Human Capital Investment for Central City Revitalization

Human Capital Investment for Central City Revitalization
Author: Fritz Wagner
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 113482761X

Viewing poverty as a condition that is fed and renewed on a daily basis by social and economic structures, this book focuses on the ways in which poor residents can be helped to improve their own situations, their living conditions, and the central city itself. Also includes four maps.

Housing

Housing
Author: Oktay Ural
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 1108
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1483152669

Housing: The Impact of Economy and Technology contains the proceedings of the International Congress on Housing: The Impact of Economy and Technology, held in Vienna, Austria on November 15-18, 1981. This book includes many outstanding manuscripts prepared by competent, dedicated individuals. This text covers a wide range of problems associated with housing technology and economy. Some papers detail forming systems for mass housing production; housing option for the elderly; energy aspects of housing design in developing countries; the psychological and physiological ecology of indoor environments; and solar heating and Earth insulation for economical houses. Other papers explore training programs for low-cost housing; influence of color in housing; volatile substances of some materials from housing equipment; the impact of changing society and the economy on the housing industry; comparative housing; energy saving and management in buildings; and industrialization of buildings in developing countries.

Urban Development with Community Initiatives

Urban Development with Community Initiatives
Author: G. Surya Rao
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9788171568956

This Book Is A Compendium Of Experiences Over The Last 40 Years In The Field Of Community Development And Working With People.People And Communities Are The Only References In This Book. So The Readers Do Not Have To Find A Separate Bibliography.Some Of The Lessons That Emanate From This Book Lay Emphasis On :Not To Ignore The Ability And Ingenuity Of The Poor. Facilitate Him/Her To Think And Act.If People Have The Will They Can Find A Way Out For A Meaningful Development.Human Resource Is Inexhaustible In Our Society For Individual S And Society S Benefit. Proper Way Must Be Found To Tap It In The Right Direction.By Doing Community Development Work, Not Only Other Are Benefitted But We Are Also Benefitted Simultaneously.Educate, Organise And Empower These Are The Powerful Keys For Participatory Development. By Glancing The Book, The Readers Will Identify Them In The Right Perspective.

Remaking New York

Remaking New York
Author: William Sites
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2003
Genre: City planning
ISBN: 9781452906294