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Author | : United Nations Centre for Human Settlements |
Publisher | : UN-HABITAT |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9789211314762 |
Cities are now home to nearly half of the world's population, and the issue of sustainable development is one of the most pressing challenges facing the international community in the 21st century. This publication is the first in-depth attempt to monitor and analyse the realities faced by urban populations around the world. It explores a range of issues, trends and policy responses in five major areas relating to: shelter, society, environment, economy and governance. It introduces the 'City Development Index', which has been developed by the UN Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat). Over time, this should become a standard monitoring tool used to track regional, national and city level progress towards implementing the Habitat Agenda. The report concludes that local democracy is a key factor for the future of all cities.
Author | : Rodney Leach |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781579582791 |
Students of the European Union have needed a succinct and comprehensive description of its many institutions, policies, laws and personalities. This need was also felt among politically conscious readers and researchers eager to understand better what many sensed to be a period of upheaval and change, and among students and teachers of modern history, politics, economics and international affairs who recognized the growing influence of the EU but lacked a general reference book on its activities and felt themselves unduly reliant on Community sources for information about controversial European questions. Now in its third edition, the Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union provides a thorough response to those needs - from Charlemagne's Aachen to Bismarck's Zollverein, via all the key modern-day institutions, people and ideas that anyone studying or dealing with the EU is likely to come across.
Author | : F. E. Ian Hamilton |
Publisher | : United Nations University Press |
Total Pages | : 539 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9280811053 |
Annotation This volume is one in a series initiated by the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies on the inter-relationship between globalisation and urban transformation. It identifies and describes the inter- and intra-urban transformations of Central and Eastern European cities and considers their pre-1945 historic legacies, the socialist period, and their contemporary transition towards market oriented and democratic systems. The dramatic changes since 1989 including the collapse of Communist ideology, the break-up of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, the end of the Cold War and the impact of globalisation and European integration, have reconfigured this region and affected their re-integration into European and global networks. This book first examines the similarities and differences between significant Central and Eastern European cities, comparing the differing patterns of historical context and socialist legacies before 1990, and the impacts of internal and external forces on re-shaping these cities and their paths of transformation since 1990. It also examines the role of contemporary planning within the overall development of Central and Eastern European cities. The conclusion demonstrates the similarities and differences between Central and Eastern European cities and their re-integration into global networks.
Author | : Thomas Cook Publishing |
Publisher | : Thomas Cook |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 2000-12-03 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780762707669 |
This comprehensive guide to traveling around Europe on a budget is the best way to tour Europe cheaply by rail. With Inter-Rail passes now open to all ages, plus Eurail passes and the wide range of tickets and fares available, rail travel has never been easier for Independent Travelers.This guide features hundreds of cities, towns and villages. It includes budget guides to where to stay, where to eat, and what to see as well as practical information on traveling by train and public transport. Europe 2001 includes rail routes and travel options to explore one country or to cross the continent, Inter-Rail and Eurail pass details, plus local passes and other tickets, color photographs, city maps, transport maps, city plans, rail route maps and journey plans.
Author | : Friedrich Lenger |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2012-08-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004233636 |
In European Cities in the Modern Era, 1850-1914 Friedrich Lenger analyses the demographic and economic preconditions of European urbanization, compares the extent to which Europe’s cities were characterized by heterogeneity with respect to the social, national and religious composition of its population and asks in which way differences resulting from this heterogeneity were resolved either peacefully or violently. Using this general perspective and extending the scope by including Eastern and Southern Europe the dominant view of Europe’s prewar cities as islands of modernity is challenged and the ubiquity of urban violence established as a central analytical problem.
Author | : Darwin Porter |
Publisher | : *Frommers |
Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 2000-12-25 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780764561702 |
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices. Frommer's. Your guide to a world of travel experience. Choose the Only Guide That Gives You: Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not. Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget. Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions. The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews. The expert guidance you need to take charge and travel with confidence. Great trips begin at frommers.com Book flights, hotels, and rental cars. Get free updates on attractions and prices.
Author | : Anthony M. Tung |
Publisher | : Three Rivers Press |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Both epic and intimate, this is the story of the fight to save the world’s architectural and cultural heritage as it is embodied in the extraordinary buildings and urban spaces of the great cities of Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Never before have the complexities and dramas of urban preservation been as keenly documented as inPreserving the World’s Great Cities. In researching this important work, Anthony Tung traveled throughout the world to visit remarkable buildings and districts in China, Italy, Greece, the U.S., Japan, and elsewhere. Everywhere he found both the devastating legacy of war, economics, and indifference and the accomplishments of people who have worked and sometimes risked their lives to preserve and renew the most meaningful urban expressions of the human spirit. From Singapore’s blind rush to become the most modern city of the East to Warsaw’s poignant and heroic effort to resurrect itself from the Nazis’ systematic campaign of physical and cultural obliteration, from New York and Rome to Kyoto and Cairo, we see the city as an expression of the best and worst within us. This is essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs and Witold Rybczynski and everyone who is concerned about urban preservation.
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Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2001-11 |
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Author | : Nezar AlSayyad |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2010-09-13 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1136921214 |
AlSayyad and Massoumi's text addresses the ways in which religion can affect the city, and indeed how the city can affect religion. International experts in sociology, anthropology, religious studies, urban planning and geography come together to provide thought provoking pieces on whether a fundamentalist city is possible.
Author | : Fodor's |
Publisher | : Fodor's |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781400013081 |
Presents a comprehensive travel guide to European cities and provides information on historic sites, accommodations and restaurants, museums, shopping, nightlife, and other interesting facts and details.