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Cultural Cues - Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship (Paperback, English ed.): Joe Day, Tom Wiscombe, Adib Cure &... Cultural Cues - Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship (Paperback, English ed.)
Joe Day, Tom Wiscombe, Adib Cure & Carie Penabad; Edited by Nina Rappaport, Jeffrey M. Pollack
R888 R777 Discovery Miles 7 770 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ethics, Design and Planning of the Built Environment (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Claudia Basta, Stefano Moroni Ethics, Design and Planning of the Built Environment (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Claudia Basta, Stefano Moroni
R4,114 R3,545 Discovery Miles 35 450 Save R569 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book proposes a set of original contributions in research areas shared by planning theory, architectural research, design and ethical inquiry. The contributors gathered in 2010 at the Ethics of the Built Environment seminar organized by the editors at Delft University of Technology. Both prominent and emerging scholars presented their researches in the areas of aesthetics, technological risks, planning theory and architecture. The scope of the seminar was highlighting shared lines of ethical inquiry among the themes discussed, in order to identify perspectives of innovative interdisciplinary research. After the seminar all seminar participants have elaborated their proposed contributions. Some of the most prominent international authors in the field were subsequently invited to join in with this inquiry.

Claudia Basta teaches "Network Infrastructures and Mobility" at Wageningen University. Between 2009 and 2011 she worked as Coordinator of the 3TU Centre of Excellence for Ethics and Technology of Delft University, where she completed her post-doc research on the shared areas of investigation between risk theories, planning theories and ethical inquiry. Her main research interests concern the matter of assessing and governing technological risks in relation to sustainable land use planning. She wrote a number of journal articles and contributions to collective books on these themes.

Stefano Moroni teaches Land use ethics and the law at Milan Politecnico. His main research interests concern planning theory and ethics. He is the author of a number of books and journal articles. Recent publications (as co-author): "Contractual Communities in the Self-Organizing City" (Springer 2012).

Images of the Future City - Time and Space For Sustainable Development (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.): Mattias Hoejer, Anders Gullberg,... Images of the Future City - Time and Space For Sustainable Development (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.)
Mattias Hoejer, Anders Gullberg, Ronny Pettersson
R4,435 Discovery Miles 44 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is an ideal complement to studies showing the potentially devastating ecological effects of climate change, studies trying to calculate the costs of climate change, and studies trying to identify the most pressing needs in preparing for the new climate.

get better! the pursuit of better health and better healthcare design at lower costs per capita. Proceedings of the 33rd... get better! the pursuit of better health and better healthcare design at lower costs per capita. Proceedings of the 33rd UIA/PHG International Seminar on Public Healthcare Facilities - Toronto, Canada. September 24-28, 2013 (Hardcover, Premium ed.)
Romano Del Nord; Foreword by Cliff Harvey, Warren Kerr
R1,982 Discovery Miles 19 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
International Handbook on Land Use Planning (Hardcover): Nicholas N. Patricios International Handbook on Land Use Planning (Hardcover)
Nicholas N. Patricios; Edited by Nicholas N. Patricios
R3,284 Discovery Miles 32 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"This ambitious effort puts land use planning in a global perspective. . . . it is clearly the leading volume in its subject area and will set the standard for some years to come. Highly recommended for college and university collections." Choice

Ancient Rome - City Planning and Administration (Paperback, New edition): O.F. Robinson Ancient Rome - City Planning and Administration (Paperback, New edition)
O.F. Robinson
R1,290 Discovery Miles 12 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Rome was a huge city. Running it required not only public works and services but also specialised law. This innovative work traces the development of that law and system in the main areas of administration. The book incorporates and develops previous historical and topographical works by relating their findings to the Roman legal framework, building up a portrait of public administration, unusually comprehensive for the ancient world.

Defining the Urban - Interdisciplinary and Professional Perspectives (Hardcover): Deljana Iossifova, Christopher N. H. Doll,... Defining the Urban - Interdisciplinary and Professional Perspectives (Hardcover)
Deljana Iossifova, Christopher N. H. Doll, Alexandros Gasparatos
R4,504 Discovery Miles 45 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What is "urban"? How can it be described and contextualised? How is it used in theory and practice? Urban processes feature in key international policy and practice discourses. They are at the core of research agendas across traditional academic disciplines and emerging interdisciplinary fields. However, the concept of "the urban" remains highly contested, both as material reality and imaginary construct. The urban remains imprecisely defined. Defining the Urban is an indispensable guide for the urban transdisciplinary thinker and practitioner. Parts I and II focus on how "Academic Disciplines" and "Professional Practices," respectively, understand and engage with the urban. Included, among others, are Architecture, Ecology, Governance and Sociology. Part III, "Emerging Approaches," outlines how elements from theory and practice combine to form transdisciplinary tools and perspectives. Written by eminent experts in their respective fields, Defining the Urban provides a stepping stone for the development of a common language-a shared ontology-in the disjointed fields of urban research and practice. It is a comprehensive and accessible resource for anyone with an interest in understanding how urban scholars and practitioners can work together on this complex theme.

Shaping Portland - Anatomy of a Healthy City (Hardcover): Paddy Tillett Shaping Portland - Anatomy of a Healthy City (Hardcover)
Paddy Tillett
R4,472 Discovery Miles 44 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Portland is a young city founded on a river bank in a virgin forest less than 200 years ago. Shaping Portland: Anatomy of a Healthy City is about the values engendered by the place, and how those values have influenced the growing city. It examines how and why the public realm supports or obstructs the health-forward lifestyles of those who choose to live there. This book explores the values and dynamics that shaped a healthy city to enable those things. It is a case study of a recognized success - looking more closely at a recent urban infill: the Pearl District. The future roles of the planners and other design professionals in continuing to build healthy and responsive environments are suggested. The cities of the future will be those that we already inhabit, but infilled and adapted to tomorrow's needs and values. Understanding the dynamics involved is essential for those in whose hands we entrust the design of cities and urban places.

Mediterranean Urbanism - Historic Urban / Building Rules and Processes (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Besim S Hakim Mediterranean Urbanism - Historic Urban / Building Rules and Processes (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Besim S Hakim
R4,634 Discovery Miles 46 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book brings together historic urban / building rules and codes for the geographic areas including Greece, Italy and Spain. The author achieved his ambitious goal of finding pertinent rules and codes that were followed in previous societies for the processes that formed the built environment of their towns and cities, including building activities at the neighborhood level and the decision-making process that took place between proximate neighbors. The original languages of the texts that were translated into English are Greek, Latin, Italian, Arabic and Spanish. The sources for the chapter on Greece date from the 2nd century B.C.E. to the 19th century C.E. Those for the chapter on Italy date from the 10th to the 14th centuries C.E. and for the chapter on Spain from the 5th to the 18th centuries C.E. Numerous appendices are included to enhance and elaborate on the material that make up the chapters. This book provides lessons and insights into how compact and sustainable towns and cities that are greatly admired today were achieved in the past and how we and future generations can learn from this rich heritage, including the valuable insight provided by the nature of the rules and codes and their application through centuries of continuous use.

Computational Urban Planning and Management for Smart Cities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Stan Geertman, Qingming Zhan, Andrew... Computational Urban Planning and Management for Smart Cities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Stan Geertman, Qingming Zhan, Andrew Allan, Christopher Pettit
R5,643 Discovery Miles 56 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book contains a selection of the best articles presented at the CUPUM (Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management) conference, held in the second week of July 2019 at the University of Wuhan, China. The chapters included were selected based on a double-blind review process involving external reviewers.

Citizens' Participation in Urban Planning and Development in Iran (Hardcover): Hans-Liudger Dienel, M. Reza Shirazi,... Citizens' Participation in Urban Planning and Development in Iran (Hardcover)
Hans-Liudger Dienel, M. Reza Shirazi, Sabine Schroeder, Jenny Schmithals
R4,497 Discovery Miles 44 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

During recent years, the topic of participation has increasingly been gaining importance in Iran - in the scientific field, in practice and rhetoric. However, in current scientific literature - and especially in English literature - there is little knowledge on the conditions, legal background, perceptions, experiences and processes of citizens' participation in Iran. This book aims to shed light on the paradoxical question of participation in Iran: it is old and new, dysfunctioning and functioning, disappointing and promising. This slippery status of participation convinces scholars to suggest contradictory interpretations and understandings about the existence, functionality, and potentiality of this concept. The book therefore shows the different perspectives, interpretations, historical developments and case studies of participation in Iran, thus giving the reader a kaleidoscope view on the question of participation in Iran.

The Governance of Urban Green Spaces in the EU - Social innovation and civil society (Hardcover): Judith Schicklinski The Governance of Urban Green Spaces in the EU - Social innovation and civil society (Hardcover)
Judith Schicklinski
R4,486 Discovery Miles 44 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Across European cities the use of urban space is controversial and subject to diverging interests. On the one hand citizens are increasingly aware of the necessity for self-organising to reclaim green spaces. On the other hand local authorities have started to involve citizens in the governance of urban green spaces. While an increased level of citizen participation and conducive conditions for citizens' self-organisation are a desirable development per se, the risk of functionalising civil society actors by the local authority for neoliberal city development must be kept in mind. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative data collected in 29 European cities from all four European geographic regions, this book examines the governance of urban green spaces and urban food production, focusing on the contribution of citizen-driven activities. Over the course of the book, Schicklinski identifies best practice examples of successful collaboration between citizens and local government. The book concludes with policy recommendations with great practical value for local governance in European cities in times of the growth-turn. This book will be of great relevance to students, scholars, and policy-makers with an interest in environmental governance, urban geography, and sustainable development.

Rural Built Environment of Sichuan Province, China (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Yibin Ao, Igor Martek Rural Built Environment of Sichuan Province, China (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Yibin Ao, Igor Martek
R1,595 Discovery Miles 15 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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 also brings about challenges as people strive to adjust. This book systematically examines the impact of change on the daily lives and activities of the residents of Sichuan Province, in China's South-west. It examines the themes of infrastructure, transport modes and preferences, sanitation, water conservation, earthquake and flood disaster preparedness, and the impact these have on villager behavior and quality of life. This book is an essential reference guide for graduate students and practitioners in the fields of rural planning, renewal, and construction.

get better! the pursuit of better health and better healthcare design at lower costs per capita. Proceedings of the 33rd... get better! the pursuit of better health and better healthcare design at lower costs per capita. Proceedings of the 33rd UIA/PHG International Seminar on Public Healthcare Facilities - Toronto, Canada. September 24-28, 2013 (Hardcover, Standard ed.)
Romano Del Nord; Foreword by Kerr Warren, Cliff Harvey
R1,087 Discovery Miles 10 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Squatters as Developers? - Slum Redevelopment in Mumbai (Paperback): Vinit Mukhija Squatters as Developers? - Slum Redevelopment in Mumbai (Paperback)
Vinit Mukhija
R1,671 Discovery Miles 16 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the mid-1990s, the state government of Maharashtra introduced an innovative strategy of slum redevelopment in its capital city, Mumbai (Bombay). Based on demolishing existing slums and rebuilding on the same sites at a higher density, it is very distinct from the two prevalent conventional strategies with respect to slums in developing countries - slum clearance and slum upgrading. So why did the slum redevelopment strategy originate in Mumbai, and how did it do so? What were the key issues in the implementation of such a project? This critical volume responds to these questions by closely examining one particular redevelopment project over a period of twelve years: the Markandeya Cooperative Housing Society (MCHS). It analyzes the problems faced and the solutions innovated; identifies non-traditional issues often overlooked in housing improvement strategies; reveals the complexities involved in housing production for low-income groups; and combines in-depth empirical research with historical, institutional, spatial and financial perspectives to improve our understanding of complex urban development processes.

Building American Public Health - Urban Planning, Architecture, and the Quest for Better Health in the United States... Building American Public Health - Urban Planning, Architecture, and the Quest for Better Health in the United States (Hardcover)
R. Lopez
R1,525 Discovery Miles 15 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This historical study looks at how reformers have used urban planning and architecture to improve the health of urban residents of the United States. It begins in the nineteenth century, when problems in rapidly urbanizing cities threatened to overwhelm cities, and then traces the development and impact of reform movements up through the First World War, including discussions of model tenements, the 'city beautiful' movement, tenement laws, and zoning and building codes. Midcentury design movements, such as new efforts to plan suburbs and Modernism, along with outlines of the impacts of public housing, highway building, and urban renewal, are the focus of the middle chapters of the book. The final third examines the revival of cities and the reconnection of public health with urban planning that occurred as the twentieth century ended.

Rural Public Administration - Problems and Prospects (Hardcover): James H. Seroka Rural Public Administration - Problems and Prospects (Hardcover)
James H. Seroka
R2,771 Discovery Miles 27 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In compiling this collection of previously unpublished essays, Seroka was prompted by several concerns about current administrative responses and opportunities for change in rural areas. Specfically, these concerns were that the rural renaissance has placed administrative offices and officials in affected governmental units under severe and unanticipated stress; that rural policy programs require specific considerations which are divided from urban-based programs; and that rural governmental units must be studied flexibly, and not as a single monolithic block. Particular subjects discussed include the theory of rural administrative change, rural administration in the township, administration under "boom and bust" circumstances, policy variations in rural areas, the impact of intergovernmental fundings on rural policymaking, and policy limitations and constraints on rural public administration. The volume is divided into four distinct units. In the first, alternate models for rural public administration are introduced. In the second, the rural administrative environment is defined and described. The third examines particular rural administrative responses to immediate and specific problems. In the fourth part the editor offers an overall assessment of rural public administration research.

Urban Affairs and Urban Policy - The Selected Essays of Anthony Downs Volume Two (Hardcover): Anthony Downs Urban Affairs and Urban Policy - The Selected Essays of Anthony Downs Volume Two (Hardcover)
Anthony Downs
R3,491 Discovery Miles 34 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume contains the most significant and still timely articles on urban economics, metropolitan and regional planning, real-estate economics and housing written by the noted urban economist Anthony Downs over the past four decades. The book has a new autobiographical introduction outlining Downs's extensive experience as a real estate and urban affairs consultant and policy analyst for hundreds of private firms and government bodies since 1959. The articles in this book set forth fundamental policy analyses concerning all of the major elements of urban policy. Written in Downs's exceptionally clear and compelling style they focus on the space-related dimensions of urban affairs, ranging from traffic congestion to telecommunications, education, and housing, with additional analyses of key aspects of real estate finance. Together, these essays form a veritable handbook of how to conduct urban policy analysis in many fields. The analysis and conclusions are directly relevant to the urban problems which are intensifying throughout the world today. This important book will be an essential companion to scholars and students of housing, urban planning, transport, regional science and real estate, it will also be useful to policymakers and government officials.

Creative Economies, Creative Cities - Asian-European Perspectives (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Lily Kong, Justin O'Connor Creative Economies, Creative Cities - Asian-European Perspectives (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Lily Kong, Justin O'Connor
R4,487 Discovery Miles 44 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Justin O'Connor and Lily Kong The cultural and creative industries have become increasingly prominent in many policy agendas in recent years. Not only have governments identified the growing consumer potential for cultural/creative industry products in the home market, they have also seen the creative industry agenda as central to the growth of external m- kets. This agenda stresses creativity, innovation, small business growth, and access to global markets - all central to a wider agenda of moving from cheap manufacture towards high value-added products and services. The increasing importance of cultural and creative industries in national and city policy agendas is evident in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Australia, and New Zealand, and in more nascent ways in cities such as Chongqing and Wuhan. Much of the thinking in these cities/ countries has derived from the European and North American policy landscape. Policy debate in Europe and North America has been marked by ambiguities and tensions around the connections between cultural and economic policy which the creative industry agenda posits. These become more marked because the key dr- ers of the creative economy are the larger metropolitan areas, so that cultural and economic policy also then intersect with urban planning, policy and governance.

The Compact City - A Sustainable Urban Form? (Hardcover): Elizabeth Burton, Mike Jenks, Katie Williams The Compact City - A Sustainable Urban Form? (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Burton, Mike Jenks, Katie Williams
R4,497 Discovery Miles 44 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents the latest thinking on the benefits and dangers of higher density urban living. It offers diverse opinions and research, from a wide range of disciplines, and gives an insight into both the theoretical debate and the practical challenges surrounding the compact city. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in sustainable urban development.

Urban and Regional Planning in Canada (Hardcover): J. Barry Cullingworth Urban and Regional Planning in Canada (Hardcover)
J. Barry Cullingworth
R3,453 Discovery Miles 34 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1987, this book presents a wide-ranging review of urban, regional, economic, and environmental planning in Canada. A comprehensive source of information on Canadian planning policies, it addresses the wide variations between Canadian provinces. While acknowledging similarities with programs and policies in the United States and Britain, the author documents the distinctively Canadian character of planning in Canada.

Among the topics addressed in the book are: the agencies of planning; on the nature of urban plans; the instruments of planning; land policies; natural resources; regional planning at the federal level; regional planning and development in Ontario; regional planning in other provinces; environmental protection; planning and people; and reflections on the nature of planning in Canada.

The author documents how governmental agencies handle problems of population growth, urban development, exploitation of natural resources, regional disparities, and many other issues that fall within the scope of urban and regional planning. But he goes beyond this to address matters of politics, law, economics, social organization. The book is pragmatic, eclectic, interpretive, and critical. It is a valuable contribution to international literature on planning in its political context.

Individuals and Environment - Psychosocial Approach to Workspace (Hardcover, Reprint 2015): Ruth Atkin- Etienne Individuals and Environment - Psychosocial Approach to Workspace (Hardcover, Reprint 2015)
Ruth Atkin- Etienne
R5,812 Discovery Miles 58 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the updated and revised translation of the French original "Psychologie des espaces de travail", published in 1989. The goal of this book is to study the workplace from a psychosocial perspective. Workspace is a unique type of social environment. It is often situated on the outskirts of urban areas and relegated to property of little real estate value. It rarely gets the attention that the importance of its function in the social structure would merit. It does after all, represent a territory with its own style of occupation and its own organizational, material, and symbolic characteristics. This work is organized around the major concepts of space psychology and puts forward analysis models furnished by research on workspace. The book will familiarize the general public, students as well as professionals with a new way of comprehending professional organization and experiences. It does not only presents American and European research, but is also based on field studies by the author. 'Fischer's timely book brings out, by argument and by case-history, the importance of the subtle processes of using space and of appropriating it. Neither the designer not the manager can now claim ignorance of the high stakes involved; the world of business has to recognize that communications about the workplace can be two-directional, and that the employees' spatial experience and competence can contribute to creating successful working conditions, in both the short and the long terms'.

Experiential Landscape - An Approach to People, Place and Space (Hardcover): Kevin Thwaites, Ian Simkins Experiential Landscape - An Approach to People, Place and Space (Hardcover)
Kevin Thwaites, Ian Simkins
R4,516 Discovery Miles 45 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Experiential Landscape offers new ways of looking at the relationship between people and the outdoor open spaces they use in their everyday lives. The book takes a holistic view of the relationship between humans and their environment, integrating experiential and spatial dimensions of the outdoors, and exploring the theory and application of environmental design disciplines, most notably landscape architecture and urban design. The book explores specific settings in which an experiential approach has been applied, setting out a vocabulary and methods of application, and offers new readings of experiential characteristics in site analysis and design. Offering readers a range of accessible mapping tools and details of what participative approaches mean in practice, this is a new, innovative and practical methodology. The book provides an invaluable resource for students, academics and practitioners and anyone seeking reflective but practical guidance on how to approach outdoor place-making or the analysis and design of everyday outdoor places.

Urban Environments in Emerging Economies (Hardcover, New): David L. McKee Urban Environments in Emerging Economies (Hardcover, New)
David L. McKee
R2,753 Discovery Miles 27 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Those concerned with growth and development at national or local levels must pay significantly more attention to the physical structure of urban settings which house many of the leading sectors of the economies of nations. These metropolitan areas must retain the flexibility necessary to meet the needs of an ever-changing mix of activities. Structural, environmental, and economic concerns are brought together to help the reader better understand the problems and identify solutions. This work will be of interest to those economists, environmentalists, sociologists, and practitioners concerned with growth, change, and the environment in urban settings, as well as planning and development agencies in Third World settings.

Urban Wind Energy (Paperback): Sinisa Stankovic, Neil Campbell, Alan Harries Urban Wind Energy (Paperback)
Sinisa Stankovic, Neil Campbell, Alan Harries
R1,490 Discovery Miles 14 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Energy security, rising energy prices (oil, gas, electricity), 'peak oil', environmental pollution, nuclear energy, climate change and sustainable living are hot topics across the globe. Meanwhile, abundant and perpetual wind resources offer opportunities, via recent technological developments, to provide part of the solution to address these key issues. The rapid growth of large-scale wind farm installations has now led to the generation of clean electricity for tens of millions of homes around the world. However, despite the potential to reduce the losses and costs associated with transmission and to use local wind acceleration techniques to improve energy yields, the potential for urban wind energy has yet to be realised. Although there is increasing public interest, the uptake of urban wind energy in suitable areas has been slow. This is in part due to a lack of understanding of key issues such as: available wind resources; technology integration; planning processes (include assessment of environmental impacts and public safety due to close proximity to people and property); energy consumption in buildings versus energy production from turbines; economics (including grants, subsidies, maintenance); and the effect of complex urban windscapes on performance. Urban Wind Energy attempts to illuminate these areas, addressing common concerns highlighting pitfalls, offering real world examples and providing a framework to assess viability in energy, environmental and economic terms. It is a comprehensive guide to urban wind energy for architects, engineers, planners, developers, investors, policy-makers, manufacturers and students as well as community organisations and home-owners interested in generating their own clean electricity.

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