Tokyo Megacity, , Richie Donald

Автор: Prachi More
Название: Actors & Networks in the Megacity: A Literary Analysis of Urban Narratives
ISBN: 3837638340 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783837638349
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: This study is a concise introduction to Bruno Latours Actor-Network Theory and its application in a literary analysis of urban narratives of the 21st century. Are these literary documentaries a contemporary solution to reporting an ever-evasive reality? If so, how do they embody "matters of concern" as Latour would have put it, laying bare modern-day "actors" and "networks" rather than documenting mere "matters of fact"? In answering these questions, the author describes how these narratives function as sites of knowledge production, particularly in light of the development of historiography and empirical documentation since modernism. We thus encounter an inter-disciplinary framework that addresses concerns and questions of epistemology, the sociology of knowledge and urban and documentary studies.

Автор: Kulshrestha S. K.
Название: Planning Indian Megacity Regions: Spatial Model, Development Dynamics and Future Advances
ISBN: 9811654689 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811654688
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This book focuses on spatial planning of megacities that are growing in Asia, Africa, and America. These cities are not be seen in isolation from their respective influence regions. They complement each other. Most of the solutions to the problems of such cities are found in their respective regions, and, on the other hand, the regions derive their strength from their respective megacities. There is a need for promoting integrated spatial planning of megacity regions. The five chapters in this book highlight the spatial planning of such regions.

Автор: Shao Qin
Название: Shanghai Gone: Domicide and Defiance in a Chinese Megacity
ISBN: 1442211318 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442211315
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Описание: Shanghai has been demolished and rebuilt into a gleaming megacity in recent decades, now ranking with New York and London as a hub of global finance. But that transformation has come at a grave human cost. This compelling book is the first to apply the concept of domicide--the eradication of a home against the will of its dwellers--to the sweeping destruction of neighborhoods, families, and life patterns to make way for the new Shanghai. Here we find the holdouts and protesters, men and women who have stubbornly resisted domicide and demanded justice. Qin Shao follows, among others, a reticent kindergarten teacher turned diehard petitioner; a descendant of gangsters and squatters who has become an amateur lawyer for evictees; and a Chinese Muslim who has struggled to recover his ancestral home in Xintiandi, an infamous site of gentrification dominated by a well-connected Hong Kong real estate tycoon. Highlighting the wrenching changes spawned by China's reform era, Shao vividly portrays the relentless pursuit of growth and profit by the combined forces of corrupt power and money, the personal wreckage it has left behind, and the enduring human spirit it has unleashed. To see the author's blog post on Asia Society, please click here.

Автор: Hirschl Ran
Название: City, State: Constitutionalism and the Megacity
ISBN: 019092277X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190922771
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: More than half of the world's population lives in cities; by 2050, it will be more than three quarters. Projections suggest that megacities of 50 million or even 100 million inhabitants will emerge by the end of the century, mostly in the Global South. This shift marks a major and unprecedented transformation of the organization of society, both spatially and geopolitically. Our constitutional institutions and imagination, however, have failed to keep pace with this new reality. Cities have remained virtually absent from constitutional law and constitutional thought, not to mention from comparative constitutional studies more generally. As the world is urbanizing at an extraordinary rate, this book argues, new thinking about constitutionalism and urbanization is desperately needed. In six chapters, the book considers the reasons for the constitutional blind spot concerning the metropolis, probes the constitutional relationship between states and (mega)cities worldwide, examines patterns of constitutional change and stalemate in city status, and aims to carve a new place for the city in constitutional thought, constitutional law and constitutional practice.

Автор: Hoffmann Ellen, Buerkert Andreas, Von Cramon-Taubadel Stephan
Название: The Rural-Urban Interface: An Interdisciplinary Research Approach to Urbanization Processes Around the Indian Megacity Bengaluru
ISBN: 3030799719 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030799717
Издательство: Springer
Цена: 149060.00 T
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Описание: This book is intended for periodontal residents and practicing periodontists who wish to incorporate the principles of moderate sedation into daily practice. Comprehensive airway management and rescue skills are then documented in detail so that the patient may be properly managed in the event that the sedation progresses beyond the intended level.

Автор: Smil Vaclav
Название: Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities
ISBN: 0262042835 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262042833
Издательство: MIT Press
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Описание: A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.

Автор: Sivaramakrishnan K. C.
Название: Managing Megacities
ISBN: 0199454132 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199454136
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Автор: Bawono Ali Aryo
Название: Engineered Cementitious Composites for Electrified Roadway in Megacities: A Comprehensive Study on Functional Performance
ISBN: 3030885410 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030885410
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This book describes the development of an innovative solution for electrified roadway pavements based on engineered cementitious composites, which are exhibiting an extreme tensile strain capacity that is much higher than conventional concrete. This enables the pavement to work without steel reinforcement and to embed a dynamic wireless power transfer technology for charging electric vehicles. At first, the book presents a modified performance-driven design approach to improve the composites to achieve the optimum pavement design in terms of functional and structural performance. It shows that the modified composites can be used to fulfil the safety and comfort factors without neglecting the characteristics of conventional ones. Further, 3D finite element and fluid dynamics models are used to analyse the pavement properties. The validated models can predict the functional performance, including skid resistance, surface water drainage, and noise. In the remaining part of the thesis, an environmentally-friendly photocatalytic function for pavement made of engineered cementitious composites is investigated. In turn, a multi-criteria design analysis is proposed to identify the optimum functional performance of the pavements. All in all, this book reports on a comprehensive approach to design, analyse and optimize engineered cementitious composites for electrified road pavement application. A special emphasis is given on applications in Singapore and other tropical megacities.

Автор: Kleer Jerzy, Nawrot Katarzyna Anna
Название: Rise of Megacities, The: Challenges, Opportunities and Unique Characteristics
ISBN: 1786344262 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786344267
Издательство: World Scientific Publishing
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Описание: Megacities of over 10 million inhabitants are unique entities in their own right, both challenging and supporting the policies, governance and cohesion of states.

Автор: Bunker Robert
Название: Blood and Concrete: 21st Century Conflict in Urban Centers and Megacities-A Small Wars Journal Anthology
ISBN: 1984573756 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781984573759
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Описание: Blood and Concrete: 21st Century Conflict in Urban Centers and Megacities provides a foundation for understanding urban operations and sustaining urban warfare research. This Small Wars Journal (SWJ) Anthology documents over a decade of writings on urban conflict. In addition to essays originally published at SWJ it adds new content including an introduction by the editors, a preface on "Blood and Concrete" by David Kilcullen, a foreword "Urban Warfare Studies" by John Spencer, a postscript "Cities in the Crossfire: The Rise of Urban Violence" by Margarita Konaev, and an afterword "Urban Operations: Meeting Challenges, Seizing Opportunities, Improving the Approach" by Russell W. Glenn. These essays frame the discussion found in the collection's remaining 49 chapters. Blood and Concrete continues the legacy of Small Was Journal's coverage of urban operations, conflict and combat.

Название: Air Quality in Megacities: Faraday Discussion
ISBN: 1788019156 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788019156
Издательство: Royal Society of Chemistry
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Описание: This discussion aims to improve understanding of the underlying processes responsible, which is essential for the development of high quality numerical models of urban air pollutants, which are required for the testing of mitigation strategies prior to implementation.

Автор: Eltrop Ludger, Telsnig Thomas, Fahl Ulrich
Название: Energy and Sun: Sustainable Energy Solutions for Future Megacities
ISBN: 3868592733 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783868592733
Издательство: ACC-distribution titles
Цена: 28600.00 T
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Описание: Energy and Sun takes a close look at the current possibilities of solar energy, which is safe, sustainable and low in carbon emissions, and particularly viable for urban regions in the Southern hemisphere. The essays in this volume are grouped into three sections: Solar and Sustainable Energy Technologies (with discussions on photovoltaic off-grid technologies in rural Andhra Pradesh, energy efficiency in irrigation, solar power plants for South Africa and the Joined Biogas, Charcoal and Erosion Prevention Project in Hyderabad, India); Solutions For Buildings and Settlements (including essays on housing design in the MENA region and the calculation of the energy performance of buildings and energy efficiency in Iranian cities); and System Analytical and Integration Approaches (with essays on solar and other options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, solar energy usage in Gauteng, South Africa and photovoltaic systems for social and economic empowerment in peri-urban and rural areas in South Africa).