Cities by Design. The Social Life of Urban Form, Paperback - Fran Tonkiss

Who makes our cities, and what part do everyday users have in the design of cities? This book powerfully shows that city-making is a social process...

Reducere. We live in a world of technical systems designed in accordance with technical disciplines and operated by technically trained personnel-a unique so...

An original and compelling account of the social nature of music and its interplay with the wider society to which it belongs. Crossley explores th...

An original and compelling account of the social nature of music and its interplay with the wider society to which it belongs. Crossley explores th...

Reducere. In 1980, William H. Whyte published the findings from his revolutionary Street Life Project in The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Both the book...

Questions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Even as many people have less of it,...

Reducere. In this theoretically sophisticated study of indigenous oral narratives, Julie Cruikshank moves beyond the text to explore the social significance ...

Reducere. The contributors to this volume examine how things are sold and traded in a variety of social and cultural settings, both present and past. Bridgin...

The Social Life of Greylag Geese: Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Function in an Avian Model System - Isabella B. R. Scheiber, Brigitte M. Weib,

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Rashmi SadanaIllustration(s): 25 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 274Publication date: 2021Dim...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Layla (Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, UK) McCayIllustration(s): 62 colour illusNumber of...

Peter Hall s seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains an unrivalled account of the history of planning in theory and practice, as well as of the social a...

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

How we design our cities over the next four decades will be critical for our planet. If we continue to spill excessive greenhouse gas into the atmo...

Urban Design Made by Humans is a reference and companion book for introducing people to the foundational concepts used in urban design. It presents...

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This book delves into the ethical dimension of urban life: how should one live in the city? What constitutes a 'good' life under urban condition? W...

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Reducere. DescriptionSegregation by Design draws on more than 100 years of quantitative and qualitative data from thousands of American cities to explore how...

Urban experts consider the future of night-time economies' governance during the pandemic and beyond in this scholarly and accessible guide. They u...

Reducere. This book surveys the cities of the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Greek and Roman worlds, with a focus on their physical appearance, on urban f...

Reducere. Garden Cities of To-morrow Ebenezer Howard Garden Cities of To-morrow is a book by the British urban planner Ebenezer Howard. When it was published...

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Focuses on the American city as a fantastic geography constrained neither by media nor rigid genre boundaries. The book builds on a mix of theoreti...

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

DescriptionCities of the Arabian Peninsula reveal contradictions of contemporary urbanization The fast-growing cities of the Persian Gulf are, what...

Reducere. LEADERSHIP DOWN TO A SCIENCE What if your team looked forward to Mondays instead of Fridays? It may sound silly, but this type of workplace culture...

A highly entertaining and visually stunning exploration of the art and design of beer bottles, pump clip and cans and it how has evolved to grab th...

A richly illustrated, authoritative global survey of the best and most creative interior designers and decorators working today

Publisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Goeran TherbornIllustration(s): 8pp b&w plate sectionNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 130 x 1...

Laura J. Martin examines ecological restoration's long history. Since the early 1900s, restorationists have confronted vexing philosophical questio...

Explaining the causes and impact on working Americans of the most catastrophic economic policy failure since the 1920s.Publisher: Cornell Universit...

Reducere. From Central District Seattle to Harlem to Holly Springs, Black people have built a dynamic network of cities and towns where Black culture is main...

An exposé of fragmented trading platforms, poor governance, and exploitative practices in today's capital markets Capital markets have undergone a ...

Building upon extensive research in Africa, this book analyses the challenges of designing organizations for socioeconomic development. Leveraging ...

Publisher: Princeton Architectural PressAuthor(s): William RichardsNumber of pages: 348Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 228 x 18Cover type: ...

Publisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): Leslie WeismanNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 1994Dimensions: 228 x 151 x 15Cover type: Pap...

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Biophilia is the theory that people possess an inherent affinity for nature, which developed during the long course of human evolution. In recent y...

Reducere. An in-depth look at the films of Dario Argento, Italy's acknowledged master of horror and suspense, has made a career out of exploring the macabre ...

Reducere. This book covers the films of Dario Argento, Italy's acknowledged master of horror and suspense, has made a career out of exploring the macabre poe...

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