Explores why economic growth does not result in empowerment in Ethiopia, and how marginality is narrated and experienced in a time of promise"
"With increased awareness of the role of plans in shaping urban and suburban landscapes has come increased criticism of planners and the planning profession. Developers, politicians, and citizens alike blame "poor planning" for a host of community ills. But what are plans really…
"Poverty and governance are both issues high on the agenda of international agencies and governments in the South. With urban areas accounting for a steadily growing share of the world's poor people, an international team of researchers focused their attention on the hitherto li…
The effects of climate change on spatial planning are discussed thoroughly in this comprehensive book, which includes information on recent legislation, case studies from the UK and Netherlands, general information on climate change progress and what can be done to reduce the ri…
As African societies come to live more and more in cities, they do so in ways that challenge prevailing theories and models of urban development in geography, sociology, anthropology, and planning. This book uses African urban concepts and experiences to speak back to theoretica…
Thanks to reality and the stubborn resistance of history to accommodate urban planning, often cities of about the same size wind up fairly close to each other and, although they do not merge or in other ways behave as one entity, they become co-dependent either formally or infor…
The decline of Public Value and the paramount importance of Judicial Review protection are in some cases a lifeline to those directly affected by contemporary regeneration projects throughout the UK that leave little or no consideration for the public in the areas targeted for r…
The concept of 'hybridity' is often still poorly theorized and problematically applied by peace and development scholars and researchers of resource governance. This book turns to a particular ethnographic reading of Michel Foucault's Governmentality and investigates its usefuln…
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…
Městský veřejný prostor je nezastavěným územím, kde se lidé mohou setkávat a spolu komunikovat. Dle § 34 Zákona 128/2000 o obcích jde o náměstí, ulice, chodníky, parky a další místa, přístupná každému bez omezení. Tento prostor podléhá trvale udržitelnému rozvoji. Zahrnuje bydle…
The urban environment - buildings, cities and infrastructure - represents one of the most important contributors to climate change, while at the same time holding the key to a more sustainable way of living. The transformation from traditional to sustainable systems requires int…
As vibrant places of exchange, arrival cities have long been indicators of social health. Whenever migrant populations are systematically ignored, we should expect violence and extremism. But as Saunders demonstrates, when we make proper investment in our arrival cities, a prosp…