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Book     Conference of the International Network for Urban Research and Action

Download or read book Conference of the International Network for Urban Research and Action written by International Network for Urban Research and Action and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Internet Galaxy

Download or read book The Internet Galaxy written by Manuel Castells and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Castells helps us understand how the Internet came into being and how it is affecting every area of human life. This guide reveals the Internet's huge capacity to liberate, but also its possibility to exclude those who do not have access to it.

Book Gentrification in a Global Context

Download or read book Gentrification in a Global Context written by Rowland Atkinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-12-10 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gentrification, a process of class neighbourhood upgrading, is being identified in a broader range of urban contexts throughout the world. This book throws new light and evidence to bear on a subject that deeply divides commentators on its worth and social costs given its ability to physically improve areas but also to displace indigenous inhabitants. Gentrification in a Global Perspective brings together the most recent theoretical and empirical research on gentrification at a global scale. Each author gives an overview of gentrification in their country so that each chapter retains a unique approach but tackles a common theme within a shared framework. The main feature of the book is a critical and well-written set of chapters on a process that is currently undergoing a resurgence of interest and one that shows no sign of abating.

Book ICAR 2015   ABSTRACTS

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andra PANAIT
  • Publisher : Editura Universitara Ion Mincu, Bucuresti / Ion Mincu University Publishing House, Bucharest
  • Release : 2015-03-26
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 205 pages

Download or read book ICAR 2015 ABSTRACTS written by Andra PANAIT and published by Editura Universitara Ion Mincu, Bucuresti / Ion Mincu University Publishing House, Bucharest. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Conference on Architectural Research - ICAR 2015 RESEARCH THROUGH ARCHITECTURE ISSN 2393 - 4433 ISSN-L 2393 - 4433 Descrierea CIP a Bibliotecii Naţionale a României Re[search] through architecture / ed.: conferenţiar dr. arh. Andra Panait. - Bucureşti : Editura Universitară “Ion Mincu”, 2015. – (International Conference on Architectural Research - ICAR 2015, ISSN 2393-4433, ISSN L-2393-4433) ISBN 978-606-638-112-3 I. Panait, Andra (ed.) 72 Graphic design: Andra Panait We acknowledge the help in preparing this volume to the following peoples: assoc.prof. Daniel Comşa, Arch.PhD; assoc.prof. Elena-Codina Duşoiu, arch.PhD; assoc.prof. Francoise Pamfil, arch.PhD; lecturer Marina Mihăilă, Arch.PhD; assist. Daniel ARMENCIU, Arch.PhD, assist. Oana DIACONESCU, Arch.PhD; assist. Mihaela ZAMFIR, Arch.PhD; assist. Raluca BOROŞ, Arch.PhD student. © “Ion Mincu” Publishing House Bucharest Introduction Under the title theme Re[Search] through Architecture, ICAR 2015 proposes a debate of the subject defining some new principles of nowadays architectural design. In the XXI-st century, in searching of a “style”, after Postmodernism, it is considered that new architecture based on algorithms and parameters may offer new senses of space continuity and legibility. In opposite, the contextualist and phenomenologist movements consider this approach as a formal and fragile tendency, culturally un-sustained and which won’t prove its consistence in time as utopist and futurist did. Topics like new avant-garde movement, stylistic searching, anachronistically architecture, space continuities and correspondences, lived architecture or experimental manifesto projects, the evolving of geometries, urban continuities or classical defragmentation, functional zoning, social impact scenarios, space formalization, aesthetic and symbolic design values, authentically or new built archaeology, sustainable design etc. will be presented and debated under three main sections: Traditional versus Computational, Innovation and Experiment, Archive – Utopia – Events. Built / Unbuilt. Assoc.Prof. Beatrice-Gabriela JÖGER, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania COMMITTEES General Chair Assoc.Prof. Beatrice-Gabriela JÖGER, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Local arrange chair Assoc.Prof. Daniel COMŞA, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Visual Identity, Publications Coordinator Assoc.Prof. Andra PANAIT, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania SECTIONS 1. Traditional versus Computational Chair: Assoc.Prof. Elena Codina DUŞOIU, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest Assistant chair: Assist.Prof. Oana DIACONESCU, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest 2. Innovation and Experiment Chair: Assoc.Prof. Françoise PAMFIL, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest Assistant chair: Lecturer Marina MIHĂILĂ, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest 3. Archive – Utopia – Events. Built / Unbuilt Chair: Assoc.Prof. Daniel COMŞA, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest Assistant chair: Assist.Prof. Mihaela ZAMFIR, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT Assist.Prof. Daniel ARMENCIU, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest Assist.Prof. Raluca BOROŞ, Arch, PhD student, UAUIM, Bucharest SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Prof. Byeong-Joon KANG, Arch, PhD, INJE University -Ghimbae, South Corea Assoc.Prof. João MENEZES DE SEQUEIRA, Arch, Head of Architectural Department, Ulusofona, Lisbon, Portugal Prof. Antonino SAGGIO, Arch, PhD, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy Assoc.Prof. Maria VOYATZAKI, Arch, PhD, School of Architecture of Aristotle Univer¬sity of Thessaloniki, Greece Assoc.Prof. Cosmin CACIUC, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Daniel COMŞA, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Codina DUŞOIU, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Cristina ENACHE, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Ştefan GHENCIULESCU, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Celia GHYKA, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Prof. Augustin IOAN, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Beatrice-Gabriela JÖGER, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Zina MACRI, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Anca MITRACHE, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Françoise PAMFIL, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Gabriel PASCARIU, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Alexandru PETRIŞOR, Ecol., PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Monica RĂDULESCU, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Assoc.Prof. Claudiu RUNCEANU, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania Prof. Ana Maria ZAHARIADE, Arch, PhD, UAUIM, Bucharest, Romania KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Juan P. HINESTROZA, Assoc.Prof., Director of The Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory, College of Human Ecology of Cornell University, USA. Karin HOFERT FEIX, Arch., Profesor Titular E.U., Department of Architectural Design, Barcelona School of Architecture ETSAB, Politechnical University of Catalunya UPC, Spain Romolo MARTEMUCCI, Arch., PhD, Professor of Architecture, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Director of Pennsylvania State University - Sede di Roma; President of Pantheon Institute, Rome; President of Accademia Adrianea di Architettura e Archeologia, Rome, Italy João MENEZES DE SEQUEIRA, Arch, PhD, MsC, Assoc.Prof., Head of Architectural Department, Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal Zuhal ULUSOY, Arch., PhD, Professor, Dean of Faculty of Art and Design, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey Maria VOYATZAKI, Arch, PhD, Assoc.Prof., School of Architecture of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Book Everyday Life in the Segmented City

Download or read book Everyday Life in the Segmented City written by Camilla Perrone and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conference "Everyday Life in the Segmented City", held in July 2010, Florence, gathered a multiplicity of approaches and points of view dealing with issues of global urbanization. This title contains a selection of the papers presented at the conference.

Book Encyclopedia of Urban Studies

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Urban Studies written by Ray Hutchison and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 1081 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Nations estimates that by 2030, more than two-thirds of the total world population will live in urban areas. Most of this increase will take place not in Europe or in the United States but in the megacities and newly emerging urban regions of what used to be called the developing world. Urban studies is an expansive and growing field, covering many disciplines and professional fields, each with its own schedule of conferences, journals, and publication series. These two volumes address the specific theories, key studies, and important figures that have influenced not just the individual discipline but also the field of urban studies more generally. The Encyclopedia of Urban Studies is intended to present an overview of current work in the field and to serve as a guide for further reading in the field. Key Features Includes important work and traditions from each of the urban disciplines, including urban anthropology, urban economics, urban geography, urban history, urban politics, urban psychology, and urban sociology Addresses both the growth and expansion of urban areas (urbanization) and the nature and quality of urban life (urbanism) Demonstrates the international and interdisciplinary nature of the field with contributions from scholars in many different countries Confronts a number of important issues, ranging from individual problems of poverty to societal problems of provision of adequate housing and social exclusion Provides entries on a number of cities, including those in different historical periods and regions of the world and those that have been important in the development of urban studies Key Themes Disciplinary Approaches in Urban Studies Urban Studies—Topical Areas Urban Issues Urban Planning Urban Theory Urban Transportation Urban Culture Places Cities Persons The Encyclopedia of Urban Studies serves as an introduction to topics of significance in urban studies for an audience that includes undergraduate students, beginning graduate students of urban studies and the related urban disciplines, a broader public that has an interest in the new urban world, and even established teachers and scholars who are exploring new areas of study.

Book Recapturing Democracy

Download or read book Recapturing Democracy written by Mark Purcell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recapturing Democracy is a short yet synoptic introduction to urban democracy in our era of political neoliberalism and economic globalization. Combining an original argument with a number of case studies, Mark Purcell explores the condition of democracy in contemporary Western cities. Whereas many scholars focus on what Purcell calls "procedural democracy" – i.e., electoral politics and access to it – he instead assesses "substantive democracy." By this he means the people’s ability to have some say over issues of social justice, material well being, and economic equality. Neoliberalism, which advocates a diminished role for the state and increasing power for mobile capital, has diminished substantive democracy in recent times, he argues. He looks at case studies where this has occurred and at others that show how neoliberalism can be resisted in the name of substantive democracy. Ultimately, he utilizes Henri Lefebvre’s notion of "the right to the city," which encompasses substantive as well as procedural democracy for ordinary urban citizens.

Book Placing Critical Geography

Download or read book Placing Critical Geography written by Lawrence D. Berg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the multiple histories of critical geography as it developed in 14 different locations around the globe, whilst bringing together a range of approaches in critical geography. It is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive account of a wide variety of historical geographies of critical geography from around the world. Accordingly, the chapters provide accounts of the development of critical approaches in geography from beyond the hegemonic Anglo-American metropoles. Bringing together geographers from a wide range of regional and intellectual milieus, this volume provides a critical overview that is international and illustrates the interactions (or lack thereof) between different critical geographers, working across a range of spaces. The chapters provide a more nuanced history of critical geography, suggesting that while there were sometimes strong connections with Anglo-American critical geography, there were also deeply independent developments that were part of the construction of very different kinds of critical geography in different parts of the world. Placing Critical Geographies provides an excellent companion to existing histories of critical geography and will be important reading for researchers as well as undergraduate and graduate students of the history and philosophy of geography.

Book Centre for Urban Research conference report

Download or read book Centre for Urban Research conference report written by Centre for Urban Research Nairobi and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Possible Urban Worlds

Download or read book Possible Urban Worlds written by Richard Wolff and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is the result of the 7th conference of the International Network for Urban Research and Action (INURA) 'Possible Urban Worlds' held in Zurich's Cultural Cenre Rote Fabrik and in the School and Museum of Art and Design, June 16 - 18. 1997"--Title page verso.

Book Agogic Maps

    Book Details:
  • Author : Raffaele Pe
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2017-01-20
  • ISBN : 3319483064
  • Pages : 78 pages

Download or read book Agogic Maps written by Raffaele Pe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the value of the musical concept of “agogics” – the modification of regular rhythm to enhance expressive potential – in understanding urban spatial configurations within the current technological context and in developing urban maps that exploit sonic signals to create an open learning framework. The book starts by discussing the meaning and significance of agogics in the musical and artistic realm, with reference to the work of Adolphe Appia, Emile-Jaques Dalcroze, and Iannis Xenakis, among others. Its relevance to cartography and mapping is then examined, taking into account the contributions of Ian McHarg, Bill Hillier, Mark Shepard, and Robin Minard. The nature and value of agogic maps, for example in fostering awareness of place and effective organization of spatial development, are described in detail, with reference to case studies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Segrate, Italy. It is explained how agogic maps take advantage of innovative categories and scripting equipment to provide a new mapping instrument for spatial and urban configurations, highlighting the interdependence between aural signals and spatial variables. This book will be of interest to architects, urbanists, and musicians with a specific interest in space and sound design.

Book Inside the Olympic Industry

Download or read book Inside the Olympic Industry written by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2000-07-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a startling expose of the Olympic industry, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj goes beyond the media hype of international goodwill and spirited competition to uncover a darker side of the global Games. She reports on the pre- and post-Olympic impacts from recent host cities, bribery investigations and their outcomes, grassroots resistance movements, and the role of the mass media in the controversy. A highly accessible book about a complex subject that touches the hearts of sports fans everywhere, Inside the Olympic Industry is a must-read, behind-the-scenes look at the politics surrounding the choice of Sydney, Australia as host city for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Book Mapping Possibility

    Book Details:
  • Author : Leonie Sandercock
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2023-01-27
  • ISBN : 1000825434
  • Pages : 277 pages

Download or read book Mapping Possibility written by Leonie Sandercock and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-01-27 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapping Possibility traces the intertwined intellectual, professional, and emotional life of Leonie Sandercock. With an impressive career spanning nearly half a century as an educator, researcher, artist, and practitioner, Sandercock is one of the leading figures in community planning, dedicating her life to pursuing social, cultural, and environmental justice through her work. In this book, Leonie Sandercock reflects on her past writings and films, which played an important role in redefining the field in more progressive directions, both in theory and practice. It includes previously published essays in conjunction with insightful commentaries prefacing each section, and four new essays, two discussing Sandercock’s most recent work on a feature-film project with Indigenous partners. Innovative, visionary, and audacious, Leonie’s community-based scholarship and practice in the fields of urban planning and community development have engaged some of the most intractable issues of our time – inequality, discrimination, and racism. Through award-winning books and films, she has influenced the planning field to become more culturally fluent, addressing diversity and difference through structural change. This book draws a map of hope for emerging planners dedicated to equity, justice, and sustainability. It will inspire the next generation of community planners, as well as current practitioners and students in planning, cultural studies, urban studies, architecture, and community development.

Book Index of Conference Proceedings

Download or read book Index of Conference Proceedings written by British Library. Document Supply Centre and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Activist Planning Case Studies 1990 2020

Download or read book Activist Planning Case Studies 1990 2020 written by Tore Sager and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-10 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activist planning shows how communities, neighbourhoods and social movements use their own alternative spatial planning to oppose interventions from the government. This book is a systematic overview of scholarly reported activist planning cases. It includes descriptions of the various kinds of activist planning and contains a comprehensive bibliography of academic publications related to the 164 cases. The book informs the planning community what activist planning is in practice, and offers a classification scheme where all reported cases fit in. This text is needed because no comprehensive collection of activist planning cases exists, nor does a classification comprising all types of activist planning. There is, to date, no database of cases and associated literature providing researchers and students with an authoritative source. The search for cases in the English language has been global, and the cases and 122 supplementary examples are sorted by country and world region ‒ Australasia, Europe, the Global South and North America.

Book Bettertimes

Download or read book Bettertimes written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Spaces of International Economy and Management

Download or read book Spaces of International Economy and Management written by R. D Schlunze and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A structural overview of the new field of management geography including globalization, embeddedness of MNEs, networking, hybridization, regional economies, technology, acculturation, internationalization, IHRM and implications for management and government.