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Principles of Town Planning
Lawrence W.C. Lai, Jason W.Y. Kwong
This accessibly written textbook provides a clear and systematic introduction to the fundamental principles of town planning, applied within the context of the common-law land market. Using an innovative structure of key propositions, se... -
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Handbook on Planning and Power
Edited by Michael Gunder, Kristina Grange, Tanja Winkler
Drawing on research from diverse thinkers in urban planning and the built environment, this Handbook articulates the cutting edge of contemporary understandings about power and its impact on planning. It identifies the current state of k...eBook:Find out more$53.56
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A Research Agenda for Sustainable Cities and Communities
Edited by Kes McCormick, James Evans, Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Niki Frantzeskaki
Global in its outlook, this Research Agenda systematically reviews and critiques existing research on sustainable cities, calling for greater engagement with a diversity of perspectives. It interrogates foundational assumptions in the fi...eBook:Find out more$35.96
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Handbook on Shrinking Cities
Edited by Karina Pallagst, Marco Bontje, Emmanuèle Cunningham Sabot, René Fleschurz
Compelling and engaging, this Handbook on Shrinking Cities addresses the fundamentals of shrinkage, exploring its causal factors, the ways in which planning strategies and policies are steered, and innovative solutions for revitalising s...eBook:Find out more$54.36
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Handbook on Smart Growth
Edited by Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Rebecca Lewis, Arnab Chakraborty, Katy June-Friesen
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 ...eBook:Find out more$51.96
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Hot Cities
Wendy Steele, John Handmer, Ian McShane
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Shedding light on the future of urban spaces, this path-breaking book is a significant contr...eBook:Find out more$32.76
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Handbook on Urban Social Policies
Edited by Yuri Kazepov, Eduardo Barberis, Roberta Cucca, Elisabetta Mocca
The importance of subnational welfare measures, and their complex embeddedness in wider multilevel governance systems, has often been underplayed in both urban studies and social policy analysis. This Handbook gives readers the analytica...eBook:Find out more$55.16
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How Great Cities Happen
John Stanley, Janet Stanley, Roslynne Hansen
Urban planners in developed countries are increasingly recognizing the need for closer integration of land use and transport. However, this updated second edition of How Great Cities Happen explains how crises like climate change and the...eBook:Find out more$41.56
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Advanced Introduction to Urban Segregation
Sako Musterd
This insightful Advanced Introduction deftly explores urban segregation on an international scale, offering expert analysis on pressing and theoretical debates and key contemporary issues relating to this interdisciplinary field of study...eBook:Find out more$25.96
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Advanced Introduction to Regional and Urban Economics
Roberta Capello
Expertly crafted and interdisciplinary in scope, Roberta Capello’s Advanced Introduction navigates the extensive discipline of regional and urban economics. Adopting a diachronic perspective, Capello explores the evolution of various the...eBook:Find out more$23.16
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Handbook on Cities and Complexity
Edited by Juval Portugali
Written by some of the founders of complexity theory and complexity theories of cities (CTC), this Handbook expertly guides the reader through over forty years of intertwined developments: the emergence of general theories of complex sel...eBook:Find out more$52.76
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Handbook on City and Regional Leadership
Edited by Markku Sotarauta, Andrew Beer
In this timely Handbook, people emerge at the centre of city and regional development debates from the perspective of leadership. It explores individuals and communities, not only as units that underpin aggregate measures or elements wit...eBook:Find out more$52.76