Explores the challenges of large, complex, institutionally fragmented, and dynamic city-regions across the BRICS countries and the emergence of formal and informal governance arrangements.

Planning and Transformation provides a comprehensive view of planning under political transition in South Africa, offering an accessible resource for both students and researchers in an international and a local audience.In the years after the 1994 transition to democracy in South Africa, planners believed they would be able to successfully promote a vision of integrated, equitable and sustainable cities, and counter the spatial distortions created by apartheid. This book ...

The Promise of Planning explores the experience of planning internationally since the global financial crisis, focusing on South Africa. The book is a response to a decade-plus in which state-led planning has re-emerged as a putative means for achieving developmental goals (as indicated in global initiatives such as the New Urban Agenda) and where planning in South Africa has consolidated in terms of its legal and policy basis. However, the return of planning is happening in an in...

China and Africa have long shared a history of allegiance and contact points through global political forces from the time of colonialism and the Cold War. With China’s rise as the new superpower, its presence in Africa has expanded, leading to significant economic, geopolitical and cultural shifts. While issues such as trade, aid and development have received much attention, Chinese and African encounters through the lens of the visual arts and material culture is a neglected field.

La biografía de George Harrison, el gran guitarrista de los Beatles, de la mano de uno de los biógrafos musicales más reputados del mundo.Pese a ser aclamado como uno de los mejores guitarristas de su época y de la historia, George Harrison luchó contra sentimientos de inferioridad, especialmente en sus primeras décadas. A menudo era el blanco de las bromas de sus compañeros de banda debido a su origen de clase baja y, por lo general, no se le perm...

The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack selects 25 more modern and classic science fiction stories, by talented authors new and old. Authors in this volume include: Mary A. Turzillo, E.C. Tubb, Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Jason Andrew, Henry Kuttner, Cynthia Ward, George H. Scithers and John Gregory Betancourt, Milton Lesser, John Russell Fearn, Harry Harrison, Isaac Asimov, Ayn Rand, and many moreComplete contents"Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads," by Mar...

This collection brings together some of the most incredible sci-fi stories ever told in one convenient, high-quality, low-priced Kindle volume!This book now contains several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The Sentimentalists, by Murray LeinsterThe Girls from Earth, by Frank RobinsonThe Death Traps of FX-31, by Sewell WrightSong in a minor key, by C.L. MooreSentry of the Sky, by Evel...

This collection brings together some of the most incredible sci-fi stories ever told in one convenient, high-quality, low-priced Kindle volume!This book now contains several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The Sentimentalists, by Murray LeinsterThe Girls from Earth, by Frank RobinsonThe Death Traps of FX-31, by Sewell WrightSong in a minor key, by C.L. MooreSentry of the Sky, by Evel...

Widely recognized as the standard text for trainee psychiatrists, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, Eighth Edition stands head and shoulders above the competition. The text has been honed over eight editions, displaying a fluency, authority, and insight rarely found in textbooks which makes the process of assimilating information effective and enjoyable. The book provides an introduction to all the clinical topics, sub-specialties, and major psychiatric conditions require...

"The Science Fiction Anthology" is a captivating collection of classic science fiction stories from some of the genre's greatest writers, including Ray Bradbury, Frederik Pohl, and Philip K. Dick. From tales of space travel and alien encounters to thought-provoking explorations of the human condition, this anthology has something for every science fiction fan. This collection brings together some of the most incredible sci-fi stories ever told in one convenient, high-quality, low-priced Ki...

Loyalty Programs: The Complete Guide (2nd Edition) is the most comprehensive book on loyalty program theory and practice available. It combines a wide range of academic research, loyalty psychology, and industry expertise to deliver a comprehensive and global view of all aspects of loyalty programs.Praise for Loyalty Programs: The Complete Guide"Loyalty Programs: The Complete Guide is an extremely valuable resourc...

A PRIMEIRA BIOGRAFIA COMPLETA DO BEATLE MAIS INCOMPREENDIDO E MISTERIOSO DE TODOS "Estar no Fab Four pode ter dado a Harrison fama, riqueza e oportunidades ilimitadas, mas como Philip Norman mostra nesta biografia eletrizante, o fardo que isso colocou sobre seus ombros permaneceu com ele pelo resto da vida." — Wall Street Journal Pela primeira vez, o renomado biógrafo Philip Norman traz à tona um retrato raro e revelador de George Harrison, baseado em décadas de pesquisas e acesso incompar...