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  • China and Europe

    The Implications of the Rise of China for European Space

    Edited by Klaus Kunzmann, Willy A Schmid, Martina Koll-Schretzenmayr ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    China and Europe addresses the challenges for the cities and regions of Europe that may be the consequences of such development trends. ... Read more

    $63.20 CAD

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    How Cities Are Changing The World

    by Jeb Brugmann ...
    In Welcome to the Urban Revolution, internationally recognized urbanist Jeb Brugmann turns traditional thinking about globalization on its head to show that the city isn't a backdrop to global change; it is a central driver of change—political, economic, social, and environmental. This powerful reappraisal of the global role of cities brilliantly synthesizes urban studies, economics, and sociology ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Resilience Thinking in Urban Planning

    Edited by Ayda Eraydin, Tuna Taşan-Kok ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    There is consensus in literature that urban areas have become increasingly vulnerable to the outcomes of economic restructuring under the neoliberal political economic ideology. The increased frequency and widening diversity of problems offer evidence that the socio-economic and spatial policies, planning and practices introduced under the neoliberal agenda can no longer be sustained. As this ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Reengineering the University

    How to Be Mission Centered, Market Smart, and Margin Conscious

    by William F. Massy ...
    How can colleges and universities improve efficiency while preserving academic values?Winner of the Typographic Jacket of the Washington PublishersHigher education expert William F. Massy’s decades as a professor, senior university officer, and consultant have left him with a passionate belief in the need for reform in America’s traditional universities. In Reengineering the University, he ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Creating Cities/Building Cities

    Architecture and Urban Competitiveness

    by Peter Karl Kresl ...
    For the past 150 years, architecture has been a significant tool in the hands of city planners and leaders. In Creating Cities/Building Cities, Peter Karl Kresl and Daniele Ietri illustrate how these planners and leaders have utilized architecture to achieve a variety of aims, influencing the situation, perception and competitiveness of their cities.Whether the objective is branding, re ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Philosophy of Geo-Ontologies

    by Timothy Tambassi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is intended as a philosophical introduction to geo-ontologies, in response to their increasing diffusion within the contemporary debate, where philosophy plays a fundamental, though still unexplored, role. Accordingly, the first part offers a short overview of the ontological background of geo-ontologies, which comprehends computer science, philosophy and geography. The second part is ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • Investing in China through Free Trade Zones

    by Lorenzo Riccardi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book introduces the new China (Shanghai) Free-Trade Zone one year after its launch. It examines in depth the economic, strategic and political effects of Chinese economic and financial reform. The results of the analysis are further clarified by comparing Shanghai with analogous counterparts in Singapore and Hong Kong. China has developed a number of special and free-trade zones but the new ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Advances in Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure

    Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, July 17−21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Edited by Jerzy Charytonowicz ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book deals with human factors research directed towards realizing and assessing sustainability in the built environment. It reports on advanced engineering methods for sustainable infrastructure design, as well as on assessments of the efficient methods and the social, environmental, and economic impact of various designs and projects. The book covers a range of topics, including the use of ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Eco-Cities and the Transition to Low Carbon Economies

    by Federico Caprotti ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The author examines the two most advanced eco-city projects: the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in China, and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. These are the most notable attempts at building new eco-cities to both face up to the 'crises' of the modern world and to use the city as an engine for transition to a low-carbon economy. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Regional Economic Impacts of Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters and Metropolitan Policies

    Edited by Harry W. Richardson, Qisheng Pan, JiYoung Park, James E. Moore II ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book presents a multiregional input-output model for the metropolitan area of Southern California, which helps to estimate the economic impact of simulated terrorist attacks on seaports, malls etc. as well as of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. The authors also analyze the economic and social effects of metropolitan policies such as growth controls, neighborhood ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • The City Moves West

    Economic and Industrial Growth in Central West Texas

    by Robert L. Martin ...
    Where water supply, railway transportation, and oil reserves have been abundant, towns in central West Texas have prospered; where these resources are few, settlements have maintained only slight growth or disappeared entirely. Supporting his conclusions with profuse statistical evidence, Robert L. Martin traces the economic development of six major towns in the area, all with over 10,000 ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Globalization and Regional Growth in Europe

    Past Trends and Future Scenarios

    by Roberta Capello, Ugo Fratesi, Laura Resmini ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    After a description of the new forms of globalization currently shaping our world, and of their possible spatial effects, the book highlights which European regions have in the past succeeded in taking advantage of globalization trends and identifies the major reasons for their success. The book also offers a prospective analysis utilizing scenarios based on different assumptions of how ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD