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Planning, shortage, and transformation :essays in honor of J?anos Kornai
The three major themes of János Kornai's work reflected in the title of this book—planning, shortage, and transition, or transformation—figure prominently in the essays. The three major themes of János Kornai's work reflected in the title of this book—planning, shortage, and transition, or transformation—figure prominently in the essays. After a philosophical introduction by Edmond…
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- 9780262279222
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- 1 online resource (xvii, 439 pages) :illustrations
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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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American illuminations :urban lighting, 1800-1920
How Americans adapted European royal illuminations for patriotic celebrations, spectacular expositions, and intensely bright commercial lighting to create the world's most dazzling and glamorous cities.Illuminated ftes and civic celebrations began in Renaissance Italy and spread through the courts of Europe. Their fireworks, torches, lamps, and special effects glorified the monarch, marked the …
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- 9780262344784
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- 1 online resource (x, 280 pages)
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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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Genomic citizenship :the molecularization of identity in the contemporary Mid…
"In the contemporary Middle East, genetics research on ethnic populations is changing the way groups understand and imagine their ethnic identities and places of belonging"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262366703
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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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- 0262363062
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Installing automobility :emerging politics of mobility and streets in Indian …
An examination of the process of prioritizing private motorized transportation in Bengaluru, a rapidly growing megacity of the Global South. Automobiles and their associated infrastructures, deeply embedded in Western cities, have become a rapidly growing presence in the mega-cities of the Global South. Streets, once crowded with pedestrians, pushcarts, vendors, and bicyclists, are now choked w…
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- 9780262358545
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- 1 online resource (304 pages).
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Kinds come first :age, gender, class, and ethnicity give meaning to measures
An argument that the meaning of a psychological or biological measure depends on the age, gender class, and ethnicity of the human subject.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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