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Varieties of Capital Cities
David Kaufmann
‘Varieties of Capital Cities provides a thorough and sweeping assessment of the ways four leading capital cities struggle to control their economic destinies through public locational policies. In a trenchant analysis of the economic, go...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Knowledge, Policymaking and Learning for European Cities and Regions
Edited by Nicola F. Dotti
‘At a time of major transformation in the relationship between research and policy, this is a timely and thought-provoking volume. The creation of knowledge, and its application to the design and implementation of policy, have new analyt...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Cities and Sustainable Technology Transitions
Edited by Marina van Geenhuizen, J. Adam Holbrook, Mozhdeh Taheri
This enlightening book elucidates the leadership challenges of various cities in emerging transitions towards higher levels of sustainability. It examines elements of three socio-technical systems, energy, transport and healthcare, while...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Transportation, Knowledge and Space in Urban and Regional Economics
Edited by Kakuya Matsushima, William P. Anderson
This collection of 16 original research chapters by international scholars addresses the complementary roles of transportation and knowledge and their spatial manifestations in modern urban and regional economies. The authors provide res...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Research Agenda for Cities
Edited by John R. Short
‘Where are we now – and where are we going in research on cities? What are the pressing issues and how should we approach and understand them? This book is lively, challenging and offers novel points of theoretical and empirical departur...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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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The Water-Sustainable City
David L. Feldman
‘As the world’s cities increasingly face problems of water shortages and degradation of water quality, a new approach is desperately needed. This book sets out a radically different vision for urban water management, but one that is foun...eBook:Find out more$35.20
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Governing Compact Cities
Philipp Rode
‘Governing Compact Cities is a prime example of what could be called the new Urban Studies: not beholden to disciplinary and professional silos, but working across them; less focused on one particular city or problem, but comparative in ...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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Megaregions
Edited by John Harrison, Michael Hoyler
‘Megaregions presents an excellent collection of spatial-imaginary cameos drawn from the US and beyond, together with theoretically searching and provocative commentary from its editors. [The book] provides a series of thought-provoking ...eBook:Find out more$35.20
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Cities as Political Objects
Edited by Alistair Cole, Renaud Payre
‘Cities are back as significant political-administrative units – only now as metropolises. Rather than simply a mechanical effect of the exigencies of economic globalisation, this book convincingly demonstrates that an array of active po...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook of Cities and the Environment
Edited by Kevin Archer, Kris Bezdecny
‘How are cities both at the root of our environmental problems yet central to solving them? The chapters assembled here offer rich responses, through a blend of theoretical reflection and empirical analysis. It will be an excellent resou...eBook:Find out more$65.00