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  • Balancing the Commons in Switzerland

    Institutional Transformations and Sustainable Innovations

    Edited by Tobias Haller, Karina Liechti, Martin Stuber, François-Xavier Viallon, Rahel Wunderli ...
    Series series
    Balancing the Commons in Switzerland outlines continuity and change in the management of common-pool resources such as pastures and forests in Switzerland.The book focuses on the differences and similarities between local institutions (rules and regulations) and forms of commoners’ organisations (corporations of citizens and corporations) which have managed common property for several centuries ... Read more

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  • The selfmade land

    culture and evolution of urban and regional planning in the Netherlands

    by Len de Klerk, Gerhard Dekker, Peter Paul Witsen, Hans van der Cammen ...
    Nederland is één van de meest dichtbevolkte landen ter wereld. Dan moet je verstandig omgaan met de beschikbare ruimte. Waar gaan we werken, waar wonen en waar vakantie houden? Wat bebouwen en wat blijft ongerept? Nergens ter wereld wordt daar zo grondig over nagedacht als in Nederland. Internationaal geldt Nederland als gidsland op het gebied van de ruimtelijke ordening. Vanwege deze positie, en ... Read more

    $9.19 CAD

  • Empire of Things

    How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First

    by Frank Trentmann ...
    The epic history of consumption, and the goods that have transformed our lives over the past 600 yearsWhat we consume has become the defining feature of our lives: our economies live or die by spending, we are treated more as consumers than workers, and even public services are presented to us as products in a supermarket. In this monumental study, acclaimed historian Frank Trentmann unfolds the ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Flowscapes

    Designing infrastructure as landscape

    Edited by Van Der Hoeven Frank, Steffen Nijhuis, Jauslin Daniel ...
    Flowscapes explores concepts, methods and techniques for design-related research on landscape infrastructures. Their main objective is to engage environmental and societal issues by means of integrative and design oriented approaches. Through focusing on interdisciplinary design-related research of landscape infrastructures they provide important clues for the development of spatial armatures that ... Read more

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  • Good Cities, Better Lives

    How Europe Discovered the Lost Art of Urbanism

    by Peter Hall ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    This book has one central theme: how, in the United Kingdom, can we create better cities and towns in which to live and work and play? What can we learn from other countries, especially our near neighbours in Europe? And, in turn, can we provide lessons for other countries facing similar dilemmas?Urban Britain is not functioning as it should. Social inequalities and regional disparities show ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

  • The Oxford Handbook of the History of Consumption

    Edited by Frank Trentmann ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The term 'consumption' covers the desire for goods and services, their acquisition, use, and disposal. The study of consumption has grown enormously in recent years, and it has been the subject of major historiographical debates: did the eighteenth century bring a consumer revolution? Was there a great divergence between East and West? Did the twentieth century see the triumph of global ... Read more

    $55.19 CAD

  • Regional Planning for Open Space

    Edited by Arnold van der Valk, Terry van Dijk ...
    Series series RTPI Library Series
    Reviewing the limitations of various planning options, this book addresses the debate on how to preserve open space in the context of a growing metropolis.The importance of open spaces for well-being in urban life is well-established. With case studies on internalization and valuation methods, this book critically examines the liberal discourse that urges the transfer of responsibility for open ... Read more

    $63.20 CAD

  • The Evolution of Great World Cities

    Urban Wealth and Economic Growth

    by Christopher Kennedy ...
    Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do—Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis. Others, like former colonial backwater Hong Kong, defy the odds by growing into major trading centres. What are the key factors distinguishing those cities that become wealthy from those that don't? ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Singapore And Switzerland: Secrets To Small State Success

    by Yvonne Guo, Jun Jie Woo ...
    The cases of Singapore and Switzerland present a fascinating puzzle: how have two small states achieved similar levels of success through divergent pathways? Are both approaches equally sustainable, and what lessons do they hold for each other? While Singapore is the archetypal developmental state, whose success can be attributed to strong political leadership and long-term planning, Switzerland's ... Read more

    $31.89 CAD

  • Green Cities of Europe

    Global Lessons on Green Urbanism

    by Lucie Laurian, Dale Medearis, Wulf Daseking, Michaela Bruel, Maria Jaakkola, Marta Moretti, Camilla Ween, Luis A. Orive, Rebeca D. Lema ...
    In the absence of federal leadership, states and localities are stepping forward to address critical problems like climate change, urban sprawl, and polluted water and air. Making a city fundamentally sustainable is a daunting task, but fortunately, there are dynamic, innovative models outside U.S. borders. Green Cities of Europe draws on the world's best examples of sustainability to show how ... Read more

    $51.69 CAD

  • Swiss Democracy

    Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies

    by Wolf Linder, Sean Mueller ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book provides an updated and fully revised 4th edition of this authoritative analysis of Swiss democracy. It particularly explains the institutions of federalism and consensus government through political power sharing. In this new edition, the authors also address several important changes and challenges that have affected Swiss democracy, including the country's relationship ... Read more

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  • European Forest Recreation and Tourism

    A Handbook

    Edited by Simon Bell, Murray Simpson ...
    *Please note the 2015 paperback is a reprint of the original 2008 hardback*In an increasingly urbanized world more and more people are turning to our forests and woodland for recreation and tourism. Planning and providing for this growing demand poses challenges that need to be addressed by managers and designers alike.Based on a study of forest recreation from across Europe, the editors bring ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD