Climate Change and Disaster Resilience. Challenges, Actions and Innovations in Urban Planning, Paperback - ***

Brings together lucid essays and case studies from both scholars and individuals on the front lines who manage international collaborations, lead l...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncIllustration(s): Approx. 150 illustrations (75 in full color); Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pag...

DescriptionThis book provides an overview of the large and interdisciplinary literature on the substance and process of urban climate change planni...

This book examines urban planning and infrastructure development in Japanese cities after the second world war as a way to mitigate the risks of di...

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Reducere. As a mythical creature, the whale has been responsible for many transformations in the world. It is an enchanting being that humans have long felt ...

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Reducere. DescriptionIn 2006 Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious project to construct the world's first zero-carbon city: Masdar City. In Spaceship in the Desert...

The book includes content by 16 authors around the world, who cover themes around building resilience and adaptation to climate change. It also pre...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Kian GohIllustration(s): 55 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 288Collection: Urban and Industrial En...

Providing new research and thinking about cities, their governance and planning reform, this book compares the UK with multiple international examp...

This book collates and analyses the current research, debates, opportunities and practices in social work field education into one volume and conte...

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons LtdAuthor(s): R BhadouriaNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 176 x 251 x 28Cover type: HardbackRed...

A foundational analysis of the current science on climate change in cities across the U.S.Publisher: Island PressAuthor(s): Cynthia RosenzweigNumbe...

Publisher: De GruyterAuthor(s): Stephan AndersIllustration(s): Ca. 270 Abb.Number of pages: 280Collection: DETAIL SpecialPublication date: 2019Dime...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncNumber of pages: 348Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 227 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softbackEd...

'The most effective ways for individuals to reduce their carbon footprint' INewsClimate Change researcher, Seth Wynes, sets out in the simplest ter...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncAuthor(s): Madhumita (DST-Women Scientist at the Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, India.) R...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): David BlockIllustration(s): 4 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustrations,...

DescriptionClimate change, caused by the building up of green house gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, is a serious global environmental concern. Clim...

Winner of the Nautilus Book Award Grand PrizeA Library Journal "Best Book of the Year"A Medium "100 Books You Must Read"An enlightening global jour...

A short, accessible guide for planning students embarking on a dissertation, taking them from choosing a question right through to analysing results.

This book searches for an understanding of the historiography of planning in a European dimension. Scholars from Eastern and Western, Southern and ...

Reducere. The Oxford Handbook of Urban Planning is an authoritative volume on planning, a long-established professional social science discipline in the U.S....

Collectively, cities take up a relatively tiny amount of land on the earth, yet emit 72 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Clearly, cities need t...

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Collective Trauma, Collective Healing is a guide for mental health professionals working in response to large-scale political violence or natural d...

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...

Rethinking Languages Education explores established understandings about language, culture and education to provide a more comprehensive and flexib...

This book critically examines the global diffusion and local reception of resilience through the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) pr...

A call to reconnect the fields of urban planning and public health that offers a new decision-making framework for healthy city planning.

DescriptionWhat is green infrastructure? Why should we develop it? Who uses it? And what socioeconomic and ecological value does it provide? This u...

Reducere. Why should you care about climate change? Weather affects your everyday life and climate change can have major impacts. Discover how scientists stu...

This book unravels how ecosystems, societies and people cope with disturbance and adversity. Written for a general readership and based on the expe...

Homelessness in America's cities remains an intractable and growing problem. Challenges facing the homeless today the same as in years past: povert...

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Climate change was once understood as solely an environmental issue. A growing class of activists now claim climate change to be a gender, equity, ...

Through many actionable examples of mitigation efforts for the ever-present effects of climate change, especially for those who may not understand ...

With case studies from around the world, this accessible book explores the methodological complexities of research into voluntary action, charitabl...

This book focuses on future global climate change and its implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of agricultural goods an...

This edited volume provides both a broad overview of cooperation patterns in the UNFCCC climate change negotiations and an in-depth analysis of spe...

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The number of bicyclists is increasing in the United States, especially among the working class and people of color. In contrast to the demographic...

A concise and complete guide to emergency disaster planning. Featuring practical frameworks for action, step-by-step instructions for writing and u...

This edited collection explores areas such as social enterprise, capacity building, volunteering and social value, and charts the historical develo...

In this creative exploration of climate change and the big questions confronting our high-energy civilization, Adam Briggle connects the history of...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 10 Halftones, black and white; 2 Tables, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber o...

Planning Australia: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning - Susan Thompson, Paul Maginn

Reducere. Find the strength within--the practical guide to gaining resilience Everyone relies on a certain amount of stamina and flexibility to overcome life...