Advanced Introduction To Cities

Author : Peter J. Taylor
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781839100147
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Introduction to Cities written by Peter J. Taylor and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This insightful Advanced Introduction explores the key attributes of cities, identifying their five basic characteristics; innate complexity, the agglomeration of activities, inter-city connectivities, the projection of power, and relations to states. Peter J. Taylor gives a broad and engaging overview of how these characteristics work and relate to each other, supplemented by ten short city insights which offer readers specific examples of cities and themes. Key features include: · analysis of cities as the creative nodes of societies· discussion of both contemporary and historical cities· exploration of the different spaces created by cities and states· identification of the demands of cities in relation to climate change.This Advanced Introduction will be a valuable guide for scholars and advanced students of urban studies, cities, urban geography, urban sociology, and social and cultural geography.

Author : Kevin J. Krizek
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800374070
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Introduction to Urban Transport Planning written by Kevin J. Krizek and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insightful and original in its approach, this Advanced Introduction to Urban Transport Planning provides a fresh look at cost-efficiency and casts the craft of transport planning in new light, allowing engineers and urban planners to understand the benefits of breaking mobility-centric systems that favour cars and prioritising multi-modal transport systems that promote access. It features in-depth analysis of traditional methods and how these are changing due to new technologies, financial constraints and evolving environmental trends.

Author : Charles Landry
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788973488
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Introduction to the Creative City written by Charles Landry and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the leading authority Charles Landry, inventor of the concept of the creative city, this timely book offers an insightful and engaging introduction to the field. Exploring the development of the concept, it discusses the characteristics of cities, the qualities of creativity, the creative and regeneration repertoires and the gentrification dilemma. Other key topics of this definitive work include ambition and creativity, cities and psychology, digitization and the creative bureaucracy.

Author : Peter J. Taylor
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839100133
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Introduction to Cities written by Peter J. Taylor and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful Advanced Introduction explores the key attributes of cities, identifying their five basic characteristics; innate complexity, the agglomeration of activities, inter-city connectivities, the projection of power, and relations to states. Peter J. Taylor gives a broad and engaging overview of how these characteristics work and relate to each other, supplemented by ten short city insights which offer readers specific examples of cities and themes.

Author : Hamnett, Chris
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839106867
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Introduction to Gentrification written by Hamnett, Chris and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysing the causes and effects of widespread gentrification, this Advanced Introduction provides an innovative insight into the global debate instigated by this process. Examining the impact of gentrification on lower income groups and other issues, Chris Hamnett discusses research into the socio-economic causes and effects of gentrification in a variety of cities worldwide.

Author : Sako Musterd
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 180392408X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Introduction to Urban Segregation written by Sako Musterd and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. It provides detailed insights into the various dimensions and domains of urban segregation, the range of methods used for measuring segregation, and the effects it can have on neighbourhoods and individuals. Recognising variations in the patterns of segregation from country to country, the book further discusses the different approaches and challenges affecting policy interventions.

Author : Robert A. Beauregard
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788978897
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Introduction to Planning Theory written by Robert A. Beauregard and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this original approach to the world of planning theory, Robert A. Beauregard cuts across the many different ways to think about planning by organizing them around four core tasks: knowing, engaging, prescribing, and executing. In doing so, Beauregard explores how a basic concern with the relationship between knowledge and action has evolved into a complex discussion of democracy, inclusion, and justice.

Author : Mimi Sheller
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788979575
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Introduction to Mobilities written by Mimi Sheller and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading mobilities theorist Mimi Sheller offers an up-to-date, comprehensive analysis of the complex mobility disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath in this timely Advanced Introduction. It outlines the formation of the interdisciplinary field of mobility studies, arguing that mobilities theory is crucial to planning post-pandemic recovery, sustainable communities, and low-carbon transitions. From tourism to migration to urban infrastructure, to informal and reproductive mobilities, Sheller reveals how multiple im/mobilities are interconnected, as the novel coronavirus reminds us as it hitchhikes across the globe through its human hosts.

Author : Margot Rubin
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789904943
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Densifying the City? written by Margot Rubin and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an in-depth exploration of the complexities of densification policy and processes, this book brings the important experiences of densification in Johannesburg into conversation with a range of cities in Africa, the BRICS countries and the Global North. It moves beyond the divisive debate over whether densification is good or bad, adding nuance and complexity to the calls from multilateral organisations for densification as a key urban strategy.

Author : Frank Moulaert
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785360388
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Introduction to Social Innovation written by Frank Moulaert and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social innovation (SI) has, in the last decade or so, become an important idea and concept in policy, practice and scholarship surrounding human development. It is often seen as an antidote to narrowly defined technological and market-oriented modes of innovation. Its historical significance and development, tied to centuries of struggles for social change, remain under-appreciated and unacknowledged. This Advanced Introduction explores the historical and contemporary meanings of social innovation and its relationship with political and social movements. It develops an understanding of SI as a form of ethical practice for meeting needs, transforming social relations, and collectively empowering communities to shape the future. Additionally, it proposes that ethical research should aim to be socially innovative in this sense and provides concrete suggestions of how this concern can be embodied in action-research and community development methodologies.