Mundus Urbano Re Thinking Urban Development
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Mundus Urbano Re Thinking Urban Development
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Author : Luana Xavier Pinto Coelho
language : en
Publisher: Frank & Timme GmbH
Release Date : 2013-06-27
Mundus Urbano Re Thinking Urban Development written by Luana Xavier Pinto Coelho and has been published by Frank & Timme GmbH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-27 with Social Science categories.
As we enter a "Mundus Urbano", urban issues become even more central to many professions related to planning. This situation not only reinforces long identified challenges but also generates new ones for which planners from all different fields of inquiry have to re-think their own practice. This book gathers works that reflect recent challenges examined by the fresh eyes of young professionals brought together to stretch conventions towards an innovative approach to urban studies. The reader will find world-wide as well as more localised study cases in four chapters that embed the most up-to-date questions permeating the field: sociocultural production and urban space, urban governance and social challenges, contemporary planning and cooperating in the south and sustainable urban infrastructure. Each of these chapters is introduced by prominent authors such as Prof. Amos Rapoport, PhD. Jaqueline Britto Pólvora, Prof. Guiqing Yang and Cor Dijkgraaf, who have been of great importance during the course of this advanced Master studies.
Mundus Urbano Re Thinking Urban Development
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Author : Luana Xavier Pinto Coelho
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-01-01
Mundus Urbano Re Thinking Urban Development written by Luana Xavier Pinto Coelho and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with categories.
As we enter a Mundus Urbano, urban issues become even more central to many professions related to planning. This situation not only reinforces long identified challenges but also generates new ones for which planners from all different fields of inquiry have to re-think their own practice. This book gathers works that reflect recent challenges examined by the fresh eyes of young professionals brought together to stretch conventions towards an innovative approach to urban studies. The reader will find world-wide as well as more localised study cases in four chapters that embed the most up-to-date questions permeating the field: sociocultural production and urban space, urban governance and social challenges, contemporary planning and cooperating in the south and sustainable urban infrastructure. Each of these chapters is introduced by prominent authors such as Prof. Amos Rapoport, PhD. Jaqueline Britto Polvora, Prof. Guiqing Yang and Cor Dijkgraaf, who have been of great importance during the course of this advanced Master."
Rethinking Urban Sprawl
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Release Date : 2018
Rethinking Urban Sprawl written by OECD and has been published by Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Cities and towns categories.
- Foreword - Executive summary - The policy challenge of urban sprawl - Urban sprawl as a multidimensional phenomenon - Sprawl in OECD urban areas - Causes and consequences of urban sprawl - Steering urban development to more sustainable pathways
Rethinking Urban Sprawl Moving Towards Sustainable Cities
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2018-06-14
Rethinking Urban Sprawl Moving Towards Sustainable Cities written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-14 with categories.
This report provides a new perspective to the nature of urban sprawl and its causes and environmental, social and economic consequences.
Urban Geopolitics
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Author : Jonathan Rokem
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-08-21
Urban Geopolitics written by Jonathan Rokem and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-21 with Science categories.
In the last decade a new wave of urban research has emerged, putting comparative perspectives back on the urban studies agenda. However, this research is frequently based on similar case studies on a few selected cities in America and Europe and all too often focus on the abstract city level with marginal attention given to particular local contexts. Moving away from loosely defined urban theories and contexts, this book argues it is time to start learning from and compare across different ‘contested cities’. It questions the long-standing Euro-centric academic knowledge production that is prevalent in urban studies and planning research. This book brings together a diverse range of international case studies from Latin America, South and South East Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East to offer an in-depth understanding of the worldwide contested nature of cities in a wide range of local contexts. It suggests an urban ontology that moves beyond the urban ‘West’ and ‘North’ as well as adding a comparative-relational understanding of the contested nature that ‘Southern’ cities are developing. This timely contribution is essential reading for those working in the fields of human geography, urban studies, planning, politics, area studies and sociology.
Sustainable Urban Development And Globalization
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Author : Agostino Petrillo
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-11-24
Sustainable Urban Development And Globalization written by Agostino Petrillo and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-24 with Science categories.
This book equips readers with a deeper understanding of the challenges posed by radical socioeconomic, environmental, and cultural changes due to globalization and describes effective, sustainable solutions to these challenges. The focus is especially on the rapid urbanization processes in countries of the Global South, which are giving rise to dramatic new problems of spatial and social inequality and difficult environmental challenges in relation to climate change. Readers will gain skills and knowledge that will help them to develop an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to planning, design, and management of urban settlements and territories in contexts with a high level of social, economic, territorial, and landscape vulnerability. The coverage includes, for example, strategies to promote social inclusion, improve housing quality, ensure adequate education, protect cultural heritage, enhance risk management, and address issues in the food-energy-water nexus. Among the authors are leading experts from the Polytechnic University of Milan, where a multidisciplinary set of studies and research projects in the field have been undertaken in recent years.
Rethinking The Informal City
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Author : Felipe Hernández
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2012
Rethinking The Informal City written by Felipe Hernández and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Architecture categories.
Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Informal cities and settlements exceed the structures of order, control and homogeneity that one expects to find in a formal city; therefore the contributors to this volume - from such disciplines as architecture, urban planning, anthropology, urban design, cultural and urban studies and sociology - focus on alternative methods of analysis in order to study the phenomenon of urban informality. This book provides a thorough review of the work that is currently being carried out by scholars, practitioners and governmental institutions, in and outside Latin America, on the question of informal cities.
From Understanding To Action
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Author : Marco Keiner
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-09
From Understanding To Action written by Marco Keiner 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 2013-03-09 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Hans van Ginkel Rector, United Nations University The challenges of the world's future are linked to the growing share of the global population that will reside in urban areas. UN projections indicate that by 2030 the world's urban population share will rise to 60 percent. Of the two billion added to the global population, 99 percent will be added to the urban areas of the world. Of this number, 95 percent will be in countries of the developing world. As most people will live in urban areas we had better work to build and organize them as both attractive and less resource consuming places. That is, to promote sustainable urban development is to promote the creation of dense human settlements that are livable and have reduced their impacts on larger scale ecosystems. While much attention has been focused on the "mega-cities," those with a population of over 10 million, the amount of people living in these places will remain almost constant while the smaller and medium size cities will be the great absorbers of the world's urban population. Indeed, it is predicted that while the absolute number of people that will live in urban centers of 10 million or more will increase from approximately 263 to 375 million between 2000 and 20 IS, their share of the total urban population will only increase from 9. 2 percent to 9. 8 percent, a 6. 34 percent increase.
Urban Planning Against Poverty
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Author : Jean-Claude Bolay
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-11-12
Urban Planning Against Poverty written by Jean-Claude Bolay and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-12 with Political Science categories.
This open access book revisits the theoretical foundations of urban planning and the application of these concepts and methods in the context of Southern countries by examining several case studies from different regions of the world. For instance, the case of Koudougou, a medium-sized city in one of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso, with a population of 115.000 inhabitants, allows us to understand concretely which and how these deficiencies are translated in an African urban context. In contrast, the case of Nueve de Julio, intermediate city of 50.000 dwellers in the pampa Argentina, addresses the new forms of spatial fragmentation and social exclusion linked with agro export and crisis of the international markets. Case studies are also included for cities in Asia and Latin America. Differences and similarities between cases allow us to foresee alternative models of urban planning better adapted to tackle poverty and find efficient ways for more inclusive cities in developing and emerging countries, interacting several dimensions linked with high rates of urbanization: territorial fragmentation; environmental contamination; social disparities and exclusion, informal economy and habitat, urban governance and democracy.
Approaching The Integrative City
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Author : Dimitra Babalis
language : en
Publisher: Altralinea Edizioni
Release Date : 2016-05-24
Approaching The Integrative City written by Dimitra Babalis and has been published by Altralinea Edizioni this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-24 with Architecture categories.
This book debates on transformation of urban spaces considering heritage value, diversity and sustainability issues. It explains complexity and methodology to re-think and re-vitalise urban spaces in sensitive urban environments. Teamwork scientific findings explore evolving ways of innovative urban space transformation in different European contexts. In the first part it examines the reading and designing of historic environment in terms of character, attractiveness, functionality and sustainability of public space and its re-definition for urban quality, wellbeing and social cohesion. In the second part it presents issues on placemaking within sustainable design. In the third part it develops a dynamic transformative process in designing urban vitality of waterfronts, essential for everyday life.