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Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability

By: Michael S Hamilton,Patricia Sue Atkins

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Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability

By: Michael S Hamilton,Patricia Sue Atkins

In today's public policy arena the regional level is gaining increased attention as problems in policy and service delivery continue to spill over traditional urban government boundaries. This authoritative work focuses on the growing role of regions in addressing and resolving local governance problems."Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability" provides a concise, up-to-date, and systematic treatment of the problems and issues involved in urban and regional policy concerns. Each policy chapter is written by a respected expert in the area, and the book covers all the key policy issues that confront contemporary metropolitan areas, including transportation, the environment, affordable housing, crime, employment, poverty, education, and regional governance. Each chapter outlines an issue, which is followed by current thinking on problem diagnosis and problem solving, as well as the prognosis for future policy success.

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397

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Routledge

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1317452836

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9781317452836

The Urban Fantastic in Nineteenth-Century European Literature

City Fissures

By: Patricia García

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The Urban Fantastic in Nineteenth-Century European Literature

City Fissures

By: Patricia García

The Urban Fantastic in Nineteenth-Century European Literature explores transnational perspectives of modern city life in Europe by engaging with the fantastic tropes and metaphors used by writers of short fiction. Focusing on the literary city and literary representations of urban experience throughout the nineteenth century, the works discussed incorporate supernatural occurrences in a European city and the supernatural of these stories stems from and belongs to the city. The argument is structured around three primary themes. “Architectures”, “Encounters” and “Rhythms” make reference to three axes of city life: material space, human encounters, and movement. This thematic approach highlights cultural continuities and thus supports the use of the label of “urban fantastic” within and across the European traditions studied here.

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246

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Springer Nature

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3030837769

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9783030837761

Lessons for the Urban Century

Decentralized Infrastructure Finance in the World Bank

By: Patricia Clarke Annez,Gwénaelle Huet,George E. Peterson

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Lessons for the Urban Century

Decentralized Infrastructure Finance in the World Bank

By: Patricia Clarke Annez,Gwénaelle Huet,George E. Peterson

The world?s urban population doubled between 1970 and 2008, growing from 1.5 billion to 3 billion people. Future world population growth will be concentrated in developing countries?the majority in medium-size and smaller cities and towns. International institutions and governments alike face the challenge of efficiently financing the massive investment in infrastructure required to support this urban growth. The Urban Infrastructure Fund (UIF) is a tool designed to meet this need. Responsibility for subproject oversight, credit assessment, financial management reform, and other critical tasks.

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122

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World Bank Publications

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0821375253

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9780821375259

Demons of Urban Reform

Early European Witch Trials and Criminal Justice, 1430-1530

By: Laura Patricia Stokes

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Demons of Urban Reform

Early European Witch Trials and Criminal Justice, 1430-1530

By: Laura Patricia Stokes

A comparative analysis of early witch trials in Lucerne, Nuremberg and Basel, within the context of criminal justice and social control. The case of Lucerne presents a fascinating interplay between witch trials and a transformation in the city's criminal procedure on one hand, and between witchcraft fears and social control on the other.

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238

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Springer

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0230309046

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9780230309043

The Human Mosaic

By: Mona Domosh,Roderick P. Neumann,Patricia L. Price,Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov

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The Human Mosaic

By: Mona Domosh,Roderick P. Neumann,Patricia L. Price,Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov

The Human Mosaic has always been built around five themes. In the new edition, these themes, modified to reflect changes both in the discipline and in the world, are: Region; Mobility; Globalization; Nature-culture; and Cultural landscape. These five themes are introduced and explained in the first chapter and serve as the framework for the 11 topical chapters that follow. Each theme is applied to a variety of geographical topics: demography, language, ethnicity, politics, religion, agriculture, industry, the city, and types of culture.

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484

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Macmillan

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1429214260

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9781429214261

Historic Preservation in the USA

By: Karolin Frank,Patricia Petersen

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Historic Preservation in the USA

By: Karolin Frank,Patricia Petersen

Since the 1960s, public attention has been drawn increasingly towards the thematic link between historic preservation and urban planning. Nowadays, the organized historic preservation movement in the USA is more than a mere "yearning for history": it represents an active and integral part of urban planning in US cities. In order to approach these planning, economic, and social issues in the field of historic preservation, this book analyzes a variety of interdisciplinary methods, focusing on four selected historic districts within the central business districts of Philadelphia and Boston (in the north) and Charleston and Savannah (in the south).

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540417354

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9783540417354

Urban Chinese Daughters

Navigating New Roles, Status and Filial Obligation in a Transitioning Culture

By: Patricia O'Neill

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Urban Chinese Daughters

Navigating New Roles, Status and Filial Obligation in a Transitioning Culture

By: Patricia O'Neill

The lives of urban Chinese daughters have changed. Education and employment have propelled them from dependency to self-sufficiency, resulting in new attitudes and lifestyles. However, traditional filial obligation has remained. This book asks why it continues and how it is currently discharged, focusing on the emotion work daughters do to sustain the parent relationship, deal with conflict and maintain their self-esteem. Based on interviews with women living in Hong Kong, Singapore and mainland China, the book further explores whether the structural or relational motivations underpinning support and care may be less important than the standards daughters impose on themselves; why care may be discontinued or not undertaken in the first place; why care provided to parents may be different from in-laws, and the importance of domestic helpers to the modern caregiving paradigm. To undertake this exploration, a typology of support and care was created, allowing for the first time to distinguish between what daughters do for healthy parents and in-laws versus parents who require temporary or full time care, specifically addressing how providing support and care affects the daughters’ well-being.

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347

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Springer

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9811086990

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9789811086991

World Regional Geography without Subregions

Global Patterns, Local Lives

By: Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher,Alex Pulsipher,Patricia L. Price

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World Regional Geography without Subregions

Global Patterns, Local Lives

By: Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher,Alex Pulsipher,Patricia L. Price

Alone among books for the regional geography course, Pulsipher and Pulsiphers World Regional Geography humanizes geographical issues, showing how larger geographical forces affect the lives of individuals and communities around the globe. Students explore the field's defining concepts by focusing on the stories of real people, global trends and interregional linkages, and contemporary topics that transcend regional borders (the war on terrorism, global political order, interregional trade, the global economy, popular culture, the environment, and the Internet). Along with a thorough updating, this edition introduces several new features that will help students explore geography across regions, while enhancing the book's standing as the most highly visual textbook for the world regional course.

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Macmillan Higher Education

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1464174423

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9781464174421

Book's by Patricia Urban

Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability

Urban and Regional Policies for Metropolitan Livability

The Urban Fantastic in Nineteenth-Century European Literature

The Urban Fantastic in Nineteenth-Century European Literature

Lessons for the Urban Century

Lessons for the Urban Century

Demons of Urban Reform

Demons of Urban Reform

The Human Mosaic

The Human Mosaic

Historic Preservation in the USA

Historic Preservation in the USA

Urban Chinese Daughters

Urban Chinese Daughters

World Regional Geography without Subregions

World Regional Geography without Subregions

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