and the American Landscape
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2004
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
How to Kill a City
Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
A journey to the front lines of the battle for the future of American cities, uncovering the massive, systemic forces behind gentrification--and the lives that are altered in the process.
The term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the...
by Shaw, Jon, Docherty
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
At a time when transport is high on the political agenda and government decision-making is being vigorously scrutinised, there is a need for an incisive and accessible analysis of the key policy issues. This book is a highly readable introduction to the transport debate from two experts in the field....
Sense of Place
A History of Irish Planning
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
The modern Irish planning system was introduced on October 1, 1964, when the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 came into force "to make provision, in the interests of the common good, for the proper planning and development of cities, towns and other areas." Given the...
Little Farm in the Foothills
A Boomer Couple's Search for the Slow Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
When two Boomers flee the city for a slower, simpler, and more serene lifestyle, they discover that simplicity can get awfully complicated… and life becomes anything but serene.
In this feel-good tale for gardeners, nature-lovers, and dreamers of all ages, Little Farm in the Foothills follows...
Tangible Memories
Californians and Their Gardens 1800-1950
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2003
California may be the golden state but it is also a garden state. Innumerable gardens have been made since the Europeans first came, starting with the Franciscan missionaries.The gold rush was the defining period, leading to immense expenditures by newly rich miners.
This book discusses many...
Morris Graves
His Houses, His Gardens
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Author Svare tells the compelling story of the creation and renovation of residences that were home to Morris Graves, a leading figure in Northwest Art and one of the most important American artists of the twentieth century. This insightful rendering contains never before published photographs and a captivating
narrative.
My Storm
Managing the Recovery of New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Edward J. Blakely has been called upon to help rebuild after some of the worst disasters in recent American history, from the San Francisco Bay Area's 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake to the September 11 attacks in New York. Yet none of these jobs compared to the challenges he faced in his appointment...
Reimagining Detroit
Opportunities for Redefining an American City
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2010
Suggests ways for Detroit to become a smaller but better city in the twenty first century and proposes productive uses for the city’s vacant spaces.
Urban Development
The Logic Of Making Plans
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
With increased awareness of the role of plans in shaping urban and suburban landscapes has come increased criticism of planners and the planning profession. Developers, politicians, and citizens alike blame "poor planning" for a hof community ills. But what are plans really supposed to do? How do...
Cities Are Good for You
The Genius of the Metropolis
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Cities are where the twenty-first century is really going to happen. Already at the beginning of the century, we became 50% urban as a global population, and by 2050 we're going to be up to 70% urban. So cities could either be our coffin or our ark.
Leo Hollis presents evidence that cities...
by Charles Landry
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
City-making is an art, not a formula. The skills required to re-enchant the city are far wider than the conventional ones like architecture, engineering and land-use planning. There is no simplistic, ten-point plan, but strong principles can help send good city-making on its way. The vision for 21st...
Frameworks for Policy Analysis
Merging Text and Context
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Frameworks for Policy Analysis argues that, in order to bring relevance back to policy analysis, we need to approach policy situations as complex phenomena and employ multiple ways of looking at things in order to understand the essential elements of each policy case. The book is an exploration of...