“…The book demonstrates that, as a result of massive increases in the scale and scope of war and large-scale urbanization, the problems of existential anxiety and ontological insecurity became particularly acute. …”

“…En aquest viatge es recuperen projectes que conquereixen tant espais urbans com escolars, arribant fins al disseny d'objectes que guarden una sensibilitat especial vers la infància. …”
Accés restringit als usuaris de la UB, UAB, UdG, URV, URL, UVic-UCC

“…Another case study focuses upon the rapid urbanization of the periphery of Hanoi where land grabbing and private economic gains of outsiders are at loggerheads with local experiences and perceptions of state-village relationships. …”

“…It will be of interest to scholars of cultural history and urban studies and those interested in Latin American history and culture…”

“…By reconstructing the deep history of these Mijikenda-speaking societies over the past two millennia, he shows how profoundly they influenced global trade even as they rejected many of the cosmopolitan practices that historians have claimed are critical to creating global connections, choosing smaller communities over urbanism, local ritual practices over Islam, and inland trade over maritime commerce. …”

“…Hence, the goal of the workshop is to attract researchers and experts in the areas of multimedia information retrieval, machine learning, AI, data science, event-based processing and analysis, multimodal multimedia content analysis, lifelog data analysis, urban computing, environmental science, atmospheric science, and security and privacy to tackle the issues as mentioned earlier…”

“…The last section combines the user and technology perspectives by demonstrating how user experience can be measured using case studies on urban community interfaces and Internet telephones…”

“…Auf der Basis von Daten zu mehr als 600 jüdischen SportfunktionärInnen werden am Beispiel der Stadt Wien in der Zwischenkriegszeit Fragen von jüdischer Selbst- und Fremdcharakterisierung untersucht. Sport, als Ort urbaner Identitätspolitik, liefert ein facettenreiches Bild der Auseinandersetzungen mit "jüdischer Differenz". …”

“…These data have been supplemented by results from the World Bank STEP survey of adults living in urban areas of Bolivia and Colombia…”

“…Containing 23 black-and-white illustrations, New York City Cartmen is informative reading for social, urban, and labor historians…”

“…The Great Acceleration explains its causes and consequences, highlighting the role of energy systems, climate change, urbanization, and environmentalism. Human dependence on fossil fuels inaugurated the Anthropocene. …”

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

“…A small group of immigrant Jews chose to ignore urbanization and industrialization, defy the depression afflicting agriculture in the late 1800s, and devote themselves to experiments in collective farming in America. …”

“…Aside from discussion of the agrarian transition in Melanesia, particular attention is also paid to the growing problem of land access in urban areas and the gendered nature of landed property relations in this region…”

“…This book brings together essays by heritage experts from different backgrounds, including conservation, heritage management, museum studies, archaeology, environment and social sciences, architecture and landscape, geography, philosophy and economics to explore three key themes: the underlying ethics, practices and legal issues of heritage conservation; the exploration of architectural and urban heritage of Nairobi; and the natural heritage, landscapes and sacred sites in relation to local Kenyan communities and tourism. …”

“…This book establishes a status quaestionis for the historiography of wartime and post-war preservation, and sets these particular developments in preservation history in the context of the general evolution of architecture and urbanism. It studies the specific role of conservationists and heritage institutions and administrations in the overall reconstruction, and examines the specific role of architects and planners in preservation matters. …”

“…The collection also outlines a more progressive drug policy that acknowledges the important role drugs play in the lives of those at the urban and rural margins. Contributors. Enrique Desmond Arias, Lilian Bobea, Philippe Bourgois, Anthony W. …”

“…In tracing the rise of the medieval hospital during a period of intense urbanization and the transition from a gift economy to a commercial one, Davis makes clear how embedded this charitable institution was in the wider social, cultural, religious, and economic fabric of medieval life…”

“…Weaving together the stories of historical figures in a richly detailed narrative, the book shows how trans femininity emerged under colonial governments, the sex work industry, the policing of urban public spaces, and the area between the formal and informal economy. …”

“…Speaking to the growing call for business schools to prioritise sustainable, ethical practices, this book will be essential reading for lecturers, practitioners and scholars engaging with sustainable solutions to environmental concerns related to business, geography, urban planning, policy and management"--…”