Urban Planning Against Poverty : How to Think and Do Better Cities in the Glo…

This open access book revisits the theoretical foundations of urban planning and the application of these concepts and methods in the context of Southern countries by examining several case studies from different regions of the world. For instance, the case of Koudougou, a medium-sized city in one of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso, with a population of 115.000 inhabitants, all…

Supercomputing Frontiers; 5th Asian Conference, SCFA 2019, Singapore, March 1…

Buku akses terbuka ini merupakan prosiding wasit Konferensi Superkomputer Asia ke-5, SCFA 2019, yang diadakan di Singapura pada Maret 2019. 6 makalah lengkap yang disajikan dalam buku ini ditinjau dan dipilih dengan cermat dari 33 pengajuan. Mereka mencakup berbagai topik termasuk penanganan kesalahan memori, aljabar linier, pemrosesan gambar, komputasi heterogen, prediksi penggunaan sumber day…

Co-Cities: innovative transitions toward just and self-sustaining communities

"A new framework for experimental and innovative "city-making" for urban resources and services to be developed and governed in a collaborative, socially, and economically inclusive ways"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Cannabinoids and the brain

A review of the scientific evidence on the effects of cannabinoids on brain and behavioral functioning, with an emphasis on potential therapeutic use."The cannabis plant has been used for recreational and medicinal purposes for more than 4,000 years, but the scientific investigation into its effects has only recently yielded useful results. In this book, Linda Parker offers a review of the scie…

The making of grand Paris :metropolitan urbanism in the twenty-first century

A critical examination of metropolitan planning in Paris -- the ""Grand Paris"" initiative -- and the building of today's networked global city.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Sequel to suburbia :glimpses of America's post-suburban future

How the decentralized, automobile-oriented, and fuel-consuming model of American suburban development might change.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

The life of Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarre

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684510529

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cdl; americana

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SRLF_UCSB:LAGE-4044599

How Reform Worked in China: The Transition from Plan to Market

A noted Chinese economist examines the mechanisms behind China's economic reforms, arguing that universal principles and specific implementations are equally important.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Breakthrough Communities: Sustainability and Justice in the Next American Met…

Activists, analysts, and practitioners describe innovative strategies that promote healthy neighborhoods, fair housing, and accessible transportation throughout America's cities and suburbs.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Metabolism of the anthroposphere: Analysis, evaluation, design

Over the last several thousand years of human life on Earth, agricultural settlements became urban cores, and these regional settlements became tightly connected through infrastructures transporting people, materials, and information. This global network of urban systems, including ecosystems, is the anthroposphere; the physical flows and stocks of matter and energy within it form its metabolis…