Urban & municipal planning books

The key challenge for achieving sustained development in developing countries relates to quality of domestic governance,...  Read More >>

The antagonism between urbanist and writer Jane Jacobs and master builder Robert Moses may frame debates over urban...  Read More >>

Theory, Practice, and Community Development stretches the traditional boundaries and applications of well-established...  Read More >>

One of Planetizen s Top Ten Books of 2006 But for Birmingham, Fred Shuttleworth recalled President John F. Kennedy...  Read More >>

Urbanization and globalization have shaped the last hundred years. These two dominant trends are mutually reinforcing:...  Read More >>

The book describes a development concept called abulecentrism. The Yoruba word abule (pronounced: a-boo-lay) literarily...  Read More >>

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

A clear and practical examination of complex issues, Local Economic Development and the Environment: Finding Common...  Read More >>

First published in 1969, this book is concerned with the processes of policy-making in local government. The authors...  Read More >>

The Middle East is a region of great traditional diversity, which has been characterized by immense political, social...  Read More >>

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A proposal for a new way to understand cities and their design not as artifacts but as systems composed of flows...  Read More >>

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First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

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This book attempts to provide insights into the achievement of a sustainable urban form, through spatial planning...  Read More >>

When newly single Rachel Tanner finds out that pro pitcher Kevin Ganlin has come home to recover from an injury,...  Read More >>

Rural women and leadership have, in recent years, come to be the focus of development initiatives in many countries....  Read More >>

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Individual freedom and economic prosperity depend on clearly defined and secure private property rights. Without...  Read More >>

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As the global recession of 2008 and beyond took hold of the American economy, smaller markets were disproportionately...  Read More >>

What if divided neighborhoods were causing public health problems? What if a new approach to planning and design...  Read More >>