wyszukanych pozycji: 24
Urban Social Geography: An Introduction
ISBN: 9780273717638 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The 6th edition of this highly respected text builds upon the successful structure, engaging writing style and clear presentation of previous editions. Examining urban social geography from a theoretical and historical perspective, it also explores how it has developed into the modern day. Taking account of recent critical work, whilst simultaneously presenting well established approaches to the subject, it ensures students are well-informed about all the issues. The result is a topical book that is clear and accessible for students The 6th edition of this highly respected text builds upon the successful structure, engaging writing style and clear presentation of previous editi... |
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283,28 zł |
Palimpsests: Biographies of 50 City Districts : International Case Studies of Urban Change
ISBN: 9783034608091 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Knox' in-situ studies present 50 especially significant city districts from the whole of Europe in words and pictures. His field research focuses on typologically outstanding city districts that have developed a high degree of individuality. Knox' in-situ studies present 50 especially significant city districts from the whole of Europe in words and pictures. His field research focuses o... |
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87,16 zł |
Strong Island: Portsmouth's History in Brick and Stone
ISBN: 9781388225308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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174,72 zł |
Atlas of Cities
ISBN: 9780691157818 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) More than half the world's population lives in cities, and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global phenomenon, but the way cities are developing, the experience of city life, and the prospects for the future of cities vary widely from region to region. The Atlas of Cities presents a unique taxonomy of cities that looks at different aspects of their physical, economic, social, and political structures; their interactions with each other and with their hinterlands; the challenges and opportunities they present; and where cities might be... More than half the world's population lives in cities, and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global ... |
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216,22 zł |
London: A History of 300 Years in 25 Buildings
ISBN: 9780300269208 / Twarda / 2024 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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129,35 zł |
The Geography of Western Europe: A Socio-Economic Study
ISBN: 9781138955349 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the social geography of Western Europe. It begins by outlining the character of the region nad proceeds with an exploration of demographic and cultural features, including migration and ethnic groups. The political organisation of nations and regions are analysed along with regional change and development. The study concludes with a consideration of key issues central to the geography of social well-being such as regional convergence/divergence and the impact of public expenditure patterns.
This book provides a comprehensive survey of the social geography of Western Europe. It begins by outlining the character of the region nad proceed... |
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445,94 zł |
London: Architecture, Building and Social Change
ISBN: 9781858946276 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) London, a fascinating metropolis not just in terms of its history and landmark buildings, is also a city that grew out of villages. Its unique geography is expressed in a mosaic of districts, each with its own distinctive character and pedigree. London's districts, with their patchwork layout of primarily Georgian and Victorian squares and terraces juxtaposed with modern buildings and estates, reflect changing ideals in architecture, urban design and planning as well as shifting values in real estate and the insatiable thirst of its consumers. London is thus both text and context: fossilized...
London, a fascinating metropolis not just in terms of its history and landmark buildings, is also a city that grew out of villages. Its unique geograp...
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181,08 zł |
Metroburbia, USA
ISBN: 9780813543574 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Decades of economic prosperity in the United States have redefined the American dream. Paul Knox explores how extreme versions of this dream have changed the American landscape. Increased wealth has led America's metropolitan areas to develop into vast sprawling regions of "metroburbia"ufragmented mixtures of employment and residential settings, combining urban and suburban characteristics.
Upper-middle-class Americans are moving into larger homes in greater numbers, which leads Knox to explore the relationship between built form and material culture in contemporary society. He covers... Decades of economic prosperity in the United States have redefined the American dream. Paul Knox explores how extreme versions of this dream have chan...
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171,21 zł |
Routledge Revivals: The Design Professions and the Built Environment (1988)
ISBN: 9781138211520 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 313 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1988, this book argues that discussions of urban development often neglect to consider that much of the urban environment is designed by architects and planners, and that the particular world-view of architects and planners is crucial for the way proposals are taken up, modified and carried out. The author explores the world-view of architects and planners, considering their approach to design and the factors which influence this -- work patterns, career paths and the firms in which they operate. The author also studies their place in the political decision-making... First published in 1988, this book argues that discussions of urban development often neglect to consider that much of the urban environment is des... |
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482,65 zł |
Ponygirl Champion- The Maddy Saga- Book Three
ISBN: 9780982463536 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Book Three of the Maddy Saga finds Maddy, now known as Lightning, struggling to cope with the harsh life of a ponygirl. It's the Spring Ponygirl Season and she must devote her entire being to victory or face cruel punishments. Jake Barnes, her billionaire uncle's fixer, launches a search for her amidst the Kalikastani hinterland posing as a purchaser of ponygirls. Jake must learn to swim in the ocean of depravity which is Kalikastan to forestall discovery of his mission and the certain death that would follow. Meanwhile, Uncle Michael is learning all too well how to cope with living with the...
Book Three of the Maddy Saga finds Maddy, now known as Lightning, struggling to cope with the harsh life of a ponygirl. It's the Spring Ponygirl Seaso...
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69,85 zł |
Small Town Sustainability : Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation
ISBN: 9783038212515 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych.
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130,85 zł |
Ponygirl Love- Book Five of the Maddy Saga
ISBN: 9780982463574 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The saga of Madeline continues as she suffers the travails of life as a ponygirl in the former Soviet Republic of Kalikastan. Ponygirl Summer is over, and the ponygirls must prepare for the fall racing season. Maddy, now known as 'Lightning', struggles to find love amidst the cruelty of life as a dehumanized female. Can her love for her trainer, Anton Drabik, a former Red Army colonel, survive the retributions of his mistress, Anya? Can she find solace in her love for her sister ponygirl, Persephone? Meanwhile, Chocolate, the brown skinned Chicago whore recruited to race against Lightning,...
The saga of Madeline continues as she suffers the travails of life as a ponygirl in the former Soviet Republic of Kalikastan. Ponygirl Summer is over,...
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69,85 zł |
The Warlord's Concubine-Book Two
ISBN: 9780982463581 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Kidnapped off the streets of Shanghai, betrayed by her erstwhile fiance, 27 year old British aristocrat Violet Harris must learn what it means to be General Wang's sexual slave or suffer the harsh consequences. Isolated in the general's seraglio deep inside the Chinese mainland, Violet takes solace in the arms of her sister concubines when she is not serving the general or his guests with her now pampered, beautiful body. The general takes special pleasure in the humiliation of his 'British whore' as he calls her but finds himself falling under her spell. Danger, however lurks in the...
Kidnapped off the streets of Shanghai, betrayed by her erstwhile fiance, 27 year old British aristocrat Violet Harris must learn what it means to be G...
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74,21 zł |
Kleinstädte und Nachhaltigkeit : Konzepte für Wirtschaft, Umwelt und soziales Leben
ISBN: 9783764385798 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Kleinstadte spielen eine entscheidende Rolle innerhalb regionaler Wirtschaftssysteme. Die Autoren veranschaulichen, wie diese die Herausforderung einer globalisierten Welt annehmen konnen, und stellen beispielhaft Bewegungen vor, die ortliche Kulturen, Traditionen, Identitaten und Nachhaltigkeit effektiv zu fordern wissen. Kleinstadte spielen eine entscheidende Rolle innerhalb regionaler Wirtschaftssysteme. Die Autoren veranschaulichen, wie diese die Herausforderung e... |
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165,81 zł |
Cities and Design
ISBN: 9780415492881 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Cities, initially a product of the manufacturing era, have been thoroughly remade in the image of consumer society. This book explores the complex relationships between design and urban environments.
Cities, initially a product of the manufacturing era, have been thoroughly remade in the image of consumer society. This book explores the complex rel...
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813,27 zł |
World Cities in a World-System
ISBN: 9780521484701 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The dominating influence of a relatively small number of cities has characterized the shift to a more global economy during the 1970s and 1980s. Eighteen original essays accordingly examine the nature, demands and relationships of world cities such as New York, Tokyo and London.
The dominating influence of a relatively small number of cities has characterized the shift to a more global economy during the 1970s and 1980s. Eight...
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195,13 zł |
Public Service Provision and Urban Development
ISBN: 9781138050358 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1984. The authors of this study address a number of major themes related to the analysis of public services: the role of public choice theory, the importance of professors and organisations, the value of neo-Marxist theories and the importance of space. These issues are considered in the context of case studies of school closures, the provision of medical care, the relationships between Federal outlays and presidential politics, the provision of nurseries, demand-making in local government and the fiscal crisis facing many American cities. The subject of... Originally published in 1984. The authors of this study address a number of major themes related to the analysis of public services: the role of pu... |
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472,16 zł |
The Geography of the World Economy
ISBN: 9781444184709 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Geography of the World Economy provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the globalization of the world economy. The book offers a consideration of local, regional, national and global economic development over the long historical term. The theory and practice of economic and political geography provide a basis for understanding the interactions within and among the developed and developing countries of the world. Illustrated in color throughout, this new edition has been completely reworked and updated to take account of recent significant changes in the world... The Geography of the World Economy provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the globalization of the world economy. The book o... |
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341,00 zł |
Public Service Provision and Urban Development
ISBN: 9781138050402 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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131,12 zł |
Devolution and Constitutional Change in Northern Ireland
ISBN: 9780719073885 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This edited book, written by a collection of scholars with an interest in Northern Ireland, tracks its uneasy experience with devolution following the optimistic political period associated with the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. The volume brings together researchers from the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) 'Devolution and Constitutional Change' Programme and other experts to record four key perspectives on Northern Ireland. First, it considers the inextricable link between devolution and constitutional developments. Second, it examines how the main political parties...
This edited book, written by a collection of scholars with an interest in Northern Ireland, tracks its uneasy experience with devolution following the...
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497,07 zł |