M.M. - Urban 1

A richly browsable, story-driven “who’s who” of Harlemーconnecting remarkable lives to the streets, buildings, and neighborhoods that shaped them Harlem is one of the most recognizable places in the……続きを見る

The Cultural Matrix seeks to unravel a uniquely American paradox: the socioeconomic crisis, segregation, and social isolation of disadvantaged black youth, on the one hand, and their extraordinary i……続きを見る

We shape mobility with words, and in turn, those words shape how we move, build, and experience our cities. In Mobility Language Matters, Marco te Brömmelstroet unveils the hidden power of language ……続きを見る

Money, Stress, and the Struggle to Survive explores how financial pressure shapes everyday life for middle-class families in the 21st century. Rising living costs, job insecurity, and constant econo……続きを見る

An expansive and subversive history of the Pan-American Highway. A century after the Pan-American Highway was first conceived, its story remains largely unknownーeven to the hundreds of motorists wh……続きを見る

Prince George’s County, Maryland, is a suburban jurisdiction in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and is home to the highest concentration of Black middle-class residents in the United States.……続きを見る

Comment les enjeux transfrontaliers rencontrent-ils la question métropolitaine ? En se penchant notamment sur les aires urbaines de Lille, Nice et Strasbourg, cet ouvrage montre la complexité qui es……続きを見る

This book proposes a new vision for security management in modern residential cities by applying Toyota's proven methodologiesーGemba, Kaizen, Hoshin Kanri, Standardized Work, and Visual Management……続きを見る

This book examines the systemic and structural nature of social inequalities, focusing on how the urban–rural divide intersects with race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality to shape identities……続きを見る

Youth and community work is a long-contested profession which has been challenged and required to adapt in order to address social and political priorities. ‘Open access’ youth work – which is infor……続きを見る

During the 2010s, the body positivity movement experienced a meteoric rise in mainstream recognition. It became a cultural phenomenon, generating celebrities, boosts in industries and a modest body ……続きを見る

"The Bad News Bears" meets "Friday Night Lights". A powerful, unfiltered account of the passionate youth baseball culture in a decaying American city. An aging and aimless bachelor agrees to help a ……続きを見る

**A muckraking history of San Diego that covers the city’s historically recent shift from politically conservative to politically progressive while also outlining a new cast of right-wing villains a……続きを見る

This open access book is focused on the intersection between urban brownfields and the sustainability transitions of metreopolitan areas, cities and neighbourhoods. It provides both a theoretical an……続きを見る

Over the last two years, the United States has observed, with some horror, the explosion and collapse of entire segments of the housing market, especially those driven by subprime and alternative or……続きを見る

In Freedomland**, Annemarie H. Sammartino tells Co-op City's story from the perspectives of those who built it and of the ordinary people who made their homes in this monument to imperfect liberal i……続きを見る

How can we unmask the vested interests behind capital's 'cultural' urban agenda? Limits to Culture pits grass-roots cultural dissent against capital's continuing project of control via urban plannin……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage, publié grâce au concours des collectivités territoriales concernées, décrit, dans une perspective évolutive, les forces qui expliquent les transformations de la structure urbaine et de ……続きを見る

La banlieue est un thème permanent de débat avec les polémiques qui se succèdent depuis plus de trente ans à propos de l'action à y mener. C’est cette action concrète auprès des populations, notamme……続きを見る

As the drive towards creating age-friendly cities grows, this important book provides a comprehensive survey of theories and policies aimed at improving the quality of life of older people living in……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage a pour objet d'étude les projets d’aménagement de la Corniche de Rabat et de la vallée du Bou Regreg. L'auteur nous invite à comprendre pourquoi et comment les responsables du développem……続きを見る

Die Gründungsurkunde der Stadtsoziologie – endlich als kommentierte und zitierfähige Einzelausgabe bei Reclam Simmels 1903 erschienener Aufsatz legte die Grundlagen für die Stadtsoziologie: Städter ……続きを見る

Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asiabrings together an exciting cross-regional interdisciplinary group of scholars, scholar activists, artists, and……続きを見る

In 'Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben' analysiert Georg Simmel auf faszinierende Weise die Auswirkungen der Großstadt auf das individuelle und kollektive Bewusstsein. Seine Prosa ist präzise und d……続きを見る

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

Il est 17 h. Louis vérifie une dernière fois les horaires du bus 42 qui passe en bas de chez lui. Son scooter étant en panne, il doit se résoudre à prendre les transports collectifs pour aller voir ……続きを見る

Georges Perec l'avait fait pour le carrefour Saint-Sulpice, dans "Tentative d'épuisement d'un lieu parisien". Mais combien de fois chacun de nous, depuis que Baudelaire nous y a initiés, ne se laiss……続きを見る

The book tells the story of the proliferation of gated communities and the privatisation of public life and public space in Mexico over the last three decades. Drawing on research from Lomas de Ange……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben……続きを見る

The volume examines urbanization and migration trends and their patterns in the light of India's emerging urban policy, planning and governance perspectives. It sheds light on the differences in urb……続きを見る