Author: Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN: 9789289302784
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Nordic Major City Statistics
Author: Documents
Author: Statistics Norway. Research DepartmentPublisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Scandinavian Major City Statistics
Author: Comparative City Statistics
Author: Transformation of Cities in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: F. E. Ian HamiltonPublisher: United Nations University Press
ISBN: 9280811053
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 539
Book Description
Annotation This volume is one in a series initiated by the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies on the inter-relationship between globalisation and urban transformation. It identifies and describes the inter- and intra-urban transformations of Central and Eastern European cities and considers their pre-1945 historic legacies, the socialist period, and their contemporary transition towards market oriented and democratic systems. The dramatic changes since 1989 including the collapse of Communist ideology, the break-up of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, the end of the Cold War and the impact of globalisation and European integration, have reconfigured this region and affected their re-integration into European and global networks. This book first examines the similarities and differences between significant Central and Eastern European cities, comparing the differing patterns of historical context and socialist legacies before 1990, and the impacts of internal and external forces on re-shaping these cities and their paths of transformation since 1990. It also examines the role of contemporary planning within the overall development of Central and Eastern European cities. The conclusion demonstrates the similarities and differences between Central and Eastern European cities and their re-integration into global networks.
Ecology of Cities and Towns
Author: Mark J. McDonnellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521861128
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 747
Book Description
Assesses the current status, and future challenges and opportunities, of the ecological study, design and management of cities and towns.
Multilevel Urban Governance and the 'European City'
Author: Nico GiersigPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3531909991
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Nico Giersig exemplifies the specificities of Nordic cities within Europe as a whole by means of a systematic comparison of governance arrangements and their dynamics in two Nordic capital regions.
Who's Your City?
Author: Richard FloridaPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465012418
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
In the age of globalization, some claim that where you live doesn't't matter: Alaska, Idaho, and Alabama are interchangeable. The world is, after all, flat. Not so fast. Place, argues the great urbanist Richard Florida, is not only important, it's more important than ever. In fact, choosing a place to live is as important to your happiness as choosing a spouse or career. And some regions, recent surveys show, really are happier than others. In Who's Your City, Creative Class guru Richard Florida reports on this growing body of research that tells us what qualities of cities and towns actually make people happy -- and he explains how to use these ideas to make your own choices. This indispensable guide to how people can choose where to live and what those choices mean to their lives and their communities is essential reading for everyone from urban planners and mayors to recent graduates.
World of Risk
Author: Mark Haynes DaniellPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789812387592
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This book takes a fresh and critical look at the leading sources of global risk ? terrorism, disease, crime, poverty, environmental damage and others ? and sets out a practical way to respond far better than we have to each risk area.Drawing from his state-of-the-art knowledge of global strategy as applied in the business world, the author provides analysis, insight, realistic strategies, and hope for a better way forward. His foresight has already been demonstrated. Early in the year 2000, he wrote: ?Sadly, the history of mass terrorism is just about to be written. ? Even the US is no longer a safe haven from foreign or local terrorists. ? US policing has done little to limit the operations of terrorist Osama bin Laden. ? The vulnerability of large government and civilian buildings and even military targets has also contributed to an increase in the scale of potential harm.?Without a more informed set of strategies and better global leadership, the catastrophe of 9/11 will only be a forerunner of many more disasters in the future. We can do much better. This important book shows us how.
Global English Slang
Author: Julie ColemanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131793475X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Global English Slang brings together nineteen key international experts and provides a timely and essential overview of English slang around the world today. The book illustrates the application of a range of different methodologies to the study of slang and demonstrates the interconnection between the different sub-fields of linguistics. A key argument throughout is that slang is a function played by specific words or phrases rather than a characteristic inherent in the words themselves- what is slang in one context is not slang in another. The volume also challenges received wisdom on the nature of slang: that it is short-lived and that slang is restricted to verbal language. With an introduction by editor Julie Coleman, the topics covered range from Inner City New York slang and Hip Hop Slang to UK student slang and slang in Scotland. Authors also explore slang in Jamaica, Australia, New Zealand, India and Hong Kong and the influence of English slang on Norwegian, Italian and Japanese. A final section looks at slang and new media including online slang usage, and the possibilities offered by the internet to document verbal and gestural slang. Global English Slang is an essential reference for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers working in the areas of lexicology, slang and World Englishes.