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Greening Berlin :the co-production of science, politics, and urban nature
How plant and animal species conservation became part of urban planning in Berlin, and how the science of ecology contributed to this change.Although nature conservation has traditionally focused on the countryside, issues of biodiversity protection also appear on the political agendas of many cities. One of the emblematic examples of this now worldwide trend has been the German city of Berlin,…
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In the images of development :city design in the Global South
"Magisterial and critical study of city design in the Global South, tracing the historical, economic, political, and ideological forces influencing development up to the present"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262361118
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The City in the city :architecture and change in London's financial district
"This book charts the development of London's financial district, the City of London, in the decades following the Second World War, investigating the relationship between economic and built change"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Concrete and Clay: Reworking Nature in New York City
An interdisciplinary account of the environmental history and changing landscape of New York City.In this innovative account of the urbanization of nature in New York City, Matthew Gandy explores how the raw materials of nature have been reworked to produce a "metropolitan nature" distinct from the forms of nature experienced by early settlers. The book traces five broad developments: the expan…
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- 9780262273442
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- 1 online resource (xi, 344 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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Modeling cities and regions as complex systems : from theory to planning appl…
"Cities and regions grow (or occasionally decline), and continuously transform themselves as they do so. This book describes the theory and practice of modeling the spatial dynamics of urban growth and transformation. As cities are complex, adaptive, self-organizing systems, the most appropriate modeling framework is one based on the theory of self-organizing systems -an approach already used i…
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- 9780262331388
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Order without design how markets shape cities
"This book emerges from a 55-year career in urban planning, and is illustrated by the author's real-world experience. Without understanding how markets work, urban planners are likely to design infrastructure and regulations that will adversely impact the functioning of cities. By contrast, urban economists review decisions and outcomes after the fact, often publishing their conclusions in spec…
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The Largest Art: A Measured Manifesto for a Plural Urbanism
Why urban design is larger than architecture: the foundational qualities of urban design, examples and practitioners Urban design in practice is incremental, but architects imagine it as scaled-up architecture -- large, ready-to-build pop-up cities. This paradox of urban design is rarely addressed; indeed, urban design as a discipline lacks a theoretical foundation. In The Largest Art , Brent R…
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- 9780262341936
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- 1 online resource (384 pages)
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The infrastructural South :techno-environments of the third wave of urbanizat…
"An in-depth look at the infrastructural landscape of Africa's 3rd wave urbanization, drawing on case studies from Africa and the US"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262376747
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Just urban design :the struggle for a public city
"A critical examination of the role and scope of urban design in creating more just and inclusive cities"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262371087
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Paris and the parasite :noise, health, and politics in the media city
"Smith investigates the role of parasites in the planning of Paris, specifically those stealing resources, hurting the city's health, and interfering of information transmission"--Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Princeton University, 2015, under the title: Paris and the parasite : the politics of noise in the mediatic city.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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