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Taylor & Francis Charter Schools Race and Urban Space
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Taylor & Francis Ltd BrandDriven City Building and the Virtualizing of Space Research in Planning and Urban Design
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Taylor & Francis The Urban Condition Questioning Cities
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Taylor & Francis Language in Public Spaces in Japan
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Taylor & Francis Cultural Political Economy of Small Cities
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Taylor & Francis Public Space and Relational Perspectives
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Mineral Springs Resorts in Global Perspective Spa Histories
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Taylor & Francis Transport Models in Urban Planning Practices
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Approaches to Real Estate Development
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Taylor & Francis Politics of Urbanism Seeing Like a City Interventions
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge History of Rural America
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Taylor & Francis Housing Inequality in Chinese Cities
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Taylor & Francis Drama and Theatre in Urban Contexts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd State of the Worlds Cities 20122013 Prosperity of Cities
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Taylor & Francis Good Cities Better Lives
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Taylor & Francis Good Cities Better Lives
Book SynopsisThis book has one central theme: how, in the United Kingdom, can we create better cities and towns in which to live and work and play? What can we learn from other countries, especially our near neighbours in Europe? And, in turn, can we provide lessons for other countries facing similar dilemmas? Urban Britain is not functioning as it should. Social inequalities and regional disparities show little sign of going away. Efforts to generate growth, and spread it to the poorer areas of cities, have failed dismally. Much new urban development and redevelopment is not up to standard. Yet there are cities in mainland Europe, which have set new standards of high-quality sustainable urban development. This book looks at these best-practice examples â in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Scandinavia, â and suggests ways in which the UK and other countries could do the same.The book is in three parts. Part 1 analyses the main issues for urban planning and development â in economic development and job generation, sustainable development, housing policy, transport and development mechanisms â and probes how practice in the UK has fallen short. Part Two embarks on a tour of best-practice cities in Europe, starting in Germany with the countryâs boosting of its citiesâ economies, moving to the spectacularly successful new housing developments in the Netherlands, from there to Franceâs integrated city transport, then to Scandinaviaâs pursuit of sustainability for its cities, and finally back to Germany, to Freiburg â the city that âdid it allâ. Part Three sums up the lessons of Part Two and sets out the key steps needed to launch a new wave of urban development and regeneration on a radically different basis.Trade Review[It] is already the book everyone is talking about as we see our cities’ planning departments decimated around us. It is a beacon of what is possible and gives hope. - Times Higher Education - Best books of 2013An acute analysis - Lord Andrew Adonis, Financial TimesIf you have ever wondered what a Catapult is or how it connects to the rest of the UK economy and political system, then this is the book for you. The writing is admirable and rich in human interest, with tales of multitasking French mayors, scandalous research disagreements and Scandi-noir all contributing to the integrity of the whole. - Flora Samuel, Times Higher EducationHall has a clear idea of what the planning discipline should be about: it should be grounded in an understanding of the real world; it should be informed by a deep knowledge of history and a sense of cultural possibility; and, above all, it should remain focused on improving lives. He is himself the consummate planner. - Ben Rogers, The Guardian"As usual, a book by Peter Hall takes a historic view, and is filled with erudite gems and facts. No doubt this self-designated city travelogue is addressed to urban designers." – Judith Ryser, Researcher, Journalist, Writer and Urban Affairs Consultant to Fundacion Metropoli, Madrid"In this book Peter Hall has distilled the wisdom of an illustrious academic career into an ambitious blueprint for future successful, sustainable, resilient and equitable places. In writing this normative vision Hall has passed on the baton and set down the challenge for the next generation of academics and practitioners, to attempt to surmount the governance and financial obstacles, and realise the vision of Good Cities, Better Lives." – David McGuinness, Northumbria UniversityGood Cities, Better Lives offers useful insights for policy makers, spatial planners and urban geographers. It is a timely and a stimulating read for anyone interested in understanding more about the current issues cities are facing. It provides a comprehensive set of inspiring examples of innovative and creative planning practice in the urban space. – Urban Studies, Eduardo Oliveira, University of Groningen, the Netherlands"I would not hesitate recommending this book as a ‘must have’ to anyone who is interested in urban and planning issues, including academics, students and policy-makers. It is a timely book that provides useful insights into how planning should be grounded in an understanding of reality that is informed by history and experiences with the aim of improving the lives of everyone. This book offers an excellent start to this project. Sadly, Sir Peter Hall passed away at the end of July 2014." – Housing Studies, Corina Buckenberger, Institute of Geography and Geoecology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, GermanyTable of ContentsBuilding the New Jerusalem: Five Challenges for Cities Part 1: Facing the Challenges 1. The First Challenge: Rebalancing Our Urban Economies 2. The Second Challenge: Building New HomesNot Enough New Homes 3. The Third Challenge: Linking People and PlacesLondon: From Classic Public Transport Metropolis to Mega-City Region 4. The Fourth Challenge: Living with Finite Resources 5. The Fifth Challenge: Fixing Broken Machinery Part 2: Learning From Model Cities: A Twenty-First-Century Grand Tour 6. Going on Tour 7. Boosting Economic Growth in Germany 8. Building Sustainable Suburbs in the Netherlands 9. France Uses Transport to Develop and Regenerate Cities 10. Conserving Resources in Scandinavia: Stockholm and Copenhagen–MalmöStockholm’s Planned Satellite Towns 11. Freiburg: The City That Did It All Part 3: Lessons from Europe 12. Learning the Lessons
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Taylor & Francis Leisure and the Changing City 1870 1914 Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Leisure and the Changing City 1870 1914 Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis Street Computing
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Taylor & Francis Beyond Kolkata
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Taylor & Francis Chinatowns in a Transnational World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Future of Local Economic Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd African City Textualities
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Taylor & Francis Asian Cities Migrant Labor and Contested Spaces
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Taylor & Francis SubUrban Sexscapes
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Taylor & Francis The Politics of Community Building in Urban China
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Taylor & Francis The Science of Crime Measurement
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Garden Suburbs of Tomorrow A New Future for the Cottage Estates Planning History and Environment Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Urban Community A World Perspective
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Whose Urban Renaissance An International Comparison of Urban Regeneration Strategies Routledge Studies in Human Geography
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Taylor & Francis Applied Urban Analysis A Critique and Synthesis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Urban Ethnicity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Stevenage
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Taylor & Francis The Social Background of a Plan A Study of Middlesbrough International Library of Sociology
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Taylor & Francis Urban Education
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Taylor & Francis Designing the Olympics Representation Participation Contestation Routledge Research in Sport Culture and Society
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Taylor & Francis The Gentrification of Nightlife and the Right to the City
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Taylor & Francis Chinatowns in a Transnational World
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Taylor & Francis Adolescent Development and School Achievement in Urban Communities
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Taylor & Francis Selling Ethnic Neighborhoods The Rise of Neighborhoods as Places of Leisure and Consumption 05 Routledge Advances in Geography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Grassroots Warriors Activist Mothering Community Work and the War on Poverty Perspectives on Gender
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Young and Homeless In Hollywood Mapping the Social Imaginary
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Beneath the Equator Cultures of Desire Male
Book SynopsisBased on long-term field research carried out over more than 15 years, Beneath the Equator examines the changing shape of male homosexuality and the emergence of diverse and vibrant gay communities in urban Brazil. Drawing on detailed ethnographic description of multiple sexual worlds organized around street cruising and impersonal sex, male prostitution, transgender performances, gay commercial markets and establishments, gay rights activism and AIDS service provision, Richard Parker examines the changing sexual identities, cultures and communities that have taken shape in Brazil in recent years. Also includes 15 maps.Trade Review"Parker's latest book is extremely well-written and has already become a vital point of reference for scholars of Brazilian (as well as Latin American) sexual cultures, gay and lesbian studies and queer theory, anthropology, sociology, geography, and cultural studies... [U]ndoubtedly one of the most intellectually rigorous and far-reaching studies of gay identities and communities today focusing on one national culture in close connection to the contemporary globalized world. Fernando Arenas, University of Minn.""Parker has written an impressive book that looks deeply in the changing "cultures of desire" in gay communities of Brazil. Parker has a unique talent of writing in such a way that you enjoy reading the book..." -- AIDS BookReview Journal"Parker's compassionate and clearly written study of male-male sexual relationships in Brazil is one of the most important works of the late 20th century to illustrate the interrelated elements of personal desire, oppression, local culture, and global phenomena." -- Choice, November 1999"Parker's work brings together a mural portrait of the dilemmas, paradoxes, and unexpected reconfigurations of gay identity and symbols in contemporary Brazil. It will serve as a valuable survey, particularly for those unfamiliar with the growing body of work on homoeroticism in Brazil, because of the study's ambitious breadth. CLGH, The Committee on Lesbian and Gay History, Fall, 2000, Vol. 14, Issue No. 2.""This excellent overview is designed as the first in a series of monographs examining Brazilian homosexuality. Appropriate for larger public and academic libraries." -- Library Journal"Parker's book is a dazzling portrait of a sexual culture in rapid change, but also an illumination of the ways in which sexuality becomes a focus of complex cultural forces, producing a rainbow hue of diversity." -- Jeffrey Weeks, author of Invented Moralities: Sexual Values inan Age of Uncertainty(1995)"Parker's analysis centers on multiple overlapping and distinct realities in terms of race, class, age, gender performance, cultural styles, or erotic practices, all of which inform Brazilian gay life. Parker delineates the contours of the urban gay world of Brazil by focusing on the growth of a gay-identified cultural industry, the superimposition of a gay commercial world over homoerotic practices, as well as the emergence of a gay activism as a consequence of AIDS..." -- Fernando Arenas Luso-Brazilian ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction: Beneath the Equator PART ONE: CULTURES OF DESIRE 2. Brazilian Homosexualities 3. Contours of the Urban Gay World PART TWO: LOCAL CONTEXTS / IMAGINED WORLDS 4. Dependent Development 5. Tale of Two Cities 6. Changing Places 7. Epilogue: Globalization, Sexuality, and Identity Appendix I: Informants Cited in the Text Appendix II: Gay Rights and AIDS-Service Organizations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Unhealthy Places The Ecology of Risk in the Urban Landscape
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Taylor & Francis Neon Metropolis How Las Vegas Started the TwentyFirst Century
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Taylor & Francis Neon Metropolis How Las Vegas Started the TwentyFirst Century
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