This interdisciplinary book examines the contemporary nature and possible futures of cities in a postindustrial and globalized world. Considering urban plans as complex systems and as products of collective human action, Byrne draws on urban history, geography, sociology, and studies from the developed, developing, and former soviet systems. He describes the crucial processes of the restructuring of urban employment, the creation of the built environment, and the transformation of "culture" in cities.
This interdisciplinary book examines the contemporary nature and possible futures of cities in a postindustrial and globalized world. Considering urba...
How do quantitative methods help us to acquire knowledge of the real world? What are the do's' and don'ts' of effective quantitative research?
This refreshing and accessible book provides students with a novel and useful resource for doing quantitative research. It offers students a guide on how to: interpret the complex reality of the social world; achieve effective measurement; understand the use of official statistics; use social surveys; understand probability and quantitative reasoning; interpret measurements; apply linear modelling; understand simulation and neural nets;...
How do quantitative methods help us to acquire knowledge of the real world? What are the do's' and don'ts' of effective quantitative research?
How do quantitative methods help us to acquire knowledge of the real world? What are the do's' and don'ts' of effective quantitative research?
This refreshing and accessible book provides students with a novel and useful resource for doing quantitative research. It offers students a guide on how to: interpret the complex reality of the social world; achieve effective measurement; understand the use of official statistics; use social surveys; understand probability and quantitative reasoning; interpret measurements; apply linear modelling; understand simulation and neural nets;...
How do quantitative methods help us to acquire knowledge of the real world? What are the do's' and don'ts' of effective quantitative research?
This book is a collection of interviews from people who grew up between the 1920s and the 1940's. Those that were born in North America tell about surviving The Great Depression, happy stories of youthful schooldays, family outings, and the effect of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. For those that emigrated from the war-torn countries of Estonia, The Netherlands, and Poland, growing up came all too suddenly as they ran with their families to escape the bombings. Yet, even their childhood recollections are humorous, uplifting, and inspiring. Illistrator David Byrne has imaginatively captured the...
This book is a collection of interviews from people who grew up between the 1920s and the 1940's. Those that were born in North America tell about sur...
The transition to twenty-first century post-industrial capitalism from the 'welfare' industrial capitalism of the twentieth century, has affected the ways in which class is lived in terms of relational inequality and the factors that structure identity.
The transition to twenty-first century post-industrial capitalism from the 'welfare' industrial capitalism of the twentieth century, has affected the ...
