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  • Some 30 years after Glasgow turned towards regeneration indicators of its buil... Some 30 years after Glasgow turned towards regeneration indicators of its built environment its health its economic performance and its quality of life remain below UK averages. This interdisciplinary study examines the ongoing transformation of... more
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  • City greening has been heralded for contributing to environmental governance a... City greening has been heralded for contributing to environmental governance and critiqued for exacerbating displacement and inequality. Bringing these two disparate analyses into conversation this book offers a comparative understanding of how... more
  • There has been much written on the new creative economy but most work focuses ... There has been much written on the new creative economy but most work focuses on the so-called creative class with lifestyle preferences that favor trendy new restaurants mountain biking and late night clubbing. This creative class flagship cultural... more
  • This groundbreaking book shows how major shifts in federal policy are spurring... This groundbreaking book shows how major shifts in federal policy are spurring local public housing authorities to demolish their high-rise low-income developments and replace them with affordable low-rise mixed income communities. It focuses on... more
  • From the early 1960s through the mid-1980s New York Paris and London changed p... From the early 1960s through the mid-1980s New York Paris and London changed profoundly in physical appearance social makeup and politics. Here is a lively and informative account of the transformation of the three cities. Originally published in... more
  • 9780228008576. Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 368. Sewn... 9780228008576. Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 368. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 368 p. McGill-Queen s/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Ar. The agency of photographs is a recurrent concern within the context of... more
  • The ideas of Henri Lefebvre on the production of urban space have become incre... The ideas of Henri Lefebvre on the production of urban space have become increasingly useful for understanding worldwide post-industrial city transformation. This important book uses new international comparative research to engage critically with... more
  • Remaking Post-Industrial Cities: Lessons from North America and Europe examine... Remaking Post-Industrial Cities: Lessons from North America and Europe examines the transformation of post-industrial cities after the precipitous collapse of big industry in the 1980s on both sides of the Atlantic presenting a holistic approach to... more
  • Most books on waterfronts deal with a relatively narrow collection of cities a... Most books on waterfronts deal with a relatively narrow collection of cities and projects; one might describe them as the top ten list of waterfront revitalisation projects. For instance Boston and Baltimore are now the stuff of waterfront... more
  • Visual Culture of Post-Industrial Europe investigates visual cultural projects... Visual Culture of Post-Industrial Europe investigates visual cultural projects in Europe from the 1970s onwards in response to industrial closures resultant unemployment diminished social services and shattered identities. Typically art and visual... more
  • Hailed as one of Boston s most beloved mayors and its longest serving Thomas M... Hailed as one of Boston s most beloved mayors and its longest serving Thomas Menino (1942-2014) deftly managed the city s finances and transformed Boston into the hub of innovation that it is today. During his time in office Boston embraced modern... more
  • This timely volume by a group of experienced researchers in the field of urban... This timely volume by a group of experienced researchers in the field of urban policy examines the impact of the global crisis on European cities capacity to drive economic growth while maintaining social cohesion. With reference to six large... more
  • Deindustrialized cities in the United States are at a particular crossroads wh... Deindustrialized cities in the United States are at a particular crossroads when it comes to the contest over refugees. Do refugees represent opportunity or danger? These cities are in desperate need to stem population and resource loss problems... more
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