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From the Outside In
Suburban Elites, Third-Sector Organizations, and the Reshaping of Philadelphia
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
In From the Outside In, Carolyn T. Adams addresses the role of suburban elites in setting development agendas for urban municipalities and their larger metropolitan regions. She shows how major nongovernmental, nonmarket institutions are taking responsibility for reshaping Philadelphia, led by suburban...
A Wealth of Buildings: Marking the Rhythm of English History
Volume I: 1066–1688
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nation’s history. In every age, investment in iconic buildings reaches a climax when the prevailing mode of production is operating most effectively, surplus wealth is most plentiful, and the...
Paradise Gardens
the world's most beautiful Islamic gardens
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
'Lavish ... a celebration of the history and enduring romance of Islamic gardens' Washington Post
As seen on the highly acclaimed BBC2 series Monty Don's Paradise Gardens, a full colour exploration of the astonishing beauty of twenty-nine Islamic paradise gardens from Iran, Turkey, India, England,...
by Mark Deakin
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Illustrated with empirical case studies from Europe, Africa and North America, this book provides an overview of the wide range of innovative methodologies, models and instruments currently being applied in the formation of and implementation of land management strategies. It examines techniques such...
PEST Analysis Hungary
Country Evaluation and Selection of Hungary
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: A, Florida International University, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, language: English, abstract: The Republic of Hungary is located between Western Europe and the Balkans (Datamonitor). Its population accounts for approximately...
Learning from the South Korean Developmental Success
Effective Developmental Cooperation and Synergistic Institutions and Policies
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2014
This analysis of South Korea's development experience can present lessons for development in the 21st century. Situating the development experience of South Korea within the framework of the capability enhancing state, this volume examines the empowering institutions and policies of South Korea between 1945 and 2000.
Fiscal Decentralization and Development
Experiences of Three Developing Countries in Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
An in-depth analysis of the fundamental role that decentralization plays in developing countries, using detailed statistical data to examine the actual fiscal structure between tiers of government, and the effects of decentralization at the local, national and international levels.
by Nick Neave
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
Gateshead was once described as the dirty lane leading to NewcastleA", and over the years it has often been portrayed as the 'poor relative' in comparison to its larger and more glamorous neighbor Newcastle, across the river Tyne. In fact Gateshead has a long and proud industrial and social history,...
The Challenge of Slums
Global Report on Human Settlements 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
The Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and prospects. Using a newly formulated operational definition of slums, it presents estimates of the number of urban slum dwellers and examines the factors at all level, from local to global, that underlie...
English planning in crisis
10 steps to a sustainable future
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
The English planning system is in crisis, argue the authors of this provocative new book. Reflecting on controversial new Government reforms and deregulation, Kate Henderson and Hugh Ellis provide a comprehensive analysis of these reforms, assessing the implications and significance for the future....
Agogic Maps
From Musical Phrasing to Enhancement of Urban Spaces
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
This book explores the value of the musical concept of “agogics” – the modification of regular rhythm to enhance expressive potential – in understanding urban spatial configurations within the current technological context and in developing urban maps that exploit sonic signals to create an...
Development Macroeconomics in Latin America and Mexico
Essays on Monetary, Exchange Rate, and Fiscal Policies
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
Development Macroeconomics in Latin America and Mexico brings the attention of academics, practitioners, and policy makers to the neglected macroeconomic factors that can account for both the unsatisfactory average growth performance of Latin American and the diversity around this average.
by Matthias Peiß
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2009 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: 1,3, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, course: Unicert IV Academic Paper, 19 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This paper aims to answer the question of whether China is...
by Harvey S. Perloff, Lowdon Wingo Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Classic economic considerations applied to the crucial urban problems of poverty, racial segregation, urban renewal, transportation, and education. Originally published in 1968