1. Polarisation -- 2. Prestige -- 3. Networks -- 4. Diversity -- 5. Mobilisations -- 6. Densification -- 7. Thoroughfare -- 8. Contradictions.Power, Glamour and Angst is about the social and cultural life of three Australian neighbourhoods – Toorak (Melbourne), Mosman (Sydney) and Cottesloe (Perth) - which are home to some of the nation’s wealthiest and most powerful citizens. The book expl…
Chapter 1. Differences and inequalities in contemporary cities: a spatial perspective -- Chapter 2. Understanding social exclusion -- Chapter 3. Keyword of social inequalities -- Chapter 4. Identities, exclusions and space -- Chapter 5. Participation in policies against urban social exclusion.The book explores social inclusion/exclusion from a socio-spatial perspective, highlighting the active …
1 "Dying Wisdom" and "Living Madness" by Satoshi Ukai -- 2 Nuclear Disaster and Bubbles by Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto -- 3 How can I Love my Radioactive Tuna? Planetary Love in Shono Yoriko by Christophe Thouny -- 4 Brave New Sanriku: Recovering from 3.11 by Ramona Bajema -- 5 From Atomic Fission to Splitting Areas of Expertise: When Politics Prevails Over Scientific Proof by Cecile Asanuma-Brice -- 6…
1 -- Introduction -- Part I: Housing, rights, land policy, and global social citizenship -- 2. The monitoring of human rights Discourses on housing -- 4. Land policy meets social citizenship on a global level -- Part II: The discourse on the human right housing under the monitoring system of the ICESCR -- 5. Changing views: Housing in the past four decades -- 6. Comparative discussion: Interpre…
Chapter 1: Entrepreneurial Urbanism in India: A Framework Smitha Kanekanti Chandrasekhar -- Part I: Urban Governance and Institutions -- Chapter 2: Introducing Urban Entrepreneurialism in India: An Analysis of Programmatic Interventions Debolina Kundu -- Chapter 3: Entrepreneurial Governance in a resilient city: Bengaluru, India Sudhira H.S. -- Part II: Political Economy of Urbanisation -- Chap…
Introduction -- The Mediterranean Idea: From the Roman Mare Nostrum to the Book of the Sea by Naḥum Slouschz (1948) -- Mediterranean as a Supra-Regional Interaction Sphere during Late Prehistory An Overview on Problems and Prospects -- Settlements in the Hellenistic Period in Cilicia -- Anthroscapes: A Robust Basis for Mapping Land Quality and Sustainable Land Use Patterns -- Visible / Invisi…
Chapter 1. Introduction (Xinyue Ye) -- Chapter 2. Planning as Computational Intelligence (Shih-Kung Lai) -- Chapter 3. Towards a Spatio-Socio-Semantic Analysis Framework (Wei Luo) -- Chapter 4. Hub location and network design with considerations of flow delay and point-point connection (Guoqiang Shen) -- Chapter 5. Spatial Characteristics of Social Networks (Lingqian Hu) -- Chapter 6. A social …
Chapter 1. Al Alamein New City, A Sustainability Battle To Win -- Chapter 2. Productive Urban Development: Linking Planning And Economy In Al-Alamein New City, Egypt -- Chapter 3. The Story Of Neom City Opportunities And Challenges -- Chapter 4. King Abdullah Economic City: The Growth Of New Sustainable City In Saudi Arabia -- Chapter 5. Land Value Capture As A New Sustainable Financing Mechani…
Chapter 1. Introduction: Objectives, Substantive Issues, and Structure of this Book -- Chapter 2. Overview of Governance Theories that are relevant for the SDGs -- Chapter 3. Laying out Actors and Dynamics in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 4. Exploring Some Specific Case Studies -- Chapter 5. Governance Pillars and Competences: Power, Knowledge, and Norms as Cross-cuttin…
1. Defining and Theorizing about Household Mobility -- 2. Historical and Recent Trends in American Mobility -- 3. Characteristics of the Mobile Population -- 4. Household Mobility Decisions and Location Choice -- 5. Individual- and Family-Level Mobility Effects -- 6. Mobility Effects and Cumulative Mobility Contexts -- 7. Spatial and Community Consequences -- 8. Policy Initiatives, Programs, an…