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Informality through Sustainability explores the phenomenon of informality within urban settlements and aims to unravel the subtle links between informal settlements and sustainability. Penetrating i……続きを見る

Over the past decade smart urban technologies have begun to blanket our cities, forming the backbone of a large intelligent infrastructure. Along with this development, dissemination of the smart ci……続きを見る

The recent global crisis exposed vulnerabilities of housing markets pointing to the need to build resilience through better policy tools and sustainable provision of social housing. In the context o……続きを見る

This 50th anniversary publication provides a comprehensive history of community development. Beginning in 1970 with the advent of the Community Development Society and its journal shortly thereafter……続きを見る

Cities have long been recognized as key sites for fostering new communication practices. However, as contemporary cities experience major changes, how do diverse inhabitants encounter each other? Ho……続きを見る

Water City offers practical solutions to some of the environmental challenges facing 21st-century cities as a result of climate change. The dense compact nature of the contemporary city makes it dif……続きを見る

Architecture is a Verb outlines an approach that shifts the fundamental premises of architectural design and practice in several important ways. First, it acknowledges the centrality of the human or……続きを見る

What is a decent home? Does it simply provide shelter from the elements? Is it affordable enough that you can buy the other necessities of life? Does it connect you to a community with adequate soci……続きを見る

This book examines condominium, property, governance, and law in international and conceptual perspective and reveals this urban realm as complex and mutating. Condominiums are proliferating the wor……続きを見る

Planning is a battleground of ideas and interests, perhaps more visibly and continuously than ever before in the UK. These battles play out nationally and at every level, from cities to the smallest……続きを見る

We know racism is entrenched in our systems and institutions, but what about our cities and public spaces? In The Diaspora of Belonging, author Jay Sharma explores the history of systemic racism, st……続きを見る

In the era of the Anthropocene, site matters are more pressing than ever. Building on the concepts, theories, and multi-disciplinary approaches raised in the first edition, this publication strives ……続きを見る

What makes a community resilient? How do we ensure its sustainable future? Resilienceーthe unique ability to positively adapt to changing physical and social environmentsーis essential for populatio……続きを見る

"The standard work on the development of modern architecture."ーWalter Gropius "Giedion’s accomplishment remains unmatched."ーJosé Luis Sert Sigfried Giedion was an unlikely candidate for the Charle……続きを見る

Major changes are taking place in the Chinese countryside as China rushes to modernizes and urbanizes its rural fabric. The transformation is improving the quality of life of rural inhabitants, but ……続きを見る

Urban Environments and Health in the Philippines offers a retrospective view of women street vendors and their urban environments in Baguio City, designed by American architect and planner Daniel Bu……続きを見る

Public Places Urban Spaces provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theory and practices of urban design for those new to the subject and for those requiring a clear and systematic guide……続きを見る

Spatial Implications and Planning Criteria for High-speed Rail Cities and Regions evaluates the varied experiences that HSR systems have brought about to different station-cities and their regional ……続きを見る

A brand-new collection of 32 case studies that further demonstrate the retrofitting of suburbia This amply-illustrated book, second in a series, documents how defunct shopping malls, parking lots, a……続きを見る

Foregrounding an innovative and radical perspective on food planning, this book makes the case for an agroecological urbanism in which food is a key component in the reinvention of new and just soci……続きを見る

Historic preservation is typically regarded as an elitist practice. In this view, designating a neighborhood as historic is a project by and for affluent residents concerned with aesthetics, not aff……続きを見る

This handbook introduces community leaders to an understanding oftransportation mobility, offering suggestions to reduce congestion, automobile dependence, and vehicle miles of travel. 続きを見る

Este livro tem como objeto de narrativa o jardim, entendido como espaço da produção arquitetônica, objeto de arte e locus de sociabilidade, apresentados sob a ótica dos elementos conceituais e pragm……続きを見る

Viviamo in un Paese fragile che ha un’idea autoassolutoria di sé, pensiamo che l’architettura sia una disciplina cool, buona solo per una rivista patinata. Ma di fronte agli stravolgimenti inflitti ……続きを見る

The contributions in this volume map out how technologies are used and designed to plan, maintain, govern, demolish, and destroy the city. The chapters demonstrate how urban technologies shape, and ……続きを見る

Bordered Cities and Divided Societies is a provocative, moving, and poetic encounter with the hearts and minds of individuals living in nine cities of conflict, violence, and healingーJerusalem, Bel……続きを見る

The built environment influences health and well-being in a myriad of ways. Some neighbourhoods are plagued by busy roads that are a constant source of danger, noise, and air pollution. In some citi……続きを見る

Este livro é o resultado da experiência dos três autores na área da Mobilidade Urbana. A ideia de sua elaboração surgiu quando trabalharam juntos na Secretaria Nacional do Transporte e da Mobilidade……続きを見る

Developing a program to train planning commissioners and zoning board members takes a lot of time and effort. This manual makes the process easier. It covers the basics of community planning, zoning……続きを見る

La città è stata fin dal Medioevo il luogo della socialità per eccellenza, il contesto nel quale si sviluppano le dinamiche che determinano l’identità individuale, la dignità e i sentimenti dei «cit……続きを見る