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Taylor & Francis Ltd Slow Urbicide
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reframing the Urban Challenge in Africa
Book SynopsisThis book explores the changing dynamics and challenges behind the rapid expanse of Africa's urban population. Africa's urban age is underway. With the world's fastest growing urban population, the continent is rapidly transforming from one that is largely rural, to one that is largely urban. Often facing limited budgets, those tasked with managing African cities require empirical evidence on the nature of demands for infrastructure, escalating environmental hazards, and ever-expanding informal settlements. Drawing on the work of the African Urban Research Initiative, this book brings together contributions from local researchers investigating key themes and challenges within their own contexts. An important example of urban knowledge co-production, the book demonstrates the regional diversity that can be seen as the main feature of African urbanism, with even well-accepted concepts such as informality manifesting in markedly different ways from place to place. ProvidiTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Africa’s Urban Challenge, Sylvia Croese Chapter 2: The Formal-Informal Interface Through the Lens of Urban Food Systems: the Soweto Food Market in Lusaka, Zambia, Gilbert Siame, Douty Chibamba, Progress H. Nyanga, Brenda Mwalukanga, Beverly Musonda Mushili, Wiza Kabaghe; Garikai Membele, Wilma S. Nchito, Peter Mulambia & Dorothy Ndhlovu Chapter 3: Formal-Informal Interface: comparative analysis between three Egyptian cities, Omar Nagati and Beth Stryker Chapter 4: Dialogues on Informality: land sharing as a sustainable approach to tenure security in Kiandutu informal settlement in Thika town, Kenya, Peter Ngau and Philip Olale Chapter 5: Urban Infrastructure and Inequality: lessons from Cairo and Johannesburg, Deena Khalil and Margot Rubin Chapter 6: Weathering the Storm: reflections on a community-based approach to flood-risk management in Kumasi, Ghana, Divine Ahadzie, Irene-Nora Dinye and Rudith Sylvana King Chapter 7: Housing for whom? Rebuilding Angola’s cities after conflict and who gets left behind, Allan Cain – Development Workshop Angolal Chapter 8: Conclusion: Towards a Research Agenda for Knowledge Co-production in Urban Africa, Sylvia Croese
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Building Urban Resilience
Book SynopsisThis is one of the first few books to discuss the Covid-19 crisis as an urban phenomenon and illustrates this through the case of Singapore and its pandemic response efforts.The book describes the implications and impacts of the pandemic on Singapore's urban landscape, economy, and society. It also assesses the urban interventions that have emerged in response to the pandemic. It examines the spatial implications and challenges of delineating safe distancing in various public and commercial spaces and evaluates the effectiveness of these interventions. The book also explains how Singapore's smart city capabilities help with its Covid-19 response.This book will be of great interest to urban planners, healthcare professionals, and policymakers across the world, particularly those who are hoping to learn from the success and limitations of Singapore's Covid-19 responses.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Disclosing Elite Ecologies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Disclosing Elite Ecologies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd City Life in Africa
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Taylor & Francis Culture and RuralUrban Revitalisation in South Africa Indigenous Knowledge Policies and Planning Planning Heritage and Sustainability
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Culture and RuralUrban Revitalisation in South Africa
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Matters of Revolution
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Matters of Revolution
Symbols matter, and especially those present in public spaces, but how do they exert influence and maintain a hold over us? Why do such materialities count even in the intensely digitalized culture? This book considers the importance of urban symbols to political revolutions, examining manifold reasons for which social movements necessitate the affirmation or destruction of various material icons and public monuments. What explains variability of life cycles of certain classes of symbols? Why do some of them seem more potent than others? Why do people exhibit nostalgic attachments to some symbols of the controversial past and vehemently oppose others? What nourishes and threatens the social life of icons? Through comparative analyses of major iconic processes following the epochal revolution of 1989 in Berlin and Warsaw, the book argues that revolutionary action needs objects and sites which concretize the transformative redrawing of the symbolic boundaries between the sacred and pr
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Taylor & Francis Urban China Reframed
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Taylor & Francis Urban China Reframed
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Taylor & Francis Landscape Is...
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Urbanisation in Roman Spain and Portugal
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The London Object Writing London at the End of Capitalism Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Food Senses and the City
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transport Planning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Planning for the Common Good
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Planning for the Common Good
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introduction to Transportation Planning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Future Transport Policy
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Taylor & Francis Law and Intangible Cultural Heritage in the City
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook on Middle East Cities
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Taylor & Francis Spatial Complexity in Urban Design Research
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Taylor & Francis Contested Holy Cities
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Taylor & Francis Law Cinema and the Ill City
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Taylor & Francis Urban Restructuring Power and Capitalism in the Tourist City
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Taylor & Francis Urban Africa and Violent Conflict
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Taylor & Francis Between Bohemia and Suburbia
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Diversities of Innovation Regions and Cities
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Indias Contemporary Urban Conundrum
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Companion to the Suburbs
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook on Spaces of Urban Politics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transport Organisation in a Great City
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transport and the Public
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transport and Public Policy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Rapid Transit Railways of the World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A History of Inland Transport and Communication
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Taylor & Francis Ltd City Centre Planning and Public Transport
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transport Policy in the EEC
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Alternative Planning History and Theory
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Alternative Planning History and Theory
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Taylor & Francis German Railways
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Taylor & Francis The Rhine
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Car Ownership Forecasting
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Taylor & Francis Global Urbanism Knowledge Power and the City
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Handicapped Persons
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Taylor & Francis Circular Cities A Revolution in Urban
Book SynopsisWith cities striving to meet sustainable development goals, circular urban systems are gaining momentum, especially in Europe. This research-based book defines the circular city and circular development. It explains the shift in focus from a purely economic concept, which promotes circular business models in cities, to one that explores a new approach to urban development. This approach offers huge opportunities and addresses important sustainability issues: resource consumption and waste; climate change; the health of urban populations; social inequalities and the creation of sustainable urban economies. It examines the different approaches to circular development, drawing on research conducted in four European cities: Amsterdam, London, Paris and Stockholm. It explores different development pathways and levers for a circular urban transformation. It highlights the benefits of adopting a circular approach to development in cities, but acknowledges that these benefits are not shared equally across society. Finally, it focuses on the challenges to implementing circular development faced by urban actors. This ground-breaking book will be essential reading to scholars, students, practitioners and policymakers interested in the circular economy, urban sustainability, urban ecology, urban planning, urban regeneration, urban resilience, adaptive cities and regenerative cities. Trade Review"It’s a rare thing, but every now and then a book appears that is an absolute ‘must have’. This is one of them. It breaks new ground in the emerging field of circular cities research presenting new concepts and a clear-sighted analysis of circular city practice in four European cities, and points to pathways to the future. This masterful text convinces that there is a need for a shift in emphasis from the circular economy to a more inclusive focus on circularity in urban systems. Moreover, it is a great read." – Mike Jenks, Professor Emeritus, Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, Oxford Brookes University."In Circular Cities Williams develops a hands-on conceptualization of circular urban development and offers an insightful comparative analysis of key front-running cities in Europe. Crucially, the author generously details credible pathways toward implementation elsewhere. This is a crucial resource for academics, policy makers, and practitioners engaging with the circular economy in contemporary cities." – David Bassens, Associate Professor, Cosmopolis: Centre for Urban Research, Department of Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel"Jo Williams’ study of four European cities provides a wealth of best practice examples for how to "loop, adapt, and regenerate" in pursuit of greater circularity. Its lessons will be indispensable to policy makers and students of urban sustainability alike." –Yvonne Rydin, Professor of Planning, Environment and Public Policy, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London"As cities emerge from the current COVID pandemic, it is clear that agility, resilience, and sustainability will be vital components in a successful transition to a zero carbon future. But this also means thinking clearly about how ‘circular cities’ can become a reality. Drawing on four European case studies, and with a strong conceptual framework, this clearly written, engaging, and research-led book makes a major contribution to our understanding on how circular, not linear, thinking must be a crucial watchword for developing a sustainable future for our urban areas in the context of climate change and resource depletion." – Professor Tim Dixon, Chair in Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment, University of Reading, UK. "The world is becoming more urbanised, the population is increasing, our climate is depleting, and our ecosystems are stressed. There has never been a more important time to consider our consumption patterns and depletion of resources in urban living. Circular Cities offers groundbreaking perspectives on what we can do to begin to address these emergencies. With critical analysis of case studies from cities across Europe, and both conceptual and practical ideas to go forward, Jo Williams provides a bold and much needed contribution that scholars and policy makers will find essential reading." – Professor Mark Tewdwr-Jones, UCL Bartlett Professor of Cities and Regions, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, UCL"Many complex notions are explained in a very clear way about the capacity of city systems to adapt to change. The structure itself of the book is circular: from best practices to implement the circular model to new ideas that are useful to reshape planning practices , with strong attention also on cultural dimension." – Luigi Fusco Girard, Emeritus Professor in the University of Naples Federico II "Circular Cities is one of the first books to connect the needs of cities to close resource loops, to regenerate resources and ecological systems, and to adapt to change. The book gives holistic and actionable insights in the circular development of cities, a rare combination. I can therefore strongly recommend this book to all academics and practitioners that want to understand how circularity can contribute to urban sustainability." – Ellen van Bueren, Professor of Urban Development, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsPart 1: Conceptualising Circular Cities Chapter 1 The Ecological Crisis Chapter 2 Moving from a circular economy to a circular city Part 2: Circular Cities: European Case Studies Chapter 3 Circular Stockholm Chapter 4 Circular London Chapter 5 Circular Amsterdam Chapter 6 Circular Paris Part 3: Lessons learnt for Circular Cities and Development Chapter 7 Implementation: pathways, levers and dynamics Chapter 8 Reasons for adopting a circular development pathway Chapter 9 Challenges to implementing circular development Chapter 10 Circular Cities: conclusions and future research
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