Download or read book Soviet City Planning Current Issues and Future Perspectives written by Robert J.. Osborn and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Transportation Research and Planning Current Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book External Research written by United States. Department of State. External Research Division and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soviet Urban and Regional Planning written by Paul M. White and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book External Research ER List written by United States. Department of State. External Research Division and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Soviet City written by James H. Bater and published by Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications. This book was released on 1980 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soviet Urban and Regional Planning and Administration written by B. Michael Frolic and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Housing and the Democratic Ideal written by A. Scott. Henderson and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2000-08-16 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Abrams (1902-1970) stood at the center of the policies, problems, and politics surrounding urban planning, housing reform, and the public and private interests involved in the expansion of the American state. He uniquely combined in one person the often divergent roles of "public" and "policy" intellectual. As a "public intellectual," Abrams's voice reached the American public through the pages of The Nation, The New Leader, and The New York Times, with accessible explanations of civil rights legislation, mortgage financing, government policies, and urban renewal. As a "policy intellectual," he helped to create the New York Housing Authority, lobbied President Kennedy to issue an executive order barring discrimination in federally subsidized housing projects, and combated the growing threat of a federally initiated "business welfare state." Housing and the Democratic Ideal is the only comprehensive work on Charles Abrams to date. Though structured as a narrative biography, this book also uses Abrams's experiences as a lens through which we can better understand the development of American social policy and state expansion during the twentieth century. In his left-leaning critique of centrist liberalism, Abrams took aim at the use of fiscal and monetary policies to achieve social objectives—a practice that allowed business interests to maximize private profits at the expense of public benefits. His growing concern over racial discrimination prefigured its emergence as a highly contested aspect of the American state. A. Scott Henderson not only provides clear insight into Abrams's role in American policymaking and his individual achievements as a pioneering civil rights lawyer, scholar, and urban reformer, but also offers an in-depth analysis of modern state-building and the government-private sector relations ushered in by the New Deal.
Download or read book Cities and the Wealth of Nations written by Jane Jacobs and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eye-opening work of economic theory, Jane Jacobs argues that it is cities—not nations—that are the drivers of wealth. Challenging centuries of economic orthodoxy, in Cities and the Wealth of Nations the beloved author contends that healthy cities are constantly evolving to replace imported goods with locally-produced alternatives, spurring a cycle of vibrant economic growth. Intelligently argued and drawing on examples from around the world and across the ages, here Jacobs radically changes the way we view our cities—and our entire economy.
Download or read book Problems of Communism written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Planning in the Soviet Union written by Judith Pallot and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practicing Utopia written by Rosemary Wakeman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The typical town springs up around a natural resource—a river, an ocean, an exceptionally deep harbor—or in proximity to a larger, already thriving town. Not so with “new towns,” which are created by decree rather than out of necessity and are often intended to break from the tendencies of past development. New towns aren’t a new thing—ancient Phoenicians named their colonies Qart Hadasht, or New City—but these utopian developments saw a resurgence in the twentieth century. In Practicing Utopia, Rosemary Wakeman gives us a sweeping view of the new town movement as a global phenomenon. From Tapiola in Finland to Islamabad in Pakistan, Cergy-Pontoise in France to Irvine in California, Wakeman unspools a masterly account of the golden age of new towns, exploring their utopian qualities and investigating what these towns can tell us about contemporary modernization and urban planning. She presents the new town movement as something truly global, defying a Cold War East-West dichotomy or the north-south polarization of rich and poor countries. Wherever these new towns were located, whatever their size, whether famous or forgotten, they shared a utopian lineage and conception that, in each case, reveals how residents and planners imagined their ideal urban future.
Download or read book City Planning in Soviet Russia written by Maurice Frank Parkins and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principles of Town Planning in the Soviet Union written by Institute of Town Planning USSR and published by . This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume deals with the questions of urbanization and town planning patterns. The introduction reveals the social and economic problems of Soviet town planning. Principal questions of town planning policy are considered, taking into account the prospective development of our society, and principal social demands on the development of towns. The section "Urbanization and Town Growth Control" deals with questions of population distribution all over the USSR territory and analyses the problems of controlling the growth of towns. These questions are of national significance as the growth of large towns and the ever increasing concentration of population in these towns and the dispersion of the other part of the population from numerous not sufficiently well-equipped small- and middle-sized populated areas. The section "Planning of New Towns" is dedicated to questions of new town location and development, their use zoning, the subdivision of their residential areas into districts and neighborhoods, and questions of the efficient organization of cultural and welfare service, of civic centers and internal communications, of the street network, of planting and rest zones. The part bearing the title of "Reconstruction of Towns" analyzes the principal questions and the general policy of the reconstruction of towns, the peculiarities of small-town planning structure, and reveals the possibilities for the revival of large towns. Special attention is being paid to the rehabilitation of town centers and to the staging of operations in reconstruction. The section "Town Traffic and Transport" deals with problems concerning the organization of public and individual car transport, taking into account such factors as convenience, safety and speed of movement, problems of street network reorganization and of differentiation of streets and roads according to type and speed of traffic, as well as problems of external transport development and reconstruction.
Download or read book Research Paper written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors Second Edition written by Mikhail S. Blinnikov and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authoritative yet accessible, the definitive undergraduate text on Russian geography and culture has now been thoroughly revised with current data and timely topics, such as the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and other background for understanding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Thematic chapters provide up-to-date coverage of Russia's physical, political, cultural, and economic geography. Regional chapters focus on the country's major regions and the other 14 former Soviet republics. Written in a lucid, conversational style by a Russian-born international expert, the concise chapters interweave vivid descriptions of urban and rural landscapes, examinations of Soviet and post-Soviet life, deep knowledge of environmental and conservation issues, geopolitical insights, engaging anecdotes, and rigorous empirical data. Over 200 original maps, photographs, and other figures are also available as PowerPoint slides at the companion website, many in color. New to This Edition *Separate chapter on Ukraine and Crimea, covering events through 2019. *Timely topics--the political crisis in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol; the return of Putin as president; climate change and environmental degradation; economic slowdown; political shifts in the republics; the role of Russian-backed forces in Syria, Libya, and Central African Republic; changes in Russia–United States relations; and more. *Thoroughly updated population, economic, and political data. *80 new or updated figures, tables, and maps. Pedagogical Features *End-of-chapter review questions, suggested assignments, and in-class exercises. *Within-chapter vignettes about Russian places, culture, and history. *End-of-chapter internet resources and suggestions for further reading. *Companion website with all figures and maps from the book, many in full color.
Download or read book Soviet Housing and Urban Design written by Steven A. Grant and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent reforms in the Soviet housing construction process--Soviet building design and construction--Urban forms and infrastructure in the Soviet Union--U.S.S.R. practices in heat and power supply--Micro aspects of housing demand in Soviet cities--Building materials and components--Housing in Central Asia: the Uzbeck example--Construction in seismic areas--Soviet construction under difficult climatic conditions--The political economy of Soviet new towns--Reflections on the planning of old and new cities in the U.S.S.R.
