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This book reconstructs and compares the social theories of modernity of Georg Simmel and Walter Benjamin, two classic thinkers in German social thought. The author focuses on five main topics: the historical-sociological method through which they investigate modernity;...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2023-01-12
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Emerging infectious disease outbreaks have transformed the very nature of urban life worldwide, even as the extent and experience of pandemics are shaped by the planetary urban condition. Pandemic Urbanism critically investigates these relationships in a world faced...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2023-01-06
Collection :
Urban Futures
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20,40€
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This open access book explores the past and present of Quanzhou (Zayton) and the rich diversity and tolerance that kindled Quanzhou’s innovativeness and helped it prosper both commercially and culturally—values that are today being embraced by China’s global trade...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-12-21
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Building on three decades of comparative research on marginality, ethnicity, and penality in the postindustrial metropolis, Loïc Wacquant offers a novel interpretation of Pierre Bourdieu as urban theorist. He invites us to explore the city through what he calls the...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2022-12-16
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Cities are raucous, cacophonous, and complex. Many dimensions of life play out and conflict across cities’ intricate landscapes, be they political, cultural, economic, or social. Urban policy makers and analysts often attempt to “cut through the noise” of urban...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2022-11-29
ePub
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Aus einer soziologischen Perspektive widmet sich die Arbeit dem Konzept der Community Resilience, mit dem wesentliche Anpassungs- und Bewältigungsressourcen gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen - wie Krisen, Katastrophen und sozialen Umbruchsphasen - in sozialen...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2022-11-29
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This book represents the latest research on urban forestry in a Malaysian context. It demonstrates that urban forestry is concerned not only with environmental enhancement, but also other aspects, such as recreation, health and well-being, and government policies.This...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-11-29
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Countries across Africa are rapidly transitioning from rural to urban societies. The UN projects that 60% of people living in Africa will be in urban areas by 2050, with the urban population on the continent tripling over the next 50 years. The challenge of building...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-11-02
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Diese Publikation untersucht „Transformationsprozesse am Fluchtort Stadt“, die sich vor und nach der verstärkten Fluchtzuwanderung im Untersuchungsraum Hamburg der Jahre 2015/2016 nachweisen lassen. Kenntnisleitend war dabei die Frage, inwiefern Flucht und Zuwanderung...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2022-10-31
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The book explores care as a transition strategy to a healthier and more sustainable world. After the lesson learned from the pandemic, health as a fundamental human right is increasingly related to a care component: caring for sick people, persons with disabilities,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-10-29
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Dieser Band vereint erstmals Beiträge aus verschiedenen Disziplinen (Kunst-, Rechts-, Erziehungs- und Sozialwissenschaften) zur deutschen Graffiti-Szene. Dabei verschränken sich Perspektiven von außen auf die Szene mit Sichtweisen von innen. Über die Beiträge hinweg...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2022-10-27
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We live in an urban age. It is well known that urbanization is changing landscapes, built environments, social infrastructures and everyday lives across the globe. But urbanization is also changing the ways we understand and practise politics. What implications does...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2022-10-12
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This volume provides a basic introduction to the philosophy of science and its central concepts, theories, and philosophical, scientific, and spatial positions and approaches.
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-09-23
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Kensington and Chelsea - one of the wealthiest spots on planet Earth - is also one of the most unequal. A short walk from Harrods, families cannot buy enough food to feed themselves. Desperate overcrowding is found in the shadow of ultraluxury property developments. A...
Editeur :
Quercus
Parution :
2022-09-22
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This book presents the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Technological Research - RITAM 2021. RITAM 2021 was held on October 27–29, 2021. It was jointly supported and co-organized by the RITAM Research Network (Sucre, Central Técnico, Turismo y...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-08-01
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„Nach Rom Architekturstudenten zu schicken heißt, sie für ihr ganzes Leben zu ruinieren.“ (Le Corbusier 1922). Im Sinne dieses Verdikts hat sich die Architekturmoderne radikal von der klassizistischen Tradition abgewandt, in der die antike Baukunst als Schulung, Folie...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2022-07-29
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This book brings together reports of original empirical studies which explore the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban mobility and transportation and the associated policy responses. Focusing on the California region, the book draws on this local...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-07-22
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This volume brings together a unique set of interventions from a variety of contributors to bridge the gap between research and policy with a distinct focus on Africa, drawing on work conducted as part of multiple interconnected research projects and networks...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-07-19
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Die Beiträge dieses Bandes vereinigen in sich die Aufgabe, ein überzeugendes und kritisches wissenschaftliches Konzept vorzulegen, das aussichtsreich und nachvollziehbar Bedingungen formuliert und Möglichkeiten aufzeigt, den „komplexen Sitz“ einer beherbergenden...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2022-07-12
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COMPARATIVE URBANISM ‘Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The theoretical and empirical scope is astounding, enlightening, emboldening. Robinson peels away...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2022-07-01
Collection :
IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
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22,60€
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