This book has been written to provide background information for the participants IILILA's 22nd World Congress, which will take place in Tehran 15-19 April, 1975. The general theme of this meeting …
The usefulness of various theories as analytical tools in the study of social change is discussed. The topics include: modernization approaches, the role of cultural factors in development, Marxist…
Despite decades of governmental effort and large-scale expenditure on development, the lot of the world's underprivileged remains largely dismal. This failure of state-sponsored development has pro…
This manual presents the findings from Project R6264 The Procurement of Infrastructure for Urban Low Income Communities carried out by the Authors as part of the Technology, Development and Researc…
“The New Naturalist: Britain’s Structure and Scenery” by L. Dudley Stamp is a notable work in the New Naturalist series. First published in 1946, this book explores the geological and physica…
The book “São Paulo: Urban Development and Employment” by Kalmann Schaefer was published in 1976 by the International Labor Office. The book discusses full employment policies in the São Paul…
In "The City," John V. Lindsay provides an in-depth look at the challenges and opportunities faced by major urban centers, particularly New York City, during the 1960s. As a former mayor, Lindsay d…
Archipoles is one of a series of different studies which the C.R.U. has carried out since its origin on discontinuous cities located on a regular triangular grid arranged accord ing to 60° angles.…
After old Smyrna, a contemporary of the town of Troy, had been occupied by Greek immigrants, they captured its Acropolis which, according to an English archeologist, was smaller than a dignified En…
Urban Planning in Pre-Columbian America” by Jorge E. Hardoy is a significant work that explores the urban planning practices of ancient civilizations in Latin America. Published in 1968, this boo…