Download or read book Ecology of Cities and Towns written by Mark J. McDonnell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses the current status, and future challenges and opportunities, of the ecological study, design and management of cities and towns.

Download or read book Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design written by Ashok Sharma and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design: Potential, Design, Ecological Health, Economics, Policies and Community Perceptions covers all aspects on the implementation of sustainable storm water systems for urban and suburban areas whether they are labeled as WSUD, Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) or the Sponge City Concept. These systems and approaches are becoming an integral part of developing water sensitive cities as they are considered very capable solutions in addressing issues relating to urbanization, climate change and heat island impacts in dealing with storm water issues. The book is based on research conducted in Australia and around the world, bringing in perspectives in an ecosystems approach, a water quality approach, and a sewer based approach to stormwater, all of which are uniquely covered in this single resource. - Presents a holistic examination of the current knowledge on WSUD and storm water, including water quality, hydrology, social impacts, economic impacts, ecosystem health, and implementation guidelines - Includes additional global approaches to WSUD, including SUDS, LID, GI and the Sponge City Concept - Covers the different perspectives from Australia (ecosystem based), the USA (water quality based) and Europe (sewer based) - Addresses storm water management during the civil construction stage when much of the ecological damage can be done

Download or read book Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol 2 No 2 2018 written by José Manuel Pagés Madrigal, Dr., Lee Beattie, Dr., Errol Haarhoff, Dr., Oluwagbemiga Paul Agboola, Dr., Mohd Hisyam Rasidi, Dr., Ismail Bin Said, Dr., Solomon Dyachia Zakka, MA., Abdul-Wahab Shuaibu, MA., Galen Newman, Dr., Michelle Meyer, Dr., Boah Kim, Dr., Ryun Jung Lee, Dr., Joseph Adeniran Adedeji, Dr., Joseph Akinlabi Fadamiro, Dr., Timothy Oluseyi Odeyale, Dr. Adedire Funmilayo Mokunfayo, Dr., ADEGBILE MICHAEL BABATUNDE, Dr. Mustafa Aziz Amen, Ph.D. Candidate, Dusko Kuzovic, Dr. Patrick Chukwuemeke Uwajeh, Ph.D. Candidate, Ikenna Stephen Ezennia, Ph.D. Candidate Patrice Derrington, Dr. Oluwagbemiga Paul Agboola, Dr., Mohd Hisyam Rasidi, Dr., Ismail Said, Dr., Samson Olutayo Abogan, Dr., Adebambo Stephen Adejuwon, MA., Dr. HOSSEIN SADRI and published by Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs. This book was released on 2018-12-26 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Notes about Architecture, Urbanism and Economy José Manuel Pagés Madrigal, Dr. 1-11 PDF HTML Urban Growth, Liveability and Quality Urban Design: Questions about the efficacy of urban planning systems in Auckland, New Zealand Lee Beattie, Dr., Errol Haarhoff, Dr. 12-23 PDF HTML Residents’ Social Interactions in Market Square and Its Impact on Community Well-Being Oluwagbemiga Paul Agboola, Dr., Mohd Hisyam Rasidi, Dr., Ismail Bin Said, Dr., Solomon Dyachia Zakka, MA., Abdul-Wahab Shuaibu, MA. 24-32 PDF HTML Gauging the Relationship between Contextual Growth and Structural Neglect Galen Newman, Dr., Michelle Meyer, Dr., Boah Kim, Dr., Ryun Jung Lee, Dr. 33-45 PDF HTML Evidence-Based Design of University Zoological Gardens: A Perception Study in South-west Nigeria Joseph Adeniran Adedeji, Dr., Joseph Akinlabi Fadamiro, Dr., Timothy Oluseyi Odeyale, Dr. 46-59 PDF HTML The Impact of Peri-Urbanisation on Housing Development: Environmental Quality and Residents' Productivity in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos Adedire Funmilayo Mokunfayo, Dr., ADEGBILE MICHAEL BABATUNDE, Dr. 60-70 PDF HTML The effect of the binary space and social interaction in creating an actual context of understanding the traditional urban space Mustafa Aziz Amen, Ph.D. Candidate, Dusko Kuzovic, Dr. 71-77 PDF HTML The Socio-cultural and ecological perspectives on landscape and gardening in Urban Environment: A narrative review Patrick Chukwuemeke Uwajeh, Ph.D. Candidate, Ikenna Stephen Ezennia, Ph.D. Candidate 78-89 PDF HTML Property and Thomas Piketty: Casting the Lens of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-first Century on Inequality in the Urban Built Environment Patrice Derrington, Dr. 90-105 PDF HTML Morphological and GIS-based land use Analysis: A Critical Exploration of a Rural Neighborhood Oluwagbemiga Paul Agboola, Dr., Mohd Hisyam Rasidi, Dr., Ismail Said, Dr., Samson Olutayo Abogan, Dr., Adebambo Stephen Adejuwon, MA. 106-121 PDF HTML Urbanization: Planting Forests in Pots Dr. HOSSEIN SADRI 122-129 PDF HTML

Download or read book The Power of Place in Play written by Christina R. Ergler and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: »There's nothing really fun about the park in winter!« - Christina Ergler is the first one to explore why ›play‹ resonates differently across urban localities and seasons. She draws on Bourdieu's theory of practice and Gibson's affordance theory to show that determinants of seasonal outdoor play transcend modifiable barriers such as traffic and unsuitable play spaces as well as the inevitable issue of inclement weather. In contrast, seasonal play determinants are grounded in locally constituted beliefs about what is seasonally ›appropriate‹ children's activity. To foster a healthier and more sustainable life for children, outdoor play needs to become convenient all-year-round in all locations.

Download or read book The Law of Coastal Adaptation written by Linda Schumacher and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work investigates law as an instrument to deal with the challenges of sea level rise. As the two countries chosen as examples differ significantly in their adaptation strategies and the corresponding legal regulations, the author presents general ideas on how any legal framework facing similar challenges could be improved. In particular, (flood) risk assessments, coastal defences and flood-resistant design as well as spatial and land use planning are discussed, including managed retreat. Moreover, conflicts as well as potential synergies of coastal adaptation and nature conservation are examined.Due to the thorough analysis this book is not just an essential read for policymakers and researchers interested in the coastal area but climate change adaptation in general as many general findings are transferrable to other impacts.

Download or read book Environmental Courts and Tribunals written by Ceri Warnock and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global phenomenon of the establishment of specialist courts is one of the most important recent developments in environmental law. Although they are generally seen as a much needed innovation, they do pose challenges, particularly around questions of legitimacy. This important book tackles these questions directly, looking specifically at the courts in the common law world. It argues that to fully understand the nature of the adjudication of these courts, a bottom-up approach must be taken: ie the question before the court is determinative. Despite its theoretical focus, the book will also provide invaluable insights to practitioners engaging with these new courts for the first time. An innovative study on a seismic change in how environmental law is adjudicated.

Download or read book Sugar Heritage and Tourism in Transition written by Lee Jolliffe and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the sugar and tourism relationship in the context of globalization by identifying destination transitions from sugar to tourism. It profiles the role of sugar in colonization, enslavement, decolonization and postcolonial tourism, offering examples of sugar heritage in tourism from Europe, the Caribbean, South America, Asia and North America.

Download or read book Between Time and Space written by Sulevi Riukulehto and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In new regional history, national states are not seen to play a special role. Regions are understood as evolutionary processes in which time and space—history and geography—are connected in research questions. To illustrate the entanglement of time and space in various forms and ages, this volume explores regional history from around the globe. The editor’s review of the various works written under the heading of regional history serves as an introduction to this theme. This volume shows how historical events and changes have influenced the reproduction of regions in Czechia; it will also highlight how regional identities were manifested in a cultural form in romantic operas of post-Napoleonic Europe. The historically rich West Wits Line gold-mining region in the West Rand of South Africa is also examined within a regional-history framework with the broad theme of ecohealth and well-being. Through case studies, the volume also explores the history of governance and planning in New Zealand’s largest city-region, Auckland, as well as the recent economic history of the State of Mato Grosso in Brazil. Finally, it also brings the idea of regional history to the most personal level of historical consciousness, by examining the experiential shaping of home in the broader meaning of Heimat, as a question of belonging somewhere – both in time and in space.

Download or read book Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in North American Cities written by David B. Abraham and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents North American best practices and perspectives on developing, managing and monitoring indicators to track development progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in local communities and cities. In 4 main sections, the book presents and frames the many ways in which community indicator programs are either integrating or retooling to integrate the SDGs into their existing frameworks, or how they are developing new programs to track and report progress on the SDGs. This is the first volume that focuses on SDG adoption within the context of North Americans cities and communities, and the unique issues and opportunities prevalent in these settings. The chapters are developed by experienced academics and practitioners of community planning and sustainable development, and will add broad perspective on public policy, organizational management, information management and data visualization. This volume presents a case-study approach to chapters, offering lessons that can be used by three main audiences: 1) teachers and researchers in areas of urban, regional, and environmental planning, urban development, and public policy; 2) professional planners, decision-makers, and urban managers; and 3) sustainability activists and interested groups.

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Download or read book Multi owned Housing written by Ann Dupuis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This internationally edited collection addresses the issues raised by multi-owned residential developments, now established as a major type of housing throughout the world in the form of apartment blocks, row housing, gated developments, and master planned communities. The chapters draw on the empirical research of leading academics in the fields of planning, sociology, law and urban, property, tourism and environmental studies, and consider the practical problems of owning and managing this type of housing. The roles and relationships of power between developers, managing agents and residents are examined, as well as challenges such as environmental sustainability and state regulation of multi-owned residential developments. The book provides the first comparative study of such issues, offering lessons from experiences in the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore and China.

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Download or read book Invest Prosper With Property written by David Whitburn and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date book on property investment in New Zealand, with lots of practical advice from a rising star in this market. This book has been written as an authoritative text on New Zealand property investment. Its goal is to inform investors and inspire and teach would-be investors about how investing in property the right way can make for an improved life. There have been numerous changes to legislation recently, requiring the vast majority of New Zealand property investors and would-be investors to consider changing their investment strategy in response. The global financial crisis and systemic changes to the finance industry also require changes from investors. The book includes many of the author's own experiences. It is clear and readable in its technical aspects. Chapters include: Why should I invest in property? What do I need to know to get started? Should I buy commercial or residential property? What investment strategy is best for me? How can I really check out a property? How do I structure my property ownership? How can I save money on my mortgage? What do I need to know about accounting and taxation? How do I get and keep good tenants? How can I minimise risks... and much more.

Download or read book Taking the crime out of sex work written by Abel, Gillian and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Zealand was the first country in the world to decriminalise all sectors of sex work. This book provides an in-depth look at New Zealand's experience of decriminalisation. It provides first-hand views and experiences of this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching and reviewing the policies. Presenting an example of radical legal reform in an area of current policy debate it will be of interest to academics, researchers and postgraduates as well as policy makers and activists.