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Considered to be sub-ordinated and sub-prime to the city, sub-urban areas receive little attention by researchers and designers. However, it´s the rapidly growing areas outside the central cities th……続きを見る

This book examines two large and highly controversial urban infill projects in two peripheral European capitalsーTirana and Helsinkiーthrough the lens of dramaturgy and political theatre. The author……続きを見る

The Accidental Playground explores the remarkable landscape created by individuals and small groups who occupied and rebuilt an abandoned Brooklyn waterfront. While local residents, activists, garba……続きを見る

Chronicles grassroots efforts to recover, rebuild, and enjoy architecturally iconic but economically obsolete places in the American Rust Belt. A pioneering Detroit automobile factory. A legendary i……続きを見る

La réunion organisée à Royaumont par le Conseil du Patrimoine Ethnologique les 2 et 3 décembre 1983 vient à la suite d'une chaîne de rencontres (la journée d'études organisée par la Société d'Ethnol……続きを見る

Plus de dix ans après la publication de mon premier livre « Flic d’élite dans les cités », l’idée, bientôt devenue un besoin, d’écrire ce nouvel ouvrage a émergé de mes constats en tant que présiden……続きを見る

This book investigates authenticity, an important but controversial cultural concept, and its relevance for urban socio-spatial processes. Defining authenticity as an evaluative relationship with an……続きを見る

Em um mundo cada vez mais urbanizado, estar preparado para situações de emergência nas cidades tornou-se uma habilidade fundamental. Este guia abrangente oferece orientações práticas para sobrevivên……続きを見る

The wonderful and mysterious girls of Seattle, they model for the love of art, they do fetish performances, erotic art festivals, burlesque shows, bellydancing haflas, street photography, pleinair n……続きを見る

The revised and updated third edition of The Making of Urban America includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses the vast urban history literature added ……続きを見る

In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children toーand often end up becoming active inーurban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed ……続きを見る

Following the global financial crisis of 2008, there has been significant interest among scholars and activists in alternative forms of organization that operate according to noncapitalist logic, in……続きを見る

The go-to guide for sustainable community development, from the neighborhood to the regional level Fully revised and updated, Toward Sustainable Communities is the definitive guide to the why, the w……続きを見る

What does it mean to be cosmopolitan? To be a crossroads, a gathering place, a center for world commerce? Explore the meaning of Dubai as a nation-state at the crossroads of the world, gathering peo……続きを見る

Con un acento en el arte, esta publicación recoge las experiencias participativas exploradas en Mirada de Barrio, un proyecto de investigación-acción iniciado por el área de Programas Públicos del M……続きを見る

Moving beyond conventional accounts of gated communities and housing segregation, this book interrogates the moral politics of urban place-making in China’s commodity housing enclaves. Drawing on fi……続きを見る

This book explores the relationship between space and economy, the spatial expressions of the knowledge economy. The capitalist industrial economy produced its own space, which differed radically fr……続きを見る

This book addresses the needs of diverse urban students for a new kind of teacher, classroom learning context, curriculum, and pedagogy in order to effectively learn, perform, and achieve. Drawing o……続きを見る

Five years after the first edition of Millennials, News, and Social Media: Is News Engagement a Thing of the Past? was published, a focus on the Millennial generation’s relationship with news is mor……続きを見る

Co-Winner of the 2023 Latino/a Section Best Book Award, given by the American Sociological Association Honorable Mention, 2024 Best Book Award, given by the Asia and Asian America section of the Ame……続きを見る

**A bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story. 'Warm, funny, biting and essential reading.' Adam Rutherford 'An exhilarating jo……続きを見る

Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities brings together empirical and applied research in both urban planning and sustainable energy, offering coherent and innovative best practices for urban energ……続きを見る

A chronicle of neighborhood redevelopment politics in West Philadelphia over 60 years In twenty-first-century American cities, policy makers increasingly celebrate university-sponsored innovation di……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

"- Vi kom fra Vestbyen, men det her er nu det skønneste sted på jorden! siger HJ. - Alle mennesker her var venlige og snakkede til os, da vi flyttede her op. Bare i løbet af de første måneder havde ……続きを見る

An illuminating profile of the San Francisco Bay Area, and its regional and global influence, as seen from the focal point of San Francisco International Airport (SFO). A People's History of SFO use……続きを見る

The global financial crisis has demonstrated the impact and implications of late capitalism and its bedfellow, globalisation. In the European context, crisis is seen as a threat to the stability of ……続きを見る

This book presents the findings of a major Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) project into urban austerity governance in eight cities across the world (Athens, Baltimore, Barcelona, Melbour……続きを見る

Un saggio che per la prima volta affronta la crisi che attanaglia la citta` eterna con metodologie innovative per la politica romana in grado di svegliare il gigante che dorme da oltre un decennio. ……続きを見る

Cities play a major role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic as many measures are adopted at the scale of cities and involve adjustments to the way urban areas operate. Drawing from case studies acros……続きを見る