Encyclopedia of Urban Planning
Author : Arnold Whittick
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 1238 pages
File Size : 31,57 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Encyclopedia of Urban Studies
Author : Ray Hutchison
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1081 pages
File Size : 32,75 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412914329
Book Description
An encyclopedia about various topics relating to urban studies.
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies
Author : Anthony M. Orum
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2919 pages
File Size : 47,40 MB
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1118568451
Book Description
Provides comprehensive coverage of major topics in urban and regional studies Under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Anthony Orum, this definitive reference work covers central and emergent topics in the field, through an examination of urban and regional conditions and variation across the world. It also provides authoritative entries on the main conceptual tools used by anthropologists, sociologists, geographers, and political scientists in the study of cities and regions. Among such concepts are those of place and space; geographical regions; the nature of power and politics in cities; urban culture; and many others. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies captures the character of complex urban and regional dynamics across the globe, including timely entries on Latin America, Africa, India and China. At the same time, it contains illuminating entries on some of the current concepts that seek to grasp the essence of the global world today, such as those of Friedmann and Sassen on ‘global cities’. It also includes discussions of recent economic writings on cities and regions such as those of Richard Florida. Comprised of over 450 entries on the most important topics and from a range of theoretical perspectives Features authoritative entries on topics ranging from gender and the city to biographical profiles of figures like Frank Lloyd Wright Takes a global perspective with entries providing coverage of Latin America and Africa, India and China, and, the US and Europe Includes biographies of central figures in urban and regional studies, such as Doreen Massey, Peter Hall, Neil Smith, and Henri Lefebvre The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies is an indispensable reference for students and researchers in urban and regional studies, urban sociology, urban geography, and urban anthropology.
Encyclopedia of American Urban History
Author : David Goldfield
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1057 pages
File Size : 26,40 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0761928847
Book Description
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The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures
Author : Robert C. Brears
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 2334 pages
File Size : 37,22 MB
Release : 2023-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3030877450
Book Description
While urban settlements are the drivers of the global economy and centres of learning, culture, and innovation and nations rely on competitive dynamic regions for their economic, social, and environmental objectives, urban centres and regions face a myriad of challenges that impact the ways in which people live and work, create wealth, and interact and connect with places. Rapid urbanisation is resulting in urban sprawl, rising emissions, urban poverty and high unemployment rates, housing affordability issues, lack of urban investment, low urban financial and governance capacities, rising inequality and urban crimes, environmental degradation, increasing vulnerability to natural disasters and so forth. At the regional level, low employment, low wage growth, scarce financial resources, climate change, waste and pollution, and rising urban peri-urban competition etc. are impacting the ability of regions to meet socio-economic development goals while protecting biodiversity. The response to these challenges has typically been the application of inadequate or piecemeal solutions, often as a result of fragmented decision-making and competing priorities, with numerous economic, environmental, and social consequences. In response, there is a growing movement towards viewing cities and regions as complex and sociotechnical in nature with people and communities interacting with one another and with objects, such as roads, buildings, transport links etc., within a range of urban and regional settings or contexts. This comprehensive MRW will provide readers with expert interdisciplinary knowledge on how urban centres and regions in locations of varying climates, lifestyles, income levels, and stages development are creating synergies and reducing trade-offs in the development of resilient, resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, liveable, socially equitable, integrated, and technology-enabled centres and regions.
Encyclopedia of the City
Author : Roger W. Caves
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 0415252253
Book Description
A first-class work of reference that will be both an essential resource for independent study as well as a useful aid in teaching: a solid but also provocative starting point for wider exploration of the city.
Urban Planning Theory Since 1945
Author : Nigel Taylor
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 1998-12-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780761960935
Book Description
Taylor describes the development of urban planning ideas since the end of the Second World War, outlining the main theories from the traditional view of planning as an exercise in physical design to recent views of planning as 'communicative action'.
Companion to Urban and Regional Studies
Author : Anthony M. Orum
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 2021-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1119316871
Book Description
COMPANION TO URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES Indispensable overview and timely coverage of the major issues, debates, and research topics in urban and regional studies Companion to Urban and Regional Studies offers an up-to-date view of the rapidly growing field, exploring a diversity of theoretical perspectives, current and emerging research, and critical global policy concerns. Uniquely broad in geographical and thematic scope, this comprehensive volume brings together essays by more than fifty international scholars and researchers to provide expert assessments spanning the many dimensions of urban studies. Organized into five parts, the Companion begins with a review of the current state of cities across East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North America, Europe, and Latin America, and all other world regions. Subsequent sections discuss contemporary theoretical perspectives, describe common methodological approaches used by urban scholars, and examine the political, social, and economic problems facing twenty-first century cities. Covering historical issues, current challenges, and comparative perspectives in urban studies, this timely resource: Addresses intensely debated policy issues such as governance, housing, immigration and migration, segregation, social mix, and gentrification Describes the use of demographic methods, advanced spatial analysis, social networks, policy mobilities, and ethnographies in urban studies research Discusses critical urban theory, feminist urban research, urbanization and environmental change, and the legacy of the Chicago School Covers contemporary research topics such as urban and regional inequalities, social heterogeneity and diversity, financialization Includes representative case studies of each region, including Australasia, Latin America, East Asia and South Asia Companion to Urban and Regional Studies is essential reading for scholars, researchers, practitioners, urban activists, and students, and it represents a must-have complement to The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Landscape and Urban Planning
Author : Klaus-Jürgen Evert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1548 pages
File Size : 32,67 MB
Release : 2010-05-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3540764550
Book Description
This unique, multilingual, encyclopedic dictionary in two volumes covers terms regularly used in landscape and urban planning, as well as environmental protection. The languages are American and British English, Spanish (with many Latin-American equivalents), French, and German. The encyclopedia also provides various interpretations of the terms at the planning, legal or technical level, which make its meaning more precise and its usage clearer.
Technologies for Urban and Spatial Planning: Virtual Cities and Territories
Author : Pinto, Nuno Norte
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 44,87 MB
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1466643501
Book Description
"This book covers a multitude of newly developed hardware and software technology advancements in urban and spatial planning and architecture, drawing on the most current research and studies of field practitioners who offer solutions and recommendations for further growth, specifically in urban and spatial developments"--
