Living In Urban Communities
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Living In Urban Communities
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Author : Kristin Sterling
language : en
Publisher: LernerClassroom
Release Date : 2007-09-01
Living In Urban Communities written by Kristin Sterling and has been published by LernerClassroom this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An introduction to the common characteristics of an urban community.
Life In An Urban Community
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Author : Margaret McNamara
language : en
Publisher: Benchmark Education Company
Release Date : 2009
Life In An Urban Community written by Margaret McNamara and has been published by Benchmark Education Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Big books categories.
A big city, or urban community, can be an exciting place to live, work, and play. Read to learn about life in the biggest type of community.
High Rise Living In Asian Cities
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Author : Belinda Yuen
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-02-02
High Rise Living In Asian Cities written by Belinda Yuen and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-02 with Political Science categories.
This book is intended to fill a knowledge gap in the study of contemporary high-rise living. While there has been much documentation on the engineering and technological aspects of tall buildings, relatively little has been written about the social and livability of high-rise. Much less is written about Asian cities even though Asia is the current hotbed of high-rise development. Even though traditional discourse of high-rise housing is not always positive, new forces are redefining its place in 21st century urbanity. Many cities around the world are reembracing high-rise in urban agenda under current narrative of sustainable development. High-rise is fast becoming a priority area in international research agenda. The quest is for livable and sustainable high-rise development. Against the background of current trends--globalization, urbanization, mixed-use development, and new-built taller buildings in inner city areas in both developed and developing countries, this book examines the software: design, economics, estate management, legal and property rights, physical environment, planning, community development, and social dimensions of high-rise living. Analysis is with the widely acclaimed successful high-rise public housing in Hong Kong and Singapore to understand the advantages and worries of high-rise living, and to distill the key points and lessons in the making of a ‘good’ highrise living environment. Hong Kong and Singapore have been constructing high-rise for more than four decades each. The majority of their population has moved to live in high-rise, selecting to live high-rise, and registering consistently high residential satisfaction. The height of apartment buildings in both cities continues to rise. The tallest is anticipated to be 70-storey. It is the contention of this book that contrary to earlier common negative discourses on public high-rise living, the high-rise environment may yet offer urban residents a satisfying dwelling experience. Leading housing academics, researchers and practitioners in the two cities have contributed to this book. This book presents a timely contribution to our understanding of a widening urban phenomenon that will affect a growing number of the world’s population.
Urban Ills
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Author : Carol Camp Yeakey
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Urban Ills written by Carol Camp Yeakey and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Social Science categories.
Urban Ills: Confronting Twenty First Century Dilemmas of Urban Living in GlobalContexts brings together original research by a wide array of interdisciplinary scholars to examine contemporary dilemmas impacting urban life in global contexts, following the latest global economic downturn. Focusing extensively on vulnerable populations, economic, social, health and community dynamics are explored as they relate to human adaptation to complex environments.
Collaborative Happiness
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Author : Catherine Kingfisher
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2021-10-15
Collaborative Happiness written by Catherine Kingfisher and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-15 with Social Science categories.
Understudied relative to other forms of intentional community, and under-recognized in policy-making circles, urban cohousing communities situate wellbeing as simultaneously social and subjective, while catering for groups of people so diverse in age. Collaborative Happiness looks at two such urban cohousing communities: Kankanmori, in Tokyo; and Quayside Village, in Vancouver. In expanding beyond mainstream approaches to happiness focused exclusively on the individual, Quayside Village and Kankanmori provide an alternative model for how to understand and practice the good life in an increasingly urbanized world marked by crisis of both social and environmental sustainability.
Urban Development And Civil Society
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Author : Michael Carley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Urban Development And Civil Society written by Michael Carley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Political Science categories.
The world's population is rapidly urbanizing but the affluence and development often associated with cities are far from equitably or sustainably distributed. Where it was once taken for granted that responsibility for urban development lay with the state, increasingly the emphasis has shifted to market-driven and public-private sector initiatives, which can marginalize the intended beneficiaries - the urban poor - from decision making and implementation. This text outlines the essential conditions for effective urban planning and management by placing bottom-up community initiatives at the heart of the push for equitable and sustainable development in cities. Crucially, the state must engage with both the market and civil society in pursuit of sustainable cities. Presenting a wide-ranging selection of case studies in rapidly urbanizing and transitional countries, from the poorest parts of Africa and Asia to the relatively developed United Kingdom, the authors describe and analyze innovations in how globally disadvantaged urban communities can be engaged in improving their living environments.
Age Friendly Cities And Communities
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Author : Tine Buffel
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2019-02-20
Age Friendly Cities And Communities written by Tine Buffel and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-20 with Social Science categories.
As the drive towards creating age-friendly cities grows, this important book provides a comprehensive survey of theories and policies aimed at improving the quality of life of older people living in urban areas. In this book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, leading international researchers critically assess the problems and the potential of designing age-friendly environments. The book considers the different ways in which cities are responding to population ageing, the different strategies for developing age-friendly communities, and the extent to which older people themselves can be involved in the co-production of age-friendly policies and practices. The book includes a manifesto for the age-friendly movement, focused around tackling social inequality and promoting community empowerment.
Living In Suburban Communities
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Author : Kristin Sterling
language : en
Publisher: LernerClassroom
Release Date : 2007-09-01
Living In Suburban Communities written by Kristin Sterling and has been published by LernerClassroom this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An introduction to the common characteristics of an suburban community.
Living In Urban Communities
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Author : Kristin Sterling
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Release Date : 2021-08-01
Living In Urban Communities written by Kristin Sterling and has been published by Lerner Publications ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An introduction to the common characteristics of an urban community.
Living Cities
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Author : Jan Tanghe
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2013-10-22
Living Cities written by Jan Tanghe and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Political Science categories.
This book aims to demonstrate the new awareness concerning the urban environment in Europe. The authors believe that the unlimited outward expansion of our cities must be halted and that we should strive for "inner growth" within urban centres, and for a more human approach to city development. Contact between city dwellers should be encouraged to reduce the isolation of those living in sprawling communities and to remedy the evils resulting from the dispersion of urban functions. To achieve this the book puts forward a number of planning and design criteria which would solve more satisfactorily the problems of housing and living conditions in cities.