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“jeffrey milder”

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  • Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens

    by Dan L. Perlman, Jeffrey Milder ...
    Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens introduces and explains key ecological concepts for planners, landscape architects, developers, and others involved in planning and building human habitats. The book is tailored to meet the needs of busy land use professionals and citizens seeking a concise yet thorough overview of ecology and its applications. It offers clear guidelines and ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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  • The Inheritance of Loss

    by Kiran Desai ...
    In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace, when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, arrives on his doorstep. The judge's cook watches over her distractedly, for his thoughts are often on his son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another. Kiran Desai's brilliant novel, ... Read more

    $3.35 USD

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  • Cities for People

    by Jan Gehl ...
    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 (or recreating) cityscapes on a human scale. He clearly explains the methods and tools he uses to reconfigure unworkable cityscapes ... Read more

    $41.09 USD

  • Sustainability Assessment

    Criteria and Processes

    by Bob Gibson, Selma Hassan, James Tansey ...
    Sustainability assessment is now emerging as a more transparent, comprehensive, integrated and far-sighted approach to decision making. Its basic demand is that all significant undertakings must make a positive contribution to sustainability. To apply this test, decision makers need criteria based on the core requirements of sustainability and the particularities of the context. As well, they need ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Worlding Cities

    Asian Experiments and the Art of Being Global

    Edited by Ananya Roy, Aihwa Ong ...
    Series Book 42 - IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
    Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, and sites of study.Describes the new theoretical framework of ‘worlding’Substantially expands and updates the themes of capital ... Read more

    $35.00 USD

  • Designing Urban Transformation

    by Aseem Inam ...
    While designers possess the creative capabilities of shaping cities, their often-singular obsession with form and aesthetics actually reduces their effectiveness as they are at the mercy of more powerful generators of urban form. In response to this paradox, Designing Urban Transformation addresses the incredible potential of urban practice to radically change cities for the better. The book ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Creeping Conformity

    How Canada Became Suburban, 1900-1960

    by Richard Harris ...
    Series series Themes in Canadian History
    Creeping Conformity, the first history of suburbanization in Canada, provides a geographical perspective – both physical and social – on Canada's suburban past. Shaped by internal and external migration, decentralization of employment, and increased use of the streetcar and then the automobile, the rise of the suburb held great social promise, reflecting the aspirations of Canadian families for ... Read more

    $29.49 USD

  • Planning for Biodiversity

    Issues and Examples

    by Sheila Peck ...
    A significant consequence of the development of natural landscapes is habitat loss and fragmentation that results in widespread loss of biological diversity. While scientists have made great strides in determining principles and concepts fundamental to preserving biodiversity, their work will have little impact unless it is understood and implemented by those who are making on-the-ground decisions ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Confronting Suburbanization

    Urban Decentralization in Postsocialist Central and Eastern Europe

    Edited by Kiril Stanilov, Ludĕk Sýkora ...
    Series series IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
    This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key conditions for the emergence of sprawl.Breaks new ground, offering a systematic approach to the analysis of the global phenomenon ... Read more

    $33.00 USD

  • City Choreographer

    Lawrence Halprin in Urban Renewal America

    by Alison Bick Hirsch ...
    One of the most prolific and influential landscape architects of the twentieth century, Lawrence Halprin (1916–2009) was best known for the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C., and Sea Ranch, the iconic planned community in California. These projects, as well as vibrant public spaces throughout the country—from Ghirardelli Square and Market Street in San Francisco to Lovejoy Fountain Park in Portland ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness

    Architectural Multiculturalism in North America

    by Donia Zhang ...
    Health and happiness are fundamental to human quality of life. The United Nations World Happiness Report 2012 reflects a new worldwide call for governments to include happiness as a criterion to their policies. The Healthy Cities or Happy Cities movement has been endorsed by the WHO since 1986, and a Healthy House or Happy Home is a critical constituent of a healthy city or a happy city. ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Comparative Planning Cultures

    Edited by Sanyal Bishwapriya ...
    Bringing together leading planning and urban scholars, and including fascinating international case studies, this unique book investigates urban planning across the world and in different cultures. ... Read more

    $65.99 USD