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“thomas englberger”

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  • (Un)Believing in Modern Society

    Religion, Spirituality, and Religious-Secular Competition

    by Jörg Stolz, Judith Könemann, Mallory Schneuwly Purdie, Thomas Englberger, Michael Krüggeler ...
    This landmark study in the sociology of religion sheds new light on the question of what has happened to religion and spirituality since the 1960s in modern societies. Exposing several analytical weaknesses of today's sociology of religion, (Un)Believing in Modern Society presents a new theory of religious-secular competition and a new typology of ways of being religious/secular. The authors draw ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

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  • Biophilic Cities

    Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning

    by Timothy Beatley ...
    Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the "greening" of cities. But too often, he notes, urban greening efforts focus on everything except nature, emphasizing such elements as public transit, renewable energy production, and energy efficient building systems. While these are important aspects of reimagining urban living, they are not enough, says Beatley. We must remember that human ... Read more

    $52.59 USD

  • From Boom to Bubble

    How Finance Built the New Chicago

    by Rachel Weber ...
    An unprecedented historical, sociological, and geographic look at how property markets change and fail—and how that affects cities.In From Boom to Bubble, Rachel Weber debunks the idea that booms occur only when cities are growing and innovating. Instead, she argues, even in cities experiencing employment and population decline, developers rush to erect new office towers and apartment buildings ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Junkspace with Running Room

    by Rem Koolhaas, Hal Foster ...
    Junkspace first appeared in the Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping (2001), a vast compendium of text, images, and data concerning the consumerist transformation of city and suburb from the first department store to the latest mega mall. The architect Rem Koolhaas itemized in delirious detail how our cities are being overwhelmed. His celebrated jeremiad is updated here and twinned with Running ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Complete Planning Permission

    How to get it, stop it or alter it

    by Roy Speer, Mike Dade ...
    The UK Planning Regulations are a minefield for anyone looking to build a new home - and for those who are worried about the impact of a new planning application near their home. Avoid being one of the thousands whose application is turned down - and whose dreams are crushed - by using this book to familiaries yourself with the system and beat it. With a step-by-step guide to every part of the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • The No-Growth Imperative

    Creating Sustainable Communities under Ecological Limits to Growth

    by Gabor Zovanyi ...
    More than two decades of mounting evidence confirms that the existing scale of the human enterprise has surpassed global ecological limits to growth. Based on such limits, The No-Growth Imperative discounts current efforts to maintain growth through eco-efficiency initiatives and smart-growth programs, and argues that growth is inherently unsustainable and that the true nature of the challenge ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Urban Transformation

    Understanding City Form and Design

    by Peter Bosselmann ...
    How do cities transform over time? And why do some cities change for the better while others deteriorate? In articulating new ways of viewing urban areas and how they develop over time, Peter Bosselmann offers a stimulating guidebook for students and professionals engaged in urban design, planning, and architecture. By looking through Bosselmann’s eyes (aided by his analysis of numerous color ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • Independent for Life

    Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America

    Edited by Henry Cisneros, Margaret Dyer-Chamberlain, Jane Hickie ...
    Do you want to age independently in your own home and neighborhood? Staying home, aging in place, is most people's preference, but most American housing and communities are not adapted to the needs of older people. And with the fastest population growth among people over 65, finding solutions for successful aging is important not only for individual families, but for our whole society. In ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Integrated Urban Models Vol 1: Policy Analysis of Transportation and Land Use (RLE: The City)

    by S.H. Putman ...
    This book was first published in 1983. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • City, Region and Regionalism

    A geographical contribution to human ecology

    by Robert E. Dickinson ...
    This book was first published in 1947. ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Impact of Urbanization on Water Shortage in Face of Climatic Aberrations

    by Mrinmoy Majumder ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The uncontrolled utilization of natural resources to supply to the water demands of the ever-growing population has brought about worldwide scarcity. The supply shortage has resulted in conflicts between countries, created prolonged drought, closing of industrial units, shifting of local inhabitants etc. The abnormality in climatic patterns due to global warming has only enhanced the uncertainties ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • A Setting For Excellence, Part II

    The Story of the Planning and Development of the Ann Arbor Campus of the University of Michigan

    by Frederick W. Mayer ...
    Campus planning is often a crucial underlying set of goals for university administrations, even if, over time, the mix of new and old buildings, changes in usage patterns and activities of students, and evolution of styles present challenges to a cohesive campus plan. In its two-hundred year history the University of Michigan has planned its campus in waves, from the earliest days of the iconic ... Read more

    $32.99 USD