In recent years governments at all levels have introduced numerous environmental policies in an attempt to respond to the negative impacts of economic development. Despite some important successes, it is generally accepted that the policies that have been introduced have not been able to address these negative impacts in a comprehensive way. Many parties concerned with industrial growth and development are concerned about the economic implications of environmental protection and it is clear that any discussion on strategies for integration must take economic as well as environmental interests...
In recent years governments at all levels have introduced numerous environmental policies in an attempt to respond to the negative impacts of economic...
Urban Regeneration is widely discussed but less widely understood. Fully revised with important new policy, case studies and international analysis, the Second Edition of Urban Regeneration will correct that. The 16 chapters, written by leading experts, are organised into four sections:
The Context for Urban Regeneration: The history and evolution Major Themes and Topics: Including Housing, Community, Employment and the Environment Key Issues in Managing Urban Regeneration: Including Legal and Organisational considerations Experience...
Urban Regeneration is widely discussed but less widely understood. Fully revised with important new policy, case studies and international analysis, t...
In the Western world it is usually taken as given that we all want happiness, and our educational arrangements tacitly acknowledge this. Happiness, Hope, and Despair argues, however, that education has an important role to play in deepening our understanding of suffering and despair as well as happiness and joy. Education can be uncomfortable, unpredictable, and unsettling; it can lead to greater uncertainty and unhappiness. Drawing on the work of Soren Kierkegaard, Miguel de Unamuno, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Simone Weil, Paulo Freire, and others, Peter Roberts shows why these features of...
In the Western world it is usually taken as given that we all want happiness, and our educational arrangements tacitly acknowledge this. Happiness,...
In the Western world it is usually taken as given that we all want happiness, and our educational arrangements tacitly acknowledge this. Happiness, Hope, and Despair argues, however, that education has an important role to play in deepening our understanding of suffering and despair as well as happiness and joy. Education can be uncomfortable, unpredictable, and unsettling; it can lead to greater uncertainty and unhappiness. Drawing on the work of Soren Kierkegaard, Miguel de Unamuno, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Simone Weil, Paulo Freire, and others, Peter Roberts shows why these features of...
In the Western world it is usually taken as given that we all want happiness, and our educational arrangements tacitly acknowledge this. Happiness,...
An English/Italian language booklet, teaching beginners how to speak Italian using only 35 words. Created by Peter and Helena Roberts, this booklet teaches the same key 35 words needed to get by for the absolute beginner in any language. 'I want something', ""I want to buy something,"" ""I need to find somewhere,"" ""Thank you."" This book not only teaches this core vocabulary, but shows how it fits together to create quite effective grammatical phrases. Despite the apparent simplicity of the concept, the authors spent several visits in Italy, travelling through the cities and countryside,...
An English/Italian language booklet, teaching beginners how to speak Italian using only 35 words. Created by Peter and Helena Roberts, this booklet te...
Metropolitan Planning in Britain is the first comparative analysis and assessment of metropolitan areas and their strategic planning for almost two decades. Changes in population distribution, styles of local government, business practices, and attitudes to the environment have all had an impact on cities in recent years which planners and other policy makers must take into consideration. Based on a series of research projects and the activities of a study group supported by the Regional Studies Association, the book examines in detail nine major urban areas, their specific...
Metropolitan Planning in Britain is the first comparative analysis and assessment of metropolitan areas and their strategic planning for almo...
Best known today for his novels, plays and short stories, but also an accomplished essayist, editor and journalist, Albert Camus was one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century. He has gained widespread recognition for works such as The Stranger, Caligula, The Plague and Exile and the Kingdom. In 1957 Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1960 he was killed in a car accident, aged just 46. Since Camus’ untimely death, his work has been engaged by scholars in literature, politics, philosophy and many other fields....
Best known today for his novels, plays and short stories, but also an accomplished essayist, editor and journalist, Albert Camus was one of the mos...
