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Landscape Urbanism and its Discontents
New Society Publishers 2013; US$ 29.95Landscape Urbanism vs. the New Urbanism?negotiating the relationship between cities and the natural world. more...
Public Administration in South Asia
CRC Press 2013; US$ 129.95The south Asian countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka face enormous challenges and opportunities in terms of population growth, localized poverty and prosperity, citizen access to services, governmental transparency, and national security. The first comprehensive, comparative treatment of public administration issues in the region,... more...
The Five Stages of Collapse
New Society Publishers 2013; US$ 19.95A user?s guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse. more...
"Building Like Moses with Jacobs in Mind"
Temple University Press 2013; US$ 28.95The antagonism between urbanist and writer Jane Jacobs and master builder Robert Moses may frame debates over urban form, but in "Building Like Moses with Jacobs in Mind," Scott Larson aims to use the Moses-Jacobs rivalry as a means for examining and understanding the New York City administration's redevelopment strategies and actions.... more...
Introducing Just Sustainabilities
Zed Books 2013; US$ 34.95This unique and insightful text offers an exploration of the origins and subsequent development of the concept of just sustainability. It discusses key topics, such as food justice, the democratization of our streets, social inclusion, and alternative economic models, with a specific focus on solutions-oriented policy and planning initiatives that... more...
Russian Climate Politics
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 45.00Scholarly work in many fields has shown the important and changing role played by experts in international and national policymaking. Historical studies have revealed how Soviet scientists figured in politics in unexpected ways. However, no comprehensive study of the interplay between scientific expert knowledge and contemporary Russian policymaking... more...
Making Multilevel Public Management Work
CRC Press 2013; US$ 79.95This collected volume provides insights into the theory and practice of intergovernmenal relationships, bringing together 8 case studies from Canada, US, and Italy. The book indentifies and analyzes the experiences of effective coordination among different levels of government, neighbor countries, and different policy sectors. By highlighting the successes... more...
The End Is Near and It's Going to Be Awesome
HarperCollins 2013; Not AvailableIn The End Is Near and It?s Going to Be Awesome , Kevin Williamson, a National Review Online contributor, makes the bold argument that the United States government is disintegrating?and that it is a good thing! Williamson offers a radical re-envisioning of government, a powerful analysis of why it doesn?t work, and an exploration of the innovative... more...
The End Is Near and It's Going to Be Awesome
HarperCollins 2013; US$ 21.99In The End Is Near and It?s Going to Be Awesome , Kevin Williamson, a National Review Online contributor, makes the bold argument that the United States government is disintegrating?and that it is a good thing! Williamson offers a radical re-envisioning of government, a powerful analysis of why it doesn?t work, and an exploration of the innovative... more...
Snob Zones
Beacon Press 2013; US$ 25.95An exploration of the corrosive effects of overpriced housing, exclusionary zoning, and the flight of the younger population in the Northeast Towns with strict zoning are the best towns, aren't they? They're all about preserving local "character," protecting the natural environment, an dmaintaining attractive neighborhoods. Right? In this bold... more...









