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Drawn from the Hoover Institution's Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy January 2010 conference, this book discusses critical energy issues including, energy and synthetic biology, cap and trade and carbon tax policies, energy efficiency, international energy relationships, and other key topics. The contributors present a range of ideas and recommendations that might improve the performance of the United States in responding to the energy...
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"A valuable biography sure to appeal to readers seeking to come to grips with important problems facing not just a city, but a country." -Kirkus Detroit was established as a French settlement three-quarters of a century before the founding of this nation. A remote outpost built to protect trapping interests, its industry took a great leap forward with the completion of the Erie Canal. Detroit turned iron into stoves and railcars, and eventually cars...
3) Urbanized
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Film First Corp
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Over half the world's population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. But while some cities are experiencing explosive growth, others are shrinking.The challenges of balancing housing, mobility, public space, civic engagement, economic development, and environmental policy are fast becoming universal concerns. Yet much of the dialogue on these issues is disconnected from the public domain.
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Independent Institute
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Assembling a rich history and analysis of large-scale, private and voluntary, community-based provision of social services, urban infrastructure, and community governance, this book provides suggestions on how to restore the vitality of city life. Historically, the city was considered a center of commerce, knowledge, and culture, a haven for safety and a place of opportunity. Today, however, cities are widely viewed as centers for crime, homelessness,...
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Crony capitalism systems--in which those close to political policymakers receive favors allowing them to earn returns far above market value--are a fundamental feature of the economies of Latin America. Haber and his expert contributors draw from case studies in Mexico, Brazil, and other countries around the world to examine the causes and consequences of cronyism.--Provided by the publisher.
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American Planning Association
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"Winner of the 2010 Outstanding Academic Title sponsored by the American Library Association's Choice Magazine That America entered a profound housing crisis in 2008 is well known. The wave of foreclosures that began to sweep the nation has had radical economic effects. But the force, ramifications, and implications for communities across America have never been spelled out as clearly and thoroughly as they are in Foreclosing the Dream. As he did...
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University of Cape Town Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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The right to food is guaranteed in South Africa's Constitution as it is in international law. Yet food insecurity remains widespread and persistent, at levels much higher than in countries with similar levels of per capita GDP and development, such as Brazil. In this book, leading local and international researchers on food security and related policy work have come together to create the first systematic and trans-disciplinary analysis of food security...
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Rumur Films
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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This New York Times Critics' Pick follows the story of reluctant activist Daniel Goldstein as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for a professional basketball arena and the densest real estate development in U.S. history. Along the way, he falls in love, gets married and starts a family while living in a vacated building located at the heart of the project site.Over the course of seven years, Daniel spearheads...
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Urban Land Institute
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
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"The City in 2050 explores potential paths of innovation to prepare for the changes facing metropolitan areas over the next several decades as the world becomes more urbanized. The book is heavily illustrated with photographs, charts, maps, and drawings that give the reader a quick overview of the issues cities will face."--
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HowExpert
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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About the Expert:Michael Cole has been actively engaged in the local political arena both in the foreground and behind the scenes in South East Texas for over twenty years. Familiar with all level of running for government from local elections to state and federal elections, Mr. Cole has been a candidate for office 4 times and helped over 100 local candidates run for and win their elections. Born to a military family at Fort Lewis Army base, politics...
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American Planning Association
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"How does the design of a neighborhood affect the people who live there? In this thoughtful, engaging book, Sidney Brower explains how a neighborhood's design lays the groundwork for the social relationships that make it a community. Blending social science with personal interviews, Brower shares the lessons of planned communities from historic Riverside, Illinois, to archetypal Levittown, New York, and Disney's Celebration, Florida. Through these...
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Asia local studies/global themes volume 32
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University of California Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Luxury and Rubble is the tale of two cities within a city. It is the story of two master-planned, mixed-use residential and commercial developments that are changing the face of Ho Chi Minh City. The two developments that Erik Harms examines are examples of urban development projects known in Vietnam as 'New Urban Zones.' These programs, which were born in the early 1990s, are steadily reorganizing the urban landscape in cities across the country....
13) Healthy Cities
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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A collection from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Environmentally Sustainable Construction is a philosophy for designing and constructing homes and communities. By incorporating these principles, architects, designers, builders and tradesmen can create a living environment that is truly sustainable. Each chapter in the DVD is devoted to separate concepts that combine to contribute to the overall philosophy.
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Rowman and Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"California is at a tipping point. Severe budget deficits, unsustainable pension costs, heavy taxes, cumbersome regulation, struggling cities, and distressed public schools are but a few of the challenges that policymakers must address for the state to remain a beacon of business innovation and economic opportunity. City Journal has for years been cataloging the political and economic issues of our nation's largest metropolitan areas, and in this...
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Urban Land Institute
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
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Packed with photos and site plans, this practical how-to-guide for developing resorts--such as hotels, timeshares, and second-home, retirement, and planned communities--provides an inside look at the challenges faced and lessons learned by actual practitioners in the industry.--Provided by the publisher.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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This program examines one of the world's largest urban redevelopment schemes and schows how a run down area of a city can be renewed. Sydney is Australia's largest city. The population of over 4 million is spread over one of the largest suburban areas of any city in the world. The State Government has a policy of urban consolidation to increase the densities in inner suburbs and reduce urban sprawl. The program examines the growth of Sydney and also...
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"Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its initial publication, this special edition of Jane Jacobs's masterpiece, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, features a new Introduction by Jason Epstein, the book's original editor, who provides an intimate perspective on Jacobs herself and unique insights into the creation and lasting influence of this classic. The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York...
20) Third Ward TX
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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THIRD WARD TX - a documentary about community, art, and real estate. How do we bring back a once thriving community—one with a vibrant African American history and culture? What was good and positive and sustaining for the people who lived there? What would this look like now? Once change is in motion—how can we manage gentrification so that it doesn’t drive out long-time residents? THIRD WARD TX introduces the artists and neighbors of Project...
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