"In the contemporary city, the physical infrastructure and sensorial experiences of two millennia are now interwoven within an invisible digital matrix. This matrix alters human perceptions of the city, informs our behavior, and increasingly influences the urban designs we ultim…
Bringing together leading researchers from geography, political science, sociology, public policy and technology studies, "Disrupted Cities" exposes the politics of well-known disruptions such as devastation of New Orleans in 2005, the global SARS outbreak in 2002-3, and the gre…
"International Trade and Transportation Infrastructure Development: Infrastructure Development in North America and Europe examines the impact of trade agreements, such as the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union Customs Union, and their relationship to …
Elinor Ostrom's Nobel Prize-winning work on common pool property rights has implications for some of the most pressing sustainability issues of the twenty-first century - from tackling climate change to maintaining cyberspace. In this book, Derek Wall critically examines Ostrom'…
Inland waterway transport : an overview -- The economic performance of inland waterway transport -- The role of inland waterway transport in the changing logistics environment -- Managing capacity in the inland waterway sector : to intervene or not to intervene? -- Existing wate…
This fascinating, new book from the world of cycling is a great read for everybody. It covers topics as diverse as teaching very young cyclists to how a cycle culture was revitalized in China. It contains 25 articles detailing good practices coming from many parts of the world -…
Decentering Dar -- Belongings -- Building -- Waiting -- Wasting and Wanting -- Fueling Crisis -- Provisioning for an Unknown Future. "Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania and the largest populated city in eastern Africa, was a changing urban landscape in the 1970s and 19…
"ASEAN has a goal to create an economic community by 2015. To achieve the goal, connectivity among the member states needs to be given due importance. In 2010, ASEAN adopted the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC), which looked at physical, institutional and people-to-peopl…
He twentieth century was the century of the automobile; the twenty-first will see mobility dramatically re-envisioned. Automobiles altered cityscapes, boosted economies, and made personal mobility efficient and convenient for many. We had a century-long love affair with the car.…
