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Abstract from the publisher : Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the…

Abstract from the publisher : Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the…

Abstract from the publisher : Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the…

"Urban studies", revue britannique s’intéressant à l’analyse urbaine et régionale et à l’urbanisme tant dans les pays développés que dans les pays en voie de développement,…

Abstract from the publisher : Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the…

Abstract from the publisher : Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the…

Abstract from the publisher : Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the…

Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the increasing range of disciplines and…

The extension of urban space has been a world wide process during the last fifty years, certainly linked with the rapid diffusion of technologies, especially individual transportation modes, and with globalisation of many economic and cultural…

This paper presents a spatially explicit model to examine the importance of agricultural amenities as a determinant of the urban and suburban spatial structure. By introducing endogenous agricultural amenities into the classical monocentric model, we…

Extract from the introduction : Europe is a fascinating and diverse continent, one of the most urbanised on earth. Today, approximately 75% of the European population live in urban areas, while still enjoying access to extensive natural or…

This research proposes to study spatial planning in a context of high social inequity. The analysis is focused on the possibilities that spatial planning has to attenuate conditions of inequity in urban development derived from urban growth process;…

Abstract from the publisher : Drawing on a range of different genres (oral narratives, poetry, first hand accounts, drama, prose, novels, travelogues and guidebooks), this issue asks how we understand the city. More specifically it asks how these…

Abstract from the publisher : Part ode, part academic treatise, this book traces the transformation of Cairo’s historic downtown from its spectacular beginning as a French inspired Belle Époque marvel to a site of contest and, more…

Abstract from the publisher : Urban Space and National Identity in Early Twentieth Century São Paulo, Brazil focuses on how the political, cultural, and technical networks within the field of engineering provided the space within which an…

The presented research work within AMBIOFLUX project aims to model the ambient soundscape system onto an urban pedestrian pathway using GIS spatial dynamical mapping. Pathway's acoustic fingerprints are discreetly built through informational…

It has been too long that the question of the municipal solid waste management in developing cities has had the replication of Northern operating devices as the only valued answer. Countless failed projects and 'white elephants' have followed.…

Extract from the Preface : This book aims to fulfil but one purpose, namely, to meet the needs of students engaged in the study of the sociology of urban communities... The four queries with which this book concerns itself are: (a) What are the…

Urban segregation represents a significant barrier for achieving social inclusion in cities. To overcome this, it is necessary to implement policies founded upon a better understanding of segregation dynamics. However, a crucial challenge for…