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The Socio-Economic Causes and Consequences of Desertification in Central Asia

This book contains a selection of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on ‘The Socio-economic causes and ...

The Territorial Future of the City

The volume brings together contributions by leading scholars and young academics with experience in the urban potential of ...

The Urban Mosaic of Post-Socialist Europe

The book explores urban dynamics in post-socialist Europe 15 years after the fall of communism. The ‘urban mosaic’ metaphor ...

Transdisciplinary Challenges in Landscape Ecology and Restoration Ecology - An Anthology

A collection of widely dispersed major publications on theoretical and practical Mediterranean, global environmental and ...

Transport and Town Planning: The City in Search of Sustainable Development / Jean Laterrasse

explores the possibilities of cities that are both more energy efficient and more respectful of the environment. Based on ...

Urban Ecology : An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature

Urban Ecology is the study of ecosystems that include humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes. This book presents ...

Urban Environmental Management and Technology

This book examines the importance of urban environmental management in the face of formidable challenges. It offers a comprehensive ...

Urban Forests and Trees

This publication is the result of more than six years of hard work by a dedicated group of European urban forest and tree ...

Urban Informatics

This book is the first to systematically introduce the principles of urban informatics and its application to every aspect ...

Urban Landscape Perspectives

Urban Landscape Perspectives explores how landscape terminology can be usefully brought into the urban debate. Articles in ...

Urban Operating Systems: Producing the Computational City

A new wave of enthusiasm for smart cities, urban data, and the Internet of Things has created the impression that computation ...

Urban Planning Against Poverty How to Think and Do Better Cities in the Global South

This book revisits the theoretical foundations of urban planning and the application of these concepts and methods in the ...

Urban Planning in the Digital Age / Nicolas Douay

Technological changes have often produced important social changes that translate into spatial and planning practice. Whereas ...

Urban Socio-Economic Segregation and Income Inequality A Global Perspective

This book investigates the link between income inequality and socio-economic residential segregation in 24 large urban regions ...

Urban Transport Development

Urban Transport Development is a contribution to the ongoing global discussion on the future of urban transport. The main ...

Validity and Reliability in Built Environment Research : A Selection of Case Studies / ian Ahmed, Alex Opoku, Ayokunle Olanipekun, Monty Sutrisna

Presents case studies that emphasize reliability and validity in different examples of qualitative, quantitative and mixed ...

Vulnerable Cities: Realities, Innovations and Strategies

This book combines empirical and comparative analysis of improvement of vulnerable urban space and post-disaster rehabilitation ...

Water Resource Systems Planning and Management

This revised, updated textbook presents a systems approach to the planning, management, and operation of water resources ...

Water Security, Conflict and Cooperation in Peri-Urban South Asia : Flows across Boundaries

This book explores the implications of urbanization in South Asia for water (in-) security in the peri-urban spaces of Dhaka ...

West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways

This book explores obstacles that impede, and potential pathways toward improving, the material and psychological well-being ...

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