This volume introduces an innovative tool for the development of sustainable cities and the promotion of the quality of life of city inhabitants. It presents a decision-support system to orient public administrations in identifying development scenarios for sustainable urban and territorial transformations. The authors have split the volume into five parts, which respectively describe the theoretical basis of the book, the policies in question and indicators that influence them, the decision-support system that connects indicators to policies, the case study of Ancona, Italy, and potential...
This volume introduces an innovative tool for the development of sustainable cities and the promotion of the quality of life of city inhabitants. I...
This book assembles and organizes a selected range of methods and techniques that every planning practitioner should know to be successful in the contemporary global urban landscape. Chapter Six reviews the planning profession's complex relationship with public involvement and makes the case for civic engagement to anchor planning practice.
This book assembles and organizes a selected range of methods and techniques that every planning practitioner should know to be successful in the co...
This book investigates small town tourism development in South Africa taking into account the most common strategies: branding, promotion, festivals and theming.
This book investigates small town tourism development in South Africa taking into account the most common strategies: branding, promotion, festivals a...
This edited book investigates the interrelations of disaster impacts, resilience and security in an urban context. The scope is to narrow down resilience from an all-encompassing concept to applied ways of scientifically attempting to 'measure' this type of disaster related resilience.
This edited book investigates the interrelations of disaster impacts, resilience and security in an urban context. The scope is to narrow down resilie...
This book discusses the impact of information and communication technologies, particularly social media, on the structure and landscape of contemporary cities.
This book discusses the impact of information and communication technologies, particularly social media, on the structure and landscape of contemporar...
Through a synthesis of a broader inter-disciplinary literature in the field of disaster studies, organisation theory and management, and an in-depth case study this book provides an analytical framework for organising post-disaster reconstruction programmes which aim to reduce future disaster risks and achieve other objectives.
Through a synthesis of a broader inter-disciplinary literature in the field of disaster studies, organisation theory and management, and an in-depth c...
This edited collection investigates the human dimension of urban renewal, using a range of case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, India and North America, to explore how the conception and delivery of regeneration initiatives can strengthen or undermine local communities.
This edited collection investigates the human dimension of urban renewal, using a range of case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, India and North Ame...
This book discusses racial segregation in American cities. The purpose of the book, therefore, is not to provide original research on residential segregation, but rather to offer a unique collection of insightful, transdisciplinary reflections on the experience of segregation in America and how it might be addressed.
This book discusses racial segregation in American cities. The purpose of the book, therefore, is not to provide original research on residential segr...
