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  • The Complete Guide to Zoning

    How to Navigate the Complex and Expensive Maze of Zoning, Planning, Environmental, and Land-Use Law

    by Dwight Merriam ...
    The only consumer's guide to making sense of land-use laws and regulationsMany property owners have no idea what their rights are when it comes to altering their properties, or protecting themselves from encroachment by developers and the misguided building and renovation plans of neighbors. Written by a leading national expert on land-use law, The Complete Guide to Zoning tells home owners, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Complete Illustrated Book of Development Definitions

    by Harvey S. Moskowitz, Carl G. Lindbloom, David Listokin, Richard Preiss, Dwight Merriam ...
    The latest edition of The Illustrated Book of Development Definitions breaks new ground. It addresses traditional and new planning problems: natural and industrial disasters such as hurricanes and oil spills; new housing types and living accommodations; changes in urban design and practice like new urbanism; sustainability; pedestrian and bicycle friendly environments; and more. Joining Harvey S. ... Read more

    $98.93 CAD

  • A Guide to Impact Fees and Housing Affordability

    by Liza K. Bowles, Julian C. Juergensmeyer, James C. Nicholas, Arthur C. Nelson, Dr. ...
    Impact fees are one-time charges that are applied to new residential developments by local governments that are seeking funds to pay for the construction or expansion of public facilities, such as water and sewer systems, schools, libraries, and parks and recreation facilities. In the face of taxpayer revolts against increases in property taxes, impact fees are used increasingly by local ... Read more

    $50.59 CAD

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    Gaming as a method for Urban Design

    by Ekim Tan ...
    This book is dedicated to building an open negotiation and design method for cities as self-organizing systems that bridges the gap between collaborative planning and collaborative design methods. Gaming as a tool for knowledge creation and negotiation serves as an interface between the more abstract decision-making and material city-making. Rarely involved in the creation of our environment, it ... Read more

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  • Megaprojects and Risk

    An Anatomy of Ambition

    by Bent Flyvbjerg, Nils Bruzelius, Werner Rothengatter ...
    Megaprojects and Risk provides the first detailed examination of the phenomenon of megaprojects. It is a fascinating account of how the promoters of multi-billion dollar megaprojects systematically and self-servingly misinform parliaments, the public and the media in order to get projects approved and built. It shows, in unusual depth, how the formula for approval is an unhealthy cocktail of ... Read more

    $41.59 CAD

  • Cashing In On a Second Home in Mexico: How to Buy, Rent and Profit from Property South of the Border

    by Tom Kelly ...
    After nearly a decade of work in Mexico insuring real estate properties to foreign purchasers, the same issues always seem to surface regarding second home acquisitions:"If I buy a house in Mexico, don't I get a 99-year lease from the government?""I understand that I can buy a residence in Mexico only if the title is vested in a Mexican corporation.""I didn't think Americans could own Mexican ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Small Change

    About the Art of Practice and the Limits of Planning in Cities

    by Nabeel Hamdi ...
    What exactly is 'small change'?Build a bus stop in an urban slum and a vibrant community sprouts and grows around it - that is the power of small changes that have huge positive effects.This book is an argument for the wisdom of the street, the ingenuity of the improvisers and the long-term, large-scale effectiveness of immediate, small-scale actions. Written by Nabeel Hamdi, the guru of urban ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Emerging Real Estate Markets

    How to Find and Profit from Up-and-Coming Areas

    by David Lindahl ...
    Praise for Emerging Real Estate Markets"In this book, you'll discover how to snatch real estate opportunities at low prices, before their value becomes common knowledge. Buy all the copies on the bookshelf before your competitor does!"—Frank McKinney, "The Maverick Daredevil Real Estate Entrepreneur" and author of Frank McKinney's Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success"I've never seen another ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Tropical Utopia Khartoum

    British Colony 1898-1910

    by Marina d'Errico ...
    An ideal city to be rebuilt from scratch where two rivers flow into one another to give birth to the great Nile. An elite team of designers. The progressive utopia of urban planners and doctors between the 19th and 20th centuries, coming to grips with the demographic explosion and with the white man’s civilizing mission. These are a few of the elements that come into play in the British ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Research Design in Urban Planning

    A Student′s Guide

    by Stuart Farthing ...
    "This excellent book fills a significant gap in the literature supporting planning education by providing clear, succinct advice on the design and implementation of small-scale student research projects."- Chris Couch, Professor of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool"A perfect text for supervisors to give students so that they plan their research projects carefully rather than leap ... Read more

    $86.39 CAD

  • Greening Cities

    Forms and Functions

    Edited by Puay Yok Tan, Chi Yung Jim ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book offers an overview of recent scientific and professional literature on urban greening and urban ecology, focusing on diverse disciplines such as landscape architecture, geography, urban ecology, urban climatology, biodiversity conservation, urban governance, architecture and urban hydrology. It includes contributions in which academics, public policy experts and practitioners share their ... Read more

    $140.89 CAD

  • Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

    by Landscape Institute, I.E.M.A. ...
    Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) can be key to planning decisions by identifying the effects of new developments on views and on the landscape itself.This fully revised edition of the industry standard work on LVIA presents an authoritative statement of the principles of assessment. Offering detailed advice on the process of assessing the landscape and visual effects of developments ... Read more

    $274.82 CAD