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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. This book is posited on a strong belief that the physical structure of cities and the efficiency of infrastructure services delivered are driven by efficiencies within individual infrastructure sectors, lessons learned across these sectors and the ability to coordinate and integrate sectors to generate scope and scale. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470672181
ISBN
9780470672181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.53

Hardback. The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world regions to demonstrate how these trends make new forms of social and political power possible. Editor(s): Roy, Ananya; AlSayyad, Nezar. Series: Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FM; 1KL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739107409
ISBN
9780739107409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Cinar, Alev; Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648023
ISBN
9780816648023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Friesinger, Guenther; Grenzfurthner, Johannes; Ballhausen, Thomas. Num Pages: 230 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837615364
ISBN
9783837615364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.84

Hardback. Guerrilla insurgencies rage across the globe, fueled by ethnic and religious conflict and the easy availability of weapons. This title examines eight key examples of urban guerrilla conflict across 4 continents, including Warsaw in 1944, Budapest in 1956, Algiers in 1957, Montevideo and Sao Paulo in the 1960s, and Grozny from 1994 to 1996. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JFSG; JPS; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016289
ISBN
9780813124377
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An eye-opening, jaw-dropping account of Britain's dispossessed youth and inner city wastelands by an insider, as funny and inspiring as it is heartbreaking. 'Another CITY OF GOD, this time for Britain rather than Brazil.' Observer Num Pages: 320 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340837351
ISBN
9780340837351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Urban girls are marginalized by poverty, ethnic discrimination, and stereotypes suggesting that they have deficits compared to their peers. This book explores the diversity of urban adolescent girls' development and the sources of support and resilience that help them to build the foundations of strength that they need as they enter adulthood. Editor(s): Leadbeater, Bonnie J. Ross; Way, Niobe. Num Pages: 381 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752135
ISBN
9780814752135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Divided into six parts, this book outlines the field of urban geography and explains the importance of a global perspective. It explores the growth of cities from the earliest times and examines the urban geography of the major world regions. It considers the dynamics of urban structure and land use change in Western cities. Num Pages: 744 pages, 253 black & white illustrations, 306 black & white tables, 61 black & white halftones, 16. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1640.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415462020
ISBN
9780415462020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Paperback. Includes preface by the authors looking at developments in the study of urban planning during the twenty-year life of this influential work. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
413
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
20 Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254282
ISBN
9780520254282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781501713590
ISBN
9781501713590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449925
ISBN
9780801449925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSG; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447322924
ISBN
9781447322924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman are remarkable events. This book explores the imaginative dimensions of these events and traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in minds of Americans. Num Pages: 403 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226764245
ISBN
9780226764245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634638081
ISBN
9781634638081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.68
€ 157.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Valenca, Marcio Moraes. Num Pages: 452 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1KLSB; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629481500
ISBN
9781629481500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.57
€ 87.60

Hardcover. Editor(s): Valenca, Marcio Moraes; Cravidao, Fernanda Delgado; Fernandes, Jose Alberto Rio. Num Pages: 452 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 263 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614708926
ISBN
9781614708926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 335.96
€ 227.29

Paperback. Modernity and metropolis in East Africa Num Pages: 394 pages, 27 b&w illus., 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222558
ISBN
9780253222558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415858137
ISBN
9780415858137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.18

paperback. The factors that make some cities more successful has become an increasingly important policy issue. This book is the first to explore facets of competitiveness in a systematic way that combines theory, evidence and policy implications. Bringing together experts on urban economic performance, it provides a new look at urban competitiveness. Editor(s): Begg, Iain. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861343574
ISBN
9781861343574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources. Every chapter is co-authored by an urban China expert and an "outside" expert on the wider topic. Together they offer a broad historical and theoretical comparison. Editor(s): Logan, John R. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405161466
ISBN
9781405161466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

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