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  • International Intervention in a Secular Age

    Re-Enchanting Humanity?

    de Audra Mitchell ...
    Séries series Interventions
    International intervention is not just about ‘saving’ human lives: it is also an attempt to secure humanity’s place in the universe.This book explores the Western secular beliefs that underpin contemporary practices of intervention—most importantly, beliefs about life, death and the dominance of humanity. These beliefs shape a wide range of practices: the idea that human beings should intervene ... Leia mais

    R$ 326,20

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  • Walking Home

    The Life and Lessons of a City Builder

    de Ken Greenberg ...
    One of the world's foremost urban designers shares his passion and methods for rejuvenating neglected cities and argues passionately for the importance and possibilities of their renewal.From a youth spent in the boroughs of New York City and other great cities of the world, to his beginnings as an architect in Toronto, Ken Greenberg has long recognized that cities at their best provide much of ... Leia mais

    R$ 82,09

  • Aerotropolis

    The Way We'll Live Next

    de John D. Kasarda, Greg Lindsay ...
    An exploration of near-future urban planning as airports become the center of cities, changing the way we live and conduct business.Not so long ago, airports were built near cities, and roads connected the one to the other. This pattern—the city in the center, the airport on the periphery—shaped life in the twentieth century, from the central city to exurban sprawl. Today, the ubiquity of jet ... Leia mais

    R$ 53,29

  • Detroit

    A Biography

    de Scott Martelle ...
    At its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, Detroit's status as epicenter of the American auto industry made it a vibrant, populous, commercial hub—and then the bottom fell out. Detroit : A Biography takes a long, unflinching look at the evolution of one of America's great cities and one of the nation's greatest urban failures. This authoritative yet accessible narrative seeks to explain how the city ... Leia mais

    R$ 72,90

  • Competitiveness And Growth In Brazilian Cities: Local Policies And Actions For Innovation

    de Zhang Ming ...
    The book contributes to answering the questions raised by mayors, governors, and federal government officials in Brazil: "What can cities do to improve economic performance and create jobs?" The question is approached through a review of theories and policy options for city competitiveness, preliminary benchmarking of Brazilian cities.The book concludes that to become and stay competitive, cities ... Leia mais

    R$ 59,79

  • The housing debate

    de Stuart Lowe ...
    Séries series Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century
    The emergence of Britain as a fully fledged home-owning society at the end of the 20th century has major implications for how houses are used not just as a home but as an asset. The key debate in this important and timely book is whether social policy and people's homes should be so closely connected, especially when housing markets are so volatile. It will be essential reading for all students ... Leia mais

    R$ 108,29

  • The Politics of the Piazza

    The History and Meaning of the Italian Square

    de Eamonn Canniffe ...
    Through a detailed study of the principal spaces of Italian cities, this book explores the relationship between political systems and their methods of representation in architecture. Illustrated by contemporary photographs and analytical drawings, it examines significant piazzas and situates these examples in their social and political contexts, highlighting the urban evidence of shifts between ... Leia mais

    R$ 377,99

  • Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries

    de Thomas Hall ...
    Séries series Planning, History and Environment Series
    Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries examines urban development and planning in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Emphasis is on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, and the authors of each 'country-study' look at their own national developments against the background of those in other Nordic countries well as the rest of Europe and the USA. ... Leia mais

    R$ 341,74

  • Subprime Cities

    The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets

    Editado por Manuel B. Aalbers ...
    Séries Livros: 72 - IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
    Subprime Cities: The Political Economy of Mortgage Markets presents a collection of works from social scientists that offer insights into mortgage markets and the causes, effects, and aftermath of the recent 'subprime' mortgage crisis.Provides an even-handed and detailed analysis of mortgage markets and the recent housing crisisFeatures contributions from various social scientists with expertise ... Leia mais

    R$ 169,40

  • Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility

    Global Report on Human Settlements 2013

    de Un-Habitat ...
    Urban transport systems worldwide are faced by a multitude of challenges. Among the most visible of these are the traffic gridlocks experienced on city roads and highways all over the world. The prescribed solution to transport problems in most cities has thus been to build more infrastructures for cars, with a limited number of cities improving public transport systems in a sustainable manner. ... Leia mais

    R$ 403,88

  • Place Identity, Participation and Planning

    Editado por Cliff Hague, Paul Jenkins ...
    Séries series RTPI Library Series
    The central concern of this book is place identity, and its representation and manipulation through planning. Place identity is of growing international concern, both in planning practice and in academic work. The issue is important to practitioners because of the impact of globalisation on notions of place. This book includes comparisons between Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and Scotland, ... Leia mais

    R$ 414,24

  • Transforming Barcelona

    The Renewal of a European Metropolis

    Editado por Tim Marshall ...
    This unique book, written by local experts in the city, deals with the transformation of Barcelona during the last twenty years. Barcelona has been held up as a model of urban planning and economic regeneration amongst built environment professionals. The redesign of square parks and streets throughout the city in the 1980s first attracted attention and praise and then the 1992 Olympics hosted in ... Leia mais

    R$ 414,24