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Author:   Thomas L. Harper (University of Calgary, Canada) ,  Michael Hibbard (University of Oregon, USA) ,  Heloisa Costa (Geography Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil) ,  Anthony Gar-On Yeh (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781138892439

ISBN 10:   1138892432
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   22 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction: Rising to the Global Challenges Thomas Harper, Michael Hibbard, Heloisa Costa, and Anthony Yeh 2. Hanging Out With ""Trouble-Causers"": Planning and Governance in Urban Zimbabwe Amin Y. Kamete 3. Towards a Cosmopolitan Urbanism: from Theory to Practice Leonie Sandercock 4. For the Equitable City Yet to Come Tanja Winkler 5. Shocking the Suburbs: Urban Location, Homeownership and Oil Vulnerability in the Australian City Jago Dodson and Neil Sipe 6. The Re-Enclosure of Green-Space in Postmodern Urbanism Michael Hebbert 7. Safe Urban Spaces: Security Issues for City Design Maria Julieta Nunes De Souza and Rose Compans 8. Public Space and Conservation of a Historic Living City: Melaka, Malaysia Samira Ramezani, Zul Azri Bin Abd Aziz and Syed Z.A. Idid 9. New Urbanism, Social Equity, and The Challenge of Post-Katrina Rebuilding in Mississippi Emily Talen 10. Immature Take-Offs: Urbanization, Industrialization and Development in Twentieth-Century Latin America Arturo Almandoz 11. Policy And Planning for Large-Infrastructure Projects: Problems, Causes, and Curses Brent Flyvbjerg 12. Socio-Political Analysis of French Transport Policies: the State of Practice Vincent Kaufmann, Christophe Jemelin, Géraldine Pflieger and Luca Pattaroni 13. Institutional Impediments to Planning Professionalism in Victoria, Australia Alan March"

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Thomas L. Harper is Professor, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Canada. Michael Hibbard is Professor, Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, and Director, Institute for Policy Research and Innovation, University of Oregon, USA. Anthony Gar-On Yeh is Chair Professor, Head of Department of Urban Planning and Design, Director of Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, Director of GIS Research Centre, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. Heloisa Costa is Associate Professor, Geography Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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