Download or read book The Urban Explosion written by Population Crisis Committee and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Urban Explosion in Latin America written by Glenn H. Beyer and published by Ithaca, N.Y : Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1967 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation of conference papers on the urbanization of Latin America - covers historical aspects, urban planning, urban areas and rural areas populations, rural migration, the population growth, industrialization, economic development, housing, national planning, regional planning, social integration, social change, etc., and includes a case study of caracas, Venezuela. Conference held in ithaca 1966.
Download or read book Urban Resilience written by Barrett Williams and published by Barrett Williams. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Release "Urban Resilience" – Your Ultimate Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Concrete Jungle! When the unexpected strikes in the urban sprawl – are you prepared? The new must-have eBook, "Urban Resilience," is the definitive compendium for anyone looking to fortify themselves against the array of challenges a city can throw at them. This essential guide is designed to equip you with the know-how to navigate, endure, and emerge from urban calamities with confidence and skill. Dive headfirst into an enlightening journey through the urban landscape and discover the sophisticated dance between city infrastructure and potential survival risks. Explore the psychological complexities that disasters breed in dense populations, and arm yourself with a prepared mind, ready to face any emergency. "Urban Resilience" seamlessly guides you through building your personalized urban survival kit, filled with critical everyday carry items and knowledge to help you secure communication and maintain safety. Learn about securing shelter amid steel and stone, and find out how to turn the city's overlooked nooks into lifesaving resources. Unearth the secrets to sourcing water in a concrete desert, and become an expert in identifying what's good to eat when it seems like all hope is lost. Adapt your navigation skills to a chaotic cityscape, and ensure you can find your path to safety when traditional routes are untenable. Self-defense is not just a skill, but a necessity. This eBook will help you pinpoint dangers, harness improvised weapons, and defend yourself amidst ruin. From the echoes of empty streets, discover how to signal for help, and make crucial contact when it's needed most. Prepare to address the pressing reality of fires, explosions, and medical emergencies when help isn’t on the horizon. Learn to power through blackouts and understand how to protect your personal data amidst the digital dangers that surface during a crisis. But that's not all – "Urban Resilience" also brings you ingenious strategies for urban evacuation, the importance of community collaboration, and insights from past urban survival stories. Enhance your preparedness with practical exercises, checklists for both short-term and extended survival, and streamline communication with authorities. Tackle the trials of transportation when systems fail, safeguard your finances amidst turmoil, and even learn urban gardening for self-sustenance. Address challenges unique to urban pet owners, uphold hygiene standards without city services, and know how to utilize modern technology as a lifeline in dire times. Keep your family safe, informed, and ready for anything. "Urban Resilience" isn’t just a book – it’s your lifeline in the asphalt jungle. Whether you're a seasoned city dweller or a concerned newcomer, this guide stands as an invaluable resource for anyone determined to stand strong against the odds. Unlock the secrets to urban survival. Secure your copy of "Urban Resilience" today – and step up to meet any challenge the city has in store!
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Community written by DAVID LEVINSON and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003-06-30 with total page 2045 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Community is a major four volume reference work that seeks to define one of the most widely researched topics in the behavioural and social sciences. Community itself is a concept, an experience, and a central part of being human. This pioneering major reference work seeks to provide the necessary definitions of community far beyond the traditional views.
Download or read book The Urban Explosion written by Thomas Henry Elkins and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1973 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Urban Explosion in Latin America written by Glenn H. Beyer and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Urban Explosion written by Thomas H. Elkins and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Explosion written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Cities and Economic Development written by Paul Bairoch and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When and how were cities born? Does urbanization foster innovation and economic development? What was the level of urbanization in traditional societies? Did the Industrial Revolution facilitate urbanization? Has the growth of cities in the Third World been a handicap or an asset to economic development? In this revised translation of De Jéricho à Mexico, Paul Bairoch seeks the answers to these questions and provides a comprehensive study of the evolution of the city and its relation to economic life. Bairoch examines the development of cities from the dawn of urbanization (Jericho) to the explosive growth of the contemporary Third World city. In particular, he defines the roles of agriculture and industrialization in the rise of cities. "A hefty history, from the Neolithic onward. It's ambitious in scope and rich in subject, detailing urbanization and, of course, the links between cities and economies. Scholarly, accessible, and significant."—Newsday "This book offers a path-breaking synthesis of the vast literature on the history of urbanization."—John C. Brown, Journal of Economic Literature "One leaves this volume with the feeling of positions intelligently argued and related to the existing state of theory and knowledge. One also has the pleasure of reading a book unusually well-written. It will long both be a standard and stimulate new thought on the central issue of urban and economic growth."—Thomas A. Reiner, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Download or read book Urban Geography written by Michael Pacione and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2009 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most comprehensive and readable book on urban geography in the array of contemporary literature on the subject.
Download or read book Urban Sociology written by N. Jayapalan and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2013 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book Provides The Readers A Clear Picture About The Definition, Origin, Scope, Value And Methods Of Urban Sociology In Simple, Plain And Lucid Language. The Book Deals With Issues Like Origin And Growth Of Cities, The Process Of Urban Development, Urban Social Theories, Characteristics Of Urban Society, Types Of Cities, Urban Ecology, The Urban Family, Cultural, Social And Political Aspect Of Urban Life, Urbanisation And Industrialisation And Its Consequencies, Overcrowding And Other Problems, Juvenile Delinquency, Urban Alcoholism And Drug Addiction, Urban Stratification, Status And Mobility, Problem Of Beggary, Poverty, Unemployment, Transport And Traffic, Labour Problems, Housing And Slums And Urban Social Welfare In India. The Last Three Chapters I.E., Urban Outlook And Social Change, Urban Planning And Community Organisation Have Been Beautifully Explained.The Book Would Be Of Great Value For The Students As Well As The Teachers. Even Laymen Would Enjoy Reading The Book Because Of Its Simple Style.
Download or read book Urban Explosion of Mumbai written by M. D. David and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Environmentalism written by Peter Brand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical examination of urban policies and management practices used to make cities sustainable. With an international perspective, the book describes urban environmental agendas and how they arose in the context of globalization, urban economic restructuring, and the need to make cities competitive. It argues that the environment became an integral part of city development policy, turning attention not only to physical and ecological issues but also to improving the economic performance of cities and the lives of citizens. The authors also go beyond the technical issues to explore the political importance of urban environmentalism, using case studies to illustrate both its international scope and place-specific characteristics which are inexorably influencing city development throughout the world. In connecting the concept to its political effects, the book raises issues such as local democracy, equality and social regulation, all of which are increasingly concerning academics, professionals, environmentalists and city authorities alike.
Download or read book Urban Latin America written by Alejandro Portes and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much research on the city in developing societies has focused mainly on one of three areas—planning, demography, or economics—and has emphasized either power elites or the masses, but not both. The published literature on Latin America has reflected these interests and has so far failed to provide a comprehensive view of Latin American urbanization. Urban Latin America is an attempt to integrate research on Latin American social organization within a single theoretical framework: development as fundamentally a political problem. Alejandro Portes and John Walton have included material on both elites and marginal populations and on the three major areas of research in order to formulate and address some of the key questions about the structure of urban politics in Latin America. Following an introduction that delineates the scope of Latin American urban studies, Portes discusses the Latin American city as a creation of European colonialism. He goes on to examine political behavior among the poor, with central reference to system support and countersystem potential. Walton provides material for a comparative study of four cities: Monterrey and Guadalajara in Mexico and Medellín and Cali in Colombia. He also summarizes a large number of urban elite studies and develops a theoretical interpretation of their collective results, based on class structure and vertical integration. Material in each chapter is cross-referenced to other chapters, and the authors have used a common methodological approach in synthesizing and interpreting the research literature. In the final chapter they generalize current findings, elaborating on the interface between elite and mass politics in the urban situation. They make some observations on approaching changes and pinpoint possible research strategies for the future.
Download or read book Urban Revolution Now written by Christian Schmid and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Henri Lefebvre published The Urban Revolution in 1970, he sketched a research itinerary on the emerging tendency towards planetary urbanization. Today, when this tendency has become reality, Lefebvre’s ideas on everyday life, production of space, rhythmanalysis and the right to the city are indispensable for the understanding of urbanization processes at every scale of social practice. This volume is the first to develop Lefebvre’s concepts in social research and architecture by focusing on urban conjunctures in Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dhaka, Hong Kong, London, New Orleans, Nowa Huta, Paris, Toronto, São Paulo, Sarajevo, as well as in Mexico and Switzerland. With contributions by historians and theorists of architecture and urbanism, geographers, sociologists, political and cultural scientists, Urban Revolution Now reveals the multiplicity of processes of urbanization and the variety of their patterns and actors around the globe.
Download or read book The Urban Enigma written by Simone Vegliò and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how Latin America indicated an autonomous form of postcolonialism that was marked by the production of multiple conceptualisations of time. The analysis particularly focuses on iconic urban transformations in capital cities such as Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Brasilia, diachronically, and investigates each case’s specific representations of past, present, and future. By exploring these three episodes, the book shows how Latin America’s postcolonialism involved specific spatial dynamics that were inherently working over global socio-political geographies resulting from the legacy of a “long” colonial imagination. The text is divided into two parts. The first part discusses some theoretical questions concerning the very conceptualization of Latin American space and the importance of exploring a genealogy of its urban geographies. The second part analyses the themes proposed through the discussion of the “materiality” of specific historical examples. The section delves into urban transformations in the aforementioned capital cities and focuses on how iconic material forms are able to encapsulate the main socio-political features defining each country’s post-colonial project. The book aims to depict a historical geography capable of describing how controversial relations between power and knowledge had materialised in the shapes of the urban environment and had iconically contributed to the multifaceted production of the global area known as Latin America. Without any pretension to offer an all-embracing perspective, the book discusses the Latin America experience within the broader question concerning the genealogy of global socio-political geographies.
