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Systems Thinking and Decision Making in Urban and Environmental Planning
Anastássios Perdicoúlis
In this path-breaking book, Anastássios Perdicoúlis progresses the conception and expression of the planning problem as an ‘extended mental model’. In doing so he concisely expresses the essential elements of strategic planning (conditio... -
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![The Sustainability of Cultural Diversity]()
The Sustainability of Cultural Diversity
Edited by Maddy Janssens, Myriam Bechtoldt, Arie de Ruijter, Dino Pinelli, Giovanni Prarolo, Vanja M.K. Stenius
This engaging book addresses the question of how diverse communities, whether in a nation, city or organization, can live together and prosper whilst retaining and enjoying their cultural differences. This is a particularly pertinent iss...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Towards Effective Place Brand Management]()
Towards Effective Place Brand Management
Edited by Gregory Ashworth, Mihalis Kavaratzis
Many facets of place branding, such as identities, image, promotion or sense of place, have been around for a long time. However, the need to analyse their nature in the context of branding and to examine their relationships in detail ha...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Great Migration
Edited by Xin Meng, Chris Manning, Li Shi, Tadjuddin Nur Effendi
This fascinating study compares and contrasts the immense internal migration movements in China and Indonesia. Over the next two decades, approximately two-thirds of the rural labour force is expected to migrate, transforming their respe... -
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The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2010
Pengfei Ni, Peter Karl Kresl
The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2010 is an empirical study of the competitiveness of 500 cities around the world. This one-of-a-kind annual resource draws on a wealth of data sources, all of which are described and assessed. Us...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Urban Poverty in China
Fulong Wu, Chris Webster, Shenijing He, Yuting Liu
Urban poverty is an emerging problem. This book explores the household and neighbourhood factors that lead to both the generation and continuance of urban poverty in China. It is argued that the urban Chinese are not a homogenous social ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Sustainable Cities
Edited by Maddy Janssens, Dino Pinelli, Dafne C. Reymen, Sandra Wallmann
This book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often er...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Incentives, Regulations and Plans
Edited by Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Huibert A. Haccoû, Kelly J. Clifton, John W. Frece
This unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use de...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Urban Response to Internationalization
Peter Karl Kresl, Earl H. Fry
Three decades of accelerated trade and financial market liberalization have had significant and lasting impacts on the global economy and its component entities. In this volume, Peter Karl Kresl and Earl Fry examine the impacts of these ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Urban and Regional Prosperity in a Globalised New Economy]()
Urban and Regional Prosperity in a Globalised New Economy
Edited by Roger Sugden, Rita Hartung Cheng, G. Richard Meadows
There is currently a popular view that the world is undergoing profound changes in the fundamental relationships upon which it is organised. In particular, there is widespread talk of a ‘globalised’ economy, facilitated by and associated...eBook:Find out more$59.96
