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Increasing numbers of urban dwellers has led to many of us feeling alienated from the natural world. This is not how we are meant to live, and we don’t have to. Even in the most built-up environment……続きを見る

The book explores the relationship between the shrinking process and architecture and urban design practices. Starting from a journey in former East Germany, six different scenes are explored in whi……続きを見る

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Zoning is the American Dream in action: it allows cities to grow up and out, and it was developed in respon……続きを見る

Thirty-five years after this landmark of urban history first captured the rise, fall, and rebirth of a once-thriving New York City boroughーravaged in the 1970s and ’80s by disinvestment and fires, ……続きを見る

The Social Tranformations of Scandinavian Cities highlights the changing face of social sustainability and social disintegration in Scandinavian cities against the backdrop of ongoing global societa……続きを見る

Studies of Urban Squares suggests a specific and fresh take on agorology - the study of urban squares. The approach is one of recording everyday life and focusing on different ways to describe and i……続きを見る

The first critical study of the ubiquitous and mundane Los Angeles dingbat apartment, featuring critical essays, photography, and international competition winners re-envisioning the dingbat for the……続きを見る

This book evaluates Central Asian regionalism by analyzing the impact of Russia and China on physical infrastructure in the region. The narrative builds a picture of the nature of the two powers’ in……続きを見る

Este trabalho parte da compreensão de que as paisagens periféricas não podem ser compreendidas e planejadas apenas com procedimentos de estudo e intervenção prontos/padronizados, concebidos a partir……続きを見る

One of the nation’s foremost urban historians traces the history of cooperative housing in New York City from the 1920s through the 1970s As World War II ended and Americans turned their attention t……続きを見る

This book gives readers an overview about technologies that are useful for developments related to Smart Cities. Some technologies are already available, such for example, as smart meters for electr……続きを見る

Este é um livro sobre cidades ou, mais precisamente, sobre a forma física das cidades. O livro começa por apresentar os principais elementos de forma urbana – ruas, quarteirões, parcelas e edifícios……続きを見る

This book features thirteen essays by the late architect, philosopher and teacher Dalibor Vesely (1934–2015). Vesely was a leading authority on philosophical hermeneutics and phenomenology in relati……続きを見る

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to our understanding of infrastructure, and it’s influence on happiness and wellbeing, by examining the concept from economic, human development, archit……続きを見る

In modern days it's a struggle to plan cities and states, particularly; the managers start to believe in the organization of cities as a means of good coexistence between those that occupy their spa……続きを見る

The central premise of the book, as well as the key lesson for readers is that infrastructure is the backbone of democracy. Without it, the process of collective governance fades beyond the immediac……続きを見る

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. What can underground pipes tell us about human eating habits and the spread or containment ……続きを見る

The campus has a deep-rooted prestige as a place of teaching, learning and nurturing. Conjuring images of cloistered quadrangles, of sunny lawns, of wood-panelled libraries, it is a word viscerally ……続きを見る

This book focuses on the phenomenon of art interventionーan expression of local initiatives by artists, collectives, and art centers wishing to influence the design of the space or make a change in ……続きを見る

Against the backdrop of an accelerating global urbanization and related ecological, climatic or social challenges to urban sustainability, this book focuses on the access to “safe, inclusive and acc……続きを見る

This book offers an ethnographic exploration of the role that atmosphere plays in work processes undertaken within an urban design studio. It provides understandings of how architectural practices a……続きを見る

The obesity crisis has affected many nations. It is also one of the factors listed as contributing cause to the COVID-19 fatalities. The common tendency is to blame people’s dietary choices and sede……続きを見る

This book examines diverse ways of questioning, critiquing, and communicating site in the creative process of architecture, interior design, urban planning, and historical and cultural studies. The ……続きを見る

Dit boek is het resultaat van een grootscheeps onderzoek door verschillende specialisten. Het schetst twee visies die schijnbaar lijnrecht tegenover elkaar staan: enerzijds de territoriale planning ……続きを見る

Que vous soyez professionnels de l'architecture ou passionnés d'urbanisme et de voyages, partez à la découverte de la Cité ardente ! Ce premier guide d’architecture moderne et contemporaine consacré……続きを見る

Aboutissement d’une vaste recherche menée par plusieurs spécialistes, ce livre confronte deux visions apparemment antagonistes de l'urbanisme. D’une part la planification territoriale, concept élabo……続きを見る

Que vous soyez professionnels de l'architecture ou passionnés d'urbanisme et de voyages, partez à la découverte de la capitale européenne de la culture 2015 ! À Mons et en Cœur du Hainaut, le Guide ……続きを見る

After Suburbia presents a cross-section of state-of-the-art scholarship in critical global suburban research and provides an in-depth study of the planet’s urban peripheries to grasp the forms of ur……続きを見る

This book tackles the future challenges and opportunities for planning our cities and towns in a changing climate and recommends key actions for more resilient urban futures. Urban Planning for Clim……続きを見る

This book is set in Karachi, Pakistan and investigates the possibility of achieving localness through identifying urban process and their impact on built form, addressing how locals associate with t……続きを見る