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Urbicide: The Death of the City (Repost)

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 26 Feb 2024 23:41:40
Urbicide: The Death of the City (Repost)

Urbicide: The Death of the City by Fernando Carrión Mena, Paulina Cepeda Pico
English | PDF,EPUB | 2023 | 930 Pages | ISBN : 3031253035 | 130.4 MB

This book uses the reflection of academics specialized in the urban area of ​​Latin America, Europe and the United States, to initiate a comparative debate of the different dynamics in which Urbicidio expresses itself. The field or focal point of analysis that this publication approaches is the city, but under a new critical perspective of inverse methodology to that has been traditional used. It is about understanding the structural causes of self-destruction to finally thinking better and then going from pessimism to optimism.
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Urbicide: The Death of the City

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 2 Oct 2023 13:06:08
Urbicide: The Death of the City

Urbicide: The Death of the City by Fernando Carrión Mena, Paulina Cepeda Pico
English | PDF,EPUB | 2023 | 930 Pages | ISBN : 3031253035 | 130.4 MB

This book uses the reflection of academics specialized in the urban area of ​​Latin America, Europe and the United States, to initiate a comparative debate of the different dynamics in which Urbicidio expresses itself. The field or focal point of analysis that this publication approaches is the city, but under a new critical perspective of inverse methodology to that has been traditional used. It is about understanding the structural causes of self-destruction to finally thinking better and then going from pessimism to optimism.
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Greening Water Risks: Natural Assurance Schemes (Repost)

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 30 Aug 2023 12:21:13
Greening Water Risks: Natural Assurance Schemes (Repost)

Greening Water Risks: Natural Assurance Schemes by Elena López-Gunn, Peter van der Keur, Nora Van Cauwenbergh, Philippe Le Coent, Raffaele Giordano
English | EPUB (True) | 2023 | 419 Pages | ISBN : 3031253078 | 113.4 MB

Confronted with an increase in floods, droughts and other natural hazards, cities and regions are alert to find climate proof solutions that overcome the limitations of traditional grey infrastructure.
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Urban Dynamics in the Post-pandemic Period: Tourist Spaces and Urban Centres

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 15 Aug 2023 09:42:33
Urban Dynamics in the Post-pandemic Period: Tourist Spaces and Urban Centres

Urban Dynamics in the Post-pandemic Period: Tourist Spaces and Urban Centres by Enrique Navarro-Jurado, Remedios Larrubia Vargas, Fernando Almeida-García, Juan José Natera Rivas
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 368 Pages | ISBN : 3031360168 | 68.9 MB

This book offers a unique perspective on urban processes affecting tourist spaces and city centres. Economic, social and environmental uncertainty has been commonplace since March 2019, when mobility slowed down across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends that have been investigated in urban space for years. The incorporation of technologies, the expansion of tourism and the introduction of policies that in part want to advance sustainability are generating processes of reorganisation of territories that are driving changes. These changes will affect models of city, urbanism and society.
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Greening Water Risks: Natural Assurance Schemes

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 10 May 2023 06:49:14
Greening Water Risks: Natural Assurance Schemes

Greening Water Risks: Natural Assurance Schemes by Elena López-Gunn, Peter van der Keur, Nora Van Cauwenbergh, Philippe Le Coent, Raffaele Giordano
English | EPUB (True) | 2023 | 419 Pages | ISBN : 3031253078 | 113.4 MB

Confronted with an increase in floods, droughts and other natural hazards, cities and regions are alert to find climate proof solutions that overcome the limitations of traditional grey infrastructure.
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Urbicide: The Death of the City

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 24 Mar 2023 02:39:57
Urbicide: The Death of the City

Urbicide: The Death of the City by Fernando Carrión Mena, Paulina Cepeda Pico
English | PDF,EPUB | 2023 | 930 Pages | ISBN : 3031253035 | 130.4 MB

This book uses the reflection of academics specialized in the urban area of ​​Latin America, Europe and the United States, to initiate a comparative debate of the different dynamics in which Urbicidio expresses itself. The field or focal point of analysis that this publication approaches is the city, but under a new critical perspective of inverse methodology to that has been traditional used. It is about understanding the structural causes of self-destruction to finally thinking better and then going from pessimism to optimism.
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Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 22 Oct 2022 04:12:22
Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South

Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South: Developing Healthy and Therapeutic Living Spaces for Local Contexts by Elisa Pozo Menéndez, Ester Higueras García
English | EPUB | 2022 | 480 Pages | ISBN : 3030938743 | 63.4 MB

This book represents a multidisciplinary and international vision across different countries in Europe that are facing similar challenges about ageing and quality of life in present cities. It is divided in three main topics from the global context of health in cities and reduction of health inequities to the current research of different study cases, focusing on residential models and the relationship with the built environment.
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Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 2 Oct 2022 23:14:49
Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South

Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South: Developing Healthy and Therapeutic Living Spaces for Local Contexts by Elisa Pozo Menéndez, Ester Higueras García
English | PDF | 2022 | 480 Pages | ISBN : 3030938743 | 21.5 MB

This book represents a multidisciplinary and international vision across different countries in Europe that are facing similar challenges about ageing and quality of life in present cities. It is divided in three main topics from the global context of health in cities and reduction of health inequities to the current research of different study cases, focusing on residential models and the relationship with the built environment.
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Human-Nature Interactions: Exploring Nature’s Values Across Landscapes

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 2 Jul 2022 13:18:33
Human-Nature Interactions: Exploring Nature’s Values Across Landscapes

Human-Nature Interactions: Exploring Nature’s Values Across Landscapes by Ieva Misiune
English | PDF,EPUB | 2022 | 434 Pages | ISBN : 3031019792 | 90.4 MB

This edited volume aims to widen the discussion about the diversity of human-nature relationships and valuation methods and to stimulate new perspective that are needed to build a more sustainable future, especially in face of ongoing socio-environmental changes. Conceptual and empirical approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodologies have been used to highlight the importance of an integrative understanding of socio-ecological systems, where healthy ecosystems underpin the quality of life and societal activities largely drive environmental changes.
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Compromise Planning : A Theoretical Approach from a Distant Corner of Europe

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 25 Jun 2022 22:17:12
Compromise Planning : A Theoretical Approach from a Distant Corner of Europe

Compromise Planning : A Theoretical Approach from a Distant Corner of Europe by Louis C. Wassenhoven
English | EPUB | 2022 | 421 Pages | ISBN : 3030943305 | 15.3 MB

The purpose of the book is to elaborate a planning theory which departs from the plethora of theories which reflect the conditions of developed countries of the North-West. The empirical material of this effort is derived from a country, Greece, which sits on the edge between North-West and South-East, at the corner of Europe. No doubt, there is extensive international literature on planning theory in general from a bewildering variety of viewpoints.
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Hospitality, Home and Life in the Platform Economies of Tourism

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 23 Jun 2022 12:04:53
Hospitality, Home and Life in the Platform Economies of Tourism

Hospitality, Home and Life in the Platform Economies of Tourism by Maartje Roelofsen
English | EPUB | 2022 | 138 Pages | ISBN : 3031040090 | 1.6 MB

This book explores how digital platforms in the realm of tourism and hospitality have shaped social and material worlds. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork with hosts and guests, the book analyses the impacts of platforms on the scale of the city, the home, and the everyday life of individuals.
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Compromise Planning : A Theoretical Approach from a Distant Corner of Europe

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 15 Jun 2022 09:37:13
Compromise Planning : A Theoretical Approach from a Distant Corner of Europe

Compromise Planning : A Theoretical Approach from a Distant Corner of Europe by Louis C. Wassenhoven
English | PDF | 2022 | 421 Pages | ISBN : 3030943305 | 6.3 MB

The purpose of the book is to elaborate a planning theory which departs from the plethora of theories which reflect the conditions of developed countries of the North-West. The empirical material of this effort is derived from a country, Greece, which sits on the edge between North-West and South-East, at the corner of Europe. No doubt, there is extensive international literature on planning theory in general from a bewildering variety of viewpoints.
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Smart Master Planning for Cities: Case Studies on Domain Innovations

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 27 May 2022 18:45:16
Smart Master Planning for Cities: Case Studies on Domain Innovations

Smart Master Planning for Cities: Case Studies on Domain Innovations by T. M. Vinod Kumar
English | EPUB | 2022 | 329 Pages | ISBN : 981192385X | 90.3 MB

This book, based on international collaborative research, presents a state-of-the-art design for “Smart Master Planning” for all metropolises, megacities and meta cities as well as at sub-city zonal and community and neighborhood level. Smart Master Planning accepts that all cities are a smart city in making in a limited way as far as the six components for Smart Cities; namely, smart people, smart economy, smart environment, smart mobility and smart Governance are concerned.
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Hospitality, Home and Life in the Platform Economies of Tourism

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 23 May 2022 16:43:02
Hospitality, Home and Life in the Platform Economies of Tourism

Hospitality, Home and Life in the Platform Economies of Tourism by Maartje Roelofsen
English | PDF | 2022 | 138 Pages | ISBN : 3031040090 | 2 MB

This book explores how digital platforms in the realm of tourism and hospitality have shaped social and material worlds. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork with hosts and guests, the book analyses the impacts of platforms on the scale of the city, the home, and the everyday life of individuals.
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Justice in Climate Action Planning

Posted By: AvaxGenius
Date: 20 Apr 2022 16:25:41
Justice in Climate Action Planning

Justice in Climate Action Planning by Brian Petersen
English | EPUB | 2022 | 310 Pages | ISBN : 3030739384 | 42.2 MB

This edited volume examines how climate action plans engage justice at the scale of the city. Recent events in the United States make the context particularly ripe for a discussion of justice in urban climate politics. On the one hand, the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, George Floyd’s death, and the prominence of racial discrimination in the public realm have mainstreamed the notion of justice.
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