Urban 8

**"This is science writing as wonder and as inspiration." ーThe Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal From one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden ……続きを見る

City planning is a practice and a profession. It is also a set of goals and--sometimes utopian--aspirations. Formal thought about the shaping of cities as physical spaces and social environments cal……続きを見る

A comprehensive history and examination of global infrastructures and the outsized role they play in our lives. Infrastructure is essential to defining how the public functions, yet there is little ……続きを見る

The book explores and discusses some of the changes, challenges and opportunities confronting local governance in the context of the new urban paradigm associated with the HABITAT III New Urban Agen……続きを見る

擁有逾 60 年歷史的大坑西新邨，在香港的公共房屋發展史上，有著獨一無二的地位。由私人公司建造及管理，但提供予低收入階層居住，在媒體的形容中，它是「私人屋邨」、「私人廉租屋」、「私人公屋」，而各個字詞，……続きを見る

RESCALING URBAN POVERTY “In this path-breaking book, Mahito Hayashi explores the rescaled geographies of homelessness that have been produced in contemporary Japanese cities. Through an original syn……続きを見る

A lively and provocative history of the contested landscapes where the majority of Americans now live. From rustic cottages reached by steamboat to big box stores at the exit ramps of eight-lane hig……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Cities presents an up-to-date, critical and comprehensive overview of established and emerging themes in urban tourism and tourist cities. Offering socio-cultural p……続きを見る

Discussions of street culture exist in a variety of academic disciplines, yet a handbook that brings together the diversity of scholarship on this subject has yet to be produced. The Routledge Handb……続きを見る

A "vastly entertaining" history of urban centersーfrom the ancient world to today ( Time). From the earliest example in the Ancient Near East to today's teeming centers of compressed existence, such……続きを見る

London Labour and the London Poor originated in a series of newspaper articles written by the great journalist Henry Mayhew between 1849 and 1850. A dozen years later, it had grown into the fullest ……続きを見る

This book uncovers, explores and analyses the cultural and social factors and values that lie behind waste making, recycling and disposal in the Asia Pacific region, where impressive economic growth……続きを見る

Why and how local coffee bars in Italyーthose distinctively Italian social and cultural spacesーhave been increasingly managed by Chinese baristas since the Great Recession of 2008 Italians regard e……続きを見る

With Asia’s cities undergoing unprecedented growth in the 21st century, lauded the ‘urban century’ by many, Sustainable Cities in Asia provides a timely examination of the challenges facing cities a……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

Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. The very idea of a modern metropolis evokes visions of bustling……続きを見る

The classic work that refutes the lies we tell ourselves about race, poverty and the poor. Here are three myths about poverty in America: – Minority children perform poorly in school because they ar……続きを見る

Rio as Method provides a new set of lenses for apprehending and transforming the world at critical junctures. Challenging trends that position Global South scholars as research informants or objects……続きを見る

This book offers a diverse understanding and practical approach towards the growing area of atmosphere research, in the context of philosophy, geography and architecture. It begins by tracing back t……続きを見る

Learn about how we organise our society in The Sociology Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about……続きを見る

One of Smithsonian Magazine's Favorite Books of 2022 With wildlife thriving in cities, we have the opportunity to create vibrant urban ecosystems that serve both people and animals. The Accidental E……続きを見る

A harrowing look at violence among Argentina's urban poor Arquitecto Tucci, a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, is a place where crushing poverty and violent crime are everyday realities. Homicidesーoft……続きを見る

The Global Architect explores the increasing significance of globalization processes on urban change, architectural practice and the built environment. In what is primarily a critical sociological o……続きを見る

In a globalising world, many mature economies share post-growth characteristics such as low economic growth, low fertility, declining and ageing of the population and increasing social stratificatio……続きを見る

＝框框裡的香港＝ ＃《香港第一課》作者用雙腳寫給家鄉的情書 ＃走過二百五十四條屋邨，看見另一面真實的香港 「這本書以公屋為題，但寫著寫著，我逐漸發現我要談的不只是公屋：印象被定形 生活被規範 需求被馴服 ……続きを見る

In the last ten years, concepts such as urban health and liveability have become ever more present in urban planning studies. Many companies rank the most liveable city in the world or in a nation, ……続きを見る

A firsthand look at how policies and legal doctrines affect families living in low-income urban neighborhoods. Winner of the Anna Julia Cooper & CLR James Award by the National Council for Black Stu……続きを見る

Like a modern-day Jane Jacobs, Janette Sadik-Khan transformed New York City's streets to make room for pedestrians, cyclists, buses, and green spaces. Describing the battles she fought to enact chan……続きを見る

Acid Detroit tells the story of Motor City through its revolutionary music past and present, in order to find the seeds of radical transformation among its ruins. Acid Detroit is an exhilarating, te……続きを見る

In Hong Kong Public and Squatter Housing: Geopolitics and Informality, 19631985, Alan Smart and Fung Chi Keung Charles trace two decades of development of squatting in Hong Kong. The authors reconst……続きを見る