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"Bringing together comparative case studies from Central Europe and South America, this book focuses on 'new' regions; regions created as political projects of modernization and 're-scaling'. Through this approach it de-codes 'New Regionalism' in terms of its contributions to in…
Bringing together comparative case studies from Central Europe and South America, this book focuses on 'new' regions - regions created as political projects of modernization and 're-scaling'. Through this approach it de-codes 'New Regionalism' in terms of its contributions to in…
Focusing on recent regional policy and planning debates in all the English regions, this text uses a range of theoretical insights to examine major controversies such as : resistance to new housing on greenfield sites, whether to redirect or constrain economic growth in pressure…
The definitive introductory book on the theory and history of regionalist architecture in the context of globalization, this text addresses issues of identity, community, and sustainability along with a selection of the most outstanding examples of design from all over the world…
An analysis of natural resources in the Central African Republic has shown that the country has a strong national potential and a diversified ecosystem. However, the economy has drastically deteriorated over the years owing to mismanagement. As a result, people's welfare has bec…
Comparative environmental regionalism
This volume focuses on environmental governance as a key issue of analysis, to provide an important new conceptualisation of ''region'' and regional power.
