Urbanizing The Alps

Download Urbanizing The Alps full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Urbanizing The Alps ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Urbanizing the Alps

Author : Fiona Pia
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3035617333
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (356 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Urbanizing the Alps by : Fiona Pia

Download or read book Urbanizing the Alps written by Fiona Pia and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For plenty years, many popular mountain resorts have seen largely uncontrolled development consisting of the multiplication of archetypal chalet-style houses. This is usually accompanied by roadbuilding for private cars. In order to protect these tourist destinations and their natural environs from further uncontrolled development, the author investigates different settlement structures such as Andermatt, Avoriaz, Verbier, Zermatt,and Whistler-Blackcomb. On the basis of detailed graphical analyses, she develops groundbreaking strategies for urban densification and suitable mobility management, which can also be transferred to other tourist areas.

Towns in the Alps

Author : Manfred Perlik
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (441 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Towns in the Alps by : Manfred Perlik

Download or read book Towns in the Alps written by Manfred Perlik and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Alps as Process

Author : Daia Paco Stutz Steppacher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (87 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Alps as Process by : Daia Paco Stutz Steppacher

Download or read book Alps as Process written by Daia Paco Stutz Steppacher and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Ethnography

Author : Italo Pardo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319642898
Total Pages : 569 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Ethnography by : Italo Pardo

Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Ethnography written by Italo Pardo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These ethnographically-based studies of diverse urban experiences across the world present cutting edge research and stimulate an empirically-grounded theoretical reconceptualization. The essays identify ethnography as a powerful tool for making sense of life in our rapidly changing, complex cities. They stress the point that while there is no need to fetishize fieldwork—or to view it as an end in itself —its unique value cannot be overstated. These active, engaged researchers have produced essays that avoid abstractions and generalities while engaging with the analytical complexities of ethnographic evidence. Together, they prove the great value of knowledge produced by long-term fieldwork to mainstream academic debates and, more broadly, to society.

Innovative policies for Alpine towns: Alpine space small local urban centres innovative pack

Author : David Bole
Publisher : Založba ZRC
ISBN 13 : 9612542546
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Innovative policies for Alpine towns: Alpine space small local urban centres innovative pack by : David Bole

Download or read book Innovative policies for Alpine towns: Alpine space small local urban centres innovative pack written by David Bole and published by Založba ZRC. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knjiga Inovativne politike za alpska mesta predstavlja rezultate projekta CAPACities, v katerem smo preučevali vlogo mest v alpskem svetu. Pri tem smo se osredotočili na definicijo malih alpskih mest, njihovo vpetost v policentrični razvojni koncept, bistveni poudarek pa je bil na njihovi konkurenčnosti in privlačnosti. Teoretske podlage smo nadgradili z analizo razpoložljivih podatkov, še pomembnejše pa so bile aktivnosti v pilotnih območjih, s katerimi smo skušali ugotovitve prenašati v prakso. Predstavljene specifike pilotnih območij in tam izvedene aktivnosti so nam bile v pomoč pri izdelavi smernic in orodij za spodbujanje razvoja malih alpskih mest.

Urban Development in the Alpine and Scandinavian Countries

Author : Erwin Anton Gutkind
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Urban Development in the Alpine and Scandinavian Countries by : Erwin Anton Gutkind

Download or read book Urban Development in the Alpine and Scandinavian Countries written by Erwin Anton Gutkind and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Urbanizing Nature

Author : Tim Soens
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042965622X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Urbanizing Nature by : Tim Soens

Download or read book Urbanizing Nature written by Tim Soens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we mean when we say that cities have altered humanity’s interaction with nature? The more people are living in cities, the more nature is said to be "urbanizing": turned into a resource, mobilized over long distances, controlled, transformed and then striking back with a vengeance as "natural disaster". Confronting insights derived from Environmental History, Science and Technology Studies or Political Ecology, Urbanizing Nature aims to counter teleological perspectives on the birth of modern "urban nature" as a uniform and linear process, showing how new technological schemes, new actors and new definitions of nature emerged in cities from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.

Upland Communities

Author : Pier Paolo Viazzo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521306639
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (213 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Upland Communities by : Pier Paolo Viazzo

Download or read book Upland Communities written by Pier Paolo Viazzo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-02-16 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows the social, economic and demographic transformations of the Alpine area from the late Middle Ages. Its aim is to reassess the image of the upland community which emerges from the work of historians, geographers and social anthropologists. The book therefore deals at length with such problems as the causes and consequences of emigration and patterns of marriage and inheritance in favouring or hampering the adjustments of local populations to changing economic or ecological circumstances, and tackles the vexed question of the relative importance of cultural and environmental factors in shaping family forms and community structures. Although its foundation lies in a long period of anthropological fieldwork conducted in an Alpine community, Upland Communities relies on the methods and conceptual tools of historical demography. Combined with a long-term historical perspective, its broad comparative approach unveils an unexpected diversity in regional and spatial demographic patterns and questions a number of deep-rooted but ultimately misleading notions concerning mountain society and its alleged backwardness in the past.

The Alps

Author : Jon Mathieu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509527745
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Alps by : Jon Mathieu

Download or read book The Alps written by Jon Mathieu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stretching 1,200 kilometres across six countries, the colossal mountains of the Alps dominate Europe, geographically and historically. Enlightenment thinkers felt the sublime and magisterial peaks were the very embodiment of nature, Romantic poets looked to them for divine inspiration, and Victorian explorers tested their ingenuity and courage against them. Located at the crossroads between powerful states, the Alps have played a crucial role in the formation of European history, a place of intense cultural fusion as well as fierce conflict between warring nations. A diverse range of flora and fauna have made themselves at home in this harsh environment, which today welcomes over 100 million tourists a year. Leading Alpine scholar Jon Mathieu tells the story of the people who have lived in and been inspired by these mountains and valleys, from the ancient peasants of the Neolithic to the cyclists of the Tour de France. Far from being a remote and backward corner of Europe, the Alps are shown by Mathieu to have been a crucible of new ideas and technologies at the heart of the European story.

Regional Development and Cultural Landscape Change in the Alps

Author : Wolfgang Pfefferkorn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Regional Development and Cultural Landscape Change in the Alps by : Wolfgang Pfefferkorn

Download or read book Regional Development and Cultural Landscape Change in the Alps written by Wolfgang Pfefferkorn and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Urban Development in Asia and Africa

Author : Yuji Murayama
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811032416
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Urban Development in Asia and Africa by : Yuji Murayama

Download or read book Urban Development in Asia and Africa written by Yuji Murayama and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the urban growth trends and patterns of various rapidly growing metropolitan regions in developing Asian and African nations from the perspective of geography. State-of-the-art geospatial tools and techniques, including geographic information system/science and remote sensing, were used to facilitate the analysis. In addition to the empirical results, the methodological approaches employed and discussed in this book showcase the potential of geospatial analysis, e.g. land-change modeling for improving our understanding of the trends and patterns of urban growth in Asia and Africa. Furthermore, given the complexity of the urban growth process across the world, issues raised in this book will contribute to the improvement of future geospatial analysis of urban growth in the developing regions. This book is written for researchers, academicians, practitioners, and graduate students. The inclusion of the origin and brief history of each of the selected metropolitan regions, including the analysis of their urban primacy, spatiotemporal patterns of urban land-use changes, driving forces of urban development, and implications for future sustainable development, makes the book an important reference for various related studies.

State of the World 2007

Author : Worldwatch Institute
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136547894
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis State of the World 2007 by : Worldwatch Institute

Download or read book State of the World 2007 written by Worldwatch Institute and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The environmentalist's bible,' Times Higher Education Supplement. 'Essential reading,' The Good Book Guide In this 24th edition of State of the World, long established as the most authoritative and accessible annual guide to our progress towards a sustainable future, continues to provide the studies that pay particular attention to cities. In 2007, world population will tip from mostly rural to mostly urban. Already, some 1 billion individuals, one in every three urbanites, live in 'slums', some 90% of which are found in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Published annually in 28 languages, State of the World is relied upon by national governments, UN agencies, development workers and law-makers for its authoritative and up-to-the-minute analysis and information. It is essential for anyone concerned with building a positive, global future. Featuring case studies of cities from Melbourne to Malmö to Timbuktu. This year's edition covers: an urbanizing world; providing clean water and sanitation; farming the cities; greening urban transportation; energizing cities; natural disaster risk in cities; charting a new course for urban public health; strengthening local economies; and, fighting poverty and environmental injustice in cities.

Urban Development in the Alpine and Scandinavian Countries

Author : Erwin A. Gutkind
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780029132609
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (326 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Urban Development in the Alpine and Scandinavian Countries by : Erwin A. Gutkind

Download or read book Urban Development in the Alpine and Scandinavian Countries written by Erwin A. Gutkind and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sustainable Territorial Management

Author : David Rodr´ıguez-Rodr´ıguez
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038972126
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (389 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Sustainable Territorial Management by : David Rodr´ıguez-Rodr´ıguez

Download or read book Sustainable Territorial Management written by David Rodr´ıguez-Rodr´ıguez and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Sustainable Territorial Management" that was published in Environments

Architecture in the Alps. Heritage and Design

Author : Davide Del Curto
Publisher : Architettura
ISBN 13 : 9788857542522
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (425 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Architecture in the Alps. Heritage and Design by : Davide Del Curto

Download or read book Architecture in the Alps. Heritage and Design written by Davide Del Curto and published by Architettura. This book was released on 2017 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Study of Growth and Decline

Author : Leo van den Berg
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483157431
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (831 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Study of Growth and Decline by : Leo van den Berg

Download or read book A Study of Growth and Decline written by Leo van den Berg and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban Europe: A Study of Growth and Decline, Volume 1 contains the result of the first stage of the CURB project. The general aim of the CURB project is to study the financing of urban systems and to evaluate the costs associated with urban change. Organized into three parts, this book contains the initial conceptual framework that incorporates some elements of a behavioral theory of the spatial welfare-functions of key actors in the urban transformation process, viz. households, employers and governments. Part I details the elements of a theory of urban development. Part II describes the empirical analysis of urban development trends. The last part contains the elements of a theory on urban policy and an evaluation of national urban policies in Europe.

The Suburban Land Question

Author : Richard Harris
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442620633
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Suburban Land Question by : Richard Harris

Download or read book The Suburban Land Question written by Richard Harris and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the urbanization process, suburban development involves the conversion of rural land to urban use. When discussing the suburbs, most writers focus on particular countries in the northern hemisphere, implying that patterns and processes elsewhere are fundamentally different. The purpose of The Suburban Land Question is to identify the common elements of suburban development, focusing on issues associated with the scale and pace of rapid urbanization around the world. Editors Richard Harris and Ute Lehrer and a diverse group of contributors draw on a variety of sources, including official data, planning documents, newspapers, interviews, photographs, and field observations to explore the pattern, process, and planning of suburban land development. Featuring case studies from major world regions, including China, India, Latin America, South Africa, as well as France, Austria, the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada, the volume identifies and discusses the peculiarly transitional character of suburban land. In addition to place and time, The Suburban Land Question addresses the many elements that distinguish land development in urban fringe areas, including economy, social infrastructure, and legality.