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  • "Building Like Moses with Jacobs in Mind"by Scott Larson

    Temple University Press 2013; US$ 28.95

     The 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...

  • Accumulation by Dispossessionby Swapna Banerjee-Guha

    SAGE India 2010; US$ 39.95

    The contemporary regime of globalisation and neoliberalism is creating a far-reaching impact on different scales across the world. On the urban scale it has resulted in a huge transformation of the city space, land use and reorganisation of the urban governance. This book is a provocative examination of the contemporary urban scenario in several countries,... more...

  • Against Architectureby Franco La Cecla

    PM Press 2012; US$ 10.99

    With insight into the human side of architecture, this critical assessment displays the shortcomings of modern urban planning as an acclaimed architect issues a passionate charge against the celebrities of the current architectural world: the ?archistars.? He argues that architecture has lost its way and its true function, as the archistars mold cityscapes... more...

  • Amsterdam Human Capitalby Sako Musterd; Willem Salet

    Amsterdam University Press 2003; US$ 50.00

    An interdisciplinary study of the changing urban space of Amsterdam. more...

  • Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning, Governance and Sustainabilityby Maik Netzband; William Stefanov; Charles Redman

    Springer 2007; US$ 199.99

    Sometimes, science questions don't match well with what the operational problems and concerns of a given city are. This book presents data from six urban regions from all over the world, and explains what the questions are, and how one can use data and scientific skills to help answer them. more...

  • The Art of City Makingby Charles Landry

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 41.95

    City-making is an art, not a formula. The skills required to re-enchant the city are far wider than the conventional ones like architecture, engineering and land-use planning. There is no simplistic, ten-point plan, but strong principles can help send good city-making on its way. The vision for 21st century cities must be to be the most imaginative... more...

  • Augmented Urban Spacesby Alessandro Aurigi; Fiorella De Cindio

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 134.95

    This book explores the intersection and articulation of physical and digital environments and the ways they can extend and reshape a spirit of place, while considering the problems posed and opportunities that arise. Grounded with international real -life case studies, this is an up-to-date, interdisciplinary and holistic overview of the relationships... more...

  • Australian Urban Planningby Brendan Gleeson; Nicholas Low

    Allen & Unwin 2000; US$ 40.90

    Designed for use by academics, students, planning professionals and anyone who takes an interest in the development of cities, this timely book explains the changes that have transformed planning in Australia and reinstates the need for planning based on principles that foreground social inclusion and ecological sustainability. more...

  • Behind the Gatesby Setha Low

    Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 42.95

    Explores the trend for the upper and middle classes to move into gated communities. It looks at what has sparked this phenomenon and what life is like inside these suburban fortresses. more...

  • Beijing Recordby Jun Wang

    World Scientific Publishing Company 2011; US$ 75.00

    In 2003, the Chinese Xinhua News Agency journalist Wang Jun published the bestseller "Beijing Record", the result of ten years of research on the urban transformation of Beijing in the last fifty years. Home to more than 15 million people, this ancient capital city - not surprisingly - has a controversial, complicated history of planning... more...