Dense + green cities
by Rowe, Peter G., Edwards, Peter, Schröpfer, Thomas, Girot, Christophe, Menz, Sacha
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Integrating Direct and Reverse Logistics in a "Living Lab" Context: Evaluating Stakeholder Acceptability and the Potential of Gamification to Foster Sustainable Urban Freight Transport -- 1.1. …
The dialogic city: Berlin wird Berlin
Angesichts der sich seit Jahren zuspitzenden Lage auf den Wohnungs- und Immobilienmärkten ist Gentrifizierung zu einem der wichtigsten Begriffe geworden, um die gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen in den Großstädten zu beschreiben. Die Beiträge des Bandes liefern aktuelle Diagnosen…
Angesichts der sich seit Jahren zuspitzenden Lage auf den Wohnungs- und Immobilienmärkten ist Gentrifizierung zu einem der wichtigsten Begriffe geworden, um die gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen in den Großstädten zu beschreiben. Die Beiträge des Bandes liefern aktuelle Diagnosen…
"Utopia" is a word not often associated with the city of Bangkok, which is better known for its disorderly sprawl, overburdened roads, and stifling levels of pollution. Yet as early as 1782, when the city was officially founded on the banks of the Chao Phraya river as the home o…
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With 29 percent of all trips made by bicycle, Copenhagen is considered a model of green transport. This book considers the underlying political conditions that enabled cycling to appeal to such a wide range of citizens in Copenhagen and asks how this can be replicated elsewhere.…
This book introduces readers to the anthropology of urban life in Africa, showing what ethnography can teach us about African city dwellers' own notions, practices, and reflections. Social anthropologists have studied city life in Africa since the early 20th century. Their works…