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Urban renewal. Urban redevelopment

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  • Asian Urbanizationby D. J. Dwyer

    Hong Kong University Press 1971; US$ 20.00

    The Journal of Oriental Studies is published twice yearly, in January and July, by the Hong Kong University Press. All manuscripts, books for review, and editorial communications should be submitted to the Editor, Journal of Oriental Studies, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. more...

  • Re-visioning Indian Citiesby K C Sivaramakrishnan

    SAGE India 2011; US$ 39.95

    Re-visioning Indian Cities probes the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) right from its inception to its present-day avatar. The book significantly adds to the knowledge base on the urban history of India. Commencing with a historical background of the JNNURM, the book traces the evolution of public policy in India on urban growth.... more...

  • Schrumpfung in den alten und neuen Bundesländern - ein akteursbezogener Vergleich von (sozialen) Stadtumbauinitiativen in benachteiligten Großsiedlungenby Martin Neumann

    Diplomica Verlag 2011; US$ 64.69

    Hauptbeschreibung Großsiedlungen wie Hamburg-Steilshoop oder Berlin-Marzahn gibt es in fast allen deutschen Großstädten. In den neuen Bundesländern sind diese als "Platte" dafür bekannt, dass man sie wegen Leerstands oft abreißt. In den alten Ländern hingegen sind sie eher wegen ihrer schwierigen Sozialstruktur und den damit verbundenen Problemen... more...

  • Making Business Districts Workby Marvin Feit; David Feehan

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 59.95

    Unprecedented, broad coverage of downtown and community development topics from a practitioner?s viewpoint! Making Business Districts Work: Leadership and Management of Downtown, Main Street, Business District, and Community Development Organizations is the essential desk reference for downtown and community business district professionals and board... more...

  • The Philadelphia Barrioby Frederick F. Wherry

    University of Chicago Press 2011; US$ 29.00

    How does a so-called bad neighborhood go about changing its reputation? Is it simply a matter of improving material conditions or picking the savviest marketing strategy? What kind of role can or should the arts play in that process? Does gentrification always entail a betrayal of a neighborhood’s roots? Tackling these questions and offering... more...

  • New Urbanismby Ilse Helbrecht; Peter Dirksmeier

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 99.95

    Bringing together a range of leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this edited collection examines innovative urban redevelopment projects around Europe and North America which are at the forefront of this new urbanism and which are here termed 'New Downtowns'. It introduces this term and concept and asks key questions about the... more...

  • Staging the New Berlinby Claire Colomb

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 53.95

    This book explores the politics of place marketing and the process of ?urban reinvention? in Berlin between 1989 and 2011. In the context of the dramatic socio-economic restructuring processes, changes in urban governance and physical transformation of the city following the Fall of the Wall, the ?new? Berlin was not only being built physically, but... more...

  • Events and Urban Regenerationby Andrew Smith

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 50.95

    In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban regeneration. As well as opportunities arising from new venues, these events are viewed as a way of stimulating investment, gaining civic engagement and publicizing progress to... more...

  • Reclaiming Brownfieldsby Richard Hula; Laura Reese; Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 119.95

    The environmental legacy of past industrial and agricultural development can simultaneously pose serious threats to human health and impede reuse of contaminated land. This book recognizes that land and water contamination are now almost universally acknowledged to be key social, economic, and political issues, and how multiple societies have attempted... more...

  • Peri-urban futuresby Stephan Pauleit; Simon Bell; Carmen Aalbers

    Springer 2011; US$ 139.99

    Presently, peri-urbanisation is one of the most pervasive processes of land use change in Europe with strong impacts on environment and quality of life. Urgently strategies and tools in support of sustainable development have to be developed. The book synthesizes results of PLUREL, a large European Commission funded research project (2007-2010). Tools... more...