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Author : Newcastle upon Tyne (England). City Council
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Urban Trends written by Newcastle upon Tyne (England). City Council and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kylie Legge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780987305404
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Doing it Differently written by Kylie Legge and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at a range of creative and innovative solutions to the challenges of urban living. Creativity in all its forms is essential to the healthy evolution of urban environments particularly when undergoing such rapid change. Often the young and differently minded can find ways to respond to local problems that policy and bureaucracy could take years to even acknowledge. This book shares 4 key trends and provides exciting examples from around the globe. 1 Collaborative Consumption: the sharing or resources and peer to peer exchange, was named by Time Magazine in 2010 as one of the top 10 ideas that will change the world. 2 Collaborative Urbanism: the next big thing in city revitalization brings people together to make the city that they want to live in. 3 The Pop Up Movement captures the spirit of the temporary the exploratory and the innovative, a testing ground for new ideas and a movement that has captured the imagination of many. 4 Creative Catalyst shares case studies and examples of the value of creativity in helping us see the city with fresh eyes.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (799 download)
Download or read book Urban Trends & Living Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1977* with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rob Roggema
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031214560
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)
Download or read book Trends in Urban Design written by Rob Roggema and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban planning practice will undergo significant changes in the upcoming decades, due to major changes and challenges the world has to deal with, such as loss of biodiversity loss, climate change impacts, agricultural transformation, water management issues and health. The way the urban professional has to relate to this new order is explored in this book by collecting a series of conversational chapters with local, regional, national and international experts in the fields of urban planning and design, urban and building development, building and construction industry, architecture, governments and academia. The unification of a desirable future with real world processes such as economic and decision-making practice is key. Moreover, the attitude of the future urban professional will more and more shift from an expert in a specific field to a communicative advisor in complex processes.
Author : David Satterthwaite
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1843696703
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (436 download)
Download or read book The Transition to a Predominantly Urban World and its Underpinnings written by David Satterthwaite and published by IIED. This book was released on 2007 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert McDonald
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030516652
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Biophilic Cities for an Urban Century written by Robert McDonald and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that, paradoxically, at their moment of triumph and fastest growth, cities need nature more than ever. Only if our urban world is full of biophilic cities will the coming urban century truly succeed. Cities are quintessentially human, the perfect forum for interaction, and we are entering what could justly be called the urban century, the fastest period of urban growth in human history. Yet a growing body of scientific literature shows that the constant interaction, the hyper-connectedness, of cities leads to an urban psychological penalty. Nature in cities can be solution to this dilemma, allowing us to have all the benefits of our urban, connected world yet also have that urban home be a place where humanity can thrive. This book presents best practices and case studies from biophilic design, showing how cities around the world are beginning to incorporate nature into their urban fabric. It will be a valuable resource for scholars and professionals working in the area of sustainable cities.
Author : J.F. Benson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9789058091697
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Urban Lifestyles: Spaces - Places - People written by J.F. Benson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work reviews trends in life, design and development throughout the industrial world under broad areas that contribute to urban quality and the quality of life. Issues including housing, health, the environment, leisure, and work are discussed.
Author : Robert A. Francis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415697956
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)
Download or read book Urban Ecosystems written by Robert A. Francis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over half of the global human population living in urban regions, urban ecosystems may now represent the contemporary and future human environment. This book aims to review what is currently known about urban ecosystems in a short and approachable text that will serve as a key resource for teaching and learning related to the urban environment.
Author : Carole Rakodi
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1849773807
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (497 download)
Download or read book Urban Livelihoods written by Carole Rakodi and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2002 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most promising approaches to poverty reduction in developing countries is to encourage sustainable livelihoods for the poor. This takes account of their opportunities and assets and the sources of their vulnerability. Based on recent and extensive research, this volume thoroughly assesses the value of the livelihoods approach to urban poverty. The book reviews the situation and strategies of the urban poor and identifies the policies and practical programmes that work best. Lasting improvements depend not just on economic development, but on political commitment and structures that are responsive to the claims and needs of different groups of poor people.
Author : Tomoko Kubo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811542023
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Divided Tokyo written by Tomoko Kubo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how and why Tokyo has been divided over time in terms of living conditions. First, recent urban discourses that explain the transformation of Tokyo’s urban structure are examined, along with social changes and the expansion of unequal residential conditions within the metropolitan area. Chapter 1 reviews: 1) discussions on globalization, neo-liberalization, and changes in housing policies; 2) debates on the divided city; 3) debates on the shrinking city and the urban lifecycle; 4) discussion of the urban residential environment from a social justice perspective; and 5) family–housing relationships in the post-growth society. Based on the literature review, the rest of the book is structured as follows. Chapter 2 explains the changes in urban and housing policies, demography, and socio-economic conditions. In Chapters 3 to 5, the background and characteristics of the growth of condominium living in the city center are examined. The next three chapters analyze the reality of shrinking suburbs, using case studies to demonstrate the increase in vacant housing and local responses toward shrinkage. In Chapter 9, possible solutions are proposed for dealing with problems related to urban shrinkage and the expanding gap in terms of the availability of investments to stimulate urban development, the residential environment, and the population age structure in Japanese cities by comparing the author’s findings and the literature review. This book provides deep insights for urban and housing scholars, urban planners, policy decision-makers, and local communities that struggle with aging populations and urban shrinkage.
Author : Alan B. Anderson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802095917
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Home in the City written by Alan B. Anderson and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past several decades, the Aboriginal population of Canada has become so urbanized that today, the majority of First Nations and Métis people live in cities. Home in the City provides an in-depth analysis of urban Aboriginal housing, living conditions, issues, and trends. Based on extensive research, including interviews with more than three thousand residents, it allows for the emergence of a new, contemporary, and more realistic portrait of Aboriginal people in Canada's urban centres. Home in the City focuses on Saskatoon, which has both one of the highest proportions of Aboriginal residents in the country and the highest percentage of Aboriginal people living below the poverty line. While the book details negative aspects of urban Aboriginal life (such as persistent poverty, health problems, and racism), it also highlights many positive developments: the emergence of an Aboriginal middle class, inner-city renewal, innovative collaboration with municipal and community organizations, and more. Alan B. Anderson and the volume's contributors provide an important resource for understanding contemporary Aboriginal life in Canada.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264092250
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Trends in Urbanisation and Urban Policies in OECD Countries What Lessons for China? written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents an overview of trends in urban policies in OECD countries with the objective to identify successes and failure that could inform national Chinese policy-makers in their preparation of an Urbanisation Strategy.
Author : United Nations
Publisher :
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 : Catherine Bauer Wurster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Economic Development and Urban Living Conditions written by Catherine Bauer Wurster and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Guillaume Benoit
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136572821
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)
Download or read book A Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean written by Guillaume Benoit and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Here's a work arriving just at the right moment and contributingnew insights at precisely the time when public opinion remains sceptical of the not very promising future we are preparing for our children, when governments balk at explaining to their electorates the vital but unpopular decisions that have to be taken and when civil society, with few ways and means, is finally becoming involved. This remarkable work will help all actors to understand the inter-linkages between economic activities and the environment in the Mediterranean Basin and take concerted, effective action to build a positive, sustainable future' Mohamed Ennabli, former Minister of the Environment and Land Use Panning, Tunisia 'The Blue Plan has carried out a remarkable assessment of the serious environmental probems and insufficiently targeted cooperation in the Mediterranean, and also of new financing systems to be implemented, which would increase the capacities of local authorities and economic and social partners' Georges Corm, former Minister of Finance, Lebanon The Mediterranean Basin and its surrounding countries is a microcosm of the environmental and sustainability challenges facing people across the world. Depending on the development path it takes in the future, the region can either become a positive model for the regional regulation of globalization, or, more onerously, it might reinforce global instability. This unique volume is the definitive, authoritative assessment of the environment and development of the Mediterranean Basin and its 22 countries and territories, spanning five decades from 30 years in the past to 20 years into the future. Produced by the Blue Plan within the framework of UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan and backed by the EU and national governments, it brings together the work of more than 100 researchers from dozens of national, regional and local governments and research groups into the only comprehensive insight into sustainable development issues in the region. Core coverage includes water, energy, transport, cities, rural and coastal areas, as well as related issues such as climate change, population growth, geopolitical changes, unemployment and poverty, pollution, economic and environmental policies, regional cooperation and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Information is clearly presented through hundreds of full-colour maps, graphs, tables and a wealth of case studies. This is a must-have reference for all levels of government, NGOs and libraries, as well as practitioners, academics and businesses involved in economics, natural resource management, land and maritime transport, water, energy, infrastructure, urban and rural development, agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, tourism and coastal management. Countries and territories covered: Spain, France, Italy, Monaco, Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Preface by Lucien Chabason, Chairman of the Blue Plan.
Author : Sandro Galea
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190915862
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Urban Health written by Sandro Galea and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential collection that advances our understanding of how cities influence our health More than half the world's population lives in cities -- a figure that will grow to two-thirds by 2030. As global populations rapidly consolidate around urban centers, the scientific understanding of what this means for human health faces a new and greater urgency. Urban Health connects urban exposures -- the experiences, choices, and behaviors shaped by living in a city -- to their impact on population health. By using the ubiquitous aspects of the urban experience as a lens to study these exposures across borders and demographics, it offers a new, scalable framework for understanding health and disease. Its applications to public health, epidemiology, and social science are virtually unlimited. Enriched with case studies that consider the state of health in cities all over the world, this book does more than capture the state of a nascent field; it holds a critical mirror to itself, considering the next decade and arming a new generation with the tools for research and practice.
Author : Elisa Pozo Menéndez
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030938751
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South written by Elisa Pozo Menéndez and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The third chapter illustrates best practices with some study cases from different cities in Europe. Friendlier environments for older people come together with the need of innovation, smart and updated technologies, healthier environments and mitigation of climate change. Health re-appears nowadays as one of the priorities for urban planning and design, not only for the communicable diseases and the effect of the pandemics, but also for the non-communicable diseases, that were also triggering the wellbeing and equity of our cities. Indeed, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted health inequities and vulnerabilities of those areas of the city that were already deprived and facing other health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, social isolation, respiratory problems or mental health issues, specifically applying for vulnerable groups. Older adults have been one of the most affected groups from the pandemic’s threats and derived consequences. In this context, the care crisis arises intertwined with the design and planning of our cities, where there is an urgent need to regenerate our environments with a perspective of sustainability, inclusion, and health prevention and promotion. From the global urban challenges to the specific contextualisation of each city and study cases, each chapter offers an updated insight of the main questions that we should consider to address urban planning and design from the perspective of ageing and social inclusion in European cities.
