Extreme cities


Pris: 443,-	Kelbaugh, Douglas The Urban Fix (0367175703) Cities are one of the most significant contributors to global climate change. The rapid speed at which urban centers use large amounts of resources adds to the global crisis and can lead to extreme local heat. The…	Pris: 262,-	Among the Dead Cities - Is the Targeting of Civilians in War Ever Is it ever right to target civilians in a time of war? Or do the ends sometimes justify the means? The twentieth century - the age of 'total war' - marked the first time that civilian populations came to be seen as…
Pris: 389,-	DK Great Cities: The Stories Behind the World's Most Fascinating Places Explore the social and cultural history of 100 of the world's most important cities. This illustrated history book provides a fascinating insight into the events, movements, and people throughout history…	Pris: 249,-	Extreme Cities Originally published in hardcover by Verso in 2017.
Pris: 293,-	Barlow, Mike Smart Cities, Smart Future (1119516188) Are you curious about smart cities? You should be! By mid-century, two-thirds of us will live in cities. The world of tomorrow will be a world of cities. But will they be smart cities? Smart cities are complex…	Pris: 446,-	Scott Bollens, Scott A. Bordered Cities and Divided Societies Bordered Cities and Divided Societies is a provocative, moving, and poetic encounter with the hearts and minds of individuals living in nine cities of conflict, violence, and healing?Jerusalem, Belfast,…
Pris: 417,-	Short, John R. A Research Agenda for Cities (1785363972) Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They…	Pris: 299,-	Hertweck, Florian Architecture on Common Ground: Positions and Models on the How we deal with land has far-reaching implications for architecture and urban development. The last decade has seen a dramatic rise in the privatization of urban land and in speculation. Many European cities that today…
Pris: 254,-	Kotov, Arseniy Soviet Cities (1916218415) In recent years Russian cities have visibly changed. The architectural heritage of the Soviet period has not been fully acknowledged. As a result many unique modernist buildings have been destroyed or changed beyond…	Pris: 305,-	Batty, Michael Inventing Future Cities (0262038951) How we can invent-but not predict-the future of cities. We cannot predict future cities, but we can invent them. Cities are largely unpredictable because they are complex systems that are more like…
Pris: 387,-	Lisdorf, Anders Demystifying Smart Cities (1484253760) The concept of Smart Cities is accurately regarded as a potentially transformative power all over the world. Bustling metropolises infused with the right combination of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence,…	Pris: 261,-	Pool, Hannah Azieb Fashion Cities Africa (178320611X) In a searing 2012 Guardian op-ed, Hannah Azieb Pool took Western fashion designers to task for their so-called African-inspired clothing. 'Dear Fashion, ' she wrote, 'Africa is a continent, not a country. Can…
Pris: 270,-	Extreme Cities - The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate A cutting exploration of how cities drive climate change while being on the frontlines of the coming climate crisis	Pris: 309,-	Planet Earth II (UK-import) Captured in stunning Ultra-high definition detail, Planet Earth II is an immersive exploration of the jungles, mountains, deserts, islands, grasslands and cities of the world. Journey to the four corners of the globe to…
Pris: 1 186,-	I. Meneguette, Rodolfo Intelligent Transport System in Smart Cities This book presents a timely description of currently used and proposed technologies that involve the intelligent transport system to assist the manager of large cities. Therefore, it describes all concepts and…	Pris: 521,-	Burdett Ricky Shaping Cities in an Urban Age (071487728X) An authoritative ? and fascinating ? investigation into the spatial and social dynamics of cities at a global scale *Shaping Cities in an Urban Age is the third addition to Phaidon's…*
Pris: 569,-	Brenner, Neil Cities for People, Not for Profit (0415601789) The worldwide financial crisis has sent shock-waves of accelerated economic restructuring, regulatory reorganization and sociopolitical conflict through cities around the world. It has also given new impetus to the…	Pris: 305,-	Extreme Cities - The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Originally published in hardcover by Verso in 2017.
Pris: 1 493,-	Berry, Jess Contentious Cities (0367520192) Contentious Cities offers unique interdisciplinary approaches to understanding gendered spatial equity in the urban environment. Positioning design as a central component in how cities produce, construct,…	Pris: 999,-	Pullan, W. Locating Urban Conflicts (0230368905) Cities have emerged as the epicentres for many of today's ethno-national and religious conflicts. This book brings together key themes that dominate our current attention including emerging areas of contestation in…
Pris: 275,-	Grayling, A. C. Among the Dead Cities (1472526031) Is it ever right to target civilians in a time of war? Or do the ends sometimes justify the means? The twentieth century - the age of 'total war' - marked the first time that civilian populations came to be seen as…	Pris: 260,-	Newitz, Annalee Four Lost Cities (0393652661) In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around…
Pris: 2 008,-	Rosenberg, Charles M. The Court Cities of Northern Italy (0521792487) This volume examines the painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and architecture produced in nine important court cities of Italy during the course of the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. Although each…	Pris: 406,-	Messenger, Shannon Keeper of the Lost Cities Collection Books 1-5: Keeper of the A New York Times bestselling series A USA TODAY bestselling series A California Young Reader Medal-winning series A telepathic girl is the key to an unknown world…
Pris: 575,-	Cody, Jeff Historic Cities ? Issues in Urban Conservation (1606065939) This book, the eighth in the Getty Conservation Institute's Readings in Conservation series, fills a significant gap in the published literature on urban conservation. This topic is distinct from both heritage…	Pris: 324,-	Lefebvre, Henri Writings on Cities (0631191887) The work of Henri Lefebvre - the only major French intellectual of the post-war period to give extensive consideration to the city and urban life - received considerable attention among both academics and practitioners…
Pris: 693,-	Bakowska-Czerner, Grazyna Greco-Roman Cities at the Crossroads of Cultures: The The ancient town discovered at the site of today?s Marina el-Alamein (located on the northern coast of Egypt) developed from the 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD. It found itself at the crossroads of several…	Pris: 620,-	Hough, Michael Cities and Natural Process (0415298555) Cities and Natural Process is a discussion of the fundamental conflict in the perception of nature and an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design. Whilst…
Pris: 361,-	Clark, Peter European Cities and Towns (0198700547) Since the Middle Ages Europe has been one of the most urbanized continents on the planet and Europe's cities have firmly stamped their imprint on the continent's economic, social, political, and cultural life. This…	Pris: 511,-	Clark, Greg World Cities and Nation States (1119216427) World Cities and Nation States takes a global perspective to show how national governments and states/ provinces/ regions continue to play a decisive, and often positive, partnership role with world cities. The 16…
Pris: 2 923,-	Taher, Mohamed Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic The focus of the book is on two themes, civic engagement, and social justice. This brings in two perspectives that become the value of this book. First, it is to illustrate that librarians are not just stamping books,…	Pris: 590,-	Brockey, Liam Matthew Portuguese Colonial Cities in the Early Modern World Portuguese Colonial Cities in the Early Modern World is a collection of essays on the cities of the Portuguese empire written by the leading scholars in the field. The volume, like the empire it analyzes, has a global…
Pris: 691,-	Murray M. Cities in Contemporary Africa (0230116647) This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities have tried to cope with this massive influx of people, and how long-time urban residents and…	Pris: 269,-	Smith, Monica L. Cities (1471163652) A FASCINATING INVESTIGATION INTO THE HISTORY OF CITIES: WHY DID THEY OCCUR, HOW HAVE THEY EVOLVED, WHY DO SO MANY OF US CHOOSE TO LIVE IN THEM AND HOW DO THEY AFFECT US?
Pris: 1 122,-	Scribano, Adrián Cities, Capitalism and the Politics of Sensibilities This book explores the connections between the processes of social structuring and sensibilities in contemporary cities. The transformations of capitalism on a global scale imply reconfigurations both in the way of…	Pris: 670,-	Rubin, Miri Cities of Strangers (110848123X) Cities of Strangers illuminates life in European towns and cities as it was for the settled, and for the 'strangers' or newcomers who joined them between 1000 and 1500. Some city-states enjoyed considerable autonomy…
Pris: 1 122,-	Darchen, Sébastien Electronic Cities (9813347406) This book examines Electronic Dance Music (EDM) scenes in 18 cities across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. It focuses on the historical development of these scenes, with an emphasis on…	Pris: 417,-	Dolan, Allison The Family Tree Historical Atlas of American Cities Journey to the big city! Explore your ancestors' hometowns! This book guides you through American history by looking at the United States' sixteen most populous and historically influential cities, such as New York,…
Pris: 423,-	Bürstmayr, Sigrid Designing Sustainable Cities (3035621985) In view of the fact that, by 2050, 70% of the world?s population will live in cities, the subject of 'sustainable urban design' is an important issue for UNESCO?s Cities of Design. Taking into account that urban design…	Pris: 558,-	Dickens, Charles The Charles Dickens Collection (Deluxe Library Binding): (3
Pris: 474,-	Clark, Peter The Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History (0198779372) In 2008 for the first time the majority of the planet's inhabitants lived in cities and towns. Becoming globally urban has been one of mankind's greatest collective achievements over time, and raises many questions. How…	Pris: 288,-	Dimopoulos, Konstantinos Virtual Cities (1682686094) Spanning decades of digital history, this is the ultimate travel guide and atlas of the gamer imagination. Dimopoulos invites readers to share his vision of dozens of different gaming franchises like never before:…
Pris: 548,-	Florida, Richard Cities and the Creative Class (0415948878) In his compelling follow-up to The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the 'creative class' - the millions of people who work in…	Pris: 292,-	Clark, Peter European Cities and Towns (0191547441) Since the Middle Ages Europe has been one of the most urbanized continents on the planet and Europe's cities have firmly stamped their imprint on the continent's economic, social, political, and cultural life. This…