This book synthesizes knowledge from several fields that are crucial to sustainable rural development: the physical environment, biological and agricultural production, rural sociology and economics. It takes a systems p read more
The fourth book in this series records the collaboration of Nick Johnson, development director of Urban Splash, Manchester, with Kahn Visiting Professors Sean Griffiths, Charles Holland, and Sam Jacob, who worked with a studio of Yale students to inves read more
Kim Dovey has contributed to Places of Becoming as an author.Dovey is at the University of Melbourne.
read moreThompson Ian has contributed to Rethinking Landscape: A Critical Reader as an author.Ian Thompson is Visiting Professor at Edge Hill University, UK, and was a member of the Advisory Group for the National Numeracy Project, to which he was second read more
Introduction to Rural Planning provides an overview of rural (spatial) planning for students on planning, geography and related programmes. It charts the major patterns and processes of rural change affecting the British countryside, its landscape, its read more
By the end of the 21st Century it is thought that three-quarters of the world's population will be urban; our future is in cities. Making these cities healthy, vibrant and sustainable is an exceptional challenge which this book addresses. It sets ou read more
Michael Pacione has contributed to Urban Geography: A Global Perspective as an author.University of Strathclyde
There is a strong international dimension to spatial planning. European integration strengthens interconnections, development and decision-making across national and regional borders. EU policies in areas such as environment, transport, agriculture or read more
In this sequel to his widely-acclaimed book "The Experience of Modernism (1997"), John Gold continues his detailed enquiry into the Modern Movement's involvement in urban planning and city design.Making extensive use of information gained from hours of read more
This unique book, written by local experts in the city, deals with the transformation of Barcelona during the last twenty years. Barcelona has been held up as a model of urban planning and economic regeneration amongst built environment professionals. read more
With its mandate for promoting sustainable development and supporting economic development, regional planning has been right at the center of some of the most important policy debates in English regionalism. Where regional economic strategies for insta read more
More than half the worlds population now living in cities, and a considerably higher proportion in the advanced economies, it is small wonder that urban research occupies a prominent position among the social science disciplines. The diversity of quest read more
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