Urban Press

Open Design refers to a stakeholder-oriented approach in Architecture, Urban Planning, and Project Management, as developed by the Chair of Compute...

The study of teenagers' interaction in the classroom can tell us a great deal about late-modern society. In this revealing account, Ben Rampton pre...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Daanika GordonNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 20Cover type: Paperb...

Publisher: UCL PressAuthor(s): Marilia DuqueIllustration(s): 61 Illustrations, colorCollection: Ageing with SmartphonesPublication date: 2022Dimens...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Des FitzgeraldNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 234 x 154 x 21Cover type: Paper...

Publisher: Central European University PressAuthor(s): Alfrun (Professor of West Slavonic Literatures and Cultures, Humboldt University of Berlin) ...

Publisher: UCL PressIllustration(s): 56 Illustrations, colorPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 242 x 165 x 34Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Ingrid M...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Claire DunningIllustration(s): 23 halftonesNumber of pages: 336Collection: Historical Studies ...

'I was 11 years old. I witnessed the mindless cruelty of human beings. The only peace was when I was surrounded by the dead.'Publisher: The History...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Briana J. SmithIllustration(s): 79 figuresNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 236 x 187 x 30Co...

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Miguel PerezNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 229 x 18Cover type: Paperbac...

This is a biography of Earthopolis, the only Urban Planet we know of. Carl Nightingale takes readers on a six-continent, six-millennia tour of the ...

Reducere. During the 1930s, the Greek architect and writer Panos Tzelepis (1894-1976) recorded the memories and tales of Stavris, an older relative, who as a...

Reducere. Open The Urban Tree Book and discover the joys of forest trekking--right in your city or town. This first-of-a-kind field guide introduces readers ...

Publisher: UCL PressAuthor(s): Alan WilsonPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x 233 x 13Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecul lect...

Drawing on an extensive range of sources, from newspapers and institutional records to oral histories and autobiography, Dangerous amusements explo...

As cities from Cape Town to La Paz face acute water shortages, citizens need to know how urban water systems evolved to understand their vulnerabil...

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...

Home economics provides the first comprehensive history of domestic service in southern Africa's post-colonial cities. Theoretically innovative and...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Claire DunningIllustration(s): 23 halftonesNumber of pages: 336Collection: Historical Studies ...

This study follows the development of Lancashire's unique network of art institutions throughout the nineteenth century, exploring the motivations ...

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

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Sanjeev RoutrayNumber of pages: 368Collection: South Asia in MotionPublication date: 2022Dimensions:...

As cities evolve and resources shift with time, spaces within those cities are often left fallow and abandoned. Cyclical City tells the stories beh...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Robin BartramIllustration(s): 8 halftones, 2 tablesNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022D...

Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): James Nguyen H. SpencerNumber of pages: 226Collection: Science Diplomacy: Managing Food, Energy and Water Sustain...

Researching urban space and the built environment is a unique and accessible guide to the planning, researching and writing of spatial histories. -...

This Element examines the political nature of urban development; scrutinizes the implications of power inequality in urban development discussions;...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Kristian Karlo SaguinIllustration(s): 14 b-w illustrations, 4 maps, 2 tablesNumber of pages: 21...

In Urban Creatures, Sarah Gray's short stories shift from the unsettling to the surreal to the frightening, all cut through with her characteristic...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Esther da Costa MeyerIllustration(s): 60 color + 115 b/w illus.Number of pages: 416Publication date...

Connolly draws on the recent changes in the Malaysian state of Penang to open up new perspectives on urban development, governance and the politics...

The problems of entrenched poverty and economic underdevelopment in American urban cores involve multiple overlapping challenges that have stymied ...

Reducere. Volume 6 of The First Urban Churches reexamines preconceived understandings of the early church within Rome and the port city of Ostia. James R. Ha...

Reducere. Volume 6 of The First Urban Churches reexamines preconceived understandings of the early church within Rome and the port city of Ostia. James R. Ha...

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...

Reducere. Liam McIleveny, he is no saint, and through his unholy prayers we eavesdrop on the inner thoughts of an imperfect, middle-aged, human creature as L...

Engine of modernity examines the connection between public transportation and popular culture in nineteenth-century Paris through a focus on the om...

This book is an articulatory reference guide for actors and anyone fascinated by the modern Scots language. It focuses on the particular dialects a...

It is well known that the world is transitioning to an irrevocable urban future whose epicentre has moved into the cities of Asia and Africa. What ...

This text makes sense of the multiple ways in which urban issues and problems have been addressed in different places at different times. From init...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Tom SlaterIllustration(s): 8 photosNumber of pages: 258Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x ...

Towns and cities are where most of us live, work and play, and although we recognize the value of the trees standing on the corner, or in the park,...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Anthony KingNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 27Cover type: Paperback / softbackR...

When an expatriate bureaucrat toured a devastated city, he saw more than ashes and ruins. He envisioned a thriving metropolis where God's people co...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. A New York Times Best Seller Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and le...

Reducere. Can the cinema imagine a different way of developing, using, and living in the city? Is it possible to do so using images of the extant city? Seein...

This book explores cities and intra-regional relational dynamics to challenge common representations of urban development 'success' and 'failure'. ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Explores the ways in which educated, professional women experience living in Port Moresby, the burgeoning capital of Papua New Guinea. Drawing on p...

Reducere. Bradley has worked hard to be a dependable, loving man and capable automotive engineer. He much prefers debugging a new assembly line, which might ...

Melinda Hinkson follows the experiences of Nungarrayi, a Warlpiri woman from the central Australian desert, as she struggles to establish a new lif...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Quill R (Professor of Philosophy and Senior Research Scholar, Professor of Philosophy and Senior R...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Shannon MatternIllustration(s): 67 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 288Publication ...

Publisher: Beacon PressAuthor(s): Lisa CouturierNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2006Dimensions: 139 x 214 x 17Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Divided into three sections, this edition explores the societal context of land use planning and proposes a model for understanding and reconciling...

Publisher: Cool Springs PressAuthor(s): Teri SpeightIllustration(s): 125+ color photosNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 209 x 2...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Henrik ReehIllustration(s): 36 b 72 Illustrations, unspecifiedTranslator: John IronsNumber of pages: 264Collecti...

Early industrial Merthyr is synonymous with the darker side of the British urban experience. This work considers the efforts of dedicated civic "bo...

Publisher: UCL PressIllustration(s): 110 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 165 x 242 x 19Cover type: Hardba...

The story of crippling overdevelopment in Mexico's economic and social centerPublisher: Temple University Press, U.S.Author(s): Diane DavisNumber o...

Bringing to the fore a wealth of original research, A Detroit Story examines how the informal reclamation of abandoned property has been shaping De...

"This book is cultural responsive teaching in action." -Dr. Tyronne Tanner, Former Professor, Mentor & Diversity Expert "As my Spanish 1, 2, and 3 ...

The powers of political secrecy and social spectacle have been taken to surreal extremes recently. Witness the twin terrors of a president who refu...

Elias Petropoulos was the most controversial Greek writer of the twentieth century. Imprisoned three times during the Junta (1967-1974) and persecu...

Cities provide endless exciting scenes for the artist, from sun-baked cafes, rain-soaked streets, illuminated nightscapes, and busy squares to quie...

World War I gave colonial migrants and French women unprecedented access to the workplaces and nightlife of Paris. After the war they were expected...

Tracing the first two decades of state-funded African American schools, Educational Reconstruction addresses the ways in which black Richmonders, b...