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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...
Urban Planning as a Trading Zone
Springer 2013; US$ 99.99Trading zone' is a concept introduced by Peter Galison in his social scientific research on how scientists representing different sub-cultures and paradigms have been able to coordinate their interaction locally. In this book, Italian and Finnish planning researchers extend the use of the concept to different contexts of urban planning and management,... more...
Stadtumbau Ost: Rechtliche Fragen beim Abriss von Wohnungen
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 14.01In einigen Gebieten Deutschlands besteht ein erheblicher Leerstand an Mietwohnungen. Gründe sind die demographische Entwicklung und die Abwanderung. Diese Entwicklung wird sich Prognosen zufolge auch in den nächsten Jahren fortsetzen. Durch das 2002 gestartete Förderprogramm Stadtumbau Ost soll mit dem Abriss von Wohnungen dem Leerstand und der Verödung... more...
Mittelstadt
Campus Verlag 2010; US$ 30.18Hauptbeschreibung Viele Menschen in Europa leben in Städten, die weder Groß- noch Kleinstadt sind - in so genannten Mittelstädten. Was kennzeichnet dieses städtische Leben zwischen Provinz und Metropole? Die Autorinnen und Autoren erkunden Alltagswelten, suchen nach mittelstädtischen Lebensstilen und Lebensgefühlen und analysieren die Inszenierung... more...
Großstädte zwischen Hierarchie, Wettbewerb und Kooperation
Springer Fachmedien 2007; US$ 64.99The Chinese City
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 48.95China?s cities are home to 10 percent of the world?s population today. They display unprecedented dynamism under the country?s surging economic power. Their remarkable transformation builds on immense traditions, having lived through feudal dynasties, semicolonialism, and socialist commands. Studying them offers a lens into both the complex character... more...
The Dynamics of Complex Urban Systems
Springer 2007; US$ 139.99The present book outlines a conceptual framework for modelling and forecasting the dynamics of both growth-limited cities and megacities bringing together experts from several disciplines. The interdisciplinary point of view is particularly stressed. The contributions presented reflect the various interdependencies between structural (physics and mathematics... more...









