Synopsis: For more than forty years Jan Gehl has helped to transform urban environments around the world based on his research into the ways people actually use-or could use-the spaces where they live and work. In this revolutionary book, Gehl presents his latest work creating (…
We live in a world organized around the container. Standardized twenty- and forty-foot shipping containers carry material goods across oceans and over land; provide shelter, office space, and storage capacity; inspire films, novels, metaphors, and paradigms. Today, TEU (Twenty F…
The end of the 16th century saw Dutch expansion in Asia, as The Dutch East India Company (the VOC) was fast becoming an Asian power, both political and economic. By 1669, the VOC was the richest private company the world had ever seen. This landmark study looks at perhaps the mo…
An engaging and definitive study of the secrets of the vast commercial success of the Dutch East India Company.
Survey of Nigeria from 1860 to 1960 - covers demographic aspects and geographical aspects, social structure, political system, economic conditions under colonialism and independence, the role of UK, economic policy, fiscal policy, transport, communication, agricultural developme…
"Written in clear, easy-to-follow language, this book provides planning practitioners with the tools they need to achieve their cities' economic development, social equity and ecological sustainability goals. The book begins with criticism of conventional transportation practice…
As transportations-related disciplines of urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban economics, and social policy have undergone major internal reform efforts in recent decades Written in clear, easy-to-follow language, this book provides planning practitioners …
Review: "It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this book. The argue that the days of the current car system are numbered. Powerful forces around the world are undermining it and will usher in a new syste…
"It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this book. The argue that the days of the current car system are numbered. Powerful forces around the world are undermining it and will usher in a new system someti…
"It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this book. The argue that the days of the current car system are numbered. Powerful forces around the world are undermining it and will usher in a new system someti…
'Theoretical and Computational Aerodynamics' is a comprehensive textbook covering classical aerodynamic theories and recent applications made possible by computational aerodynamics.
