Cities & Infrastructure (Urban Studies) Books

New and Published Books

1. Rajarhat beyond Kolkata

   The Dystopia of Urban Imagination

   By Ishita Dey, Ranabir Samaddar, Suhit K. Sen

   Series: Cities and the Urban Imperative

   Published March 30th 2013 by Routledge India
2. The Singapore Water Story

   Sustainable Development in an Urban City-State

   By Cecilia Tortajada, Yugal Kishore Joshi, Asit K. Biswas

   Singapore´s journey during the past 45 years is an outstanding example that, in spite of multiple hardships, pragmatic policies, clear visions, long-term planning, forward-looking strategies and political will, as well as a relentless urge to improve, can result in strong foundations for...

   Published March 28th 2013 by Routledge
3. Asian and Pacific Cities

   Development Patterns

   Edited by Ian Shirley, Carol Neill

   Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

   The cities of Asia and the Pacific are at the epicentre of development in what is arguably, the most populous, culturally distinctive, and economically powerful region in the world. 16 major cities such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Santiago,...

   Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
4. Urban Ecosystems

   Understanding the Human Environment

   By Robert A. Francis, Michael A. Chadwick

   With over half of the global human population living in urban regions, urban ecosystems may now represent the contemporary and future human environment. Consisting of green space and the built environment, they harbour a wide range of species, yet are not well understood. This book aims...

   Published March 12th 2013 by Routledge
5. Household Waste Recycling

   By Richard Waite

   Series: Environmental Management Set

   Households in the UK each generate around one tonne of waste per year, and the successful management and disposal of this waste is becoming an increasingly important issue. In many cases, recycling is the most sensible option, and the UK government has set a target to recycle a quarter of all...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
6. Low-Carbon Land Transport

   Policy Handbook

   By Daniel Bongardt, Felix Creutzig, Hanna Hüging, Ko Sakamoto, Stefan Bakker, Sudhir Gota, Susanne Böhler-Baedeker

   Practical guide for transport policymakers and planners to achieve low-carbon land transport systems. Based on wide ranging research, it shows how policies can be bundled successfully and worked into urban transport decision-making and planning strategies. With case studies from developed and...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
7. Creating Smart-er Cities

   Edited by Mark Deakin

   Drawing upon the smart experiences of "world class" cities in North America, Canada and Europe, this book provides the evidence to show how entrepreneurship-based and market-dependent representations of knowledge production are now being replaced with a community of policy makers, academic leaders,...

   Published January 15th 2013 by Routledge
8. New Orleans and the Design Moment

   Edited by Jacob Wagner, Michael Frisch

   Following the disaster of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, people began to discuss and visualize the ways in which the urban structure of the city could be reorganized. Rather than defining the disaster recovery process as simply a matter of rebuilding the existing city, these voices called for a...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
9. Cities, Networks, and Global Environmental Governance

   Spaces of Innovation, Places of Leadership

   By Sofie Bouteligier

   Series: Cities and Global Governance

   As a result of global dynamics—the increasing interconnection of people and places—innovations in global environmental governance haved altered the role of cities in shaping the future of the planet. This book is a timely study of the importance of these social transformations in our...

   Published November 13th 2012 by Routledge
10. Creative Industries and Urban Development

    Creative Cities in the 21st Century

    Edited by Terry Flew

    The concept of creative industries has developed considerable academic and policy momentum in the 21st century. There has been a connection identified between the rise of creative industries and the urbanisation of the world’s population, particularly in relation to the significance of cities as...

    Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge