Call Of Our Cities
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The Call Of The City
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Author : Charles Mulford Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1908
The Call Of The City written by Charles Mulford Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1908 with California categories.
The Call Of The City
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Author : James Hall McIlvaine
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Release Date : 2021-03-05
The Call Of The City written by James Hall McIlvaine and has been published by Alpha Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-05 with categories.
The Call Of The City: A Sermon, has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
City By City
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Author : Keith Gessen
language : en
Publisher: n + 1
Release Date : 2015-05-12
City By City written by Keith Gessen and has been published by n + 1 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-12 with Social Science categories.
A collection of essays—historical and personal—about the present and future of American cities Edited by Keith Gessen and Stephen Squibb, City by City is a collection of essays—historical, personal, and somewhere in between—about the present and future of American cities. It sweeps from Gold Rush, Alaska, to Miami, Florida, encompassing cities large and small, growing and failing. These essays look closely at the forces—gentrification, underemployment, politics, culture, and crime—that shape urban life. They also tell the stories of citizens whose fortunes have risen or fallen with those of the cities they call home. A cross between Hunter S. Thompson, Studs Terkel, and the Great Depression–era WPA guides to each state in the Union, City by City carries this project of American storytelling up to the days of our own Great Recession.
Saving Our Cities
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Author : William W. Goldsmith
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2016-08-12
Saving Our Cities written by William W. Goldsmith and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-12 with Architecture categories.
In Saving Our Cities, William W. Goldsmith shows how cities can be places of opportunity rather than places with problems. With strongly revived cities and suburbs, working as places that serve all their residents, metropolitan areas will thrive, thus making the national economy more productive, the environment better protected, the citizenry better educated, and the society more reflective, sensitive, and humane. Goldsmith argues that America has been in the habit of abusing its cities and their poorest suburbs, which are always the first to be blamed for society’s ills and the last to be helped. As federal and state budgets, regulations, and programs line up with the interests of giant corporations and privileged citizens, they impose austerity on cities, shortchange public schools, make it hard to get nutritious food, and inflict the drug war on unlucky neighborhoods. Frustration with inequality is spreading. Parents and teachers call persistently for improvements in public schooling, and education experiments abound. Nutrition indicators have begun to improve, as rising health costs and epidemic obesity have led to widespread attention to food. The futility of the drug war and the high costs of unwarranted, unprecedented prison growth have become clear. Goldsmith documents a positive development: progressive politicians in many cities and some states are proposing far-reaching improvements, supported by advocacy groups that form powerful voting blocs, ensuring that Congress takes notice. When more cities forcefully demand enlightened federal and state action on these four interrelated problems—inequality, schools, food, and the drug war—positive movement will occur in traditional urban planning as well, so as to meet the needs of most residents for improved housing, better transportation, and enhanced public spaces.
Extreme Cities
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Author : Ashley Dawson
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2017-10-01
Extreme Cities written by Ashley Dawson and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-01 with Political Science categories.
A cutting exploration of how cities drive climate change while being on the frontlines of the coming climate crisis How will climate change affect our lives? Where will its impacts be most deeply felt? Are we doing enough to protect ourselves from the coming chaos? In Extreme Cities, Ashley Dawson argues that cities are ground zero for climate change, contributing the lion’s share of carbon to the atmosphere, while also lying on the frontlines of rising sea levels. Today, the majority of the world’s megacities are located in coastal zones, yet few of them are adequately prepared for the floods that will increasingly menace their shores. Instead, most continue to develop luxury waterfront condos for the elite and industrial facilities for corporations. These not only intensify carbon emissions, but also place coastal residents at greater risk when water levels rise. In Extreme Cities, Dawson offers an alarming portrait of the future of our cities, describing the efforts of Staten Island, New York, and Shishmareff, Alaska residents to relocate; Holland’s models for defending against the seas; and the development of New York City before and after Hurricane Sandy. Our best hope lies not with fortified sea walls, he argues. Rather, it lies with urban movements already fighting to remake our cities in a more just and equitable way. As much a harrowing study as a call to arms Extreme Cities is a necessary read for anyone concerned with the threat of global warming, and of the cities of the world.
The City Of Tomorrow
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Author : Carlo Ratti
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-06-28
The City Of Tomorrow written by Carlo Ratti and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-28 with Science categories.
Since cities emerged ten thousand years ago, they have become one of the most impressive artifacts of humanity. But their evolution has been anything but linear—cities have gone through moments of radical change, turning points that redefine their very essence. In this book, a renowned architect and urban planner who studies the intersection of cities and technology argues that we are in such a moment. The authors explain some of the forces behind urban change and offer new visions of the many possibilities for tomorrow’s city. Pervasive digital systems that layer our cities are transforming urban life. The authors provide a front-row seat to this change. Their work at the MIT Senseable City Laboratory allows experimentation and implementation of a variety of urban initiatives and concepts, from assistive condition-monitoring bicycles to trash with embedded tracking sensors, from mobility to energy, from participation to production. They call for a new approach to envisioning cities: futurecraft, a symbiotic development of urban ideas by designers and the public. With such participation, we can collectively imagine, examine, choose, and shape the most desirable future of our cities.
Call Of Our Cities
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Author : Loula D. Lasker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
Call Of Our Cities written by Loula D. Lasker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1944 with Community development, Urban categories.
The Hearts Of Our Cities
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Author : Victor Gruen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Hearts Of Our Cities written by Victor Gruen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with categories.
The Death And Life Of Great American Cities
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Author : Jane Jacobs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Death And Life Of Great American Cities written by Jane Jacobs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Central business districts categories.
If Cars Could Talk
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Author : William H. Fain Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Balcony Press
Release Date : 2012-09-05
If Cars Could Talk written by William H. Fain Jr. and has been published by Balcony Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-05 with Transportation categories.
If Cars Could Talk examines urban environments, how they are born, change, and die, and offers fresh approaches to unlocking our cities great potential. More than half of the world's population lives in a city and that number stands to increase. Crafted with the tools gleaned during the author's 40 years of working as an urban designer around the world, Fain's message could not be more timely. More than a mere urban fix-it book, If Cars Could Talk presents a call to action to city builders everywhere that major issues threaten our cities and failure to confront them will diminish the quality of life for a majority of the human population. This collection of hard-hitting, focused essays advances the understanding of the importance of community participation, sustainability, and the creation of rich urban neighborhoods. A must-read for city-lovers, professional and amateur alike.