“…They also recall the economic upheavals that hit the region at the end of the 1970s - in particular the two oil shocks - and their role in the reconfiguration of the oasis, which then tends more and more to urbanize…”

“…Quattro sono i temi maggiori dei contributi: la storia dello sviluppo urbano della colonia di Ostia; lo studio della circolazione e dello scambio di merci e persone, attraverso la cultura materiale, le monete e l'epigrafia; le trasformazioni monumentali e urbane, nonché le tracce e gli effetti dell'espansione del cristianesimo, alla fine dell'Antichità; infine, le mutazioni delle infrastrutture e del paesaggio portuale del sito di Portus, tra il periodo imperiale e la tarda antichità…”

“…The intended audience is not only those involved in this field but also those engaged in the more traditional aspects of hydrology, biology, ecology, geography, engineering, water management, agriculture urban planning, and other relevant fields…”

“…L'eterogeneità sociale rappresenta un obiettivo, esplicito o implicito, di politiche sociali, urbane e abitative e quello della mixité sociale tende a configurarsi sempre più come l'esito desiderato di interventi e progetti territoriali. …”

“…Until very recently, the academic view embarrassedly downplayed the violence and destruction, in an attempt to provide a more urbane account of late antiquity: barbarian invasions were mistakenly described as the movement of peoples. …”

“…While this has its advantages, it also brings with it systemic risks that are only just being identified and understood. Rapid urbanization, together with technological leaps, such as the Internet, mean that we are now physically and virtually closer than ever in humanity's history. …”

“…Hanlon examines how these changes forced government action: industrialization led to environmental regulation, urbanization led to improvements in public goods, and globalization led to both improved physical and financial infrastructures. …”

“…El pati central format a cases urbanes aïllades "a quatre vents". El seriat és el que s'estructura en edificacions de trames urbanes consolidades. …”
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“…El món urbà serveix de laboratori d'anàlisi i permet mostrar els mecanismes utilitzats per les elits urbanes per a aconseguir o mantenir una posició de privilegi social, polític i econòmic…”
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“…In the form of fibre optics, light is now the infrastructure of all our media; in urban plazas and handheld devices, screens have become ubiquitous, and also standardised. …”

“…He shows how the racial and townbuilding experiment met its demise as the residents of allBlack communities became both economically and psychologically trapped.This study adds valuable new material to the literature on black history, and makes a significant contribution to American social and urban history, community studies, and the regional history of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi…”

“…Farmer's rich blend of social history and hagiography will appeal to a wide range of medievalists, cultural anthropologists, religious historians, and urban historians…”

“…., climate change, poverty, environmental crises and urbanization) and offering insights into possible solutions. …”

“…A través de dues fonts documentals urbanes del segle XIV com són els Llibres del Consell General i els Llibres de Crims de la ciutat de Lleida, aquesta obra aprofundeix en la relació dels veïns de Lleida amb els estudiants de l'Estudi General durant el primer segle d'existència de la institució d'alta cultura més important de l'Edat mitjana. …”

“…The passion, commitment and persistence in his research and teaching work, carried out in the field of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of the UBA, is evidenced in his author. Colombo was born in Milan, where he studied architecture at the Brera Academy, and arrived in Argentina in 1906. …”

“…Population growth, urbanization and the expansion of the global economy are putting increasing pressure on ecosystems around the planet. …”

“…Policy options can help mitigate these projected water risks, such as agricultural and urban water efficiency improvements, refined groundwater management, investment in water banks and recycled wastewater systems, and well-defined water transfers…”

“…Two architects present the results of a recent post-occupancy evaluation conducted in a new school in Pendão, Portugal. And an urban planner presents an international project to construct new schools in El Salvador using quality criteria…”

“…Erosion is experienced by most coastlines worldwide, and it is usually attributed not only to sea level rise but also to the retention of sand in dams, the occupation of dry beaches by urbanized areas, the mining of sand as a building material for construction, and so on. …”

“…Accordingly, the book adopts an interdisciplinary approach that draws upon geography, urbanism, and cultural theory as well as literary criticism. …”