Both land-use regulation and territorial collective services have traditionally been accomplished in cities through coercive efforts of public administrations. Recently, land-use regulation and collective service provision regimes have emerged within contractual communities: territory-based organisations (usually, but not exclusively residential) such as homeowners associations.
This book examines the problems and opportunities of contractual communities, avoiding both the alarmism and unwarranted apologies found in much of the literature on contractual communities.
The...
Both land-use regulation and territorial collective services have traditionally been accomplished in cities through coercive efforts of public admi...
This book brings together a series of theory and practice essays on risk management and adaptation in urban contexts within a resilient and multidimensional perspective.
This book brings together a series of theory and practice essays on risk management and adaptation in urban contexts within a resilient and multidimen...