Urban Development and New Towns in the Third World, Jacquemin, Alain R.A.
Автор: Hasenцhrl Ute Название: Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society ISBN: 1138813974 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138813977 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 58170.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание:
After decades "in the shadows," urban lighting is re-emerging as a matter of public debate. Long-standing truths are increasingly questioned as a confluence of developments affects lighting itself and the way it is viewed. Light has become an integral element of place-making and energy-saving initiatives alike. Rapidly evolving lighting technologies are opening up new possibilities, but also posing new challenges to planners, and awareness is growing that artificial illumination is not purely benign but can actually constitute a form of pollution. As a result, public policy frameworks, incentives and initiatives are undergoing a phase of innovation and change that will affect how cities are lit for years to come.
The first comprehensive compilation of current scientific discussions on urban lighting and light pollution from a social science and humanities perspective, Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society contributes to an evolving international debate on an increasingly controversial topic. The contributions draw a rich panorama of the manifold discourses connected with artificial illumination in the past and present - from early attempts to promote new lighting technologies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to current debates on restricting its excessive usage in public space and the protection of darkness. By bringing together a cross-section of current findings and debates on urban lighting and light pollution from a wide variety of disciplines, it reflects that artificial lighting is multifaceted in its qualities, utilisation and interpretation.
Including case studies from the United States, Europe, and the UK, Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society is one of the first to take a serious assessment of light, pollution, and places and is a valuable resource for planners, policy makers and students in related subjects.
Автор: Betancur John, Smith Janet Название: Claiming Neighborhood: New Ways for Understanding Urban Change ISBN: 0252081978 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780252081972 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 25150.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Based on historical case studies in Chicago, John J. Betancur and Janet L. Smith focus both the theoretical and practical explanations for why neighborhoods change today. As the authors show, a diverse collection of people including urban policy experts, elected officials, investors, resident leaders, institutions, community-based organizations, and many others compete to control how neighborhoods change and are characterized. Betancur and Smith argue that neighborhoods have become sites of consumption and spaces to be consumed. Discourse is used to add and subtract value from them. The romanticized image of "the neighborhood" exaggerates or obscures race and class struggles while celebrating diversity and income mixing. Scholars and policy makers must reexamine what sustains this image and the power effects produced in order to explain and govern urban space more equitably.
Автор: Jacquemin, Alain R.A. Название: Urban Development and New Towns in the Third World ISBN: 1138359351 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138359352 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 132710.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: First published in 1999, this volume examines India and Bombay, countries which represent some of the world`s most dramatic examples of rapid urban growth.
Автор: Levine, Myron A. Название: Urban politics ISBN: 0765646250 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780765646255 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 74510.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание:
This popular text mixes classic theory and research on urban politics with the most recent developments and data in urban and metropolitan affairs. Its balanced and realistic approach helps students understand the nature of urban politics and the difficulty of finding effective "solutions" in a suburban and global age.
The ninth edition has been thoroughly rewritten and updated with a continued focus on economic development and race, plus renewed attention to globalization, gentrification, and changing demographics. Boxed case studies of prominent recent and current urban development efforts provide material for class discussion, and concluding material demonstrates the tradeoff between more "ideal" and more "pragmatic" urban politics.
Key changes in this edition include:
Every chapter has been thoroughly updated and rewritten. The Ninth Edition reflects the most current census data and the newest trends in such areas as the "new immigration," suburbanization, gentrification, and big-city revivals;
There is coverage of the big-city pension crisis and politics in Stockton, Detroit, and other cities facing possible bankruptcy;
A brand-new opening chapter introduces the concepts of the Global City, the Entertainment City, and the Bankrupt City;
New photos and boxes appear throughout the book;
Increased coverage of policies for sustainable urban development.
Автор: Walters Stephen Название: Boom Towns: Restoring the Urban American Dream ISBN: 080478163X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780804781633 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 32020.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
American cities, once economic and social launch pads for their residents, are all too often plagued by poverty and decay. One need only to look at the ruins of Detroit to see how far some once-great cities have fallen, or at Boston and San Francisco for evidence that such decline is reversible. In Boom Towns, Stephen J.K. Walters diagnoses the root causes of urban decline in order to prescribe remedies that will enable cities to thrive once again.
Arguing that commonplace explanations for urban decay misunderstand the nature of our towns, Walters reconceives of cities as dense accumulations of capital in all of its forms—places that attract people by making their labor more productive and their leisure more pleasurable. Policymakers, therefore, must properly define and enforce property rights in order to prevent the flight of capital and the resulting demise of urban centers. Using vivid evocations of iconic towns and the people who crucially affected their destinies, Walters shows how public policy measures which aim to revitalize often do more harm than good. He then outlines a more promising set of policies to remedy the capital shortage that continues to afflict many cities and needlessly limit their residents' opportunities. With its fresh interpretation of one of the American quandaries of our day, Boom Towns offers a novel contribution to the debate about American cities and a program for their restoration.
Автор: T. Scarlett Epstein Название: Urban Food Marketing and Third World Rural Development: The Structure of Producer-seller Markets ISBN: 0367275740 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367275747 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 112290.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Originally published in 1982. This book explores the nature of food marketing in Third World countries. It examines the phenomenon of producer-seller markets, basing the study on the situation in New Guinea and uses this data to construct theoretical propositions for the marketing of various food items.
Автор: Ashok K. Dutt; Allen G. Noble; Frank J. Costa; Raj Название: Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development ISBN: 9402414096 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789402414097 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 139750.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Robert W. Orttung Название: Sustaining Russia`s Arctic Cities ISBN: 1785333151 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785333156 Издательство: Berghahn Рейтинг: Цена: 113250.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Urban areas in Arctic Russia are experiencing unprecedented social and ecological change. This collection outlines the key challenges that city managers will face in navigating this shifting political, economic, social, and environmental terrain. In particular, the volume examines how energy production drives a boom-bust cycle in the Arctic economy, explores how migrants from Muslim cultures are reshaping the social fabric of northern cities, and provides a detailed analysis of climate change and its impact on urban and industrial infrastructure.
Автор: Rudlin David Название: Urbanism ISBN: 1138015628 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138015623 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 57150.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Urbanism is a compendium of seventy five places that have been shortlisted as part of the Academy`s annual awards scheme which covers great Places, Streets, Neighbourhoods, Towns and Cities.
Why do autocrats build spectacular new capital cities? In The Geopolitics of Spectacle, Natalie Koch considers how autocratic rulers use "spectacular" projects to shape state-society relations, but rather than focus on the standard approach—on the project itself—she considers the unspectacular "others." The contrasting views of those from the poorest regions toward these new national capitals help her develop a geographic approach to spectacle.
Koch uses Astana in Kazakhstan to exemplify her argument, comparing that spectacular city with others from resource-rich, nondemocratic nations in central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. The Geopolitics of Spectacle draws new political-geographic lessons and shows that these spectacles can be understood only from multiple viewpoints, sites, and temporalities. Koch explicitly theorizes spectacle geographically and in so doing extends the analysis of governmentality into new empirical and theoretical terrain.
With cases ranging from Azerbaijan to Qatar and Myanmar, and an intriguing account of reactions to the new capital of Astana from the poverty-stricken Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan, Koch’s book provides food for thought for readers in human geography, anthropology, sociology, urban studies, political science, international affairs, and post-Soviet and central Asian studies.
Автор: Murayama, Yuji Название: Urban Development in Asia and Africa ISBN: 9811032408 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811032400 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 167700.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The inclusion of the origin and brief history of each of the selected metropolitan regions, including the analysis of their urban primacy, spatiotemporal patterns of urban land-use changes, driving forces of urban development, and implications for future sustainable development, makes the book an important reference for various related studies.
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