Changing Cities

Author : Peter Ladner
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781550924886

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The Urban Food Revolution by Peter Ladner Pdf

Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by rising food prices. With only a handful of corporations responsible for the lion's share of the food on our supermarket shelves, we are incredibly vulnerable to supply chain disruption. The Urban Food Revolution provides a recipe for community food security based on leading innovations across North America. The author draws on his political and business experience to show that we have all the necessary ingredients to ensure that local, fresh sustainable food is affordable and widely available. He describes how cities are bringing food production home by: Growing community through neighborhood gardening, cooking and composting programs Rebuilding local food processing, storage and distribution systems Investing in farmers markets and community supported agriculture Reducing obesity through local fresh food initiatives in schools, colleges and universities. Ending inner-city food deserts Producing food locally makes people healthier, alleviates poverty, creates jobs, and makes cities safer and more beautiful. The Urban Food Revolution is an essential resource for anyone who has lost confidence in the global industrial food system and wants practical advice on how to join the local food revolution.

Author : Nick Buck,Ian Richard Gordon,Alan Harding
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230212039

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Changing Cities by Nick Buck,Ian Richard Gordon,Alan Harding Pdf

A new conventional wisdom, spanning academic and policy communities, sees a combination of economic competitiveness, social cohesion and responsive governance as essential for survival in the post-1980s world - and cities as crucial to achieving these goals. This interdisciplinary text provides the first critical examination of these ideas, drawing on the UK Cities research programme and other recent research. It combines analysis of the competitiveness-cohesion-governance problematic with examination of the major processes underlying key sectors of the urban economy, physical development, social relations, neighbourhoods and urban policy.

Author : The Open University
Publisher : The Open University
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Changing cities by The Open University Pdf

This 15-hour free course explored how contemporary processes of urbanisation challenge how we think about political agency.

Author : Sarah Machajewski
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499415049

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Colorado's Changing Cities by Sarah Machajewski Pdf

Many factors affect the development of cities including geography and natural resources, history, and culture. This book takes an in-depth look at some of Colorado’s most important cities, their histories, why they are located where they are, and how their economies, industries, and populations have changed over time. Informative text, full color photographs, and primary source documents lead students in understanding how Colorado’s major cities have grown and changed with the changing state.

Author : Larry S. Bourne,David Ley
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 0773509720

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The Changing Social Geography of Canadian Cities by Larry S. Bourne,David Ley Pdf

The contributors to this volume demonstrate the richness and diversity of the social landscapes and communities in Canadian urban centres, emphasizing changes which occurred in the period from the mid 1960s to the early 1990s. The nineteen non-technical and integrative essays include reviews of the literature, empirical studies, and discussions of policy issues. CONTENTS Introduction * The Social Context and Diversity of Urban Canada -- David F. Ley and Larry S. Bourne Part One - Patterns: People and Place in Urban Canada * Evolving Urban Landscapes -- D.W. Holdsworth * Measuring the Social Ecology of Cities -- W.K.D. Davies and R.A. Murdie * Demography, Living Arrangement, and Residential Geography -- J.R. Miron * Urban Social Behaviour in Time and Space -- D.G. Janelle Part Two - Contexts: Social Structure and Urban Space * Migration, Mobility, and Population Redistribution -- E.G. Moore and M.W. Rosenberg * The Emerging Ethnocultural Mosaic -- S.H. Olson and A.L. Kobayashi * Work, Labour Markets, and Households in Transition -- D. Rose and P. Villeneuve * Housing Markets, Community Development, and Neighbourhood Change -- Larry S. Bourne and T. Bunting Part Three - Places: Selected Locales * Integrating Production and Consumption: Industry, Class, Ethnicity, and the Jews of Toronto -- D. Hiebert * Past Elites and Present Gentry: Neighbourhoods of Privilege in the Inner City -- David F. Ley * From Periphery to Centre: The Changing Geography of the Suburbs -- L.J. Evenden and G.E. Walker * The Social Geography of Small Towns -- J.C. Everitt and A.M. Gill Part Four - Needs: Social Well-being and Public Policy * Social Planning and the Welfare State -- J.T. Lemon * The Meaning of Home, Home Ownership, and Public Policy -- R. Harris and G.J. Pratt * Homelessness -- M.J. Dear and J. Wolch * Geography of Urban Health -- S.M. Taylor * Changing Access to Public and Private Services: Non-family Childcare -- S. Mackenzie and M. Truelove * Cities as a Social Responsibility: Planning and Urban Form -- P.J. Smith and P.W. Moore

Author : Craig E. Colten,Bruce Christopher Glavovic,Iris Borowy,Scott A. Hemmerling
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889762279

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Coastal Cities in a Changing Climate by Craig E. Colten,Bruce Christopher Glavovic,Iris Borowy,Scott A. Hemmerling Pdf

Author : Sami G Al-Ghamdi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : City planning
ISBN : 9781394201549

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Climate Change Resilience of the Built Environment by Sami G Al-Ghamdi Pdf

"With their high population densities and high demands on environmental resources, cities are the most challenging segment of built infrastructure that need to constantly evolve and adapt to changing conditions. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed many weaknesses in current city planning and services, which authorities are now beginning to address, with the aim of creating cityscapes that can effectively deal with the mounting climate, environmental and health threats that mankind will be facing in the 21st century. Using analytical as well as predictive tools, city planners are able to reliably pinpoint weaknesses and develop and test improvements to urban infrastructure."--

Author : Dr.BushraBeegom RK
Publisher : Archers & Elevators Publishing House
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9788194898450

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Smart, Sustainable And Inclusive Cities: Changing Urban Dynamics by Dr.BushraBeegom RK Pdf

Author : Li Si-Ming,Shenjing He,Kam Wing Chan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315536675

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Changing China: Migration, Communities and Governance in Cities by Li Si-Ming,Shenjing He,Kam Wing Chan Pdf

China’s unprecedented urbanization is underpinned by not only massive rural-urban migration but also a household registration system embedded in a territorial hierarchy that produces lingering urban-rural duality. The mid-1990s onwards witnessed increasing reliance on land revenues by municipal governments, causing repeated redrawing of city boundaries to incorporate surrounding countryside. The identification of real estate as a growth anchor further fueled urban expansion. Sprawling commodity housing estates proliferate on urban-rural fringes, juxtaposed with historical villages undergoing intense densification. The traditional urban core and work-unit compounds also undergo wholesale redevelopment. Alongside large influx of migrants, major reshuffling of population has taken place inside metropolitan areas. Chinese cities today are more differentiated than ever, with new communities superimposing and superseding older ones. The rise of the urban middle class, in particular, has facilitated the formation of homeowners’ associations, and poses major challenges to hitherto state dominated local governance. The present volume tries to more deeply unravel and delineate the intertwining forms and processes outlined above from a variety of angles: circulatory, mobility and precariousness; urbanization, diversity and segregation; and community and local governance. Contributors include scholars of Chinese cities from mainland China, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia and the United States. This volume was previously published as a special issue of Eurasian Geography and Economics.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240004825

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Healthy cities effective approach to a rapidly changing world by World Health Organization Pdf

Author : John Fraser Hart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1991-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015021892719

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Our Changing Cities by John Fraser Hart Pdf

In Our Changing Cities some of the nation's most eminent urban geographers bring their special expertise to bear on the American urban scene. They describe how our cities have evolved, assess their current character, and look ahead to the momentous changes yet to come.

Author : Cynthia Rosenzweig,William D. Solecki,Patricia Romero-Lankao,Shagun Mehrotra,Shobhakar Dhakal,Somayya Ali Ibrahim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 855 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781316603338

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Climate Change and Cities by Cynthia Rosenzweig,William D. Solecki,Patricia Romero-Lankao,Shagun Mehrotra,Shobhakar Dhakal,Somayya Ali Ibrahim Pdf

Climate Change and Cities bridges science-to-action for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in cities around the world.

Author : Maurice Crul,John Mollenkopf
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781610447911

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The Changing Face of World Cities by Maurice Crul,John Mollenkopf Pdf

A seismic population shift is taking place as many formerly racially homogeneous cities in the West attract a diverse influx of newcomers seeking economic and social advancement. In The Changing Face of World Cities, a distinguished group of immigration experts presents the first systematic, data-based comparison of the lives of young adult children of immigrants growing up in seventeen big cities of Western Europe and the United States. Drawing on a comprehensive set of surveys, this important book brings together new evidence about the international immigrant experience and provides far-reaching lessons for devising more effective public policies. The Changing Face of World Cities pairs European and American researchers to explore how youths of immigrant origin negotiate educational systems, labor markets, gender, neighborhoods, citizenship, and identity on both sides of the Atlantic. Maurice Crul and his co-authors compare the educational trajectories of second-generation Mexicans in Los Angeles with second-generation Turks in Western European cities. In the United States, uneven school quality in disadvantaged immigrant neighborhoods and the high cost of college are the main barriers to educational advancement, while in some European countries, rigid early selection sorts many students off the college track and into dead-end jobs. Liza Reisel, Laurence Lessard-Phillips, and Phil Kasinitz find that while more young members of the second generation are employed in the United States than in Europe, they are also likely to hold low-paying jobs that barely life them out of poverty. In Europe, where immigrant youth suffer from higher unemployment, the embattled European welfare system still yields them a higher standard of living than many of their American counterparts. Turning to issues of identity and belonging, Jens Schneider, Leo Chávez, Louis DeSipio, and Mary Waters find that it is far easier for the children of Dominican or Mexican immigrants to identify as American, in part because the United States takes hyphenated identities for granted. In Europe, religious bias against Islam makes it hard for young people of Turkish origin to identify strongly as German, French, or Swedish. Editors Maurice Crul and John Mollenkopf conclude that despite the barriers these youngsters encounter on both continents, they are making real progress relative to their parents and are beginning to close the gap with the native-born. The Changing Face of World Cities goes well beyong existing immigration literature focused on the United States experience to show that national policies on each side of the Atlantic can be enriched by lessons from the other. The Changing Face of World Cities will be vital reading for anyone interested in the young people who will shape the future of our increasingly interconnected global economy.

Author : Larry S. Bourne,David Ley
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 9780773509269

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Changing Social Geography of Canadian Cities by Larry S. Bourne,David Ley Pdf

The contributors to this volume demonstrate the richness and diversity of the social landscapes and communities in Canadian urban centres, emphasizing changes which occurred in the period from the mid 1960s to the early 1990s. The nineteen non-technical and integrative essays include reviews of the literature, empirical studies, and discussions of policy issues. CONTENTS Introduction * The Social Context and Diversity of Urban Canada -- David F. Ley and Larry S. Bourne Part One - Patterns: People and Place in Urban Canada * Evolving Urban Landscapes -- D.W. Holdsworth * Measuring the Social Ecology of Cities -- W.K.D. Davies and R.A. Murdie * Demography, Living Arrangement, and Residential Geography -- J.R. Miron * Urban Social Behaviour in Time and Space -- D.G. Janelle Part Two - Contexts: Social Structure and Urban Space * Migration, Mobility, and Population Redistribution -- E.G. Moore and M.W. Rosenberg * The Emerging Ethnocultural Mosaic -- S.H. Olson and A.L. Kobayashi * Work, Labour Markets, and Households in Transition -- D. Rose and P. Villeneuve * Housing Markets, Community Development, and Neighbourhood Change -- Larry S. Bourne and T. Bunting Part Three - Places: Selected Locales * Integrating Production and Consumption: Industry, Class, Ethnicity, and the Jews of Toronto -- D. Hiebert * Past Elites and Present Gentry: Neighbourhoods of Privilege in the Inner City -- David F. Ley * From Periphery to Centre: The Changing Geography of the Suburbs -- L.J. Evenden and G.E. Walker * The Social Geography of Small Towns -- J.C. Everitt and A.M. Gill Part Four - Needs: Social Well-being and Public Policy * Social Planning and the Welfare State -- J.T. Lemon * The Meaning of Home, Home Ownership, and Public Policy -- R. Harris and G.J. Pratt * Homelessness -- M.J. Dear and J. Wolch * Geography of Urban Health -- S.M. Taylor * Changing Access to Public and Private Services: Non-family Childcare -- S. Mackenzie and M. Truelove * Cities as a Social Responsibility: Planning and Urban Form -- P.J. Smith and P.W. Moore

Author : Victor Hausner,Brian Turnbull Robson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015019182321

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Changing Cities by Victor Hausner,Brian Turnbull Robson Pdf