Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-06-23
Total Pages: 6124
ISBN-13: 135102213X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The volumes in this set, originally published between 1970 and 1998, draw together research by leading academics in the area of urban planning, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine teaching, urban markets, planning, transport planning, poverty, politics, forecasting techniques and an examination of the inner city in Europe and the US, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of planning. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology, geography, planning and urbanization respectively.
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-03-11
Total Pages: 872
ISBN-13: 1351237446
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The volumes in this set, originally published between 1978 and 1992, draw together research by leading academics in the area of urban education, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine teaching, urban schools, community and race issues in education in the US, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of education in various countries. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology and urbanization respectively.
Author: Michael Dear
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-06-12
Total Pages: 650
ISBN-13: 1351067982
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published in 1981, Urbanization and Urban Planning in Capitalist Society, is a comprehensive collection of papers addressing urban crises. Through a synthesis of current discussions around various critical approaches to the urban question, the book defines a general theory of urbanization and urban planning in capitalist society. It examines the conceptual preliminaries necessary for the establishment of capitalist theory and provides a theoretical exposition of the fundamental logic of urbanization and urban planning. It also provides a detailed discussion of commodity production and its effects on urban development.
Author: VARIOUS. AUTHORS
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-06-30
Total Pages: 12
ISBN-13: 9780367757175
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published between 1969 and 1991, the 12 volumes in this set synthesize international experiences of urban policy making and cover case studies from the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. They provide and discuss: Comparative analyses of developing world cities The successive roles played by cities in American history. The problems caused by over-emphasis on public-sector housing. The impact of suburban environments on the quality of life. The land market, including the impact of taxation and subsidisation. Homelessness and housing affordability for people on low incomes. The role technology can play in the planning and management of settlements. and Examine the changes in size and form effected by population growth and town planning in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Author: John Agnew
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-02-01
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1135667152
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Routledge Library Editions: The City reprints some of the most important works in urban studies published in the last century. For further information on this collection please email [email protected].
Author: David Drakakis-Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-10-30
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 1351227807
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published in 1990, Economic Growth and Urbanization in Developing Areas is a wide-ranging collection of research studies focused on urban economic growth at various levels of urban and national development. The contributions range from studies of peripheral Third World states, such as Fiji and Malaysia, to countries of the so-called semi-periphery, such as Spain, South Africa, and Northern Australia. In addition the authors cover a variety of thematic topics within the framework of urban economic development, from the provision of basic services such as housing and food, to the functional preservation of historic cores, and the impact of economic change on family structure.
Author: Janet L. Abu-Lughod
Publisher:
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780415413183
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: David Drakakis-Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-11-26
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 0415594979
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1986, this reissue is concerned with the increased social problems, regional imbalances, and economic dislocation resulting from the alarming growth rate of cities in the developing world. It considers theoretical questions and contains wide-ranging case studies to support the arguments made. It relates urbanisation in the developing world to changes in the broader global economic system, as well as looking at the urbanisation process over time.
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-10-12
Total Pages: 6246
ISBN-13: 9781138894822
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reissuing works originally published between 1968 and 1997, this 24 volume set offers a selection of scholarship on urban studies. Topics include urban policy, urban economics, and identity and poverty in urban communities. This collection of books from some of the leading scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the subject and how it has evolved over time, and will be of particular interest to students of sociology and urban studies.