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  • Urban and Regional Technology Planning

    Planning Practice in the Global Knowledge Economy

    Series series Networked Cities Series
    Part of the popular Networked Cities series, Urban and Regional Technology Planning focuses on the practice of relational planning and the stimulation of local city-regional scale development planning in the context of the global knowledge economy and network society.Designed to offer scholars, practitioners, and decision makers studies on the ways of cities, technologies, and multiple forms of ... Read more

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  • Global Information Society

    Technology, Knowledge, and Mobility

    Series series Human Geography in the Twenty-First Century: Issues and Applications
    We have been living and working in the information society for decades, yet still we struggle to understand and keep up in the face of its constant flux and vast scope. In this unique interdisciplinary text, three scholars at the forefront of this dynamic field provide a clear conceptual framework and interpretation of the global information society. They explain the three pillars of the ... Read more

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  • Discounting for Time and Risk in Energy Policy

    Series series RFF Energy Policy Set
    This is a collection of theoretical papers, including contributions by Partha Dasgupta and three Nobel prize-winning economists: Kenneth Arrow, Amartya Sen, and Joseph Stiglitz. Originally published in 1982. ... Read more

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    Empires of the Steppes

    Narrated by Corey M. Snow ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 13 min

    A narrative history of how Attila, Genghis Khan and the so-called barbarians of the steppes shaped world civilization.The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These nomadic tribes have produced some of the world’s greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among others. Their ... Read more

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    The Parson's Wedding (UNABRIDGED)

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    Unabridged

    4 hours 14 min

    Often considered Killigrew's best play, this is a comedy with a bawdy tone where people flirt, trick each other and everyone else. It was the first play in England to be performed with an all female crew. ... Read more

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  • The Age of the Unthinkable

    Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It

    Today the very ideas that made America great imperil its future. Our plans go awry and policies fail. History's grandest war against terrorism creates more terrorists. Global capitalism, intended to improve lives, increases the gap between rich and poor. Decisions made to stem a financial crisis guarantee its worsening. Environmental strategies to protect species lead to their extinction. The ... Read more

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    While designers possess the creative capabilities of shaping cities, their often-singular obsession with form and aesthetics actually reduces their effectiveness as they are at the mercy of more powerful generators of urban form. In response to this paradox, Designing Urban Transformation addresses the incredible potential of urban practice to radically change cities for the better. The book ... Read more

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    Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity

    by Mike Hulme ...
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    The Way We'll Live Next

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  • Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning

    An International Evaluation

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