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Book SynopsisJoint Winner of the Amaury Talbot Prize for African Anthropology 2014 Analyses the experiences of exile and return of Nuer women and men of all ages and how they negotiate and reshape gender identities and relations in the context of prolonged war and violence. Joint Winner of the Amaury Talbot Prize for African Anthropology 2014 How and where did returning Nuer refugees make their 'homes' in southern Sudan? How were gender relations and identity redefined as a result of war, displacement and return to post-war communities? And how were those displaced able to recreate a sense of home, community and nation? During the civil wars in southern Sudan (1983-2005) many of the displaced Sudanese, including many Nuer, were in refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia. In the aftermath of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, they repatriated to southern Sudan. Faced with finding long-lost relatives and local expectations of 'proper behaviour', they often felt displaced again. This book follows the lives of a group of Nuer in the Greater Upper Nile region. The narratives of those displaced and those who stayed behind reveal the complexity of social change, in particular, the crucial yet relatively unconsidered transformation of gender and generational relations, and how this has impacted on state formation in what is now South Sudan. Katarzyna Grabska is a research fellow with the Department of Anthropology and Sociology of Development at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. She is co-editor (with Lyla Mehta), of Forced Displacement: Why Rights Matter? (Palgrave: 2008)Trade ReviewAn extremely valuable part of an emerging patchwork of localised (and often ethically-bounded) studies on post-war community reconstruction in South Sudan. * SUDAN STUDIES *Makes a timely contribution to the study of post-war reconstruction in South Sudan. * ANTHROPOLOGICAL QUARTLEY *This is an empirically rich, multi-sited ethnography... the book contributes substantively to the literature on return migration. * JOURNAL OF REFUGEE STUDIES *While Grabska contributes to the academic debate and a global discussion about those who are displaced, humanitarians currently spending millions in South Sudan would also do well to read this book. * JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE *Table of ContentsPreface Returnee Dilemmas: Dangerous Trousers and Threatening Mini-skirts Jiom - Season of Fighting and Running: Conflict, Mobility and Gender Mai - Season of Displacement: Becoming "Modern" in Kakuma Rwil - Season of "Returns" Season of Settling-in Tot - Gendered Emplacement: Identities, Ideologies and Marriage Returnees as Visitors and the Nuer Community: Where do we go from here? Epilogue

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Book SynopsisHonourable Mention - 2023 ASR Prize for Best Africa-focused Anthology or Edited Collection Innovative study of state politics, identity and buildings that sheds new light on the links between the material and the ideational realms of contemporary life in Africa. Buildings shape politics in the ways they define communities, enable economic activity, reflect political ideas, and impact state-society relations. They are materially and symbolically interwoven with the everyday lives of elites and citizens, as well global flows of money, goods, and contracts. Yet, to date, there has been no research that explicitly connects debates about Africa's domestic and international politics with the study of architecture. This innovative book fills this gap, providing a new and compelling reading of the politics of identity in sub-Saharan Africa through an examination of some of its most significant buildings. Using case studies from nine countries across sub-Saharan Africa, this volume reveals how they are commissioned and built, how they enable elites to project power, and how they form a basis for popular conceptions of the state. Exploring a diverse range of buildings including parliaments, airports, prisons, ministries, regional institutions, libraries, universities, shopping malls, public housing, cathedrals and palaces, the contributors suggest a innovative perspective on African politics, identity and urban development. This book will be a compelling reference for scholars and students of African politics, development studies and city life in its elaboration of and challenges to established concepts and arguments about the relationship between material objects and political ideas. This book is available as an Open Access ebook under the Creative Commons license CC-BY-NC-ND.Trade ReviewEmploying an interdisciplinary approach, the volume reflects diverse methodological approaches and draws on different theoretical traditions in its analyses. The result is an empirically rich collection of cases, underscored by a sophisticated theoretical framework that allows for rich insights into power, agency, resistance and identity. * SURVIVAL *The essays continually reinforce one another through generous cross-reference, giving the volume an effortless continuity and thematic support. * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Buildings are the stuff of politics Daniel Mulugeta, Joanne Tomkinson and Julia Gallagher PART 1: MAKING 1. Global ambitions and national identity in Ethiopia's airport expansion Joanne Tomkinson and Dawit Yekoyesew 2. Building heaven on earth: Political rhetoric and ritual over Ghana's national cathedral Emmanuel K. Ofori-Sarpong 3. China's 'parliament building gift' to Malawi: Exploring its rationale, tensions and asymmetrical gains Innocent Batsani-Ncube 4. New homes for a new state: Foreign ideas in Ghana's public housing programmes Irene Appeaning Addo PART 2: LIVING 5. Beautiful state/ugly state: Architecture and political authority in Côte d'Ivoire Julia Gallagher and Yah Ariane Bernadette N'djoré 6. Colonial legacies in architectures of consumption: The case of Sam Levy's village in Harare Tonderai Koschke 7. Public spaces? Public goods? Reinventing Nairobi's public libraries Marie Gibert 8. The role of architecture in South African detention cases during the apartheid era Yusuf Patel PART 3: IMAGINING 9. Pan-African imaginations: The AU building and its popular imagery in Ethiopia and Nigeria Daniel Mulugeta 10. Asantean Noumena: The politics and imaginary reconstruction of the Asante Palace, Kumase Tony Yeboah 11. From prison to freedom: Overwriting the past, imagining Nigeria Laura Routley Afterword: Theorising the politics of unformal(ised) architectures Kuukuwa Manful Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner that will not only interest the advanced student but also the novice.Urban policy covers a vast field. This first volume combines chapters covering three broad themes: policy issues pertaining to the spatial aspects of the city; social and mobility issues; and issues of urban governance. The spotlight initially falls on urban structure, urban densification, the disappearing urban/rural divide, the urban economic landscape and the transformation of socialist economies. The Handbook then goes on to focus on migration, social mobility, crime, terrorism and social inequality. Finally, urban sustainability and urban governance come under the spotlight. Integration of the planning process, flexibilities in infrastructure and areas of neglect in environmental management feature strongly in this section of the Handbook. Books of this nature are often slanted in one particular direction: however, this Handbook's approach is different. Not only has the editor avoided shying away from politically sensitive issues but contributions have also been included that reflect distinct differences of opinion on politically sensitive issues - hence the volume's subtitle of 'contentious global issues'.As a Handbook, the chapters have been written not only for the advanced student and academics but also with undergraduate students in mind. The Handbook will appeal to scholars and researchers of geography and urban and development planning, demography and social science and environmental scientists for the focus on urban sustainability issues.Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: POLICY APPROACHES 1. Approaches to Urban Policymaking: A Framework B.J.L. Berry PART II: SPATIAL ECONOMIC ISSUES 2. The Debate on Sprawl and Compact Cities: Thoughts Based on the Congress of New Urbanism Charter P. Gordon and H.W. Richardson 3. Defining ‘Urban’: The Disappearing Urban–Rural Divide A.G. Champion 4. The Evolving Urban Economic Landscape: Trends in the Past and Present, from Local to Global H.S. Geyer 5. Socialist Economies in Transition: Urban Policy in China and Vietnam Y.M. Yeung and J. Shen PART III: MOBILITY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 6. Human Mobility in a Globalizing World: Urban Development Trends and Policy Implications W.A.V. Clark 7. Migration and Social Mobility in Urban Systems: National and International Trends A.J. Fielding 8. Social Exclusion and Urban Policy in European Cities: Combining ‘Northern’ and ‘Southern’ European Perspectives F. Moulaert, E. Morlicchio and L. Cavola 9. Crime and Urban Living: Conditions, Theory and Policy Options H.S. Geyer and B.A. Portnov 10. The Threat of Urban Terrorism: Observations and Policies Options H.W. Richardson and P. Gordon 11. ‘Place’ Qualities of Urban Space: Interpretations of Theory and Ideology H.S. Geyer PART IV: ISSUES OF URBAN GOVERNANCE 12. Smart Growth as ‘New’ Metropolitan Governance: Observations on US Experience G.O. Braun and J.W. Scott 13. Integrating the Planning Environment: Theory and Practice of Putting ‘Urban’ in a Regional Context G. Haughton and D. Counsell 14. Cities Mediating Technological Transitions: The Adaptability of Infrastructure and Infrastructures of Adaptability? M. Hodson and S. Marvin 15. Urban Environmental Policy in Europe: An Outline R. Evans 16. Policy Responses at the Local Sphere of Government: Complexities and Diversity J.G. Nel 17. Urban Environmental Policy in Africa: The Real Story F. Retief and N. Rossouw PART V: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 18. What Lies Ahead? A.G. Gilbert Index

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Book SynopsisUrban management is a relatively new topic, which has gained increasing importance due to a rise in urbanization and a wave of decentralization programs in recent decades. This innovative book is the first systematic treatment of the critical urban management issues facing developing countries. The volume brings together a number of theoretical approaches and practical experiences in order to study the economic and financial aspects of urban management. The author argues that urban managers have to make their cities more competitive via the new opportunities provided by decentralization, and suggests that the formulation of a development strategy and the use of elements from new public management theory will improve urban governance and service delivery. In addition, emphasis is placed on the importance of involving different stakeholders, which will lead to an integrated analysis of urban problems and, therefore, integrated solutions. Related issues such as urban environmental sustainability and the role of modern information technology are also explored in detail. The book concludes with a review of the emerging new themes at the forefront of contemporary urban management studies.This important new volume will be an essential resource for students, scholars and practitioners with an interest in urban planning, development and management.Trade Review'It is always a nice experience reading his [Meine Pieter van Dijk's] works, including this book. This important addition to the existing literature comes at the right time. . . the book is a valuable guide to those interested in understanding the dynamics of urban management.' -- M. Mahadeva, Journal of Social and Economic Development'Some of the most perplexing problems in developing countries today have their roots in the explosion of urban populations and the stresses and strains this state of affairs imposes on effective service provision. In this masterful book, Meine Pieter van Dijk provides a general framework for thinking about these problems, together with a strategic vision for resolving the predicaments that they engender.' -- Allen J. Scott, University of California, Los Angeles, US'Professor van Dijk's book gives a much needed structure to this knowledge domain. His emphasis on institutions will help practitioners, students, teachers and trainers side step the traditional public-private sector stereotypes that are frequently still deeply embedded among professionals and public administrators in developing countries. His emphasis on decentralisation and the clarification of responsibilities between stakeholders and partners will help his readers find workable new solutions that may be quite unique to their local context.' -- Chris Webster, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface PART I: OLD ISSUES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT 1. Introduction 2. New Opportunities for Urban Managers PART II: THE NEED FOR THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING AND A DEFINITION OF URBAN MANAGEMENT 3. A Theoretical Framework for Urban Management 4. What is Urban Management? 5. Methods and Tools for Urban Management PART III: EXAMPLES OF URBAN MANAGEMENT 6. Improving Urban Service Delivery: Water Sector Reform in Ethiopia and its Impacts in Addis Ababa 7. Urban Environmental Management in Cities in The Netherlands 8. Financing Options for Urban Infrastructure in India 9. The Use of Information Technology in Urban Management PART IV: CHINESE CASES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT 10. Urban Employment Promotion, the Importance of Micro and Small Enterprises 11. Urban Management in Nanjing and the Role of the IT Sector 12. Competition Based on Successful Urban Management: Pearl River Delta Versus the Yangtze River Delta PART V: NEW CHALLENGES AND EMERGING THEMES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT 13. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates how the meanings and politics of urban sustainability are being radically rethought in response to the economic downturn and the credit crunch. In this ground-breaking contribution, prominent scholars provide up to date coverage of the impacts of recent changes on key areas of urban planning, including housing, transport, and the environment, and map out core areas for future research.Trade Review"Bringing together leading scholars to discuss some of the most pressing concerns about the future condition of our cities, this exciting volume offers a necessary rethink about the challenges confronting sustainable urban development following 'the crisis', and deserves a wide readership among students, academics and policy makers." Gordon MacLeod, Durham University"Ideas of creating more sustainable cities are not new, but the economic downturn and the need for ongoing austerity measures have placed sustainability at the heart of political debates globally and within nation states. This book offers a fresh debate into the relationship between economic growth and the wider needs of societies and new insights into how places manage and cope with global crises, and questions the dominance of neo-liberal thinking." Mark Tewdwr-Jones, Bartlett School of Planning, University College LondonTable of ContentsSection 1: Introduction: The 'New' politics of sustainable urbanism; Introduction: Characterising the 'new' politics of sustainability: From managing growth to coping with crisis ~ Mike Raco and John Flint; The sustainable city: an obituary? On the future form and prospects of sustainable urbanism ~ Mark Whitehead; Sustainable communities and English spatial policy ~ Allan Cochrane; Constructions of the carbon city ~ Will Eadson; Section 2: Building the sustainable city: Policy fields, current issues and themes; The property industry and the construction of urban spaces: crisis or opportunity? ~ Tim Dixon; Emerging strategies of urban reproduction and the pursuit of low carbon cities ~ Harriet Bulkeley, Mike Hodson and Simon Marvin; Transport in a sustainable urban future ~ Iain Docherty and Jon Shaw; Understanding UK sustainable housing policy ~ Chris Pickvance; Section 3: Placing sustainability: Contexts and conflicts; Urban ecological accounting: A new calculus for planning urban parks in the era of sustainability ~ Sarah Dooling; Neighbourhood Sustainability: Residents' perceptions and perspectives ~ John Flint; Global city planning ~Peter Newman; Conclusions: Towards new politics of urban sustainability ~ John Flint and Mike Raco.

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates how the meanings and politics of urban sustainability are being radically rethought in response to the economic downturn and the credit crunch. In this ground-breaking contribution, prominent scholars provide up to date coverage of the impacts of recent changes on key areas of urban planning, including housing, transport, and the environment, and map out core areas for future research.Trade Review"Bringing together leading scholars to discuss some of the most pressing concerns about the future condition of our cities, this exciting volume offers a necessary rethink about the challenges confronting sustainable urban development following 'the crisis', and deserves a wide readership among students, academics and policy makers." Gordon MacLeod, Durham University"Ideas of creating more sustainable cities are not new, but the economic downturn and the need for ongoing austerity measures have placed sustainability at the heart of political debates globally and within nation states. This book offers a fresh debate into the relationship between economic growth and the wider needs of societies and new insights into how places manage and cope with global crises, and questions the dominance of neo-liberal thinking." Mark Tewdwr-Jones, Bartlett School of Planning, University College LondonTable of ContentsSection 1: Introduction: The 'New' politics of sustainable urbanism; Introduction: Characterising the 'new' politics of sustainability: From managing growth to coping with crisis ~ Mike Raco and John Flint; The sustainable city: an obituary? On the future form and prospects of sustainable urbanism ~ Mark Whitehead; Sustainable communities and English spatial policy ~ Allan Cochrane; Constructions of the carbon city ~ Will Eadson; Section 2: Building the sustainable city: Policy fields, current issues and themes; The property industry and the construction of urban spaces: crisis or opportunity? ~ Tim Dixon; Emerging strategies of urban reproduction and the pursuit of low carbon cities ~ Harriet Bulkeley, Mike Hodson and Simon Marvin; Transport in a sustainable urban future ~ Iain Docherty and Jon Shaw; Understanding UK sustainable housing policy ~ Chris Pickvance; Section 3: Placing sustainability: Contexts and conflicts; Urban ecological accounting: A new calculus for planning urban parks in the era of sustainability ~ Sarah Dooling; Neighbourhood Sustainability: Residents' perceptions and perspectives ~ John Flint; Global city planning ~Peter Newman; Conclusions: Towards new politics of urban sustainability ~ John Flint and Mike Raco.

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Book Synopsis'Weak market cities' across European and America, or 'core cities' as they were in their heyday, went from being 'industrial giants' dominating their national, and eventually the global, economy, to being 'devastation zones'. In a single generation three quarters of all manufacturing jobs disappeared, leaving dislocated, impoverished communities, run down city centres and a massive population exodus. So how did Europeans react? And how different was their response from America's? This book looks closely at the recovery trajectories of seven European cities from very different regions of the EU. Their dramatic decline, intense recovery efforts and actual progress on the ground underline the significance of public underpinning in times of crisis. Innovative enterprises, new-style city leadership, special neighbourhood programmes and skills development are all explored. The American experience, where cities were largely left 'to their own devices', produced a slower, more uncertain recovery trajectory. This book will provide much that is original and promising to all those wanting to understand the ground-level realities of urban change and progress.Trade Review"...this work is a scholarly and accessible exploration of the rise and fall of industrial cities, and provides useful hints on the history and future of recovery." Neil McInroy in New Start Magazine"Post-industrial cities have much in common across Europe, in both old and new member states. For this reason I am struck by five key ideas in Phoenix Cities: The timescale needed for these cities to recover is long - a whole generation: many different interventions are needed - land use, environment, social inclusion, citizen participation and responsive projects all contribute to recovery: interventions must fit together, requiring a strategic perspective and decision-making structure that guarantee the continuity of delivery for the duration: new skills are vital to people returning to employment after the collapse of traditional jobs: finally, in the 'European model' of urban recovery, public investment plays a decisive role in the renewed take-off of these cities." Sylvie Harburger, Caisse de DepôtsTable of ContentsPart one: The tale of seven cities: Introduction: what are weak market cities?; Industrial giants: emerging on the back of history; A change in direction: political turmoil and a ferment of new ideas; Neighbourhood interventions: can small scale make a difference in big cities?; Part two: Learning from 50 years of boom and bust: seven European case studies: Introduction; Leipzig; Bremen; Sheffield; Belfast; Bilbao; Torino; Saint-Étienne; Part three: Are weak market cities recovering or struggling?: Towards a recovery framework; Part four: What can European cities learn from the American experience of urban industrial decline and post-industrial recovery initiatives?: How do American weak market cities compare with Europe?; Will American cities recover?; What are the lessons for Europe?; Part five: Conclusions: What do European cities teach us?; where does the future lie?

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Book SynopsisUrban Reflections looks at how places change, the role of planners in bringing about urban change, and the public's attitudes to that change. Drawing on geographical, cinematic and photographic readings, the book offers a fresh incisive story of urban change, one that evokes both real and imagined perspectives of places and planning, and questions what role and purpose urban planning serves in the 21st century. It will interest urban and architectural historians, planners, geographers and all concerned with understanding urban planning and attitudes toward the contemporary city.Trade Review"Here's a new take on 'ciné' and 'cité' by a planning buff who appreciates the filmic potential of urban intentions and outcomes. He tracks the plot twists over the years in a drama that continues in real time - just watch it." Michael Hebbert, Professor of Town Planning, University of ManchesterTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Between recreated past and threatening future: The modern planning project: 'This new fangled planning doctrine'; 'The era of reconstruction begins' (photographic narrative); Image and representations of the modern world; Part two: A longing for the past: Narratives of uneasiness for modern cities and planning: Poetic realism: filmic planning in an era of transport modernization; 'Look at all those chimneys, that's money': urban space and social realism; 'It's like living in heaven up here!' (photographic narrative); 'The planners did their best': utilising irony and prose to protect the past; Taking a bird's-eye view: modern planning and the changing landscape; 'Planning turned out to be war by other means' (photographic narrative); Part three: In everything, accept the genius of the place: Towards a new respect for place: A multiplicity of meanings of space and place; 'A sense of beauty, culture and civic pride' (photographic narrative); Fearful symmetries: the spirit and purpose of modern planning.

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Book SynopsisUrban Reflections looks at how places change, the role of planners in bringing about urban change, and the public's attitudes to that change. Drawing on geographical, cinematic and photographic readings, the book offers a fresh incisive story of urban change, one that evokes both real and imagined perspectives of places and planning, and questions what role and purpose urban planning serves in the 21st century. It will interest urban and architectural historians, planners, geographers and all concerned with understanding urban planning and attitudes toward the contemporary city.Trade Review"Here's a new take on 'ciné' and 'cité' by a planning buff who appreciates the filmic potential of urban intentions and outcomes. He tracks the plot twists over the years in a drama that continues in real time - just watch it." Michael Hebbert, Professor of Town Planning, University of ManchesterTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Between recreated past and threatening future: The modern planning project: 'This new fangled planning doctrine'; 'The era of reconstruction begins' (photographic narrative); Image and representations of the modern world; Part two: A longing for the past: Narratives of uneasiness for modern cities and planning: Poetic realism: filmic planning in an era of transport modernization; 'Look at all those chimneys, that's money': urban space and social realism; 'It's like living in heaven up here!' (photographic narrative); 'The planners did their best': utilising irony and prose to protect the past; Taking a bird's-eye view: modern planning and the changing landscape; 'Planning turned out to be war by other means' (photographic narrative); Part three: In everything, accept the genius of the place: Towards a new respect for place: A multiplicity of meanings of space and place; 'A sense of beauty, culture and civic pride' (photographic narrative); Fearful symmetries: the spirit and purpose of modern planning.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive collection of previously published material traces the development of thought and research on land use and urban policy over the past 100 years.Through carefully selected readings, Environment, Land Use and Urban Policy charts the evolution of modern urban planning, the development of public health and the survival of the city. Key papers on planning theory and modelling form the heart of the collection together with the debates over rationality, the scientific method, social organization, Marxism and the politics of planning.Trade Review'The intelligent selection of papers in this book paints a vivid picture of the richness of planning research and practice. . . By identifying a number of important and still unresolved issues, this book is a very valuable research resource. It should also be a very useful teaching reference.' -- Jean-Daniel Saphores, Transportation Research Part A 37'. . . there is some very useful material in here. . .' -- Chris Wood, Place'. . . this is a very useful collection of essays and modern day students should appreciate finding some of the "classics" reproduced at the beginning. . .' -- David Pearce, Environment and Planning BTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements • Introduction Part I: Classic Papers 1. William Alonso (1966), ‘Cities, Planners, and Urban Renewal’ 2. Colin Clark (1958), ‘Transport – Maker and Breaker of Cities’ 3. Peter Hall (1989), ‘The Turbulent Eighth Decade: Challenges to American City Planning’ 4. David Harvey (1978), ‘On Planning the Ideology of Planning’ 5. Melvin M. Webber (1963), ‘Order in Diversity: Community Without Propinquity’ Part II: Planning Theory 6. Manuel Castells (1980), ‘Cities and Regions beyond the Crisis: Invitation to a Debate’ 7. Andreas Faludi (1983), ‘Critical Rationalism and Planning Methodology’ 8. John Friedmann and Barclay Hudson (1974), ‘Knowledge and Action: A Guide to Planning Theory’ 9. Richard E. Klosterman (1985), ‘Arguments For and Against Planning’ Part III: Modelling Approaches and Evaluation 10. Michael Batty (1989), ‘Urban Modelling and Planning: Reflections, Retrodictions and Prescriptions’ 11. N. Lee and F. Walsh (1992), ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment: An Overview’ 12. Nathaniel Lichfield (1970), ‘Evaluation Methodology of Urban and Regional Plans: A Review’ 13. Richard F. Muth (1985), ‘Models of Land-Use, Housing, and Rent: An Evaluation’ 14. R. Andrew Sayer (1976), ‘A Critique of Urban Modelling: From Regional Science to Urban and Regional Political Economy’ 15. R.H. Williams (1986), ‘E.C. Environment Policy, Land Use Planning and Pollution Control’ Part IV: Urban Policy and the Environment 16. William P. Anderson, Pavlos S. Kanaroglou and Eric J. Miller (1996), ‘Urban Form, Energy and the Environment: A Review of Issues, Evidence and Policy’ 17. Andrew Blowers (1993), ‘Environmental Policy: The Quest for Sustainable Development’ 18. John Friedmann (1989), ‘Planning, Politics, and the Environment’, Benjamin Chinitz, ‘Growth Management from an Economist’s Perspective’ and Hilda Blanco and Michael Neuman, ‘The Environment as Common Ground: Learning from Practice’ 19. Herbert Girardet (1990), ‘The Metabolism of Cities’ 20. Kevin Lynch (1961), ‘The Pattern of the Metropolls’ 21. Michael A. Toman (1994), ‘Economics and “Sustainability”: Balancing Trade-offs and Imperatives’ Part V: Sustainable Cities 22. D. Banister, S. Watson and C. Wood (1997), ‘Sustainable Cities: Transport, Energy, and Urban Form’ 23. Michael Breheny and Ralph Rookwood (1993), ‘Planning the Sustainable City Region’ 24. Scott Campbell (1996), ‘Green Cities, Growing Cities, Just Cities? Urban Planning and the Contradictions of Sustainable Development’ 25. Robert Cervero (1994), ‘Rail Transit and Joint Development: Land Market Impacts in Washington, D.C. and Atlanta’ 26. Robert Cervero and John Landis (1997), ‘Twenty Years of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System: Land Use and Development Impacts’ 27. Peter Gordon and Harry W. Richardson (1997), ‘Are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal?’ 28. Peter W.G. Newman and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy (1991), ‘Transport and Urban Form in Thirty-Two of the World’s Principal Cities’ 29. David Satterthwaite (1997), ‘Sustainable Cities or Cities that Contribute to Sustainable Development?’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisFollowing publication of the government's White Paper on cities (2000), the question of what makes some cities more successful than others has become an increasingly important policy issue. This topical book tackles this question from differing perspectives. Although previous work has explored particular facets of competitiveness, this volume is the first to do so in a systematic way that combines theory, evidence and policy implications. Bringing together leading experts on urban economic performance, it provides a new look at the issue of urban competitiveness and offers new insights into the factors that shape competitiveness.Trade Review"... this volume will undoubtedly find its way into reading lists for specialist undergraduate and postgraduate courses and will be read with interest by academics and practitioners alike." Urban Studies"... a useful contribution to the literature on urban competitiveness in that it presents interesting and new empirical material that could spark similar research outside of the United Kingdom context ... read this book." Canadian Journal of Urban Research"Acceptance that urban competitiveness is a key issue for national as well as local communities has run well ahead of understanding of what such competitiveness actually involves, both conceptually and empirically. This collection of papers represents a substantial step forward on both counts and deserves a wide readership among policy-makers as well as students." Ian Gordon, London School of EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction ~ Iain Begg; The knowledge base and the competitive city ~ William F. Lever; Linking competitiveness and cohesion ~ Martin Boddy; Competitiveness and the social fabric: links and tensions in cities ~ Gareth Potts; The property sector and its role in shaping urban competitiveness: a selective review of literature and evidence ~ Kenneth Gibb, Daniel Mackay and Michael White; Long-run trends in the competitiveness of British cities ~ Iain Begg, Barry Moore and Yener Altunbas; Dimensions of city competitiveness: Edinburgh and Glasgow in a UK context ~ Nick Bailey, Iain Docherty and Ivan Turok; Innovation and clustering in the London Metropolitan region ~ James Summie, James Sennett and Peter Wood; Locating the competitive city in England ~ Iain Deas and Benito Giodano; The enhancement of urban economic competitiveness: the case of Montreal ~ Peter Kresl; Urban networks and the new economy: the impact of clusters on planning for growth ~ Philip Cooke, Clare Davies and Rob Wilson; Policies to uncover the competitive advantages of America's distressed cities ~ Edward W. Hill and Jeremy Nowak; Managing urban development: land-use planning and city competitiveness ~ Glen Bramley and Christine Lambert; Conclusions and policy implications ~ Iain Begg.

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Book SynopsisThis book documents and assesses the core of New Labour's approach to the revitalisation of cities, that is, the revival of citizenship, democratic renewal, and the participation of communities to spear head urban change. In doing so, the book explores the meaning, and relevance, of 'community' as a focus for urban renaissance. It interrogates the conceptual and ideological content of New Labour's conceptions of community and, through the use of case studies, evaluates how far, and with what effects, such conceptions are shaping contemporary urban policy and practice. The book is an important text for students and researchers in geography, urban studies, planning, sociology, and related disciplines. It will also be of interest to officers working in local and central government, voluntary organisations, community groups, and those with a stake in seeking to enhance democracy and community involvement in urban policy and practice.Trade Review"... a valuable contribution to the urban policy literature and a helpful teaching resource." Housing Studies "... a valuable book, significant in its in-depth analysis of New Labour's use of 'community' and its practical policy outcomes and effects ... all contributors offer insights to the possibilities, problems, contradictions and challenges facing urban renaissance." Housing, Theory and Society"There is a great deal in here that will keep the reader interested not only now but also, I suspect, in years to come... In a policy area where there are relatively few empirical and reflective pieces this is a welcome and worthwhile addition to the literature." Town Planning Review, Vol. 77 (2) "... this book is a welcome addition to my shelf ... the focus on 'community', the mix of theoretical perspectives and the range of empirical findings mean that Urban renaissance? highlights the continuing (and perhaps deepening) contradictions in state intervention in our cities." Progress in Human Geography "I enjoyed this book and recommend it to readers who are looking for a thorough overview of urban policies in th Uk from an empirical and politically sensitive perspective." Journal of Housing Builts Environs"... a valuable contribution to the urban policy literature and a helpful teaching resource." Housing StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Part One: New Labour and the turn to community regeneration: Community and the changing nature of urban policy ~ Rob Imrie and Mike Raco; Social capital, regeneration and urban policy ~ Ade Kearns; Visions of 'urban renaissance': the Urban Task Force report and the Urban White Paper ~ Loretta Lees; Part Two: Community involvement in urban policy: Strategic, multilevel neighbourhood regeneration: an outward-looking approach at last? ~ Annette Hastings; Addressing urban social exclusion through community involvement in urban regeneration ~ Rob Atkinson; Community at the heart? Community action and urban policy in the UK ~ Peter North; Cultural justice and addressing 'social exclusion': a case study of a Single Regeneration Budget project in Blackbird Leys, Oxford ~ Zoë Morrison; Disability and the discourses of the Single Regeneration Budget ~ Claire Edwards; Citizenship, community and participation in small towns: a case study of regeneration partnerships ~ Bill Edwards, Mark Goodwin and Michael Woods; Economy, equity or empowerment? New Labour, communities and urban policy evaluation ~ Stuart Wilks-Heeg; Part Three: The future of community in urban policy: The new urban policy: towards empowerment or incorporation? The practice of urban policy ~ Allan Cochrane; New Labour, community and the future of Britain's urban renaissance ~ Mike Raco.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides, in a single volume, a review of the findings of the largest ever programme of cities research in the UK, the Economic and Social Research Council's 'Cities: Competitiveness and Cohesion programme'. Leading experts present the findings of this wide-ranging programme organised around themes of competitiveness, social cohesion and the role of policy and governance. The book develops our understanding of key processes, issues and concepts critical to cities and urban change and examines a large body of evidence on a wide range of policy issues at the heart of current debates about the performance of cities and the prospects for urban renaissance. City matters is essential reading for all policy makers, practitioners, analysts and academics with an interest or involvement in urban issues.Trade Review"... a storehouse of delights. There is something here to inform most observers of regeneration." Regeneration & Renewal"... illuminating and thought-provoking. There is much research presented here that warrants serious examination and assessment." Environment and Planning A"City matters presents the results of the most important study programme ever conducted to examine British cities. The authors are the leading authorities in their fields, and they place their findings within a broad theoretical and analytic framework. This is essential reading for anyone concerned about the condition of urban Britain and indeed about urban processes in general." Susan S. Fainstein, Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia University, New York, USATable of ContentsIntroduction Michael Parkinson and Martin Boddy; Part One: Competitiveness, cohesion and urban governance: Sources of city prosperity and cohesion: the case of Glasgow and Edinburgh Ivan Turok, Nick Bailey, Rowland Atkinson, Glen Bramley, Iain Docherty, Ken Gibb, Robina Goodlad, Annette Hastings, Keith Kintrea, Karryn Kirk, Joe Leibovitz, Bill Lever, Jimmy Morgan and Ronan Paddison; Reinventing cities in a restructuring region? The rhetoric and reality of renaissance in Liverpool and Manchester Alan Harding, Iain Deas, Richard Evans and Stuart Wilks-Heeg; Competitiveness and cohesion in a prosperous city-region: the case of Bristol Martin Boddy, Keith Bassett, Shaun French, Ron Griffiths, Christine Lambert, Andrew Leyshon, Ian Smith, Murray Stewart and Nigel Thrift; London: competitiveness, cohesion and the policy environment Ian Gordon, Belinda Brown, Nick Buck, Peter Hall, Michael Harloe, Mark Kleinman, Karen O'Reilly, Gareth Potts, Laura Smethurst and Jo Sparkes; Part Two: Competitiveness and urban change: Urban growth and competitiveness in Britain: a long-run perspective Barry Moore and Iain Begg; Migration, residential preferences and the changing environment of cities Tony Champion and Tania Fisher; Cities are not isolated states Paul Cheshire, Stefano Magrini, Francesca Medda and Vassilis Monastirotis; Part Three: Competitiveness, innovation and the knowledge economy: Competitiveness as cohesion: social capital and the knowledge economy Philip Cooke; Innovation clusters and competitive cities in the UK and Europe James Simmie; Part Four: Housing, property and economic performance: The role of housing in city economic performance Geoffrey Meen and Mark Andrew; Economic structures, urban responses: framing and negotiating urban property development Simon Guy and John Henneberry; Part Five: Space, place and social cohesion: Does spatial concentration of disadvantage contribute to social exclusion? Nick Buck and Ian Gordon; The 'good' suburb as an urban asset in enhancing a city's competitiveness Peter Halfpenny, Nadia Joanne Britton, Fiona Devine and Rosemary Mellor; The middle class and the future of London Tim Butler; Part Six: Ethnicity, enterprise and social cohesion: Whose hidden assets? Inner-city potential for social cohesion and economic competitiveness Jo Foord and Norman Ginsburg; Ethnic enterprise in an inner-city context: the case of the independent restaurant sector in Birmingham Trevor Jones, Tahir Abbas and Monder Ram; Youth employment, racialised gendering and school-work transitions Sophie Bowlby, Sally Lloyd Evans and Clare Roche; Part Seven: Leadership, governance and social capital: Leadership and partnership in urban governance: evidence from London, Bristol and Glasgow David Sweeting, Robin Hambleton, Chris Huxham, Murray Stewart and Siv Vangen; 'Pathways to integration': tackling social exclusion on Merseyside Richard Meegan; Voluntary organisations and the generation of social capital in city politics Gerry Stoker, Graham Smith, William Maloney and Stephen Young; Conclusions: Competitiveness, cohesion and urban governance Martin Boddy and Michael Parkinson.

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Book SynopsisThis report charts a supportive project which linked four diverse regeneration programmes in different parts of the UK. By working closely together at all levels, the groups involved in the project improved their strategic understanding and operational approaches. The report highlights the key practical themes of successful regeneration - what works and where - and effective ways of learning from the experiences of others. Best practice in regeneration presents practical options for achieving: · diverse and flexible patterns of housing ownership, standards and tenure to retain stable communities; · residents who are committed to the area as a whole, not just to their own home; · community and economic development to build and sustain local capacity; · partnership working between and within organisations.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Scope; Process; Interventions: Part 1- The Joseph Rowntree Foundation menu; Interventions: Part 2 - Participants' issues; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisAll over Europe post-Second World War large-scale housing estates face physical, economic, social and cultural problems. This book presents the key findings of a major EU-funded research programme into the restructuring of twenty-nine large-scale housing estates in Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern Europe. Policy and practice between and within the ten countries studied - UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, and France - is compared. While existing literature focuses on the negative aspects of large-scale housing estates, this book starts from the premise that the estates can be transformed into attractive places to live and focuses on the possibilities of sustainability and renewal through social, physical and policy actions. Specifically, the book explains the origins and nature of contemporary problems on the estates; examines which policy objectives, measures and processes have had the greatest impact; assesses and compares a wide range of local, regional and national initiatives; discusses current ideas and philosophies, such as 'place making' and 'collaborative planning' that are likely to influence future policy and practice and provides good practice guidance for neighbourhood sustainability and renewal. Written by a multi-national team of experts and drawing on original fieldwork, the book provides unique comparative insights into the present and future position of large-scale housing estates in Europe. Restructuring large-scale housing estates in Europe is an invaluable resource for a wide audience of academics, researchers, students and policy makers in the fields of housing, urban studies, community studies, regeneration, planning and social policy.Trade Review"I am convinced that this will be a well used book, and deservedly so. The issues that are explored here, not to mention the richness of the empirical material that is provided, will be of interest to policy makers, community activists and students at undergraduate and postgraduate level across a range of social and public policy, urban sociology and built environment courses and elsewhere." Social PolicyTable of ContentsRestructuring large housing estates in European cities: an introduction ~ Karien Dekker, Stephen Hall, Ronald van Kempen and Iván Tosics; Large housing estates in Europe: a contemporary overview ~ Karien Dekker and Ronald van Kempen; Place making and large estates: theory and practice ~ Stephen Hall and Rob Rowlands; Large housing estates in their historical context ~ Stephen Hall, Alan Murie and Thomas Knorr-Siedow; Privitisation and after ~ Alan Murie, Iván Tosics, Manuel Aalbers, Richard Sendi and Barbara Cernic Mali; Tackling social cohesion in ethnically diverse estates ~ Karien Dekker and Rob Rowlands; Social mix and social perspectives in post-war housing estates ~ Roger Andersson and Sako Musterd; On physical determinism and displacement effects ~ Sako Musterd and Wim Ostendorf; Who leaves Sweden's large housing estates? ~ Asa Brama and Roger Andersson; Demolition of large housing estates: an overview ~ Fatiha Belmessous, Franck Chignier-Riboulon, Nicole Commercon and Marcus Zepf; Building partnerships in Spanish and Italian regeneration processes ~ Silvia Mugnano, Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway and Teresa Tapada-Berteli ~ Local participation in Spain and the Netherlands ~ Ellen van Beckhoven, Brechtje van Boxmeer and Lidia Garcia Ferrando; Fighting unemployment on large housing estates: an example from Sweden ~ Lars Pettersson and Eva Oresjo; Feelings of insecurity and young people in housing estates ~ Manuel Aalbers, Agnieszka Bielewska, Franck Chignier-Riboulon and Anna Guszcza; Restructuring large housing estates: does gender matter? ~ Christiane Droste, Irene Molina and Francesca Zajczyk; Knowledge management and enhanced policy application ~ Thomas Knorr-Siedow and Iván Tosics; Conclusions ~ Stephen Hall, Ronald van Kempen, Iván Tosics and Karien Dekker.

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Book Synopsis"Disadvantaged by where you live?" distils lessons from work on neighbourhoods carried out within the Cities Research Centre of the University of the West of England over the past seven years. It offers a major contribution to academic debates on the neighbourhood both as a sphere of governance and as a point of public service delivery under New Labour since 1997. The book explores how 'the neighbourhood' has been used in policy in the UK; what the 'appropriate contribution' of neighbourhood governance is and how this relates to concepts of multi-level governance; the tensions that are visible at the neighbourhood level and what this tells us about wider governance issues. The book explores and reflects on the notion of neighbourhood governance from a variety of perspectives that reflect the unique depth and breadth of the Centre's research programme. Neighbourhood governance is examined in relation to: multi-level governance and city-regions; local government; mainstreaming; cross-national differences in neighbourhood policy; community and civil society; diversity; different conceptions of democracy; and, evaluation and learning. In doing so, the book identifies useful conceptual tools for analysing the present and future contribution of policy to neighbourhoods.Trade Review"This timely book, written by a strong expert team and combining theoretical insights with experience from practice, will tell you all you've ever wanted to know about neighbourhood governance." Mike Geddes, University of WarwickTable of ContentsIntroduction; of neighbourhoods and governance ~ Eileen Lepine, Ian Smith and Marilyn Taylor; Theories of 'neighbourhood' in urban policy ~ Helen Sullivan and Marylyn Taylor; Neighbourhood as a new focus for action in the urban policies of West European states ~ Rob Atkinson and Laurence Carmichael; Under construction - the city-region and the neighbourhood: new actors in a system of multi-level governance? ~ Rob Atkinson; More local than local government: the relationship between local government and the neighbourhood agenda ~ Eileen Lepine and Helen Sullivan; Neighbourhoods, democracy and citizenship ~ Joanna Howard and David Sweeting; Community leadership cycles and neighbourhood governance ~ Derrick Purdue; Neighbourhood governance and diversity: the diverse neighbourhood ~ Yasminah Beebeejaun and Lucy Grimshaw; Mainstreaming and neighbourhood governance: the importance of process, power and partnership ~ Ian Smith, Joanna Howard and Laura Evans; Evaluation, knowledge and learning in neighbourhood governance: the case of the New Deal for Communities ~ Lucy Grimshaw and Ian Smith; The future of neighbourhoods in urban policy ~ Eileen Lepine, Ian Smith and Marilyn Taylor.

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Book Synopsis"Disadvantaged by where you live?" distils lessons from work on neighbourhoods carried out within the Cities Research Centre of the University of the West of England over the past seven years. It offers a major contribution to academic debates on the neighbourhood both as a sphere of governance and as a point of public service delivery under New Labour since 1997. The book explores how 'the neighbourhood' has been used in policy in the UK; what the 'appropriate contribution' of neighbourhood governance is and how this relates to concepts of multi-level governance; the tensions that are visible at the neighbourhood level and what this tells us about wider governance issues. The book explores and reflects on the notion of neighbourhood governance from a variety of perspectives that reflect the unique depth and breadth of the Centre's research programme. Neighbourhood governance is examined in relation to: multi-level governance and city-regions; local government; mainstreaming; cross-national differences in neighbourhood policy; community and civil society; diversity; different conceptions of democracy; and, evaluation and learning. In doing so, the book identifies useful conceptual tools for analysing the present and future contribution of policy to neighbourhoods.Trade Review"This timely book, written by a strong expert team and combining theoretical insights with experience from practice, will tell you all you've ever wanted to know about neighbourhood governance." Mike Geddes, University of WarwickTable of ContentsIntroduction; of neighbourhoods and governance ~ Eileen Lepine, Ian Smith and Marilyn Taylor; Theories of 'neighbourhood' in urban policy ~ Helen Sullivan and Marylyn Taylor; Neighbourhood as a new focus for action in the urban policies of West European states ~ Rob Atkinson and Laurence Carmichael; Under construction - the city-region and the neighbourhood: new actors in a system of multi-level governance? ~ Rob Atkinson; More local than local government: the relationship between local government and the neighbourhood agenda ~ Eileen Lepine and Helen Sullivan; Neighbourhoods, democracy and citizenship ~ Joanna Howard and David Sweeting; Community leadership cycles and neighbourhood governance ~ Derrick Purdue; Neighbourhood governance and diversity: the diverse neighbourhood ~ Yasminah Beebeejaun and Lucy Grimshaw; Mainstreaming and neighbourhood governance: the importance of process, power and partnership ~ Ian Smith, Joanna Howard and Laura Evans; Evaluation, knowledge and learning in neighbourhood governance: the case of the New Deal for Communities ~ Lucy Grimshaw and Ian Smith; The future of neighbourhoods in urban policy ~ Eileen Lepine, Ian Smith and Marilyn Taylor.

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Book SynopsisRural policy has presented some of the most difficult and unexpected challenges to the New Labour government. From the Foot and Mouth crisis to the rise of the Countryside Alliance, from farm protests to concerns about rural crime, rural issues have frequently seized headlines and formed the basis of organized opposition to the government. Yet, the same government, elected with a record number of rural MPs, has also proactively sought to reform rural policy. This book critically reviews and analyses the development and implementation of New Labour's rural policies since 1997. It explores the factors shaping the evolution and form of New Labour's rural agenda, and assesses the impact of specific policies. Contributions examine discursive restructuring of the rural policy agenda, the institutional reforms and effects of devolution, the key political debates and challenges around hunting, agricultural reform, Foot and Mouth, housing development and the 'right to roam', and review policy developments with respect to crime, social exclusion and employment in the countryside, rural community governance and national parks. "New Labour's Countryside" will be of interest to students of contemporary British politics and of rural studies, and to anyone involved in the government and politics of the countryside.Trade Review"This is a timely volume from a distinguished group of scholars which focuses on an area of study that is often marginalised......The scope of the book is impressive.....It can be recommneded for the bookshelves of any scholar with an interest in this field and should also be of interest to students and a far wider community of people concerned with UK public policy issues". Political Studies Review"Highly readable, thought provoking and, at times, provocative. This is a key starting place for up-to-date, quality assessments of recent rural policy issues in the UK." Keith Hoggart, Professor of Geography, King's College LondonTable of ContentsPart one: Contexts and political strategies: New Labour's countryside ~ Michael Woods; Rethinking rural policy under New Labour ~ Neil Ward; Rural governance, devolution and policy delivery ~ Mark Goodwin; New Labour's countryside in international perspective ~ Mark Shucksmith; Part two: The key debates: The foot and mouth crisis ~ Michael Winter; Hunting: New Labour success or New Labour failure? ~ Michael Woods; Planning and development in the countryside ~ Nick Gallent; Countryside access and the 'right to roam' under New Labour: nothing to CRoW about? ~ Gavin Parker; Agricultural policy ~ Alan Greer; Part three: Policies for the rural economy, society and environment: Rural community development and governance ~ Graham Gardner; New Labour, poverty and welfare in rural England ~ Paul Milbourne; Policing policy and policy policing: directions in rural policing under New Labour ~ Richard Yarwood; Twenty-first century employment and training in the countryside? The rural 'New Deal' experience ~ Suzie Watkin and Martin Jones; National Parks and the governance of the rural environment ~ Nicola Thompson; Part four: Conclusion: Beyond New Labour's countryside ~ Michael Woods.

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Book SynopsisEkurhuleni - The Making of an Urban Region is the first academic work to provide an historical account and explanation of the development of this extended region to the east of Johannesburg since its origins at the end of the nineteenth century. From the time of the discovery of gold and coal until the turn of the twenty-first century, the region comprised a number of distinctive towns, all with their own histories. In 2000, these towns were amalgamated into a single metropolitan area, but, unlike its counterparts across the country, it does not cohere around a single identity. Drawing on a significant body of academic work as well as original research by the authors, the book traces and examines some of the salient historical strands that constituted what was formerly known as the East Rand and suggests that, notwithstanding important differences between towns and the racial fragmentation generated by apartheid, the region’s history contains significant common features. Arguably, its centrality as a major mining area and then as the country’s engineering heartland gave Ekurhuleni an overarching distinctive economic character.Table of ContentsOrigins and early days; Class struggle; Black Ekurhuleni, 1890-1927; Ekurhuleni's insubordinate women, 1918-1945; Social worlds and social strains in industrialising Ekurhuleni; Squatter camps and immigrant culture; Politics; Consolidating apartheid and the black response; Making of a modern economy; Reshaping the urban landscape; The student movement of 1976; Ekurhuleni and the struggle against apartheid; A time of insurrection; Politics of the stalemate; The politics of transition; City of fragments; Informal and contentious city.

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Book SynopsisAs the dynamo of South Africa’s economy, Johannesburg commands a central position in the nation’s imagination, and scholars throughout the world monitor the city as an exemplar of urbanity in the global South.This richly illustrated study offers detailed empirical analyses of changes in the city’s physical space, as well as a host of chapters on the character of specific neighbourhoods and the social identities being forged within them. Informing all of these is a consideration of underlying economic, social and political processes shaping the wider Gauteng region.A mix of respected academics, practising urban planners and experienced policymakers offer compelling overviews of the rapid and complex spatial developments that have taken place in Johannesburg since the end of apartheid, along with tantalising glimpses into life on the streets and behind the high walls of this diverse city.The book has three sections. Section A provides an overview of macro spatial trends and the policies that have infl uenced them. Section B explores the shaping of the city at district and suburban level, revealing the peculiarity of processes in different areas. This analysis elucidates thelarger trends, while identifying shifts that are not easily detected at the macro level. Section C is an assembly of chapters and short vignettes that focus on the interweaving of place and identity at a micro level.With empirical data supported by new data sets including the 2011 Census, the city’s Development Planning and Urban Management Department’s information system, and Gauteng City-Region Observatory’s substantial archive, the book is an essential reference for planning practitioners, urban geographers, sociologists, and social anthropologists, among others.Table of ContentsCartography Section A: The Macro Trends Chapter 1 Materialities, subjectivities and spatial transformation in Johannesburg - Philip Harrison, Graeme Gotz, Alison Todes and Chris Wray Chapter 2 The ‘thin oil of urbanisation’? Spatial change in Johannesburg and the Gauteng city-region - Graeme Gotz, Chris Wray and Brian Mubiwa Chapter 4 The impact of policy and strategic spatial planning - Alison Todes Chapter 9 Public housing in Johannesburg - Sarah Charlton Section B: Area based Transformations Chapter 14 The wrong side of the mining belt? Spatial transformations and identities in Johannesburg’s southern suburbs - Philip Harrison and Tanya Zack Chapter 16 Kliptown: Resilience and despair in the face of a hundred years of planning - Hilton Judin, Naomi Roux and Tanya Zack Section C: Spatial Identities Chapter 23 Footprints of Islam in Johannesburg - Yasmeen Dinath, Yusuf Patel and Rashid Seedat Chapter 26 The Central Methodist Church - Christa Kuljian Chapter 29 Phantoms of the past, spectres of the present: Chinese space in Johannesburg - Philip Harrison, Khangelani Moyo and Yan Yang Chapter 30 The notice - Caroline Wanjiku Kihato Chapter 32 Waste pickers/informal recyclers - Sarah Charlton Contributors Photographic credits Acronyms List of plates List of figures List of tables

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Book SynopsisIn a world where the built environment seems ever more shaped by invisible market forces, where modern architecture can seem to dissolve into a generic void, sometimes it takes a very special person to make a difference. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was Mayor of London from 2008 until 2016, during which time he took a remarkably keen interest in the built environment, commissioning, guiding, and shaping all manner of different projects. With his achievements he showed us all that massive privilege, leaping ambition, no concern for detail and a wasp's attention span needn't hold you back when it comes to creating terrible architecture. Nincompoopolis examines the built legacy of Johnson's tenure, from his embarrassing follies to the folly of his policies, and wonders if there's anything that can be learned from letting someone like him have a go at one the world's great cities.

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Book SynopsisThe same institutions that enabled China’s massive urbanization and spurred its economic growth now require further reform and innovation.To address the issues facing the next phase of the nation’s transformation, the National New Urbanization Plan (2014–20) set ambitious targets for sustainable, human-centered, and environmentally friendly urbanization. This volume explores the key institutional and governance challenges China will face in reaching those goals. Its policy-focused contributions from leading social scientists in the United States and China explore aspects of urbanization ranging from migration and labor markets to agglomeration economies, land finance, affordable housing, and education policy. Subjects covered in the eleven chapters include:·Institutional problems leading to fiscal pressures on local governments and unequal provision of social services to migrant families·The history of land financing and threats to its sustainability·The difficulty of sorting out property rights in rural China·How administrative redistricting has allowed the urbanization of geographical administrative places to outpace the urbanization of populations within those areas·How the hukou system may not be the sole, or even primary, mechanism restricting migrants from public goods, such as their childrens’ education ·Whether the nation’s food security is threatened by its ongoing urbanization·The current state of the provision of low-income housing, and future challenges

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Book SynopsisDigital information and data flows permeate every aspect of our society. Within this context, design extensively avails itself of the technological bounty of advanced digital tools. Yet beyond these tools, the fluidity of digital information and the seemingly immaterial nature of communication dominate most discussions. Understanding the contemporary networks of information and communication as inherently geographic, Geographies of Information attempts to realign design’s relationship to information and communication technologies (ICTs) by expounding on their multiscalar complexities and contextual intricacies. From the impact of digital social media on political action and the rise of predictive technologies in speculative real estate to new ways of mapping temporal conditions of a site and the evolving role of information in how designers see, understand, and act on space, ICTs exert critical influence. This issue of New Geographies examines the forms, imprints, places, and territories of ICTs through spatially grounded and nuanced accounts of the hybrid conditions that ICTs generate, the scales at which they operate, and how this production of space is manifested in both advanced and emerging economies.

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Book SynopsisThe Harvard GSD Aecom Project on China was a three-year research and design project premised on two fundamental ambitions: recuperating an idea of the city and pursuing alternative forms of urbanization in response to the challenges posed by the developmental city in China. The former treats the project of the city as a cultural, political, and aesthetic act; the latter views the city as a site for urbanization, articulated through architecture, landscape, and infrastructure. This endeavor is analytical and propositional in equal measure. Each year, the Project on China focused on a theoretical problem and practical challenge posed by the model of the developmental city in China, using a particular city as an exemplar: the megaplot with Xiamen as a case study; the future of the city in city-regions and the effects of cross-border urbanization, with Macau as the paradigm; and the status of the countryside in the context of state-driven initiatives to urbanize rural areas. Common Frameworks brings together design projects from a sixteen-week studio over three years, with research and writings on cultural, political, and historical aspects of the city. It presents a critical reflection on the developmental city and the recent hyper-rapid urbanization in China.

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Book SynopsisBlue Dunes chronicles the design of artificial barrier islands developed to protect the Mid-Atlantic region of North America in the face of climate change. It narrates the complex, and sometimes contradictory, research agenda of an unlikely team of analysts, architects, ecologists, engineers, physicists, and planners addressing extreme weather and sea level rise within the practical limitations of science, politics, and economics.Trade ReviewThe primary strength of this edited volume is the treatment of the complexity resulting from the combination of experts with such disparate backgrounds, including design, coastal oceanographic modeling, risk modeling, coastal ecology, planning, economics, and others. * Choice *Highly detailed, interdisciplinary, and technically complex, Blue Dunes also manages to be a rather beautiful book. . . . But most important of all, it is a window into the types of engineering and scientific ingenuity, not to mention political and economic will, that will be necessary to guard against the effects of climate change. -- Ray Bert * Civil Engineering *Table of ContentsI. Introduction Jesse M. Keenan 1. Hurricane Sandy and Extreme Weather Events 2. Rebuild by Design and the Genesis of Blue Dunes 3. Benchmark for Experimentation 4. Conceptualizing Climate Change: Mitigation, Resilience and Adaptation 5. Stakeholder Engagement and the Public Dialogue 6. From Plan to Lesson Plan II. Design Perspectives 1. At the Scale of the Problem Adriaan Geuze & Lauren Micir 2. Too Big to Fail: Mathematical Models vs. Observational Models Kate John-Alder 3. Engaging Design Claire Weisz III.Toward a New Methodology 1. Introduction to the Project Claire Weisz 2. Precedents: Competitions, Exhibitions and Plans Claire Weisz & Justine Shapiro-Kline 3. Precedents: Redefining Parameters by Design i. Coastal Hazards and Mitigation Tools Thomas Herrington ii. Beneficial Use of Dredge Edgar Westerhof iii. Existing Barrier Island Study Mapping Justine Shapiro-Kline iv. Coastal Protection via Offshore Wind Farms: A Transformative Idea Alan Blumberg & Cristina L. Archer 4. Hydrodynamics and Coastal Ecologies i. Computational Modeling Alan Blumberg & Sergey Vinogradov ii. Marine Coastal Mapping Jesse M. Keenan iii. MARCO and Marine Spatial Planning Olaf Jensen 5. Economic and Development Research i. Catastrophic Risk Engineering Andrew Kao ii. Estimated Loss Reduction Mapping Andrew Kao iii. Economic and Financing Considerations Kei Hayashi iv. Cost-Benefit Analysis Kei Hayashi v. Implementation Strategy Jesse M. Keenan, Alan Blumberg & Edgar Westerhof 6. Participatory and Stakeholder Research Claire Weisz, Alan Blumberg & Jesse M. Keenan IV.The Blue Dunes Proposal V. Reflections: Mainstreaming Regional Adaptation Jesse M. Keenan & Claire Weisz 1. Political Economy of Adaptation 2. Design and Planning 3. Perils and Progress Appendix List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Bibliography Index Acknowledgements Credits

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Book SynopsisOver half the world’s population lives in urban regions, and increasingly disasters are of great concern to city dwellers, policymakers, and builders. However, disaster risk is also of great interest to corporations, financiers, and investors. Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. It is about how cities live and profit from the threat of sinkholes, garbage, and fire. Risky Cities is not simply about post-catastrophe profiteering. This book focuses on the way in which disaster capitalism has figured out ways to commodify environmental bads and manage risks. Notably, capitalist city-building results in the physical transformation of nature. This necessitates risk management strategies –such as insurance, environmental assessments, and technocratic mitigation plans. As such capitalists redistribute risk relying on short-term fixes to disaster risk rather than address long-term vulnerabilities. Trade Review"Fu offers a theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of how disaster capitalism and unsustainable urban development transforms environmental bads into economically valuable goods. These transformations have devastating consequences, further exacerbating social and environmental inequities in a highly urbanized and warming world. Risky Cities is essential reading for anyone with interests in urban political economy, environmental social science, and global studies." -- Andrew Jorgenson * Professor of Sociology, Boston College *"I see Risky Cities becoming the landmark work on how ‘everyday’ urban risks are produced and then commodified—and what we might do to arrest this process." -- Tim Haney * Board of Governors Research Chair in Resilience & Sustainability, Mount Royal University, Calgary *"Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. It is about how cities live and profit from the threat of sinkholes, garbage, and fire. Risky Cities is not simply about post-catastrophe profiteering. This book focuses on the way in which disaster capitalism has figured out ways to commodify environmental bads and manage risks. Notably, capitalist city-building results in the physical transformation of nature." * ASA Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Living with Disaster & Capitalism Chapter 2: Sinkholes and the Risky Foundations of Cities Chapter 3: The Logistical Nightmare of Trash & Urban Nature Chapter 4: Fire, the Wildland-Urban Interface, and Feedback Loops Chapter 5: Assessing and Managing Risk Conclusion: Regenerative Urbanism References Index

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Book SynopsisOver half the world’s population lives in urban regions, and increasingly disasters are of great concern to city dwellers, policymakers, and builders. However, disaster risk is also of great interest to corporations, financiers, and investors. Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. It is about how cities live and profit from the threat of sinkholes, garbage, and fire. Risky Cities is not simply about post-catastrophe profiteering. This book focuses on the way in which disaster capitalism has figured out ways to commodify environmental bads and manage risks. Notably, capitalist city-building results in the physical transformation of nature. This necessitates risk management strategies –such as insurance, environmental assessments, and technocratic mitigation plans. As such capitalists redistribute risk relying on short-term fixes to disaster risk rather than address long-term vulnerabilities. Trade Review"Fu offers a theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of how disaster capitalism and unsustainable urban development transforms environmental bads into economically valuable goods. These transformations have devastating consequences, further exacerbating social and environmental inequities in a highly urbanized and warming world. Risky Cities is essential reading for anyone with interests in urban political economy, environmental social science, and global studies." -- Andrew Jorgenson * Professor of Sociology, Boston College *"I see Risky Cities becoming the landmark work on how ‘everyday’ urban risks are produced and then commodified—and what we might do to arrest this process." -- Tim Haney * Board of Governors Research Chair in Resilience & Sustainability, Mount Royal University, Calgary *"Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. It is about how cities live and profit from the threat of sinkholes, garbage, and fire. Risky Cities is not simply about post-catastrophe profiteering. This book focuses on the way in which disaster capitalism has figured out ways to commodify environmental bads and manage risks. Notably, capitalist city-building results in the physical transformation of nature." * ASA Environmental Sociology Section Newsletter *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Living with Disaster & Capitalism Chapter 2: Sinkholes and the Risky Foundations of Cities Chapter 3: The Logistical Nightmare of Trash & Urban Nature Chapter 4: Fire, the Wildland-Urban Interface, and Feedback Loops Chapter 5: Assessing and Managing Risk Conclusion: Regenerative Urbanism References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights current concepts of Social Urbanism, the contemporary set of multiple and interdisciplinary urban studies that have emerged mainly from the complex realities of Latin American cities. The discussion that follows places special emphasis on public land policy and the innovative urban instruments developed in that region to promote social and territorial inclusion. Critical reflections throughout the pages of this book shed light into the local context of each case-study in order to understand their specific set of challenges and opportunities. Relevant lessons are extracted from the three cities here analyzed, the medium-scale city of Medellin, the large-scale city of Bogota, and the megacity of Sao Paulo, as well as from local innovative experiences in Argentina and Uruguay. These cities underwent promising transformation processes over two decades, applying planning and financing instruments of land policy which have produced significant shifts in the urban development paradigm in the region. The quest for social inclusion has emerged as the common denominator in these cities, awakening growing interest across several fields of urban studies, from public policies and city management to urban law, city financing, urban development, and innovative community participation processes. The book brings implications on urban land policy for transition cities in the Global South. The question of social inclusion in Global South cities is however far from being solved; the analysis presented in this book shows advances and hope, besides a long path still ahead, which can only be faced through a continuous and challenging incremental process. May this book be an incremental step.Table of ContentsPreface PART I: Concepts and Context 1. Social Urbanism in Latin America PART II: Cases 2. Medellin 3. Bogota 4. Sao Paulo PART III: Instruments of Planning, Promotion and Financing 5. Instruments of Planning and Promotion 6. Instruments of Financing Conclusion Notes

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights current concepts of Social Urbanism, the contemporary set of multiple and interdisciplinary urban studies that have emerged mainly from the complex realities of Latin American cities. The discussion that follows places special emphasis on public land policy and the innovative urban instruments developed in that region to promote social and territorial inclusion. Critical reflections throughout the pages of this book shed light into the local context of each case-study in order to understand their specific set of challenges and opportunities. Relevant lessons are extracted from the three cities here analyzed, the medium-scale city of Medellin, the large-scale city of Bogota, and the megacity of Sao Paulo, as well as from local innovative experiences in Argentina and Uruguay. These cities underwent promising transformation processes over two decades, applying planning and financing instruments of land policy which have produced significant shifts in the urban development paradigm in the region. The quest for social inclusion has emerged as the common denominator in these cities, awakening growing interest across several fields of urban studies, from public policies and city management to urban law, city financing, urban development, and innovative community participation processes. The book brings implications on urban land policy for transition cities in the Global South. The question of social inclusion in Global South cities is however far from being solved; the analysis presented in this book shows advances and hope, besides a long path still ahead, which can only be faced through a continuous and challenging incremental process. May this book be an incremental step.Table of ContentsPreface PART I: Concepts and Context 1. Social Urbanism in Latin America PART II: Cases 2. Medellin 3. Bogota 4. Sao Paulo PART III: Instruments of Planning, Promotion and Financing 5. Instruments of Planning and Promotion 6. Instruments of Financing Conclusion Notes

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses urban planning and regional development practices in the twentieth century, and ways in which they are currently being transformed. It addresses questions such as: What are the factors affecting planning dynamics at local, regional, national and global scales? With the push to adopt a market paradigm in land development and infrastructure, the relationship between resource management, sustainable development and the role of governance has been transformed. Centralized planning is giving way to privatization, not only in the traditional regions but also in newly emerging regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Further, attempts are being made to bring planning related decision-making closer to the people who are most affected by it. Presenting a collection of studies from scholars around the world and highlighting recent advances in the field, the book is a valuable reference guide for those engaged in urban transformations, whether as graduate students, researchers, practitioners or policymakers. Trade Review“The book will certainly be of great value to students, researchers, and policymakers, as claimed by its blurb. Herein, students will get conversant with the latest in the field of urban and regional planning as impacting on development, researchers will be enthused to pursue projects on all-inclusive transformation of cities and regions, and policymakers will be sensitised to finding answers to the dilemmas over what to do or not to do.” (Gopal Krishan, Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 56 (28), July, 2021)“The editors have accomplished a great job and have done the discipline a great service by bringing together such a powerful collection of writings and by organizing them so meaningfully. The book certainly adds to the existing body of literatures in the subject of urban and regional planning and development. It will benefit students, scholars, and professionals.” (Srikumar Chattopadhyay, Transactions, Vol. 42 (2), 2020)Table of ContentsUrban and Regional Planning and Development: Introduction and Overview.- Frank J. Costa: Professional Career and Contributions.- Regional Development and Planning.- Forty Years of Urban and Regional Development and Planning in China.- Urban and Regional Development and Planning in India’s Five Year Plans: Patterns and Emerging Policy Issues.- South African Urban Planning in the 20th and 21st Centuries – Continuities between the Apartheid and Democratic eras?.- A Reappraisal of Spatial Planning in Botswana.- What and Where are We Tweeting about Black Friday?.- Remaking ‘Urban’ in 21st Century Neoliberal India.- Confronting Styles and Scales: Normative vs. Participative Planning in a Twentieth-Century Colonial Setting.- Structural Gaps within a Country: The Socio-Economic Development of Cities in Ecuador.- Exploring Urban Dynamics in the Network Space.- Spatiotemporal Analysis of Shooting-Arrest Interaction in Houston.- Ecological Regional Planning: An Approach of the Protected Areas and the Environmental Services in Costa Rica.- Remaking ‘Urban’ in 21st Century Neoliberal India.- Confronting Styles and Scales: Normative vs. Participative Planning in a Twentieth-Century Colonial Setting.- Structural Gaps within a Country: The Socio-Economic Development of Cities in Ecuador.- Exploring Urban Dynamics in the Network Space.- Spatiotemporal Analysis of Shooting-Arrest Interaction in Houston.- What and Where are We Tweeting about Black Friday?.- Geographies of Indian Women’s Everyday Public Safety.- Land Use Change Outside Dhaka Metropolitan Area: An Analysis of Factors from Physical, Socio-Economic and Institutional Perspectives.- Consequences of Unplanned Growth: A Case Study of Metropolitan Hyderabad.- Slum Upgradation and Improvement through Slums Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) in Delhi.- Remodelling Urban Villages in Delhi: The Overriding Role of Transportation Lines.- Regional Differentials in Transformation of Dalits in Northwestern India.- Land Use Planning Policies and Gentrification in U. S. Cities.- State-led Urbanity: Reexamining Modern Movement Servicescapes.- Urban Governance under Neoliberalism: Increasing Centralization vis-a-vis Participatory Decentralization.- Changing Trajectories of Urban Governance and Participatory Urban Development in India.- Politics and Ethics in the Process of Plan Preparation and Implementation.- Participatory Comprehensive Planning of Amphawa District, Thailand.- Infrastructure and Regional Development in India: Spatial Linkages and Policy Implications.- Tourism and Urban Development in Chennai, India: An Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis.- Knowledge and Skills for India's Urban Transformation-High Growth Period for Urban Planning.- Intermediary Cities of Refuge: From Istanbul to Kolkata.- Return Migrants as Force to Urban Transformation – A Case Study from Poznan, Poland.- Leveraging Brewing History: The Case of Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine Neighborhood.- Sustainable Cities in the Global South: Lessons from the African Continent.- Growing Sustainable Transportation in an Autocentric Community: Current Trends and Applications.- Sacred-Heritage City Development and Planning in India: A Study of Banaras and Ayodhya.- An Assessment of Preservation Planning Activities in Pennsylvania Municipalities Using the Historic District Act.

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Book SynopsisIs it possible to energise the reuse of urban abandoned spaces with low financial capital investment? Addressing this question requires a normative and cultural change, where the rules are less focused on the material processes of producing space and more aimed at fostering the construction of relationships. The reality of several European cities shows how traditional forms of stimulating urban renewal – with respect to the financing of operations, how to design and build, and urban planning legislation – no longer work. This book examines an alternative culture of design and regulation, drawing on the richness of the various approaches to the subject to present an integrated study of the phenomenon of reuse across its economic, architectural and urban dimensions. From this theoretical base, it empirically analyses six Italian case studies in terms of the broadness of geography and in their governance models, and of the important role of the unity of cultural destination for their reuse proposal. The book is intended for all those involved in the cultural challenge of reusing urban abandoned spaces, including public administrators, entrepreneurs, architects, planners and academics. Table of ContentsVacant Buildings. Distinguishing Heterogeneous Cases: Public Items Vs. Private Items; Empty Properties Vs. Abandoned Properties.- Participation, Culture, Entrepreneurship: Using Public Real Estate Assets to Create New Urban Regeneration Models.- Intensity of Uses and Spatial Devices.- The Appraisal Challenge in Cultural Urban Regeneration: A Proposal of An Evaluation Procedure.- Theoretical Basis and Design of Analysis.- The Case Study Profiles.- Governance, Economic Sustainability and Socio-Spatial Relationships.- Shapes, Rules and Value.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores climate change responsiveness policies for cities and discusses why they have been slow to gain traction despite having been on the international agenda for the last 30 years. The contributing role of cities in accentuating the effects of climate change is increasingly demonstrated in the literature, underscoring the unsustainable models on which urban life has been made to thrive. As these issues become increasingly apparent, there are global calls to adopt more sustainable and equitable models, however doing so will mean the disruption of economies that have historically relied upon pollution-generating industries. In order to address these issues the authors examine them from a cross-disciplinary perspective, bringing in regional, local and urban standpoints to subsequently propose an alternative short-term economic model that could accelerate the adoption of climate change mitigation infrastructures and urban sustainability in urban areas. This book will be of particular value to scholars and students alike in the field of urbanism, sustainability and resilience, as well as practitioners looking at avenues for economically incentivizing sustainable development in various geographical context. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Urban Resilience And Climate Change.- Chapter 2: Regional Decarbonisation And Urban Sustainability.- Chapter 3: Climate Change Mitigation And Urban Liveability.- Chapter 4: Economically Incentivising Urban Sustainability And Resilience.- Chapter 5: Achieving Resilience Within The Capitalist Movement

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Book SynopsisBy now, planners everywhere know - more or less - what the ingredients of a sustainable city are, in theory. The problem is that only bits of solutions are being implemented in the cities that most need them, the majority of which are located in the Global South. This book examines issues related to policy transfer in urban transport planning in Southeast Asia. The metropolitan regions of four major capitals - Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Bangkok - are considered. The book assesses the in-bound and out-bound transfer of sustainable transport planning policies, concepts, and tools. The investigation focuses on who transfers policy and why, what elements of policy are transferred, in what direction and to what degree, and what barriers does transfer face. It also discusses how policy transfer processes in the transportation planning arena can be improved.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that close and disciplined scrutiny of the Asian megacity regions is of critical importance to understanding Asian urbanization. However, any approach to studying these regions must adopt a multi-dimensional and trans-urban perspective; otherwise, we Without such an approach, we cannot truly make meaningful decisions about growth management and sustainable development for such regions. Amidst the sweeping demographic and structural shifts produced by global urbanization, Asian urbanization has a fascinating and prominent role. Asian urbanization is heterogeneous, and more accurately constitutes “phenomena” than a “phenomenon.” However, despite this diversity, there are certain common features that we can identify. One of them is the Asian “megacity region”— the administrative and/or delineated territory of mixed urban-rural landscape surrounding a giant metropolis.The purpose of this book is to: Understand the main features of 21st century urbanization Note the limitations of current approaches (e.g. disparate scales, city-centric views, inadequate data sets) Articulate a pragmatically framed three-pronged approach (scale-based, trans-urban, multi-dimensional) Demonstrate the application of such an approach with a case study of one of the most important megacity regions in South Asia, the Delhi National Capital Region, underscoring the methodological requirements of such an approach Discuss the next steps for the field as a whole: questions to be raised and directions to be explored for further study. This timely, conceptual and empirical book will appeal to students of urbanization, architects involved in urban policy and planning, and researchers alike.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Shifting urban dynamics: An overview.- From megacity to megacity region: Is an Asian paradigm emerging?- Asian MCR: Urban-Rural interface and multidimensionality of the spread region.- Scale and where the three prongs meet.- The national capital region, Delhi, India: An empirical exploration.- Concluding thoughts.

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that close and disciplined scrutiny of the Asian megacity regions is of critical importance to understanding Asian urbanization. However, any approach to studying these regions must adopt a multi-dimensional and trans-urban perspective; otherwise, we Without such an approach, we cannot truly make meaningful decisions about growth management and sustainable development for such regions. Amidst the sweeping demographic and structural shifts produced by global urbanization, Asian urbanization has a fascinating and prominent role. Asian urbanization is heterogeneous, and more accurately constitutes “phenomena” than a “phenomenon.” However, despite this diversity, there are certain common features that we can identify. One of them is the Asian “megacity region”— the administrative and/or delineated territory of mixed urban-rural landscape surrounding a giant metropolis.The purpose of this book is to: Understand the main features of 21st century urbanization Note the limitations of current approaches (e.g. disparate scales, city-centric views, inadequate data sets) Articulate a pragmatically framed three-pronged approach (scale-based, trans-urban, multi-dimensional) Demonstrate the application of such an approach with a case study of one of the most important megacity regions in South Asia, the Delhi National Capital Region, underscoring the methodological requirements of such an approach Discuss the next steps for the field as a whole: questions to be raised and directions to be explored for further study. This timely, conceptual and empirical book will appeal to students of urbanization, architects involved in urban policy and planning, and researchers alike.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Shifting urban dynamics: An overview.- From megacity to megacity region: Is an Asian paradigm emerging?- Asian MCR: Urban-Rural interface and multidimensionality of the spread region.- Scale and where the three prongs meet.- The national capital region, Delhi, India: An empirical exploration.- Concluding thoughts.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents cutting‐edge research on urban and regional systems applying modern spatial analytical techniques of Geographic Information Science & Technologies (GIS&T), spatial statistics, and location modeling. The contributions, written by leading scholars from around the globe, adopt a spatially explicit analytical perspective and highlight methodological innovations and substantive breakthroughs on many facets of the socioeconomic and environmental reality of urban and regional contexts. The book is divided into three parts: The first part offers an introduction to the research field, while the second part discusses critical issues in urban growth and urban management, presenting case studies on city and urban environments, their growth, data infrastructures and spatial and management issues. The third part then broadens the analysis to the regional scale, addressing growth, convergence and adaptation to new economic and information‐based realities. This book appeals to scholars of spatial and regional sciences as well as to policy decision-makers interested in advanced methods of spatial analysis, location modeling, and GIS&T. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part I: Urban Growth​.- Part II: Economic Restructuring, Convergence, Growth, and Regional Systems.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses a spectrum of approaches to designing the food-energy-water nexus at different spatial-urban scales. The book offers a framework for working on the FEW-nexus in a design-led context and integrates the design of urban neighbourhoods and regions with methodologies how to simultaneously engaging residents and stakeholders and evaluating the propositions in a FEW-print, measuring the environmental impact of the different designs. The examples are derived from on the ground practices in Sydney, Tokyo, Detroit, Amsterdam and Belfast.Table of ContentsPart 1. Framework Chapter 1 The Moveable Nexus, Transforming Thinking on Cities Rob Roggema and Wanglin Yan Chapter 2 A moveable Nexus: framework for food-energy-water design and planning Rob Roggema, Wanglin Yan and Greg Keeffe Chapter 3 M-NEX methodology: a design-led approach to the FEW-Nexus Rob Roggema Part II Design for food in M-Nex Chapter 4 Nature driven planning for the FEW-Nexus in Western Sydney, Rob Roggema and Stewart Monti Chapter 5 The flexible scaffold: design praxis in the FEW-nexus, Greg Keeffe and Sean Cullen Chapter 6 Spatialised method for analysing the impact of food, Sean Cullen and Greg Keeffe Chapter 7 Synergetic planning and designing with urban FEW-flows: lessons from Rotterdam Nico Tillie, Rob Roggema Chapter 8 Le Fouture de Groningen; towards transformational food-positive landscapes, Rob Roggema Chapter 9 Mapping the FEW-Nexus across cascading scales: contexts for Detroit from region to city. Geoffrey Thün, Kathy Velikov and Tithi Sanyal Chapter 10 Redesigning the Urban Food Life through the Participatory Living Lab Platform - Practices in Suburban Areas of the Tokyo Metropolitan Region Wanglin Yan and Shun Nakayama Chapter 11 The Regenerative City - positive opportunities of coupling urban energy transition with added values to people and environment Andy van den Dobbelsteen Chapter 12 Pig farming vs. Solar farming: exploring novel opportunities for the energy transition, Nick ten Caat, Nico Tillie and Martin Tenpierik Chapter 13 Proposal for a database of food-energy-water-nexus projects, Will Galloway, Kevin Logan and Wanglin Yan Chapter 14 Linking urban food system and environmental sustainability for the resilience of the cities: the case of Tokyo Bijon Kumer Mitra, Ami Pareek, Tomoko Takeda, Pham Ngoc Bao, Nobue Amanuma, Wanglin Yan and Rajib Shaw Chapter 15 TransFEWmotion: designing urban metabolism as an M-NEX Rob Roggema, Wanglin Yan and Greg Keeffe Index

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Book SynopsisThis book has been produced as a part of the project ‘Social-Ecological Systems at the Indian Rural-Urban Interface: Functions, Scales, and Dynamics of Transition’. It addresses transition processes in agriculture and society triggered by urbanization, focusing on Bengaluru as an example of a rapidly growing megacity in India. Adopting a holistic, multidisciplinary approach embedded within a social-ecological systems research framework, it explores how the physical and socio-economic landscapes have led to changes in economic priorities, which have overpowered ecological and traditional priorities with regard to ecosystem governance. Allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of this unexplored dimension of socio-ecological systems, this book is a valuable resource for international researchers, scholars and master’s students in the field of environmental science, socio-ecology, forestry and agriculture. Table of ContentsIntroduction to FMV; types, role and significance.- Urbanization and peri-urbanization in Bengaluru.- Agroecosystems in rural-urban interface.- Structure and functions of FMV in rural-urban interface.- Spatio-temporal dynamics of FMV.- Delineation and monitoring of FMV.- Overview of a few important FMV species and crop influencing FMVs of rural-urban interface of Bengaluru.- Strategizing FMV conservation for sustainable peri-urban agroecosystems.

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Book SynopsisThis 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. On the other hand, the dire consequences of increased frequency and severity of climate events on vulnerable segments of urban populations are undeniable. While some cities have been proactive about integrating justice in their climate action planning, in most places an explicit and systematic link between both spheres has been lacking. This book explores this interface as it seeks to understand how cities can respond to climate change in a just way and for just outcomes. While resilience strategies based on “development” may engage historic inequities, they may at the same time result in marginalizing certain populations through various processes, from mismatched solutions to outright exclusion and climate gentrification. By identifying how certain populations are included in or excluded from climate action planning practices, the chapters in this volume draw on case studies to outline the differential outcomes of climate action in American cities, also proposing a template for comparative work beyond the US. The authors tackle the debate about how justice is or is not integrated in climate action plans and assess practical implications, while also making theoretical and methodological contributions. As it fills a gap in the literature at the intersection of justice and climate action, the book produces new insights for a wide-ranging audience: students, practitioners, policy-makers, planners, the non-profit sector, and scholars in geography, urban planning, urban studies, environmental studies, ecology, political science, or anthropology. Along five axes of investigation―theory, resilience, equity, community, and comparison as method―the contributors offer various pathways into the intersection between urban climate action and different understandings of justice. Collectively, they invite a reflection that can lead to practical initiatives in climate mitigation, while also advancing the theorization of social justice to account for the urban as a node where (in)justice plays out and can be addressed with significant results.Table of ContentsChapter 1.- Integrating inclusivity & justice into climate action planning: Beyond mere symbolism. Chapter 2.- We can’t address what we don’t acknowledge: How urban climate adaptation plans confront racial injustices. Chapter 3.- Sustainable city? The search for social justice in Flagstaff, Arizona’s climate action plan. Chapter 4.- Missing the Housing for the Trees: The Challenge of Equity in Urban Climate Planning. Chapter 5.- Climate Discourses in France: Fuel Taxes, Yellow Vests, and the Grand Débat. Chapter 6.- Incorporating an Equity Lens into Local Climate Action Planning: Portland, Oregon’s Experience. Chapter 7.- Community engagement and equity in climate adaptation planning: experience of small and mid- size cities in the United States and in France. Chapter 8.- Mobilities In Climate Action Planning: The Challenges of Integrating (In)Justices in Current Policies. Chapter 9.- Resilience and climate risk in extreme and extreme - ing urban environments: planning and climate justice. Chapter 10.- Addressing Individualized Risk Response to Climate Resilience Assessment by Fostering Adaptive Capacity. Chapter 11.- Downscaling Resilience: Appropriating and Contesting Resilience from City to Neighborhood. Chapter 12.- Cultural Heritage Preservation, Climate Action Planning, and Social Justice. Chapter 13.- Community agency for climate justice through and beyond the state: The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. Chapter 14.- Creating Tools for Community Based Climate Planning. Chapter 15.- Interagency Collaborations in Place- Based Environmental Sustainability Work: Social Network Insights at the Community Level. Chapter 16.- Afloat and Adrift: What’s the Plan as South Florida Slowly Sinks? Chapter 17.- Vulnerable Locations and the Need for Climate Action Planning: The Case of Cape Coral, Florida.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book explores new research directions in social inequality and urban segregation. With the goal of fostering an ongoing dialogue between scholars in Europe and China, it brings together an impressive team of international researchers to shed light on the entwined processes of inequality and segregation, and the implications for urban development. Through a rich collection of empirical studies at the city, regional and national levels, the book explores the impact of migration on cities, the related problems of social and spatial segregation, and the ramifications for policy reform. While the literature on both segregation and inequality has traditionally been dominated by European and North American studies, there is growing interest in these issues in the Chinese context. Economic liberalization, rapid industrial restructuring, the enormous growth of cities, and internal migration, have all reshaped the country profoundly. What have we learned from the European and North American experience of segregation and inequality, and what insights can be gleaned to inform the bourgeoning interest in these issues in the Chinese context? How is China different, both in terms of the nature and the consequences of segregation inequality, and what are the implications for future research and policy? Given the continued rise of China’s significance in the world, and its recent declaration of war on poverty, this book offers a timely contribution to scholarship, identifying the core insights to be learned from existing research, and providing important guidance on future directions for policy makers and researchers. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part I: Lessons from Europe.- Re-theorising spatial segregation: A European perspective.- Income inequality and residential segregation in European cities.- The role of migration costs in residential sorting.- Part II: Urban inequality and segregation in China.- Research on residential segregation in Chinese cities.- Urbanisation, migration and the anti-poverty programme in China.- Urban villages, their redevelopment and implications for inequality and integration.- Renovation of Shantytowns and construction of new communities.- Public service provision in China: Towards a more equal access system.- Housing policies for rural migrant workers in China.- Part III: Future directions for research and policy.- Multi-scale inequality and segregation: Theory and estimation.- Characterising social integration between rural migrants and local residents in urban China.- Social frontiers: Estimating the spatial boundaries between residential groups and their impacts on crime.- Deprivation indices in China: Establishing principles for application and interpretation.- Future directions for research on residential segregation and inequality in China.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides insights and discusses human-centered urban design and placemaking, human activities and urban mobility in China. It argues that sustainable urban design and mobility should be “people-centered” and concerned about “place-making” in the new era of Chinese urbanization. Successful urban design and placemaking should adopt interdisciplinary approaches to planning and designing “space” and “place”. A core vision is the delivery of urban spaces that can cater to the needs of an increasingly diverse crowd of urban dwellers calling cities home. The book prompts Chinese urbanists to reconsider and explore a sustainable and people-first planning and design approach with Chinese characteristics. The breadth and depth of this book is of particular interest to those faculty members, students, practitioners and the general public who are interested in subjects like urban design, transport planning, mobility analysis and planning, housing and community development, infrastructure planning, environmental planning, social equity and beyond. This book discussing human-centered urban design and placemaking, human activities and urban mobility is part of a 2 volume set. Volume I deals with human-centered urban planning and development, rural planning and urban-rural coordination in China.Table of ContentsPart I Urban design and placemaking 1. Space-oriented Elements and Their Relevance to Chengdu Street Cultural Landscape Lingqing Zhang and Jing Yan 2. Study of the Fifth Façade Planning and Controlling in the Wuhan Aerotropolis Guanpeng Liu, Shaozhi Hong, Ying Wang, Ling Dai and Weixuan Wei 3. Station-City Integration: Urban Space Ecological Transformation Research Based on Rail Transit Yang Yue and Jiang Chang 4. Overview of the Research Progress of TOD at Home and Abroad - Based on the Visual Analysis into Citespace Software Xuan Zhuo, Jiang Chang and Yuanyuan Deng 5. Towards a definition of bikability in the Chinese context Aline Chevalier, Manuel Charlemagne, and Leiqing Xu 6. The Activation System of the ‘Three-dimensional City’ in Urban Renewal Qing Mei 7. Research on the Generation Mechanism of Urban Innovation Space Peng Zeng and Jinxuan Li 8. A Strategic Approach to Activating Multi-level Public Space in Neighborhoods along Urban Expressways Yijia Guo and Yan Huang 9. Urban Form Analysis of Courtyard in Traditional Settlements - Case Study of Three Lanes and Seven Alleys District in Fuzhou city Li-bin Zhou and Hsiao-Tung Chang 10. Analysis of Existing Research on the Architecture Culture and Ecological Technique used in Li`s Courtyard in Yanjing Village, Shanxi Province Yuanfen Lv Part II Human activities and urban mobility 11. Understanding the Substitution of Commuting Trip Chains for Other Home-based Trips and Factors’ Effects on Commuting Trip Chaining Propensity - Using Shanghai Mobile Phone Sighting Data Yishu Wang and Haixiao Pan 12. Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Passenger Travel Modes: A Study Based on Shanghai Smart Card Data Huanxi Xu and Shaozhi Hong 13. Study of the Spatial-Temporal Characteristics of College Students' Activities Based on Mobile Phone Data Chenchen Sun, Xinyi Niu and Xiaodong Song 14. Cycling to School in China: Identifying Patterns in Safety Perception Aline Chevalier, Manuel Charlemagne and Leiqing Xu 15. Effects of the Built Environment on the Route-Choosing Behaviors of Recreational Cyclists in Shenzhen Ting Wen and Kun Liu 16. The Effects of Parks and Surrounding Built Environments on Physical Activity Diversity with Volunteered Geographic Information Hongkun Xie, Miao Yu and Kun Liu 17. The Inflow and Outflow Pattern of University Graduates of Major Cities in China from the Perspective of Flow Space Jingxin Nie and Helin Liu 18. A Study on the Distribution of Migrants with Different Education Levels in Shanghai Ziqi Liu, Bev Wilson and Wei Zhu

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how urban agriculture (UA) is valued in the sustainable city. Through a comparative examination of UA projects in four cities across the Americas – Rosario, Argentina; Toronto, Canada; Medellín, Colombia; and Charlotte, USA – the book illustrates local manifestations of the socio-ecological dimensions of the global food system, and traces theoretical and empirical explanations for the impact of global political economic structures (sustainable neoliberalism) on local efforts to promote social and environmental goals through UA. The study contributes to literature on UA, sustainability, and urban geography through examining the ability of marginalized communities to compete for land on which to grow produce in contribution to their food security, livelihoods, communities, and environments, and will be of interest to UA practitioners, students, and scholars of geography, sociology, sustainability studies, environmental studies, and food studies.This project is distinctive for its global - local orientation that uses local cases to shed light on global phenomena relating to sustainability, neoliberalism, and policy mobilities. It is also important for its qualitative approach to understanding the perceived value of UA. Throughout the research, stakeholders emphasized the qualitative values of UA (such as social integration for new immigrants) that are not easily captured in statistical representations of the economic value of a given piece of urban land. As such, this book seeks to contribute to understanding about the contributions UA makes to a city beyond the food produced, and fill gaps in literature regarding the local manifestations of global policy in UA projects seeking to address both sustainability and social justice objectives.Table of ContentsChapter 1-Introduction.- Chapter 2-Entanglements of social justice, sustainability governance, and land tenure: A review of the literature.- Chapter 3-Producing uneven development through a focus on market gardens.- Chapter 4-“It is not about the food”: Qualitative valuations of urban agriculture.- Chapter 5-Stewarding the environmental commons.- Chapter 6-A way forward.

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Book SynopsisThis book collects ground-breaking works on the actual and potential impact of big data and data-integrated design for resilient urban environments, including human- and ecology-centred perspectives. Comprehending and designing for urban social, demographic and environmental change is a complex task. Big data, data structuring, data analysis (i.e. AI and ML) and data-integrated design can play a significant role in advancing approaches to this task. The themes presented in this book include urban adaptation, urban morphology, urban mobility, urban ecosystems, urban climate, urban ecology and agriculture. Given the compound nature of complex sustainability problems, most chapters address the correlation between several of these themes. The book addresses practitioners, researchers and graduate students concerned with the rapidly increasing role of data in developing urban environments.Table of ContentsThe introduction to informed urban environments.- The bigger picture en route to informed urban environments.- How we see now: Traversing a data-mosaic.- The role of information modelling and computational ontologies to support the design, planning and management of urban environments: Current status and future challenges.- Urban adaptation – Insights from information physics and complex system dynamics.- Decoding cool urban forms: Using open data to build a dialogue between microclimate and configurational morphology in urban environments.- From Amsterdam to New Amsterdam to Amsterdam: How urban mobility shapes cities.- urban microclimate spatiotemporal mapping: A method to evaluate thermal comfort availability in urban ecosystems.- Urban ecosystems and nature-based solutions: The role of data in optimizing the provision of ecosystem services.- Smart urban forestry: Is it the future?- Big data and decision support in rural and urban agriculture.

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Book SynopsisWhere can one get a synthesis of research findings on urban development planning in Africa? This book addresses this gap in knowledge by distilling existing research to provide insights into theories, research designs, empirical findings and approaches on urban development planning in Africa. Starting with the overall planning culture and strategies, the book chapters move on to specific themes such as governance, population, poverty, water, recreation, transport, agriculture, air quality and rural-urban linkages. This book reduces the prevailing risk of unnecessary duplication of research and the inadequate attention that is being given to extending research in new areas. This situation has partly been due to existing research remaining scattered in different organizations and publications and has not been subjected to critical synthesis to unearth any new developments that it contains. The book makes available research findings to be utilized in current and future urban development planning in Africa.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Navigating the Urban Development Planning Landscape in AfricaChapter 2: Planning CulturesChapter 3 : Political Management and Governance Chapter 4 : Agriculture Chapter 5 : Financial Resources Chapter 6 : Population Planning and Management Chapter 7 : Managing Poverty Chapter 8 : Public Transport Services Chapter 9 : Water Management Chapter 10 : Rural-urban Linkages Chapter 11 : Recreation Planning and Management Chapter 12 : Air Quality

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical theoretical framework for understanding the implementation and development of smart cities as innovation drivers, with long-term effects on productivity, livability, and the sustainability of specific initiatives. This framework is based on an empirical analysis of 21 case studies, which include pioneer projects from various regions. It investigates how successful smart city initiatives foster technological innovation by combining regulatory governance and private agency. The typologies of smart city-making approaches are thoroughly examined. This book presents the holistic approach of smart cities, which start from current issue and challenges, advanced technological development, disaster mitigation, ecological perspective, social issue, and urban governance. The book is organized into five major parts, which reflect interconnection between theories and practice. Part one explains the introduction which reflects the diversity and challenges of the urban commons and its regeneration. Part two covers the current and future situation of urban growth, anglomeration agglomeration, and urban infrastructure. This section includes rethinking urban sprawl: moving towards sustainable cities, drivers of urban growth and infrastructure, urban land use dynamics and urban sprawl and urban infrastructure sustainability and resilience. Part three describes climate crisis, urban health, and waste management. This section includes climate change and health impacts in urban areas, green spaces: an invaluable resource for delivering sustainable urban health, health and wellbeing and quality of life in the changing urban environment, urban climate and pollution—case study, sustainable urban waste management and urban sustainability and global warming and urban heat Island. Part four covers the ecological perspectives, advanced technology, and social impact for i.e., smart building, ecosystem services, society and future smart cities (SSC). This section includes urban ecosystem services, environmental planning, and city management, artificial intelligence and urban hazards and societal impact, and using geospatial application and urban/smart city energy conservation—case study. Part five covers urban governance, smart solutions, and sustainable cities. It includes good governance, especially e-governance and citizen participation, urban governance, space and policy planning to achieve sustainability, smart city planning and management and Internet of things (IoT), advances in smart roads for future smart cities, sustainable city planning, innovation, and management, future strategy for sustainable smart cities and lessons from the pandemic: the future of smart cities.Table of ContentsPart I. Introduction.- 1. Diversity and Challenges of the Urban Commons.- 2. Urban Commons and Regeneration.- Part II. Urban Growth, Agglomeration and Urban Infrastructure.- 3. Rethinking Urban Sprawl: Moving Towards Sustainable Cities.- 4. Drivers of urban growth and infrastructure.- 5. Urban Land Use dynamics and sustainable urban management.- Part III. Climate crisis, Urban Health and Waste Management.- 6. Climate Change and Health Impacts in Urban Areas.- 7. Green Spaces: An Invaluable Resource for Delivering Sustainable Urban Health.- 8. Health and wellbeing and Qualityof Life in the changing urban environment.- 9. Sustainable Urban Waste Management and urban sustainability-case study.- 10. Global Warming and urban heat Island.

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