Regional & area planning books

Bilingual edition (English/German) / Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) In recent years, few German buildings...  Read More >>

This book examines the role, history and function of public libraries in contemporary societies as motors that drive...  Read More >>

Offers a contribution to the social debate about the city and its future. The book proposes the idea of the city...  Read More >>

Demonstrates how residents can play a leading role in the positive transformation of their communities in the face...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the latest cutting-edge research for achieving sustainable development goals during urbanisation...  Read More >>

Dipping in to the North explores how changing mobility and migration is affecting the social, economic, cultural,...  Read More >>

This book dives into the mise-en-scène of contemporary China to explore the “becoming cinema” of Chinese cities,...  Read More >>

This book presents a selection of the best papers submitted to the International Ecocity World Summit held in Vancouver,...  Read More >>

This edited volume examines how climate action plans engage justice at the scale of the city.  Read More >>

Examines the ability of an area and its communities to recover quickly from difficulties; the rigidness and resistance...  Read More >>

Offers an overview of key transport issues in ADB's Pacific developing member countries and of the bank's planned...  Read More >>

The National Urban Assessment for Uzbekistan examines the progress of urbanization and the current state of government...  Read More >>

Offering the viewpoint of young people from low-income communities of color and their public schools, Planning Cities...  Read More >>

Europe Beyond Mobility: Mobilities, Social Cohesion and Political Integration assesses this question by focusing...  Read More >>

Using a unique interdisciplinary, cultural-institutional analysis, Politics of Control is the first comprehensive...  Read More >>

Explores the numerous ways smaler urban areas can compete on a larger scale without sacrificing their small-town...  Read More >>

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This book introduces the interlocking disciplines of property and planning to economic theory and practice.  Read More >>

It also offers opportunities for cities to explore urban extensions such as marine estates, aquatic food production...  Read More >>

Draws on more than fifteen years of research to present a direct, focused engagement with both the planning history...  Read More >>

If the city is everywhere, and everything is a city, if the urbanised world now is a chain of metropolitan areas...  Read More >>

This book critically examines the public participation processes in urban planning and development by evaluating...  Read More >>

This international collection provides a comprehensive overview of twin cities in different circumstances – from...  Read More >>

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This book explores and debates the urban transformations that have taken place in Vienna over the past 30 years...  Read More >>