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Author |
: Sam Miller |
Publisher |
: Penguin Books India |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 2010-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780143415534 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0143415530 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Delhi: Adventures In A Megacity (PB) by : Sam Miller
‘A book that is . . . as eccentric and anarchic as its subject’—William Dalrymple In this extraordinary portrait of one of the world’s largest cities, Sam Miller sets out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as being ‘India’s dreamtown— and its purgatory’. He treads the city’s streets, including its less celebrated destinations—Nehru Place, Pitampura and Gurgaon—places most writers ignore. His encounters with Delhi’s people, from ragpickers to members of the Police Brass Band, create a richly entertaining portrait of what the city is and what it is becoming. Miller is, like so many of the people he meets, a migrant in one of the world’s fastest growing megapolises and the Delhi he depicts is one whose future concerns us all. Miller possesses an intense curiosity; he has an infallible eye for life’s diversities, for all the marvellous and sublime moments that illuminate people’s lives. This is a generous, original, humorous portrait of a great city; one which unerringly locates the humanity beneath the mundane, the unsung and the unfamiliar.
Author |
: Dolcini Donatella |
Publisher |
: LED Edizioni Universitarie |
Total Pages |
: 179 |
Release |
: 2015-10-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9788879167512 |
ISBN-13 |
: 8879167510 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis LCM Journal - Languages Cultures Mediation . Vol. 2, No. 1 (2015) by : Dolcini Donatella
TABLE of CONTENTS: Premessa / Foreword. Turismo e interculturalità, D. Dolcini - R.P.B. Singh - Da incredibile a credibile: strategie nazionali di promozione turistica in India, M. Angelillo - “Blockbuster movie, blockbuster location”: cineturismo e costruzione dell’immagine dell’Italia per il pubblico indiano, S. Cavaliere - L. Barletta - Gazing at Italy from the East: A Multimodal Analysis of Malaysian Tourist Blogs, O. Denti - Russo e italiano nei contatti linguistici: immagini riflesse, L. L'vovna Fedorova - M. Bolognani - “The Past Is a Foreign Country”: History as Representation in the Writings of William Darlymple, D.E. Gibbons - ‘Please Do not Stand over the Buddha’s Head (Pay Respect)’: Mediations of Tourist and Researcher Experience in Thailand, A. Jocuns – I. de Saint-Georges – N. Chonmahatrakul, J. Angkapanichkit - ‘For Your Eyes Only’: How Museum Walltexts Communicate East and West. The Case of the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, S.M. Maci - Word-formation in the Arabic Language of Tourism, C. Solimando
Author |
: B. S. Kesavan |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 698 |
Release |
: 2009-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCBK:C094319384 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Indian National Bibliography by : B. S. Kesavan
Author |
: B. S. Kesavan |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 510 |
Release |
: 2009-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: UFL:31262086834735 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Indian National Bibliography by : B. S. Kesavan
Author |
: Sam Miller |
Publisher |
: Penguin Books India |
Total Pages |
: 291 |
Release |
: 2008-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0670082317 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780670082315 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Delhi, Adventures in a Megacity by : Sam Miller
Visit The Delhi Minisite Here! This Is An Extraordinary Portrait Of One Of The World&Rsquo;S Largest Cities.&Nbsp; Sam Miller Sets Out To Discover The Real Delhi, A City He Describes As Being &Lsquo;India&Rsquo;S Dreamtown&Mdash;And Its Purgatory.&Rsquo; He Treads The City Streets, Making His Way Through Delhi And Its Suburbs, Visiting Its Less Celebrated Destinations&Mdash;Nehru Place, Rohini, Ghaziabad And Gurgaon&Mdash;That Most Writers Ignore. Miller&Rsquo;S Quest Is The Here And Now, The Unexpected, The Ignored And The Eccentric. All The Obvious Ports Of Call&Ndash;The Ancient Monuments, The Imperial Buildings And The Celebrities Of Modern Delhi&Mdash;Make Only Passing Appearances. Through His Encounters With Delhi&Rsquo;S People&Mdash;From A Professor Of Astrophysics To A Crematorium Attendant, From Ragpickers To Members Of The Police Brass Band&Mdash;Miller Creates A Richly Entertaining Portrait Of What Delhi Means To Its Residents, And Of What The City Is Becoming. Miller Is, Like So Many Of The People He Meets, A Migrant In One Of The World&Rsquo;S Fastest Growing Megapolises And The Delhi He Depicts Is One Whose Future Concerns Us All. Miller Possesses An Intense Curiosity; He Has An Infallible Eye For Life&Rsquo;S Diversities, For All The Marvellous And Sublime Moments That Illuminate People&Rsquo;S Lives. This Is A Generous, Original, Humorous Portrait Of A Great City; One Which Unerringly Locates The Humanity Beneath The Mundane, The Unsung And The Unfamiliar.
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 400 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0195531914 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780195531916 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Our Common Future by :
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9048536251 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789048536252 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cities in Asia by and for the People by :
This book examines the active role of urban citizens in constructing alternative urban spaces as tangible resistance towards capitalist production of urban spaces that continue to encroach various neighborhoods. The collection of narratives presented here brings together research from ten different Asian cities and re-theorises the city from the perspective of ordinary people facing moments of crisis, contestations, and cooperative quests to create alternative spaces to those being produced under prevailing urban processes. The chapters accent the exercise of human agency through daily practices in the production of urban space and the intention is not one of creating a romantic or utopian vision of what a city "by and for the people" ought to be. Rather, it is to place people in the centre as mediators of city-making with discontents about current conditions and desires for a better life.
Author |
: Jon Kher Kaw |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 518 |
Release |
: 2020-02-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781464814938 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1464814937 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Hidden Wealth of Cities by : Jon Kher Kaw
In every city, the urban spaces that form the public realm—ranging from city streets, neighborhood squares, and parks to public facilities such as libraries and markets—account for about one-third of the city’s total land area, on average. Despite this significance, the potential for these public-space assets—typically owned and managed by local governments—to transform urban life and city functioning is often overlooked for many reasons: other pressing city priorities arising from rapid urbanization, poor urban planning, and financial constraints. The resulting degradation of public spaces into congested, vehicle-centric, and polluted places often becomes a liability, creating a downward spiral that leads to a continuous drain on public resources and exacerbating various city problems. In contrast, the cities that invest in the creation of human-centered, environmentally sustainable, economically vibrant, and socially inclusive places—in partnership with government entities, communities, and other private stakeholders—perform better. They implement smart and sustainable strategies across their public space asset life cycles to yield returns on investment far exceeding monetary costs, ultimately enhancing city livability, resilience, and competitiveness. The Hidden Wealth of Cities: Creating, Financing, and Managing Public Spaces discusses the complexities that surround the creation and management of successful public spaces and draws on the analyses and experiences from city case studies from around the globe. This book identifies—through the lens of asset management—a rich palette of creative and innovative strategies that every city can undertake to plan, finance, and manage both government-owned and privately owned public spaces.
Author |
: Thomas Panagopoulos |
Publisher |
: MDPI |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 2019-08-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783039213696 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3039213695 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Landscape Urbanism and Green Infrastructure by : Thomas Panagopoulos
This volume examines the applicability of landscape urbanism theory in contemporary landscape architecture practice by bringing together ecology and architecture in the built environment. Using participatory planning of green infrastructure and application of nature-based solutions to address urban challenges, landscape urbanism seeks to reintroduce critical connections between natural and urban systems. In light of ongoing developments in landscape architecture, the goal is a paradigm shift towards a landscape that restores and rehabilitates urban ecosystems. Nine contributions examine a wide range of successful cases of designing livable and resilient cities in different geographical contexts, from the United States of America to Australia and Japan, and through several European cities in Italy, Portugal, Estonia, and Greece. While some chapters attempt to conceptualize the interconnections between cities and nature, others clearly have an empirical focus. Efforts such as the use of ornamental helophyte plants in bioretention ponds to reduce and treat stormwater runoff, the recovery of a poorly constructed urban waterway or participatory approaches for optimizing the location of green stormwater infrastructure and examining the environmental justice issue of equative availability and accessibility to public open spaces make these innovations explicit. Thus, this volume contributes to the sustainable cities goal of the United Nations.
Author |
: Dorothee Brantz |
Publisher |
: transcript Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 225 |
Release |
: 2020-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783839450185 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3839450187 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Urban Resilience in a Global Context by : Dorothee Brantz
Urban Resilience is seen by many as a tool to mitigate harm in times of extreme social, political, financial, and environmental stress. Despite its widespread usage, however, resilience is used in different ways by policy makers, activists, academics, and practitioners. Some see it as a key to unlocking a more stable and secure urban future in times of extreme global insecurity; for others, it is a neoliberal technology that marginalizes the voices of already marginal peoples. This volume moves beyond praise and critique by focusing on the actors, narratives and temporalities that define urban resilience in a global context. By exploring the past, present, and future of urban resilience, this volume unlocks the potential of this concept to build more sustainable, inclusive, and secure cities in the 21st century.