Regional & Area Planning

No longer does it suffice to judge a building solely by its appearance; it must be measured and certified. When architects talk about 'Excellence',...

The expansion of cities in the late C19th and middle part of the C20th in the developing and the emerging economies of the world has one major urba...

This book offers careful glimpse from the lenses of selected case studies of major counties in East Asia, namely China and Japan to obtain insights...

This on-the-ground study of one square mile in Detroit was written in collaboration with neighborhood residents, many of whom were involved with th...

The livable city, the creative city, and more recently the pop-up city have become pervasive monikers that identify a new type of urbanism that has...

Infrastructure drives economic growth and sustainable development by facilitating productivity, attracting foreign investment, promoting industrial...

The private rental housing market plays an important and growing role in the advanced economies. Providing accommodation for a wider range of house...

Human Cities/SMOTIES Creative works with small and remote places is a four-year project, started in 2020, and co-funded by the Creative Europe pro...

Architecture and Cultural Continuity explores a dynamic way of viewing architecture arguing that all architecture is best evaluated through active...

This Element in Global Urban History seeks to promote understanding of the urban history of Africa. It does so by undertaking four main tasks. Firs...

This Element in Global Urban History seeks to promote understanding of the urban history of Africa. It does so by undertaking four main tasks. Firs...

Highly illustrated, the book celebrates renovation of textile mills in the North of England. Case studies from interviews with those responsible fo...

Reimagining our cities for a sustainable and human-centric future In her groundbreaking book Wonder City, Lynn Ellsworth delves deep into the heart...

The new edition of this well-established introductory cartography textbook is updated to respond to the demand for critical engagement with new tec...

Winner, Abbott Lowell Cummings Award, Vernacular Architecture Forum, 2020 Winner, Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Book Award, Society of Architectural H...

Originally published in 1986, this book compares and evaluates the effects of converting rental housing into owner occupancy in the USA, the UK and...

Offering an original perspective on the sustainable-development discourse by emphasizing the importance of culture and cultural institutions in fac...

How can we meet the needs of children and young people? Just over 20% of the UK population is under the age of 18, yet they remain largely ignored ...

Originally published in 1988, Accommodating Inequality provides a basis for a radical re-think of housing policy and provision in Australia from a ...

This volume provides state-of-the-art knowledge on xenobiotics in urban ecosystems, addressing a wide range of related issues, such as xenobiotic t...

This book presents, for the first time, data analytics for smart infrastructures. The authors draw on over a decades experience working with indust...

This book presents, for the first time, data analytics for smart infrastructures. The authors draw on over a decades experience working with indust...

Cities are infinite cultural hyper-objects that contain layers of history, of contemporary life, of material, capital, infrastructure, of future dr...

Hotel Design presents the beautiful, inviting, and defining hotels and resorts designed by FILLAT+ Architecture. With four studios and over 27 year...

City branding is crucial for the development of cities. Strategic City Branding: Insights from Asian Cities brings together concepts, case studies,...

This book, by an architect and a sociologist, addresses the disconnect between the design of the built environment and social life and lays out a p...

This book, by an architect and a sociologist, addresses the disconnect between the design of the built environment and social life and lays out a p...

Teaching Design for Sustainable Futures: Community Construction and Creativity explores how creativity can be integrated into sustainability educat...

The road transport industry is on a constant course to maintain and improve safety in what is a risky process. It is time for embracing system tech...

This book offers a new perspective on French architecture, describing the impact of political history on the architectural development of Paris. Th...

This book critically analyzes the hidden political dimensions associated with the planning of Indonesia's new capital. Planning Indonesias New Capi...

More than Buildings studies the buildings typology in Portuguese cities and their relationship with the program (the way in which it responds to a ...

Architectures of Existence proposes that philosophical thinking (ecosophical thinking) can inform the way we engage with our world and its inhabita...

This book is about the soul of the city, embodied in its spaces and people. It traces dynamics in inner city neighbourhoods of South Africas post-a...

This monograph presents a summary of theory and good practices, research results, and a model and strategy for the development of a smart tourism d...