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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 723 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (639 download)
Download or read book Cities Under Stress written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Securities
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book State and Local Governments Under Stress written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Securities and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert W. Burchell
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Total Pages : 723 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)
Download or read book Cities Under Stress written by Robert W. Burchell and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin J. Murray
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Theorizing Cities Under Stress written by Martin J. Murray and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samaneh Jalilisadrabad
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819942020
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Stress Relief Urban Planning written by Samaneh Jalilisadrabad and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in urban areas has long been recognized as a risk factor for mental illness despite the advantages of cities over villages. The impact of urbanization on mental health and stress is significant and is likely to increase over the next few years. Thus, considering the stress difference in the world cities and its increase, urban planners, urban managers, and urban designers should urgently consider it an essential principle in their plans and designs to reduce its side effects. This book is a comprehensive guide for urban planners who seek to reduce urban stress in the urban environment but lack proper training and texts. Urban designers will have a unified vision to reduce urban stress caused by the appearance of the city environment. It will be useful for city managers and policymakers since this book identifies urban policies which reduce urban stress and stressful urban factors. Also, it will help urban psychologists, sociologists, architects, and social science researchers to better understand the relationship between their field and stress relief urban planning.
Author : Naomi Enid Slack
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (317 download)
Download or read book Large Cities Under Stress written by Naomi Enid Slack and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United Nations
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ISBN 13 : 9789211328721
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (287 download)
Download or read book World Cities Report 2020 written by United Nations and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a rapidly urbanizing and globalized world, cities have been the epicentres of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The virus has spread to virtually all parts of the world; first, among globally connected cities, then through community transmission and from the city to the countryside. This report shows that the intrinsic value of sustainable urbanization can and should be harnessed for the wellbeing of all. It provides evidence and policy analysis of the value of urbanization from an economic, social and environmental perspective. It also explores the role of innovation and technology, local governments, targeted investments and the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda in fostering the value of sustainable urbanization.
Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119564816
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
Author : Jonathan Barker
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521313582
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (135 download)
Download or read book Rural Communities Under Stress written by Jonathan Barker and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Society Today: Peasant farmers and the state in Africa: Disaster in rural sub-Saharan Africa has become a regular, almost annual event in recent years. In 1985 it was estimated that 10 million Africans left their homes and fields because they were unable to support themselves and that an additional 20 million were reported to be at risk of debilitating hunger.
Author : Francesco Mancini
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Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Building Resilience in Cities Under Stress written by Francesco Mancini and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report aims to highlight diverse sources of urban fragility and approaches to urban transformation, renewal, and resilience. Five city case studies explore the drivers of fragility related to security, development, and governance, before offering examples of policies and programs that can build resilience. The case studies are: (1) Bangkok, where the effects of fragility vary greatly among socioeconomic groups and are exacerbated by spatial segregation; (2) Dhaka, where poor governance and lack of basic infrastructure -- such as sanitation and transportation -- add to the city's natural vulnerability to flooding; (3) Mumbai, where a history of organized crime and communal violence continues to surface in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world; (4) Lagos, where ineffective and fragmented governance undermines the city's capacity to provide basic public services; and (5) Medellín, where the legacy of four decades of violence continues to dictate security and development policy, even while the city is hailed internationally for its transformation.
Author : Allen V. Kneese
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135432813
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)
Download or read book The Southwest Under Stress written by Allen V. Kneese and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southwest Under Stress examines the development-environment conflict in the four contiguous states of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. It emphasizes three issues with implications that extend far beyond the Southwest: water---its quantity, quality, and allocation; environment---how and to what extent it should be preserved; and the future of Native American and other poverty-stricken peoples. Energy comes in for special attention because the Southwest is a principal repository of fossil and nuclear fuels. This book serves as a guide for public policy in the region, and many of the policy alternatives set out are aimed at state and local governments. Alleviating poverty, improving the lot of Native Americans, and formulating workable water, environmental, and natural resources development policies are all of special concern to the region, but the federal government has asserted a dominant role in may of these areas. The book discusses ways in which the federal role may change to improve both federal policy itself and cooperation with other levels of government.
Author : Dinesh Bhugra
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192527061
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Urban Mental Health (Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series) written by Dinesh Bhugra and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past fifty years we have seen an enormous demographic shift in the number of people migrating to urban areas, proliferated by factors such as industrialisation and globalisation. Urban migration has led to numerous societal stressors such as pollution, overcrowding, unemployment, and resource, which in turn has contributed to psychiatric disorders within urban spaces. Rates of mental illness, addictions, and violence are higher in urban areas and changes in social network systems and support have increased levels of social isolation and lack of social support. Part of the Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Urban Mental Health brings together international perspectives on urbanisation, its impacts on mental health, the nature of the built environment, and the dynamic nature of social engagement. Containing 24 chapters on key topics such as research challenges, adolescent mental health, and suicides in cities, this resource provides a refreshing look at the challenges faced by clinicians and mental health care professionals today. Emphasis is placed on findings from low- and middle-income countries where expansion is rapid and resources limited bridging the gap in research findings.
Author : Richard P. Taub
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520311914
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Bureaucrats under Stress written by Richard P. Taub and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mature and well-organized civil service is one of the items hight on almost any list of the needs of developing countries. The new nations, it is commonly argued, face almost insurmountable obstacles on the path toward economic development, and a civil service is a crucial necessity if they are to overcome their difficulties. Yet many commentators are critical of the existing civil services in these countries. Bureaucracy in developing countries, the critics suggest, is synonymous with red tape, nepotism, and corruption. Such critics complain either that the services have declined in efficiency since the departure of the colonial rulers or, conversely, that civil servants are still excessively wedded to obsolete colonial traditions. Remarkably few of these reports are based on careful empirical analysis of works at their work, or on systematic investigation of workers' attitudes toward it. Taub, who spent sixteen months in the capital of an Indian state studying the Indian Administrative Service, reprots here on his interviews with administrators, as well as with the politicians, technicians, and educators with whom administrators have to work. He examines both the attitudes that men bring to their jobs and to one another an the nature of the tasks that they must perform. His findings suggest that officials behave as they do because of the nature of the situation in which they must function--reflecting the bureaucratic systems and the tasks that they are required to perform--rather than because of any defect in their training or deficiencies in their cultural background. Taub identifies four sources of strain that affect administrators in India: the changing nature of their work, the democratization of government, the limitations on their income, and the impact of the British legacy. He indicates how these strains interact and place severe limits on the potential performance of administrators. IN an appraisal of the analytic framework used in previous discussions of bureaucracy in developing nations, he suggests that the prevailing commitment to democratic socialism--that is, to a democratic government responsible for large-scale economic development--may be more an act of faith than a statement of empirical possibility. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.
Author : Roland Radloff
Publisher : Ardent Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Groups Under Stress written by Roland Radloff and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1968 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Gottdiener
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cities in Stress written by Mark Gottdiener and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1986 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities in Stress represents a significant departure from previous research on urban decline and restructuring. Challenging conventional wisdom from both left and right, and including a chapter on Britain, the contributors to this volume seek to advance our theoretical understanding of the nature, dynamics and significance of the urban crisis. Through detailed case studies of adjustments made in urban policy in response to the the social and fiscal strains of the 1970s, they reconsider the relationship between urban crisis and recovery.
Author : Jenny Roe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350112895
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Restorative Cities written by Jenny Roe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overcrowding, noise and air pollution, long commutes and lack of daylight can take a huge toll on the mental well-being of city-dwellers. With mental healthcare services under increasing pressure, could a better approach to urban design and planning provide a solution? The restrictions faced by city residents around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought home just how much urban design can affect our mental health – and created an imperative to seize this opportunity. Restorative Cities explores a new way of designing cities, one which places mental health and wellness at the forefront. Establishing a blueprint for urban design for mental health, it examines a range of strategies – from sensory architecture to place-making for creativity and community – and brings a genuinely evidence-based approach that will appeal to designers and planners, health practitioners and researchers alike - and provide compelling insights for anyone who cares about how our surroundings affect us. Written by a psychiatrist and public health specialist, and an environmental psychologist with extensive experience of architectural practice, this much-needed work will prompt debate and inspire built environment students and professionals to think more about the positive potential of their designs for mental well-being.
Author : Maha Broum
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1466958251
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (669 download)
Download or read book Parenting Under Stress written by Maha Broum and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to raise parents' awareness of stress they and their children go through as they face the pressures of modern life. When parents become aware of these pressures they can deal with them, model a positive attitude to their children, and help children express and manage their emotions in order to ensure a healthier development of children and a better relationship in the family. The book is divided into four chapters: Chapter 1 explores sources of stress in modern life while Chapter 2 demonstrates how stress impacts parenting through the elements: academic pressure, extracurricular activities, and toys. Chapter 3 lays out the intellectual, emotional, physical and social symptoms suffered by children of stressed-out parents. Ways out of the rat race are portrayed in Chapter 4.
