Cities Around the World

Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences DivisionNumber of pages: 516Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 190 x 234 x 36Cover type: Paperback / softbackE...

Reducere. In this accessible new study, Toby Lincoln offers the first history of Chinese cities from their origins to the present. Despite being an agricultu...

An accomplished architect and urbanist goes back to the roots of what makes cities attractive and livable, demonstrating how we can restore functio...

DescriptionOn February 15, 2003, millions of people around the world demonstrated against the war that the United States, the United Kingdom, and t...

The first book on magazine sensation Holiday, which between 1946 and 1977 was one of the most exciting publications in the world. Renowned for its ...

Reducere. On the twentieth anniversary of its publication, this volume reprints and expands upon what has become a beloved photobook classic. Inspired by the...

Reducere. The closer we come, the bigger He becomes; the more we see, the greater destiny we embrace. God is calling us closer to Him, to draw near to His he...

Reducere. A new visual language shows how we can collect, sort, and better understand the subjects and objects of our daily lives. Most people who want to un...

Reducere. Extraordinary art and architecture installations from around the world. Urban interventions establish strong links between the social and spatial s...

This book analyses 'zero-waste' (ZW) as an emerging waste management strategy for the future, which considers waste prevention through innovative d...

". . .thoughtful, beautiful, and enlightening..." --Jane Jacobs "This book will have a lasting infl uence on the future quality of public open spac...

Reducere. During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin, Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her sometimes flashy,...

Take a Journey with the Master of the Urban Landscape John Salminen is one of the most accomplished watercolor artists working today, earning award...

Reducere. Now beyond its eleventh printing and translated into twelve languages, Michael Porter's The Competitive Advantage of Nations has changed completely...

Reducere. DescriptionRacism is a common occurrence for members of marginalized groups around the world. Getting Respect illuminates their experiences by comp...

Making a city that works for children creates a city that better serves all of its residents across ages and abilities. Yet we have created unsafe ...

From weekend homes to get-away cabins in the mountains, by the sea, or in the woods, this architecture embodies our longing for lounging in nature....

Reducere. DescriptionSmart cities are a fast-growing species, and a fascinating field for new experiments in a number of critical areas, ranging from urban p...

Reducere. Los Angeles is well-known as a temperate paradise with expansive beaches and mountain vistas, a booming luxury housing market, and the home of glam...

DescriptionAre you curious about smart cities? You should be By mid-century, two-thirds of us will live in cities. The world of tomorrow will be a ...

The concept of Smart Cities is accurately regarded as a potentially transformative power all over the world. Bustling metropolises infused with the...

Reducere. DescriptionA comprehensive overview on the French artist who has transformed cities worldwide with his epic portraits of their inhabitantsOver the ...

DescriptionOne of the most important ballet choreographers of all time, Marius Petipa (1818 - 1910) created works that are now mainstays of the bal...

Reducere. FIGHT... For What You Believe In! In the year 2023, the world has changed considerably. In an effort to end global warfare and massive loss of life...

A vivid portrait of the early years of biblical archaeology from the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization CollapsedIn 1925, James H...

Reducere. DescriptionPuerto Rico is famous for its sparkling beaches, tropical rain forests, and warm climate. Its rich history and bustling cities attract v...

Outlines the essential elements of a biophilic city, and provides examples and stories about cities that have successfully integrated biophilic ele...

Gray Malin's collection of incredible beach photography was a runaway hit. Now the it-photographer takes his astonishing photography beyond the bea...

Mass urbanization. Population growth. All happening faster than we can build for. As global populations are projected to shift to 80-90% urban in t...

Reducere. In the 1950s and 1960s, as the white residents, real estate agents, and municipal officials of many American cities fought to keep African American...

Reducere. IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION MYTHS FROM AROUND THE WORLD is a beautifully illustrated and informative collection of creation stories from 15 cultures...

Reducere. DescriptionIt has been a mystery how humans suddenly 'discovered' civilization around 8000 BC.But ask indigenous people the world over and they wil...

An homage to the shoe as a cult object and statement piece, with images taken in cities around the world by street style photographer Suzanne Middl...

Reducere. Fort Snelling, a foundational place in the story of Minnesota, was built 200 years ago at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, a...

DescriptionHackers, cyber-criminals, Dark Web users, and techno-terrorists beware This book should make you think twice about attempting to do your...

Jesus never intended the church to become an institution; he intended it to be a people of power, transforming the world. Power is the capacity, ab...

Reducere. The growth of the modern world urban system is the greatest episode of urban growth there has ever been, but it is not the first. Three thousand ye...

DescriptionThis book examines one of the most contested issues facing feminists, human rights activists and governments around the globe - the inte...

The vast lingering remnant of an ice age that came to a close more than 10, 000 years ago, Lake Michigan has shaped the history of the settlements ...

We are what we eat, but do you know what you're eating? Urban agriculture is the global movement that encourages the practice of cultivating, proce...

Reducere. A value-priced omnibus of the first two novels of Daniel Abraham's classic Long Price Quartet--groundbreaking, unique fantasy of rare power and ori...

Reducere. Extra-Dimensionality is the key to understanding everything...By everything, we mean all the areas in which we have been deceived to believe the ph...

Reducere. A cutting-edge, solutions-oriented analysis of how we can reimagine cities around the world to build sustainable futures. What would it take to mak...

Reducere. A gorgeous graphic memoir about loss, love, and confronting grief When Kristen Radtke was in college, the sudden death of a beloved uncle and the s...

DescriptionHow finance and politics have caused the global housing crisisThe most comprehensive survey of the current crisis, Urban Warfare charts ...

Reducere. BOSTON IS IN RUINS Jon Hudson, head of the Department of Homeland Security's Fusion Center - Paranormal division, is haunted by Boston's destructio...

In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history ...

Reducere. A stunningly illustrated natural history of spidersSpiders are among the most versatile creatures on the planet, inhabiting six of the seven contin...

Reducere. On 1 June 1944, in Northern Ireland, there was a huge increase in aerial and maritime activity around the major towns cities and ports, in preparat...

Reducere. Join Lara Croft on a global journey and prepare delicious food from around the world with Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide. Tomb...

Reducere. "A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world"--Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees From the age of dinosaurs to the ...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter World War II, suburbs proliferated around California cities as returning soldiers traded in their uniforms for business suits. Aft...

Reducere. Updated in 2017, Revival Fire, 150 Years of Revivals features twelve of the most potent heaven-sent revivals that the world has seen in the past on...

Reducere. The California Highway Patrol has its roots in the early 1920s motorcycle traffic cops employed by counties and cities. The CHP became a separate s...

Reducere. Altoona is a city built by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Cities usually grow to maturity and then sprout suburbs. With Altoona, it was the opposite. T...

Reducere. After the developments that the World War II era brought to the small agricultural community of Anaheim, the major transformation arrived in 1955. ...

Reducere. The world gasped in April 2015 as Baltimore erupted and Black Lives Matter activists, incensed by Freddie Gray's brutal death in police custody, sh...

Reducere. As one of America's most haunted cities, Savannah, Georgia, has a long list of stories of the supernatural, such as the story of the first two peop...

This collection of maps explores the unique personalities of 28 cities around the world, shedding light on the strange and marvelous ways in which ...

Reducere. For years, tour guide Daniel Lum has brought visitors as well as his children out to the remote corners of Barrow, Alaska, one of the northernmost ...

Reducere. Two teenage girls claim that they are pregnant virgins. But only one is carrying the child of Christ . . . and the other will deliver the son of Sa...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover 200 of the best places to ride a bike in this beautifully illustrated hardback. ...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom Austin and Bangkok to Marrakesh and Sydney, Lonely Planet presents the best trips within three hours of 60 of the world's most popu...

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Reducere. Window on the World is your ticket to travel around the world If you appreciate Operation World as an adult, your kids will love this invaluable an...

ENOCH INSIGHTS gives great insight into the book of Enoch itself, which is an ancient book of around 5000 years old and apparently the very first b...

Reducere. In this colorfully illustrated children's picture book, an evil seven-headed snake named Ibabi appears out of the ocean and starts blockading the c...

Reducere. Combining daring aerial photography with the restricted airspace over Paris provides both breathtaking and unparalleled views. From sunrise to suns...

Melissa Brough explores how youth-centered forms of civic and cultural engagement in Medellin, Colombia, create networks of change that have the po...

Japan's postwar urban imagination through the Metabolism architecture movement and visionary science fiction authors The devastation of the Second ...