wired - Urban 5

This work is an ethnographic investigation into the everyday lives of young people growing up and living in contemporary Bangalore. Moving beyond the hype of the Indian ‘knowledge society’, it exami……続きを見る

Der Sammelband fasst wichtige Themen und Entwicklungen der Mobilitäts- und Verkehrsforschung der letzten Jahre zusammen. Die Beiträge gehen auf das Instrumentarium empirischer Forschung ein und erlä……続きを見る

Un nuovo titolo che va ad arricchire la collana “I Classici della sociologia”. Scritto nel 1949, rappresenta la prima trattazione sociologica dell’ignoranza e offre una prospettiva nuova ed estremam……続きを見る

This book seeks to fill the information gap on a key emerging real estate market and demystify the perception that the market in Ghana and indeed, across sub-Saharan Africa is opaque. Drawing on dec……続きを見る

Originally published in 1990 and drawing on extensive research, this book provides an evaluation of the impact of the growth of home ownership in the UK, and of the claims and counter-claims made fo……続きを見る

Originally published in 1994, this book provides an important contribution to contemporary housing debates as well as clear examples of the use of qualitative data in causal analysis. Based on 3 ori……続きを見る

Das Lehrbuch stellt die Aspekte und Aufgabengebiete der Stadtbauphysik dar, beschreibt den Zusammenhang zwischen Mensch, Bebauung sowie Umwelt und zeigt die stadtbauphysikalischen Besonderheiten in ……続きを見る

With cities striving to meet sustainable development goals, circular urban systems are gaining momentum, especially in Europe. This research-based book defines the circular city and circular develop……続きを見る

Politics and Community-Based Research: Perspectives from Yeoville Studio, Johannesburg provides a textured analysis of a contested urban space that will resonate with other contested urban spaces ar……続きを見る

This book investigates the production of public space in contemporary urban contexts as conditioned by the suffusion of urban life with digital technologies. A “social production of technology” appr……続きを見る

We hear plenty about the widening income gap between the rich and the poor in America and about the expanding distance separating the haves and the have-nots. But when detailing the many things that……続きを見る

Written by the co-founder and former board president of a non-profit shared-use commercial kitchen, Understanding Just Sustainabilities from Within presents an intersectional analysis of CLiCK (Comm……続きを見る

This book calls for re-conceptualising urban recovery by exploring the intersection of reconstruction and displacement in volatile contexts in the Global South. It explores the spatial, social, arti……続きを見る

In this engrossing study of religion, urban life, and commercial culture, Diane Winston shows how a (self-styled "red-hot") militant Protestant mission established a beachhead in the modern city. Wh……続きを見る

This essential presents the state of urban research on gentrification in a condensed form. This term, which has been used in the scientific community since the 1960s, has now also become established……続きを見る

In Europa schrumpft die Mittelschicht, was für eine Reihe von EU-Mitgliedsländern bislang kaum untersucht wurde. Dies trifft auch auf Österreich zu, welches sich durch Umbau der Sozialpolitik, Flexi……続きを見る

Proposes community-based transformation as a holistic policy agenda. Gathers in one place clear lessons from experts who have steered community development in the UK and North America. The book will……続きを見る

What does a feminist urban theory look like for the twenty first century? This book puts knowledges of feminist urban scholars, feminist scholars of social reproduction, and other urban theorists in……続きを見る

The Futureproof City creates adaptability and resiliency in the face of the unknown challenges resulting from technological change, population explosion, global pandemic, and environmental crisis. A……続きを見る

This book focusses on the emergence of local governance networks and examines the role of street-level bureaucrats during this process. It aims to identify whether some organizations are favored as ……続きを見る

Die Autoren führen in ihrem Buch aus einer system(theoret)ischen Perspektive in das Themenfeld der Stadtentwicklung ein und liefern Erklärungsansätze, Tipps und methodische Anleitungen zum Umgang mi……続きを見る

Real Estate: The Basics provides an easy-to-read introduction to the core concepts of the industry to students new to the subject or professionals changing direction within the sector. The book enca……続きを見る

Claudia Hille untersucht in dem vorliegenden Buch die Auswirkungen berufsbedingter, residenzieller Multilokalität auf das Verkehrshandeln. Zu diesem Zweck analysiert sie im Rahmen einer qualitativen……続きを見る

As cities sprawl across Latin America, absorbing more and more of its people, crime and violence have become inescapable. From the paramilitary invasion of Medell¡n in Colombia, the booming wealth o……続きを見る

Producto de la ejecución del proyecto de investigación "Actividad física y parques en Bucaramanga, caracterización y factores relacionados con su uso", se presenta este libro dirigido a la comunidad……続きを見る

Hay un recurrente mito neoliberal que arguye que todo individuo puede llegar a ser lo que se proponga; que querer es poder; que, en este mundo laboral de oportunidades infinitas, ser un triunfador e……続きを見る

For investors from across the world, UK residential property is seen as one of the best investments available. This is for good reason. It has a track record of delivering strong, stable returns in ……続きを見る

Stinkende Abwässer im städtischen Untergrund oder kristallklares Wasser im heimischen Bad – eine funktionierende Abwasserentsorgung ist in der modernen Stadt ebenso unabdingbar wie eine gute Wasserv……続きを見る

This open access book explores the historical, cultural and philosophical contexts that have made anti-poverty the core of Chinese society since Liberation in 1949, and why poverty alleviation measu……続きを見る

Dieses Open Access Buch thematisiert den Beitrag der Städte zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Autor*innen stellen die Agenda 2030 und die 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) vor, auf die sich di……続きを見る