Regional & area planning books

This book explores how cities worldwide, especially in China, can build resilience against disasters and presents...  Read More >>

This book examines the potential benefits of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and applications for rural development....  Read More >>

Addressing Climate Risk in Coastal Urban Areas of East and Southeast Asia provides an in-depth exploration of the...  Read More >>

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The growing role and relevance of tourism in cities – and of cities in tourism – has in recent decades emerged as...  Read More >>

This book comprehensively explores the multifaceted issues shaping rural areas today. It thoroughly examines the...  Read More >>

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Smart city infrastructure and technologies make urban areas more efficient, sustainable, and livable, but their...  Read More >>

The Countryside: Planning and Change (1981) examines the relationship between policies and their actual effects...  Read More >>

First published in 1954, The Genesis of Modern British Town Planning is a study from a historical standpoint of...  Read More >>

An Introduction to Urban Renewal (1982) critically reviews policies focusing on the renewal of decaying inner urban...  Read More >>

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Volume I explores urban culture in the ancient world, positioning Europe within its wider global context. Written...  Read More >>

The Non-Post-Socialist City examines contemporary urban policies through case studies of six cities in four states...  Read More >>

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Various development and environmental issues within urban environments, with emphasis on solutions leading to sustainability,...  Read More >>

A continual problem in modern societies is how housing of a good standard can be provided for all those who need...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1976, this book sets out, by careful examination of the complexities of the British housing...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1990, this title asks, what has been the role of the state vis-à-vis housing policy in developing...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1987, public rented housing in Britain had undergone many changes in the decade before,...  Read More >>

First published in 1993, this book filled a gap in the literature on housing in the developing world. For many years,...  Read More >>

First published in 1935, the original blurb reads: “... All slums will definitely be cleared away, never to recur...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1978, this study critically appraises the nature, extent and economic rationale for government...  Read More >>

First published in 1994, this book explores the birth, growth and decline of public housing in Britain, weighing...  Read More >>