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…
The second edition of Urban Economics and Real Estate by John F. McDonald and Daniel P. McMillen offers an updated and comprehensive exploration of the economic forces that shape urban environments…
The book you’re referring to is “Government and Housing in Metropolitan Areas” by Edward C. Banfield. This work explores the relationship between municipal government and housing policies in …
This introduction to the field of urban design offers a comprehensive survey of the processes necessary to implement urban design work, explaining the vocabulary, the rules, the tools, the structur…
Urban Development and Employment in The Ivory Coast explores the intricate relationship between urbanization and employment opportunities in the context of Côte d'Ivoire. This work examines the ra…
Early modern towns in the Low Countries were famous for their effective urban institutions and social and economic facilities. Citizens made use of public roads and buildings, they settled their co…
Students studying construction management and related subjects need to have a broad understanding of the major aspects of controlling the building processes. Operations Management for Construction …
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 "…
The San Diego of popular imagination is a lotus land of sun and surfers, a ruggedly beautiful region where Mexican barrios coexist with mountain villages and deserts sprawl as far as the eye can se…
The future of humanity is urban, and the nature of urban space enables, and necessitates, sharing—of resources, goods and services, experiences. Yet traditional forms of sharing have been undermi…