This timely Research Handbook examines the evolution of smart growth over the past three decades, mapping the trajectory from its original principles to its position as an important paradigm in urban planning today. Critically analysing the original concept of smart growth and how it has been embedded in state and local plans, contributions from top scholars in the field illustrate what smart growth has accomplished since its conception, as well as to what extent it has achieved its goals. Providing an overview of the history of smart growth, the book further examines its changing governance over time, and the new horizons for smart growth, exploring ways to confront contemporary challenges in urban planning. Illuminating key issues in the field, from urban sprawl to gentrification, that the original principles failed to address, this insightful Handbook advocates for the expansion of smart growth principles to meet the emerging challenges of the modern world, concluding with an agenda for a "smart growth 2.0". Informative and comprehensive, this Handbook will prove to be essential reading for researchers, academics and students of urban planning. Its proposals for the future evolution of smart growth will also serve as an accessible and up-to-date reference point for urban planning professionals, activists and policymakers.

Pack your brain with football fun and trivia ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup! Discover over 100 extraordinary facts about England’s Lionesses, proud winners of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022! Find out who scored the winning goal at Euro 2022. Discover which superstar player has an octopus named after her. Meet the legendary Lioness who was the first black female player to enter the Football Hall of Fame. Meet all your favourite Lioness stars and discover the pioneering players who paved their way in this fun-filled, stat-packed book. From jaw-dropping goals to the silliest celebrations, this book has everything you need to know – and is fully illustrated throughout. Look out for more Amazing Facts books: Amazing Facts Every 6 Year Old Needs to Know Amazing Facts Every 7 Year Old Needs to Know Amazing Facts Every 8 Year Old Needs to Know Amazing Facts Every 9 Year Old Needs to Know Amazing Facts Every 10 Year Old Needs to Know

A beautifully illustrated book for children aged 6+ that explores the incredible myths behind the biggest questions about our planet . . . and the sensational science we know today. Do you ever look all around you, at our amazing planet Earth, and wonder how it all got there? Why does the Sun rise every day? How does the sky stay up? Where do rainbows come from? What are thunder and lightning? Since the beginning of time, people have been doing just that. Across different societies and throughout history people have had different beliefs about the world, nature and space. They have told stories about gods, goddesses and monsters, magic and mystery, to answer these BIG questions. Now we have another way to answer the same questions - sensational science! Through investigation and experiments, scientists have found awesome answers that explain how everything on Earth works, and these can be just as magical as the myths themselves! Mythical Science tells you all about the magical myths and the sensational science that together help us understand our wondrous world.

Get ready to laugh yourself silly in this hilarious new joke book all about . . .

. . . MERMAIDS!

Dive right in and Join Silly Sally, the funniest mermaid in the whole ocean, as she tells you some very silly jokes.

What does a mermaid say to the clam at the disco?

Shell we dance?

How does a mermaid make friends with a dolphin?

On porpoise!

Why was the mermaid embarrassed?

She saw the ship's bottom!

Full of jokes, puns and one-liners about mermaids and their underwater friends this hilarious book is full of mermazing jokes to share with all of your friends too! Splash right in and trident not to split your sides laughing!

With a sparkly foiled cover for an extra special magical touch and over 150 jokes to share, this is the perfect gift for children aged 8+ and is guaranteed to have the whole family laughing.

Recent college grad Olivia Kelley just landed her dream job at the famed LA Public Relations agency, the PWR Group. She's not looking for a relationship, and the agency has a no-dating clients policy, but when she's tasked with handling overly-flirtatious 23-year-old bad boy actor, Austin Ford, keeping things strictly professional may be harder than she thought. When Austin is caught cheating on his 19-year-old actress "girlfriend" Cassidy Evans, Olivia's boss sends the celebrity couple on a romantic Hawaiian vacation to gain some positive press. She instructs Olivia to tag along to keep an eye on their behavior, but soon the getaway to paradise turns into a nightmare as Cassidy concocts a crazy new PR stunt, while Austin tries his hardest to take back control of his life. Olivia wants to help Austin, but is she willing to risk her job and future career reputation for the sexy, sweet-talking Hollywood player? *New Adult contemporary romance--language and sexual content not suitable for readers under 18*

Seventeen-year-old Lacey Kind doesn't have the guts to talk to cute boys, isn't a size two, and would rather stay home and listen to music than go to a party. But in the summer before her first year of college, she ends up thousands of miles away from home, in the back of a tour bus, underneath the body of the hottest teen rock star in the country. When Lacey and her best friend Trina sneak into a Boston nightclub to see their favorite band, they not only get to watch their rock gods perform for the first time, but score a chance to meet the guys too. Lacey's heart races as she comes face-to-face with her idol, nineteen-year-old lead singer, Logan Shire. The girls charm their way into being hired to sell merchandise on Lansdowne's first summer tour. As "merch girls" Lacey and Trina quickly find themselves transported from their ordinary, suburban life to an exhilarating few months on the road. But they soon realize that life on the road isn't always a smooth ride...

Seora Tillito Tamborina (a.k.a. Tilli) is a turtle who offers a tram service - yes, tram! She even has her own special "Tilli Meter." Unbelievable or what? Well, it's not only Tilli who might come across as a little eccentric in these parts - most of her friends along the shore are rather colorful characters themselves. There's El Chirpo, the avaricious blackbird; Monsieur Henr¬, the one-quarter French and very pompous heron; Senor Pepperino, the fat and lazy pelican. Who knows what could happen with such a bizarre little motley crew!