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Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood

Author : David Rudlin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136434909
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood written by David Rudlin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-05-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This successful title, previously known as 'Building the 21st Century Home' and now in its second edition, explores and explains the trends and issues that underlie the renaissance of UK towns and cities and describes the sustainable urban neighbourhood as a model for rebuilding urban areas. The book reviews the way that planning policies, architectural trends and economic forces have undermined the viability of urban areas in Britain since the Industrial Revolution. Now that much post-war planning philosophy is being discredited we are left with few urban models other than garden city inspired suburbia. Are these appropriate in the 21st century given environmental concerns, demographic change, social and economic pressures? The authors suggest that these trends point to a very different urban future. The authors argue that we must reform our towns and cities so that they become attractive, humane places where people will choose to live. The Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood is a model for such reform and the book describes what this would look like and how it might be brought about.

State Building

Author : Francis Fukuyama
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847653774
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book State Building written by Francis Fukuyama and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weak or failed states - where no government is in control - are the source of many of the world's most serious problems, from poverty, AIDS and drugs to terrorism. What can be done to help? The problem of weak states and the need for state-building has existed for many years, but it has been urgent since September 11 and Afghanistan and Iraq. The formation of proper public institutions, such as an honest police force, uncorrupted courts, functioning schools and medical services and a strong civil service, is fraught with difficulties. We know how to help with resources, people and technology across borders, but state building requires methods that are not easily transported. The ability to create healthy states from nothing has suddenly risen to the top of the world agenda. State building has become a crucial matter of global security. In this hugely important book, Francis Fukuyama explains the concept of state-building and discusses the problems and causes of state weakness and its national and international effects.

Reinventing America's Schools

Author : David Osborne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1632869918
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book Reinventing America's Schools written by David Osborne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From David Osborne, the author of Reinventing Government--a biting analysis of the failure of America's public schools and a comprehensive plan for revitalizing American education. In Reinventing America's Schools, David Osborne, one of the world's foremost experts on public sector reform, offers a comprehensive analysis of the charter school movements and presents a theory that will do for American schools what his New York Times bestseller Reinventing Government did for public governance in 1992. In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the city got an unexpected opportunity to recreate their school system from scratch. The state's Recovery School District (RSD), created to turn around failing schools, gradually transformed all of its New Orleans schools into charter schools, and the results are shaking the very foundations of American education. Test scores, school performance scores, graduation and dropout rates, ACT scores, college-going rates, and independent studies all tell the same story: the city's RSD schools have tripled their effectiveness in eight years. Now other cities are following suit, with state governments reinventing failing schools in Newark, Camden, Memphis, Denver, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Oakland. In this book, Osborne uses compelling stories from cities like New Orleans and lays out the history and possible future of public education. Ultimately, he uses his extensive research to argue that in today's world, we should treat every public school like a charter school and grant them autonomy, accountability, diversity of school designs, and parental choice.

The Art of Building a Garden City

Author : Kate Henderson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000700259
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Building a Garden City written by Kate Henderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Building a Garden City is a well-researched guide to the history of the garden city movement and the delivery of a new generation of communities for the 21st Century. Bringing together key findings from the TCPA’s campaign work, and drawing on lessons from the first garden cities, the new towns programme and other large-scale developments, it identifies what steps need to be taken in order to deliver the highest standards of design and place making today.

Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education World Class How to Build a 21st-Century School System

Author : Schleicher Andreas
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264300007
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education World Class How to Build a 21st-Century School System written by Schleicher Andreas and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andreas Schleicher - initiator of PISA and an international authority on education policy - offers a unique perspective on education reform.

21st Century London

Author : Ken Powell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781858945378
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (453 download)

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Download or read book 21st Century London written by Ken Powell and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a selection of the most exciting building projects in London since the year 2000. The first decade of the twenty-first century has marked out London as arguably the pre-eminent international city for innovative and ambitious architecture, with the design and construction of imaginative buildings of all types. Projects range in size and budget from such landmark structures as the 'Gherkin’ (30 St Mary Axe) and the forthcoming 'Shard’ (London Bridge Tower) to such cultural projects as the Young Vic theatre and the new Tate Modern extension; from offices, schools and hospitals to shops and private houses. With more than 650 stunning photographs, drawings and renderings, and critical texts by well-known architecture writer Kenneth Powell, this is a detailed and authoritative portrait - indispensable to professionals and the public alike - of a world city avid to embrace the best of the new.

Implementing Deeper Learning and 21st Century Education Reforms

Author : Fernando M. Reimers
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030570398
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis Implementing Deeper Learning and 21st Century Education Reforms by : Fernando M. Reimers

Download or read book Implementing Deeper Learning and 21st Century Education Reforms written by Fernando M. Reimers and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-04 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book is a comparative analysis of recent large scale education reforms that broadened curriculum goals to better prepare students for the 21st century. The book examines what governments actually do when they broaden curriculum goals, with attention to the details of implementation. To this end, the book examines system level reforms in six countries at various levels of development. The study includes system level reforms in jurisdictions where students achieve high levels in international assessments of basic literacies, such as Singapore and Ontario, Canada, as well as in nations where students achieve much lower levels, such as Kenya, Mexico, Punjab-Pakistan and Zimbabwe. The chapters examine system-level reforms that focus on strengthening the capacity to teach the basics, as in Ontario and Pakistan, as well as reforms that aim at building the capacity to teach a much broader set of competencies and skills, such as Kenya, Mexico, Singapore and Zimbabwe. The volume includes systems at very different levels of spending per student and reforms at various points in the cycle of policy implementation, some just starting, some struggling to survive a governmental transition, and others that have been in place for an extended period of time. From the comparative study of these reforms, we aim to provide an understanding of how to build the capacity of education systems to teach 21st century skills at scale in diverse settings.

Retooling for Growth

Author : Richard McGahey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815755570
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Retooling for Growth written by Richard McGahey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brookings Institution Press and American Assembly publication Slow job growth, declining home values, a diminishing tax base, and concentrated poverty are but a few of the growing obstacles for well-established but struggling cities. Challenged by decades of globalization, technological change, and dramatic demographic shifts away from the urban core, these former industrial powerhouses, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, have been eclipsed by burgeoning American cities with a viable niche in the new economy. In Retooling for Growth, experts present new frameworks, cutting-edge analysis, and innovative policy solutions for the nation's government, business, civic, and community leaders to sculpt a sustainable and supportable economy for older industrial areas. The unique focus on rehabilitating weak market cities outlines ideas for reshaping the role of public agencies, the workforce, business organizations, and technology. Implementation of these measures addresses challenges such as fostering entrepreneurship, reducing poverty and inequality, and maintaining and augmenting the number of skilled professionals who reside and work in a community, among others. This collection of essays offers practical, achievable strategies for revitalizing industrial areas and building upon the potential of existing but overlooked resources of economic, physical, and cultural significance. In this important volume, leading authorities provide a thought-provoking analysis of healthy economic development practices for both public and private sectors.

The Construction of the Identity in 21st Century

Author : Jean Guichard
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781634632188
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Construction of the Identity in 21st Century written by Jean Guichard and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This festschrift in honour of Professor Jean Guichard celebrates the important theoretical and applied contributions of his writings on guidance and counselling. Regarding the structure of the volume, the book consists of three parts. The first part is related to the theoretical contributions of Jean Guichard and introduces the richness of his thought, highlighting the antecedents, assonance, conceptual collaborations, and outcomes of his theories. The second part is devoted to the many extensions of his work. The third part concerns application and provides examples of the use of 'Self-Construction' and 'Life Construction' theories in practice.

Tate Modern

Author : Chris Dercon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781849762182
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Tate Modern written by Chris Dercon and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its opening in 2000, Tate Modern has become one of the most popular modern art attractions in the world. Working with the shell of the former Bankside Power Station, internationally acclaimed architects Herzog et de Meuron have created a gallery of singular power and beauty. With the second major phase of the building, Tate Modern presents a striking combination of the raw and the refined, of found industrial spaces and dazzling contemporary architecture. The philosophy and interchange of ideas driving this extraordinary project are revealed in conversations between Tate Modern Director Chris Dercon and architect Jack Herzog among other key people involved. Featuring stunning new photography and texts by a range of leading architectural writers, this is the essential guide to one of the world’s most iconic buildings.

Building in the 21st Century

Author : Robert Cooke
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9781405156554
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book Building in the 21st Century written by Robert Cooke and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2007-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written specifically to provide a text for the latest BTEC/EdEXCEL construction technician's course, and it will also be of interest to students taking GCSE in Construction and as an introductory volume for HNC/D students of construction. The BTEC course units have recently been revised with a greater slant towards sustainability and environmental issues. This new book will: - cover the new BTEC syllabus - be highly illustrated with modern diagrams and plenty of photographs - introduce basic fundamentals of construction and the environment - integrate all aspects of one topic to provide better understanding of the subject.

City Building

Author : John Lund Kriken
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568988818
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book City Building written by John Lund Kriken and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, planning books have focused on critiquing & remedying the suburban situation; but as cities revitalize & expand (or suffer and decay), it's important to rethink their direction.

Traditional Architecture

Author : Alireza Sagharchi
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847840808
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Architecture written by Alireza Sagharchi and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of current trends in classicist and vernacular architecture. This book presents 130 projects that reconsider what it means to practice as a traditional architect in the twenty-first century, including a substantial body of work from non-Western countries as well as work by contemporary masters of classical design such as Robert A. M. Stern, Allan Greenberg, Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Quinlan and Francis Terry. The projects assembled here highlight the awareness of a sustainable localism and the continuity of traditional building crafts on a global scale and reveal the resilience and originality of traditional building cultures despite the enormous economic and cultural pressures of contemporary development. This is an optimistic vision of a new breed of traditional architects who endeavor to enrich the future while honoring the past.

Museums in the 21st Century

Author : Suzanne Greub
Publisher : Prestel Pub
ISBN 13 : 9783791338408
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Museums in the 21st Century written by Suzanne Greub and published by Prestel Pub. This book was released on 2008 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The general popularity of contemporary museum buildings began in the 1970s. The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris demonstrated how a museum could open itself up to the city, how it could become a public forum and shed its cloak of pathos. The days in which museums simply preserved and presented works of art are long gone." "Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings discusses the most important trends in modern architecture and, at the same time, documents increasingly intensive exchanges on an international level, portraying museum buildings and projects from 2000 to 2010 on four continents. A closer look at twenty-seven projects, either completed, planned or still under construction provides a broadly based overview of current museum architecture."--BOOK JACKET.

The State of Architecture at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Author : Bernard Tschumi
Publisher : Columbia Books of Architecture S.
ISBN 13 : 9781580931342
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book The State of Architecture at the Beginning of the 21st Century written by Bernard Tschumi and published by Columbia Books of Architecture S.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2003, Bernard Tschumi convened forty of the world's leading architectural designers and theorists for a conference at Columbia University. The State of Architecture brings together manifestos, musings, and meditations to capture the key polemics raised by this extraordinary convocation of thinkers.

21st Century Tokyo

Author : Julian Worrall
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 4770030541
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book 21st Century Tokyo written by Julian Worrall and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tokyo has earned a reputation as one of the most innovative and forward-thinking cities in the world, and nowhere is this more evident than in its modern architecture. Authors and architects Julian Worrall and Erez Golani Solomon, longtime residents of the city, have selected 83 outstanding examples of contemporary architecture, and introduce them, not just from an architectural perspective, but as part of the social, cultural, and political tapestry of the city. In addition to the monumental masterpieces of famous architects, "generic" buildings—from office blocks and convenience stores, to high-rise apartment towers—are also sprinkled throughout the book, creating a full and fascinating overview of the architectural landscape of the city. Each of the book's seven chapters covers a different geographical district of Tokyo; and each building is accompanied by a selection of stunning black-and-white photographs. Written in an accessible, conversational style, and including maps and access information for each building, this book will appeal to the layman as well as to the professional architect, the visitor to Tokyo as well as to the armchair traveler.

Building a 21st-century Infrastructure for America

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building a 21st-century Infrastructure for America written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: