Sound and listening are intrinsically linked to how we experience and engage with places and communities. This guide put......more
As the world has become increasingly urbanised and planetary wellbeing ever more threatened, questions have emerged over......more
As the world has become increasingly urbanised and planetary wellbeing ever more threatened, questions have emerged over......more
This book primarily explores the welfare-policy responses to the Great Recession, reform trajectories that swept across ......more
Despite hundreds of federal laws and U.S. Supreme Court decisions prohibiting discrimination based on sex and race, Amer......more
This open access book aims at discussing the manifold consequences that the War against Ukraine bears for the European U......more
This open access book aims at discussing the manifold consequences that the War against Ukraine bears for the European U......more
This book focuses on the triangle of power dynamics between presidents, prime ministers and parliamentary majorities, an......more
The Council of the EU is a powerful institution whose centrality has been challenged by the Treaty of Lisbon. More than ......more
This book studies the impact of COVID-19 in South Asia. With case studies from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, the volu......more
This book examines the underlying conditions that give rise to states that are effective, efficient, and bureaucraticall......more
Access to energy is essential for our daily lives, economic growth, environment, and sustainability. However, our use of......more
This book, by noted German sociologist Wilhelm Heitmeyer, analyses capitalist development in Western Europe, with a focu......more
This book focuses on two issues: the creation of benefits and opportunities for the poverty-stricken people and the trad......more
This book focuses on the China’s economic strategy aiming to high-quality development in recent years. It is a paper col......more
This book focuses on the socio-cultural changes and issues experienced in ASEAN and the European Union in the post-pande......more
This book addresses how digital technology is challenging the principles of the market economy and the consequences for ......more
This book discusses a crucial paradigm shift in urban planning and architectural design, addressing the urgent need for ......more
Arts graduate education is uniquely positioned to deliver many of the public good needs of contemporary Canada. For the ......more
This book is the first systematic effort to investigate the ramifications of the introduction of the Spitzenkandidaten p......more
This book argues that, in the development of science, three principles have been used; transparency of results; transpar......more
This is one of the first few books to discuss the Covid-19 crisis as an urban phenomenon and illustrates this through th......more
This book advocates for a transformative shift in economics, emphasising the need to manage finite resources equitably w......more
From a leading expert on longevity, an urgent call for individuals, institutions, and society to adapt to the reality of......more
With a foreword by Angela Garbes From the president of the Economic Security Project, a book that shows how a just futur......more
An unvarnished portrait of gentrification in an underprivileged, majority-minority small city Newburgh is a small postin......more
"An important book...Grant is a good storyteller, subtle and compassionate." --The New York Times Book Review In the tra......more
Making a unique contribution to the scholarship on democratic policing, this book adapts the concept of epistocracy to e......more
Whether waiting for the train or planning the future city, infrastructure orders--and depends on--multiple urban tempora......more
This book addresses labour market participation issues of youth in India, and follows an inter-disciplinary approach. It......more
As China races towards modernity, its cities are experiencing an unprecedented surge in urbanisation, characterised by a......more
This book identifies the effect of governance structure components on outreach and sustainability of microfinance instit......more
This open access book offers a comprehensive analysis of China’s way of economic development balancing between efficienc......more
This open access book offers a comprehensive analysis of China’s way of economic development balancing between efficienc......more
This edited volume discusses non-state actors as agents of foreign policy. It questions whether non-state actors can act......more
This book argues that the substantial life and property loss caused by urban flooding might not be a pure result of a vu......more
Opening with the extraordinary story of a young French priest working in 1968 amongst impoverished villages of northeast......more
Opening with the extraordinary story of a young French priest working in 1968 amongst impoverished villages of northeast......more
This book, and the papers published within it, delves into the topic of governance in a modern, digital age, deliberatin......more
This book analyzes the political economy governing energy regulation across the African continent. Presenting case studi......more
This book provides a comprehensive account of the tumultuous political landscape of Zimbabwe. Delving into historical an......more
This book discusses the requirements and preconditions for transforming the economy in order to achieve defined goals wh......more
In the last two decades, we have witnessed the quest for decolonization; through research, writing, teaching, and curric......more
Re-envisioning multiculturalism in Canada In 1971, Canada became the first nation in the world to officially declare its......more
Re-envisioning multiculturalism in Canada In 1971, Canada became the first nation in the world to officially declare its......more
Democracy’s Hidden Heroes tells the story of the local public managers and nonprofit directors who work where bureaucrat......more
Democracy’s Hidden Heroes tells the story of the local public managers and nonprofit directors who work where bureaucrat......more
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Based on unprecedented interviews with key figures, this book reveals how the Treasury has been the major institution dr......more
Accelerate your real-world, social impact by driving systemic policy changes As Co-Founder of Global Citizen--an interna......more
In Equality and the City, Enrique Peñalosa Londoño draws on his experience as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, as well as his ......more
From the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Biden--filled ......more
The case for race-conscious education policy In our unequal society, families of color fully share the dream of college ......more
Evaluation in the Post-Truth World explores the relationship between the nature of evaluative knowledge, the increasing ......more
How do international students and alumni contribute to development in their countries of origin? Is the development effe......more
This book systematically examines the first terms of every president from FDR to Joe Biden and assesses the leadership s......more
No disease has upended life more in the past fifty years than COVID-19. As the pandemic unfolded, coeditors Christine Cr......more
For many, Canadian multiculturalism represents the hope that we can build a society in which people who have come from a......more
For many, Canadian multiculturalism represents the hope that we can build a society in which people who have come from a......more
This book systematically examines the first terms of every president from FDR to Joe Biden and assesses the leadership s......more
Examining whether and how regulation affects economic inequality The recent debate over growing inequality in the United......more
The Wake County Public School System was once described as a beacon of hope for American school districts. It was both a......more
The Wake County Public School System was once described as a beacon of hope for American school districts. It was both a......more
The 4-mile-long, 550-acre Hudson River Park is nearing completion and is the largest park built in Manhattan since Centr......more
With limited fiscal capabilities, effective and efficient budgeting is a necessity for local governments in the United S......more
With limited fiscal capabilities, effective and efficient budgeting is a necessity for local governments in the United S......more
Exploring ethical approaches to inclusive development, Building Strong Communities navigates challenges and strategies, ......more
Safe and Sustainable Arctic Shipping Management and Development presents insight into what is happening currently in the......more
Digitization is transforming our world economically, culturally, and psychologically. The influx of new forms of communi......more
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How did Manchester became the poster-child of neoliberal urbanisation, and what can the people that live there do about ......more
How gentrification is killing our cities and what we can do about it from the author of Feminist City What does gentrifi......more
With a new afterword by the authors A powerful, intimate collection of conversations with Indigenous Americans on the cl......more
Human rights and economics are not often spoken about in the same breath. Yet increasingly, human rights actors are call......more
This open access book sets out simple solutions to managing complex catastrophes. It focusses on four kinds of crises - ......more
An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that ha......more
"Matt Hern’s brilliant and captivating Outside the Outside presents an urgently needed, theoretically sophisticated stre......more
The first edition of Olympic Cities, published in 2007, provided a pioneering overview of the changing relationship betw......more
The first edition of Olympic Cities, published in 2007, provided a pioneering overview of the changing relationship betw......more
"This book explores the threads between community building and fiber arts. Essays explore a variety of communities, diff......more
Great American City demonstrates the powerfully enduring impact of place. Based on one of the most ambitious studies in ......more
The Smart Sustainability Transformation Playbook aims to demystify the socio-technical systems and processes of sustaina......more
The greatest challenges of the twenty-first century stem from the fact that we are now living in a new epoch: the Anthro......more
This open access book provides an overview of urban digital platforms such as Airbnb and Deliveroo, which, along with Am......more
This book explores how power relationships, measured through qualitative social network analysis, impact planning partic......more
This book gets to the bottom of the twenty-first-century city, literally. Underground moves beneath Romania’s capital, B......more
This book gets to the bottom of the twenty-first-century city, literally. Underground moves beneath Romania’s capital, B......more
How the future of post-legalization marijuana farming can be sustainable, local, and artisanal. What will the marijuana ......more
The war in Ukraine has altered the course of global history. These authors explore how. When Vladimir Putin’s forces sou......more
In Making an African City, Jennifer Hart traces the way that British colonial officials, Accra Town Council members, and......more
In Making an African City, Jennifer Hart traces the way that British colonial officials, Accra Town Council members, and......more
An eye-opening investigation into how our ever-expanding urban highways accelerated inequality and fractured communities......more
Big and Open Data for High-quality Transit Access: Design, Features, and Performance of Multi-modal Transit Catchment Ar......more
This volume considers how Black activism in Latin America has taken place in varying arenas such as in the academy, digi......more
Rejecting the assumption that housing and cities are separate from nature, David Clapham advances a new research framewo......more
This book offers insights into the development of social welfare policies by exploring the interconnections between poli......more
Explores the varying influence of foreign policy recommendations on education reforms in Chile, Argentina, and Colombia....more
This book examines the role and position of urban agriculture in the spatial and functional structure of cities in the G......more