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How Great Cities Happen
John Stanley, Janet Stanley, Roslynne Hansen
‘This fine volume on cities draws from the considerable stock of wisdom accumulated over many years by its three authors, all of whom have leading international reputations and experience in the fields of city planning and management. It...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Creating Cities/Building Cities
Peter K. Kresl, Daniele Ietri
‘In the 21st century, cities will increasingly become the dominant centres of economic and social activity and interaction. Understanding how they evolve and develop will be of crucial importance to ensuring their long-term success and s...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Global Developments in Public Infrastructure Procurement
Darrin Grimsey, Mervyn K. Lewis
‘Today there is more public debate than ever about the state of public infrastructure and the wisdom of selecting particular options for significant investments. This timely publication by Grimsey and Lewis, building upon their earlier k...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Time, Space and Capital
Åke E. Andersson, David Emanuel Andersson
‘In this age of specialization, this book is breathtaking in its success in integrating knowledge from not only the social but also humanistic and natural sciences. The authors have devoted decades in creating an inspiring study which he...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Economics of Land Markets and their Regulation
Edited by Paul C. Cheshire, Christian A.L. Hilber
‘Paul Cheshire and Christian Hilber have put together the “go-to” collection for any student interested in land market regulations and their effects. This volume gathers all the classics on the topic over the last sixty years with a welc... -
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Urban Strategies for Culture-Driven Growth
Nils Wåhlin, Maria Kapsali, Malin H. Näsholm, Tomas Blomquist
‘This book provides an important contribution on the links between urban planning and other types of organizing work performed in the name of the “creative city”. Further, it also highlights the daunting challenges associated with attemp...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Economics of Creative Industries
Edited by Jason Potts
This timely volume explores the emerging field of the economics of creative industries. Professor Potts has selected key papers, authored by leading scholars, which cover the evolution and development of this new subject of study. Topics... -
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Understanding China's Urbanization
Li Zhang, Richard LeGates, Min Zhao
‘. . . this book does an excellent job of distilling huge amounts of information on the last four decades of China’s great economic and urban transformations into a highly readable text and gets across very clearly its central message of...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Regional and Urban Policy of the European Union
Philip McCann
‘. . . Philip McCann has provided an outstanding book on current trends and future prospects of EU Cohesion policy. The book deserves our attention because of the scope and variety of its coverage.’ – Annals of Regional ScienceeBook:Find out more$39.96
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Urban Economics and Urban Policy
Paul C. Cheshire, Max Nathan, Henry G. Overman
‘The book is among the most effective critiques of contemporary urban planning thought, characterized by such approaches as urban containment, compact city, and densification.’ – Wendell Cox, New Geography In this bold, exciting and r...eBook:Find out more$35.20
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The Rise of the City
Edited by Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp, Roger R. Stough
‘Overall, this book is a valuable resource towards understanding the impact of urban growth on geography, spatial dynamics and public policies, which can collectively provide insightful perspectives and methodological tools of the changi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2013
Edited by Pengfei Ni, Peter Karl Kresl, Wei Liu
‘This book provides a comprehensive view of global urban competitiveness, offers a useful methodology for its comparative study in different socioeconomic and territorial contexts, and is supplemented with reflections and case studies fr...eBook:Find out more$40.00