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The Social Logic of Space
Cambridge University Press 1984; US$ 50.00The book presents a new theory of space: how and why it is a vital component of how societies work. more...
Triumph of the City
Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 29.95A pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of cities. America is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy, environmentally unfriendly . . . or are they? In this revelatory book, Edward Glaeser, a leading urban economist, declares that cities are actually the healthiest,... more...
Cities and Climate Change
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95Climate change is one of the most significant global challenges facing the world today. It is also a critical issue for the world?s cities. Now home to over half the world?s population, urban areas are significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions and are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Responding to climate change is a profound... more...
WSUD Engineering Procedures: Stormwater
CSIRO Publishing 2005; US$ 89.95Practical engineering solutions to those who need to implement WSUD. more...
Making Space
Taylor & Francis Ltd 2003; US$ 41.25Making Space studies the built environment by examining the private-sector forces responsible for its development and the urban planning systems put in place to influence, guide and manipulate its outcomes. The first part provides a theoretical context for understanding the functions of the property development sector and the states interventions... more...
Urban Green
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 27.99Sustainable design is booming, but the men and women dedicated to reducing their carbon impact have lost sight of what they are trying to save: the natural world. Author Neil Chambers has been at the forefront of cutting-edge, sustainable architecture for years, and Urban Green is his revolutionary vision for bringing the power of the conservation... more...
City, Region and Regionalism
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 200.00This book was first published in 1947. more...
Intelligent Cities
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 62.95At the turn of the century some cities and regions in Europe, Japan and the USA, displayed an exceptional capacity to incubate and develop new knowledge and innovations. The favourable environment for research, technology and innovation created in these areas was not immediately obvious, yet it was of great significance for a development based on knowledge,... more...
An Introduction to Architectural Theory
Wiley 2011; US$ 93.95A sharp and lively text that covers issues in depth but not to the point that they become inaccessible to beginning students, An Introduction to Architectural Theory is the first narrative history of this period, charting the veritable revolution in architectural thinking that has taken place, as well as the implications of this intellectual... more...









