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Planeta de ciudades
LivrosJunho 2015This book develops a science of global cities to prepare for the coming expansion of the planet's population and questions the main tenets of the Containment Paradigm. It provides planners and...
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Planning for States and Nation-States in the U.S. and Europe
LivrosAbril 2015Edited by Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Zorica Nedović-Budić, and Armando Carbonell“This timely transatlantic dialogue between planning researchers and policy makers provides a wealth of information and insights into the planning frameworks and institutions in changing...
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Metropolitan Infrastructure and Capital Finance
Artigos de ConferênciasAbril 2013Gregory K. Ingram, Zhi Liu, and Karin L. BrandtThis paper provides a baseline analysis and comparison of private participation in key infrastructure (energy, transportation, telecommunications, water and sanitation) for developing countries...
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Planet of Cities
LivrosSetembro 2012“Students and others looking for a place to start often ask, ‘If I could read just one book about xxxx, which would you suggest?’ When it comes to cities, I have a new favorite. It...
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Atlas of Urban Expansion
LivrosJunho 2012Shlomo Angel, Jason Parent, Daniel L. Civco, and Alejandro M. BleiNote: This volume is currently out of stock and an updated edition is now available in two volumes — Atlas of Urban Expansion—2016 Edition, Volume 1: Areas and Densities and Atlas of...
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Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Planning
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2011Elisabeth M. HaminAnother land use planning issue related to climate policy is the potential tradeoffs in land use between adaptation and mitigation. Whereas typical mitigation measures, such as compact city structure...
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Property Rights and Real Estate Privatization in Russia
A Work in ProgressArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2009Bertrand Renaud, Joseph K. Eckert, and R. Jerome AndersonRussia has attempted to develop property rights institutions to facilitate the development of private real estate markets since 1991. As of 2008 only one city (Veliky Novgorod) of 171 medium and...
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Mega-Projects
The Challenging Politics of Urban Public InvestmentLivrosAbril 2003Alan Altshuler and David LuberoffSince the demise of urban renewal in the early 1970s, the politics of large-scale public investment in urban areas has received little scholarly attention. This book examines the forces that gave...