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Offering a fresh perspective, this timely book analyzes the
socio-cultural and physical production of planned capital cities
through the theoretical lens of feminism. Dorina Pojani evaluates
the historical, spatial and symbolic manifestations of new capital
cities, as well as the everyday experiences of those living there,
to shed light on planning processes, outcomes and contemporary
planning issues. Chapters explore seven geographically, culturally
and temporally diverse capital cities across Australia, India,
Brazil, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Myanmar and South Korea. Pojani argues
that new capital cities have embodied patriarchal systems to govern
their respective polities which has magnified problems in these
cities. The book highlights how in new capitals, notions such as
the state, the nation, urbanism, religion, the economy and even
nature have been conceived of or treated in patriarchal terms, to
the detriment of women and other disadvantaged groups. This book
will be an invigorating read for urban studies and planning
scholars. The information about the processes of new city formation
will also be of great use to urban planners.
This book includes twelve newly commissioned and carefully curated
chapters each of which presents an alternative planning history and
theory written from the perspective of groups that have been
historically marginalized or neglected. In teaching planning
history and theory, many planning programs tend to follow the
planning cannon - a normative perspective that mostly accounts for
the experience of white, Anglo, Christian, middle class, middle
aged, heterosexual, able-bodied, men. This book takes a unique
approach. It provides alternative planning history and theory
timelines for each of the following groups: women, the poor, LGBTQ+
communities, people with disabilities, older adults, children,
religious minorities, people of color, migrants, Indigenous people,
and colonized peoples (in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Anglophone
Africa). To allow for easy cross-comparison, chapters follow a
similar chronological structure, which extends from the late 19th
century into the present. The authors provide insights into the
core planning issues in each time period, and review the different
stances and critiques. The book is a must-read for planning
students and instructors. Each chapter includes the following
pedagogical features: (1) a boxed case study which presents a
recent example of positive change to showcase theory in practice;
(2) a table which lays out an alternative planning history and
theory timeline for the group covered in the chapter; and (3)
suggestions for further study comprising non-academic sources such
as books, websites, and films.
This book includes twelve newly commissioned and carefully curated
chapters each of which presents an alternative planning history and
theory written from the perspective of groups that have been
historically marginalized or neglected. In teaching planning
history and theory, many planning programs tend to follow the
planning cannon - a normative perspective that mostly accounts for
the experience of white, Anglo, Christian, middle class, middle
aged, heterosexual, able-bodied, men. This book takes a unique
approach. It provides alternative planning history and theory
timelines for each of the following groups: women, the poor, LGBTQ+
communities, people with disabilities, older adults, children,
religious minorities, people of color, migrants, Indigenous people,
and colonized peoples (in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Anglophone
Africa). To allow for easy cross-comparison, chapters follow a
similar chronological structure, which extends from the late 19th
century into the present. The authors provide insights into the
core planning issues in each time period, and review the different
stances and critiques. The book is a must-read for planning
students and instructors. Each chapter includes the following
pedagogical features: (1) a boxed case study which presents a
recent example of positive change to showcase theory in practice;
(2) a table which lays out an alternative planning history and
theory timeline for the group covered in the chapter; and (3)
suggestions for further study comprising non-academic sources such
as books, websites, and films.
This edited volume discuses urban transport issues, policies, and
initiatives in twelve of the world's major emerging economies -
Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria,
Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam - countries with large
populations that have recently experienced large changes in urban
structure, motorization and all the associated social, economic,
and environmental impacts in positive and negative senses.
Contributions on each of these twelve countries focus on one or
more major cities per country. This book aims to fill a gap in the
transport literature that is crucial to understanding the needs of
a large portion of the world's urban population, especially in view
of the southward shift in economic power. Readers will develop a
better understanding of urban transport problems and policies in
nations where development levels are below those of richer
countries (mainly in the northern hemisphere) but where the rate of
economic growth is often increasing at a faster rate than the
wealthiest nations.
This edited volume discuses urban transport issues, policies, and
initiatives in twelve of the world's major emerging economies -
Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria,
Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam - countries with large
populations that have recently experienced large changes in urban
structure, motorization and all the associated social, economic,
and environmental impacts in positive and negative senses.
Contributions on each of these twelve countries focus on one or
more major cities per country. This book aims to fill a gap in the
transport literature that is crucial to understanding the needs of
a large portion of the world's urban population, especially in view
of the southward shift in economic power. Readers will develop a
better understanding of urban transport problems and policies in
nations where development levels are below those of richer
countries (mainly in the northern hemisphere) but where the rate of
economic growth is often increasing at a faster rate than the
wealthiest nations.
Most parking research to date has been conducted in Western
countries. Parking: An International Perspective is different.
Taking a planetary view of urbanism, this book examines parking
policies in 12 cities on five continents: Auckland, Bangkok, Doha,
Los Angeles, Melbourne, Nairobi, Rotterdam, Santiago, Sao Paulo,
Shenzhen, Singapore, and Tokyo. Chapters are similarly structured,
and contain detailed information about the current parking
strategies and issues in these cities. The discussion of parking is
placed in the context of transport, mobility, land-use, society,
technology, and planning in each of these cities
By now, planners everywhere know - more or less - what the
ingredients of a sustainable city are, in theory. The problem is
that only bits of solutions are being implemented in the cities
that most need them, the majority of which are located in the
Global South. This book examines issues related to policy transfer
in urban transport planning in Southeast Asia. The metropolitan
regions of four major capitals - Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and
Bangkok - are considered. The book assesses the in-bound and
out-bound transfer of sustainable transport planning policies,
concepts, and tools. The investigation focuses on who transfers
policy and why, what elements of policy are transferred, in what
direction and to what degree, and what barriers does transfer face.
It also discusses how policy transfer processes in the
transportation planning arena can be improved.
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