Urban & municipal planning books

The study of local climate zones (LCZ) links urban morphology, land use and land cover types, human activity, and...  Read More >>

This volume focuses on socio-spatial practices of indigenous communities in India. It explores the interrelation...  Read More >>

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Overall, Salty Urbanism highlights the urgent need for cities and urban areas to adapt and prepare for the ongoing...  Read More >>

How we can invent--but not predict--the future of cities.  Read More >>

Contemporary cities are shaped by the unlikely adjacencies of urban components that over time accumulate into mismatched...  Read More >>

This book investigates the role of land titling in delivering sustainable means of poverty alleviation in developing...  Read More >>

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This handbook brings together researchers focusing on greening high-density agglomerations from three perspectives:...  Read More >>

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This book aims to provide evidence of the impact of climate change and urbanization on cities’ urban environments...  Read More >>

Gated Luxury Condominiums in India: A Socio-Spatial Arena for New Cosmopolitans critically examines gated luxury...  Read More >>

"""[An] enthralling debut…a beguiling history of Southern California, early industrial development, and U.S. empire.""...  Read More >>

"""[An] enthralling debut…a beguiling history of Southern California, early industrial development, and U.S. empire.""...  Read More >>

This book examines the inclusiveness of city planning and design to address gaps in policies, strategies and design...  Read More >>

The book provides a multi-stage assessment of the changing housing opportunities of migrant workers in the three...  Read More >>

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An original and accessible history of the modern playground in Britain and beyond. Charting its journey from marginal...  Read More >>

The book describes the biocultural landscape of today, ecology of plant diversity, botany of keystone and other...  Read More >>

This book presents emerging perspectives on disaster resilience and human settlements in the larger context of the...  Read More >>

The theory and practice of modeling cities and regions as complex, self-organizing systems, presenting widely used...  Read More >>

The Power to Persuade examines the relationship between arguing and power and considers how states argue strategically...  Read More >>

An original and accessible history of the modern playground in Britain and beyond. Charting its journey from marginal...  Read More >>

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Offers a multidimensional analysis of critical conflicts, shedding light on their underlying dynamics and implications...  Read More >>