Written by the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature is both an urgent call to action and a comprehensive introduction to "…
This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the important and growing field of urban anthropology. This is an increasingly critical area of study, as more than half of the world's population n…
This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the important and growing field of urban anthropology. This is an increasingly critical area of study, as more than half of the world's population n…
A new approach to rural development is emerging. Instead of being about attracting companies that might create jobs over which communities have no control, the emerging paradigm is about connecting…
THE PURPOSE of this book is to call attention to the social consequences of the local physical environment, to suggest that improvement and development is urgently needed, and to indicate how this …
"Desegregating the City takes a global, multidisciplinary look at segregation and the strengths and weaknesses of different antisegregation strategies in the United States and other developed count…
The "MYTH OF MARGINALITY" analyzed here is a set of stereotypes about the urban poor of the world, and particularly the poor migrant settlers of jerry-built communities in Latin America. Residents …
The book is organized around three central themes: 1) urban environment in his- torical context; 2) issues in urban-nature relations and: 3) realigning urban- nature relations. It discusses ideas s…
In Community Power Structure, Floyd Hunter explores the dynamics of power within urban communities, examining how power is distributed and exercised among various groups and individuals. The book p…
In investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is consumption moulded by cities? C…