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Riding the New York Subway :the invention of the modern passenger
A history of New York subway passengers as they navigated the system's constraints while striving for individuality, or at least a smooth ride. When the subway first opened with much fanfare on October 27, 1904, New York became a city of underground passengers almost overnight. In this book, Stefan Hohne examines how the experiences of subway passengers in New York City were intertwined with cu…
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- 9780262363259
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- 1 online resource (400 pages) :illustrations
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Cycling for sustainable cities
"A guide to all things cycling: present and future, local and global"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262362929
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- 1 online resource.
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Dream city :creation, destruction, and reinvention in downtown Detroit
Tracing two centuries of rise, fall, and rebirth in the heart of downtown Detroit. Downtown Detroit is in the midst of an astonishing rebirth. Its sidewalks have become a dreamland for an aspiring creative class, filled with shoppers, office workers, and restaurant-goers. Cranes dot the skyline, replacing the wrecking balls seen there only a few years ago. But venture a few blocks in any direct…
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- 9780262351218
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- 1 online resource (384 pages).
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Garage
A secret history of the garage as a space of creativity, from its invention by Frank Lloyd Wright to its use by start-ups and garage bands. Frank Lloyd Wright invented the garage when he moved the automobile out of the stable into a room of its own. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (allegedly) started Apple Computer in a garage. Suburban men turned garages into man caves to escape from family life.…
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- 9780262347822
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- 1 online resource (224 pages).
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Grounding urban natures :histories and futures of urban ecologies
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- 9780262353168
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- 1 online resource (440 pages).
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Faster, smarter, greener :the future of the car and urban mobility
A call to redefine mobility so that it is connected, heterogeneous, intelligent, and personalized, as well as sustainable, adaptable, and city-friendly.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262341875
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- 1 online resource (xxiii, 326 pages)
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Natura urbana :ecological constellations in urban space
A study of urban nature that draws together different strands of urban ecology as well as insights derived from feminist, posthuman, and postcolonial thought.Postindustrial transitions and changing cultures of nature have produced an unprecedented degree of fascination with urban biodiversity. The other nature that flourishes in marginal urban spaces, at one remove from the controlled contours …
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- 0262367467
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 416 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Reinventing the automobile :personal urban mobility for the 21st century
This book provides a long-overdue vision for a new automobile era. The cars we drive today follow the same underlying design principles as the Model Ts of a hundred years ago. In the twenty-first century, cars are still made for twentieth-century purposes. They're well suited for conveying multiple passengers over long distances at high speeds, but inefficient for providing personal mobility wi…
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- 0262288559
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- 1 online resource (x, 227 pages) :color illustrations, color maps
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Toward the healthy city :people, places, and the politics of urban planning
A call to reconnect the fields of urban planning and public health that offers a new decision-making framework for healthy city planning.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262258685
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- 1 online resource (ix, 282 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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Reinventing Los Angeles :nature and community in the global city
Describes how water politics, cars and freeways, and immigration and globalization have shaped Los Angeles, and how innovative social movements are working to make a more livable and sustainable city.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262274128
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- 1 online resource (viii, 430 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :illustrations.
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