City
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City
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Author : Clifford D. Simak
language : en
Publisher: S.F. Masterworks
Release Date : 2011
City written by Clifford D. Simak and has been published by S.F. Masterworks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Dystopias categories.
On a far future Earth, mankind's achievements are immense: artificially intelligent robots, genetically uplifted animals, interplanetary travel, genetic modification of the human form itself. But nothing comes without a cost. Humanity is tired, its vigour all but gone. Society is breaking down into smaller communities, dispersing into the countryside and abandoning the great cities of the world. As the human race dwindles and declines, which of its great creations will inherit the Earth? And which will claim the stars?
The Affordable City
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Author : Shane Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2020-09-15
The Affordable City written by Shane Phillips and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with Political Science categories.
From Los Angeles to Boston and Chicago to Miami, US cities are struggling to address the twin crises of high housing costs and household instability. Debates over the appropriate course of action have been defined by two poles: building more housing or enacting stronger tenant protections. These options are often treated as mutually exclusive, with support for one implying opposition to the other. Shane Phillips believes that effectively tackling the housing crisis requires that cities support both tenant protections and housing abundance. He offers readers more than 50 policy recommendations, beginning with a set of principles and general recommendations that should apply to all housing policy. The remaining recommendations are organized by what he calls the Three S’s of Supply, Stability, and Subsidy. Phillips makes a moral and economic case for why each is essential and recommendations for making them work together. There is no single solution to the housing crisis—it will require a comprehensive approach backed by strong, diverse coalitions. The Affordable City is an essential tool for professionals and advocates working to improve affordability and increase community resilience through local action.
City
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Author : Phil Hubbard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-09-27
City written by Phil Hubbard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-27 with Science categories.
City provides an accessible yet critical introduction to one of the key concepts in human geography. Always at the heart of discussions in social theory, the definition and specification of ‘the city’ nonetheless remains illusive. In this volume, Phil Hubbard locates the concept of ‘the city’ within current traditions of social thought, providing a basis for understanding its varying usages and meanings through a critical discussion of the contribution of key authors and thinkers. Written in a lively and accessible style, the individual chapters of City offer a thematic overview of four dominant ways of approaching cities: as lived-in places as imagined spaces as networks of association as technologies of flow. Drawing on a diverse range of literatures and case studies, the book spells out the importance of a geographical perspective on the city, suggesting that it is only by bringing these different ways of mapping the city together that we can begin to make sense of cities.
Soft City
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Author : David Sim
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2019-08-20
Soft City written by David Sim and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-20 with Architecture categories.
Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting to our ever-changing needs, nurturing relationships, and accommodating the pleasures of everyday life. How do we move from the current reality in most cites—separated uses and lengthy commutes in single-occupancy vehicles that drain human, environmental, and community resources—to support a soft city approach? In Soft City David Sim, partner and creative director at Gehl, shows how this is possible, presenting ideas and graphic examples from around the globe. He draws from his vast design experience to make a case for a dense and diverse built environment at a human scale, which he presents through a series of observations of older and newer places, and a range of simple built phenomena, some traditional and some totally new inventions. Sim shows that increasing density is not enough. The soft city must consider the organization and layout of the built environment for more fluid movement and comfort, a diversity of building types, and thoughtful design to ensure a sustainable urban environment and society. Soft City begins with the big ideas of happiness and quality of life, and then shows how they are tied to the way we live. The heart of the book is highly visual and shows the building blocks for neighborhoods: building types and their organization and orientation; how we can get along as we get around a city; and living with the weather. As every citizen deals with the reality of a changing climate, Soft City explores how the built environment can adapt and respond. Soft City offers inspiration, ideas, and guidance for anyone interested in city building. Sim shows how to make any city more efficient, more livable, and better connected to the environment.
The Ideal City
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Author : Robert Klanten
language : en
Publisher: Gestalten
Release Date : 2021
The Ideal City written by Robert Klanten and has been published by Gestalten this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Architecture categories.
"Urban life is humankind’s biggest experiment to date, our cities are constantly evolving and adapting to climate and economy. The cities we have today are not necessarily the ones we need, but big and small innovation is rethinking visions of urbanization. Together with pioneering research and design lab SPACE10, we present future-orientated design which enhances quality of life and makes our urban spaces more vibrant. As technology and urban life edge ever closer, The Ideal City explores the ambitious actions and initiatives being brought to life across the globe to meet tomorrow’s demand in clever, forwarding-thinking ways. From pedestrian infrastructure to housing, the book uncovers what is being discussed at the forefront of urbanism through expert essays and profiles."--
Culture And The City
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Author : Deborah Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-13
Culture And The City written by Deborah Stevenson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-13 with Travel categories.
This edited collection will examine the way in which cities are imagined, experienced and shaped by those who reside within them, those who manage or govern them, and those who, as visitor, tourist or traveller, pass through them. Attention will be paid to the influence that these various inhabitants have on city life and living and the dialectic that exists between their sometimes collective and sometimes divergent, perceptions and uses of city space. In conjunction with this, the collection will explore the ways in which local culture and cultural policy are used by public and private interests as the framework for changing the image and amenity of the city in order to raise its profile and attract tourists. The book contributes to discussions of the increasingly high profile place that cultural programs have in urban regeneration initiatives and explore the tensions, conflicts and negotiations that emerge in urban spaces as a result of policy and culture coming together. Papers will be sought from researchers around the world with a view to examining the nexus between tourism, leisure and cultural programming from a number of perspectives and with reference to a range of international case studies. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events.
Linguistic Landscape In The City
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Author : Elana Goldberg Shohamy
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2010
Linguistic Landscape In The City written by Elana Goldberg Shohamy and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Elana Shohamy is a professor and chair of the language education program at the School of Education, Tel Aviv University, where she teaches, researches and writes about multiple issues relating to multilingualism: language policy, language testing and language in the public space. --
The Postcolonial City And Its Subjects
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Author : Rashmi Varma
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-08-05
The Postcolonial City And Its Subjects written by Rashmi Varma and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book considers twentieth and twenty-first century literary and cultural formations of the postcolonial city and the constitution of new subjects within it. Varma offers a reading of both historical and contemporary debates on urbanism through the filter of postcolonial fictions and the cultural fields surrounding and containing them. In particular, she presents a representational history of London, Nairobi and Bombay in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and engages three key theoretical frameworks—the city within postcolonial theory and culture (its troubled salience in the construction of postcolonial public spheres and identities, from local, rural, ethnic/"tribal", and regional to "national", cosmopolitan and transnational subjects and spaces); postcolonial fictions as constituting a new world literary space and as a site of the articulation of contending narratives of urban space, global culture and postcolonial development; and postcolonial feminist citizenship as a universal political project challenging current neo-liberal and post neo-liberal contractions and eviscerations of public spaces and rights.
Report Of The Civil Service Commission Of The City Of Brooklyn
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Author : Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Civil Service Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Report Of The Civil Service Commission Of The City Of Brooklyn written by Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Civil Service Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) categories.
The Annual Report Of The Receipts And Expenditures Of The City Of Lewiston For The Fiscal Year Ending Together With Other Annual Reports And Papers Relating To The Affairs Of The City
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Author : Lewiston (Me.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
The Annual Report Of The Receipts And Expenditures Of The City Of Lewiston For The Fiscal Year Ending Together With Other Annual Reports And Papers Relating To The Affairs Of The City written by Lewiston (Me.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Lewiston (Me.) categories.