Uneven Urban and Regional Growth: Global Urbanization, Regional Economies and Local Dynamics examines the links between economic growth, metropolitan development, and environmental sustainability in advanced economies. Focusing on urban areas as hub...Loe edasi...
This edited volume critically examines the paradigm shift occurring in public transport through the rise of flexible, user-centric mobility solutions. Grounded in the empirical and methodological work of the EU-funded ArtMED project, this book propo...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031990007)
This book delves into the concept of smart cities, namely how modern technologies and excellent governance may transform urban landscapes...Loe edasi...
This book posits that, beyond China’s reform and opening-up policy and various factors of timing, geographical advantages, and popular will, the institutional innovations introd...Loe edasi...
Hans R. A. Koster, Stef Proost, Jacques-François Thisse
(Ilmumisaeg: 29-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197824696)
In Spatial Economics, the authors explore how cities, regions, and the global economy are shaped by the interplay between location, land use, and transportation. They examine why economic activities are clustered in large metropolitan areas...Loe edasi...
This book explores how modern cities are transforming through smart technologies and circular economy principles. The opening chapters introduce the concept of the smart city, explaining digital infrastructure, data-driven decision making, and conne...Loe edasi...
This book provides an up to date overview of Mediterranean port cities and their challenges in a ‘liquid’ world. It interrogates emerging cultural narratives of these places, new morphological approaches to understand their transformation, and the...Loe edasi...
Guangdong, located in South China, and its core area, the Pearl River Delta, have become the most vibrant hub of innovation in China. This book traces Guangdongs journey from its successful rise as the world factory at the end of the 20th century...Loe edasi...
This book examines smart cities through the lens of the ICT-driven transformation of the economy and economic systems and the resulting changes influencing organizations (public, private, voluntary) and citizens in the smart city....Loe edasi...
This book examines the creation of extreme poverty in East Europe. It will be of interest to researchers studying Central and Eastern Europe, political economy of socialism, political economy of capitalist transformations, poverty studies, welfare a...Loe edasi...
This book demonstrates how the various legal efforts employed to eradicate global urban poverty also play a significant role in shaping it....Loe edasi...
This book explores how regions can thrive beyond traditional agglomeration economies by leveraging the concept of borrowed size the ability of smaller or peripheral areas to benefit from proximity to large urban centers without hosting large-scale...Loe edasi...
This open access book explores how innovative urban governance and digital technologies can be strategically managed to enhance citizens quality of life. It examines the integration of smart infrastructures, data-driven decision-making, and particip...Loe edasi...
Socially Successful Projects in the built environment will help the reader understand the theory behind a reframed approach to stakeholder engagement using a social value lens. The authors argue that projects in the built environment need to be te...Loe edasi...
For built environment professionals, delivering socially impactful projects is more crucial and challenging than ever. This step-by-step guide provides an innovative approach to stakeholder engagement, empowering project teams to create meaningful...Loe edasi...
This book focuses on the importance of place and the multifaceted process of placemaking to the creation of durable and meaningful urban environments. Chapters investigate the tenor, timeliness, and tensions of place, and how we envision, co-creat...Loe edasi...
This book focuses on the importance of place and the multifaceted process of placemaking to the creation of durable and meaningful urban environments. Chapters investigate the tenor, timeliness, and tensions of place, and how we envision, co-creat...Loe edasi...
This interdisciplinary book lays the foundations for a new critique of human societies examining how humans, as a species, are suited to live across the rural-urban spectrum. It proposes a new perspective for urban studies, ultimately centred on...Loe edasi...
This book explores the emerging intersection of design, plant intelligence, and multispecies coexistence, with a particular focus on the relationship between plants and humans in urban public spaces. Rooted in recent findings from plant neurobiology...Loe edasi...
