Stadsplanering, kommunal planering

The built environment influences health and well-being in a myriad of ways. Some neighbourhoods are plagued by busy roads that are a constant source of danger, noise, and air …

Tracing two centuries of rise, fall, and rebirth in the heart of downtown Detroit.Downtown Detroit is in the midst of an astonishing rebirth. Its sidewalks have become a dreamland …

How Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China deal with such urban environmental issues as ports, goods movement, air pollution, water quality, transportation, and public space.Over the …

Building on a growing movement within developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, as well as Europe and North America, this book documents cutting edge …

This book serves as a comprehensive examination of the challenges and best practices encompassing access to adequate housing in BRICS+ nations. In addition, it takes into account …

This book investigates small cities - cities and towns that are not well known or internationally branded, but are facing structural economic and social issues after the Global …

Police brutality, gentrification, and grassroots activism in 1960s Chicago In August of 1968, approximately 7,000 people protested the Vietnam War against the backdrop of the …

This volume provides a comprehensive discussion and overview of urban resilience, including socio-ecological and economic hazard and disaster resilience. It provides a summary of …

This book proposes an interdisciplinary and multidimensional perspective of urban inequalities based on a range of theoretical, methodological, and professional approaches. …

The relationship between culture and urbanism has been the focus of much discussion and debate in recent years. While globalisation tends towards a homogeneity, successful 'global …