Author: Linda G. Harris Publisher: UNM Press ISBN: 9780826329080 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 260
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Photographs and text describe some of New Mexico's ghost towns, providing information on their history, role in the state's development, why they have become ghost towns, and how some have been transformed.
Author: Michael W. Mehaffy Publisher: Off The Common Books / Sustasis Press ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 268
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Cities are experiencing a renaissance today, because we've begun to understand how they really work -- and we've begun to make them work better for people. This book is a lively, readable account of two revealing figures in the history of that renaissance: the urban economist Jane Jacobs and the architect Christopher Alexander. Their key insights have shaped several generations of scholars, professionals, and activists. However, as the book argues, this renaissance is still immature, and more must be done to achieve its promise -- especially in an age of rapid, often sprawling urbanization. The author is a noted scholar on both Jacobs and Alexander, and a participant in the development of the "New Urban Agenda," a historic United Nations agreement emphasizing the pivotal role of cities and towns in meeting the challenges of the future. As the book documents, Jacobs and Alexander played key roles in formulating the conceptual insights behind the New Urban Agenda, and they continue to offer us crucial implementation lessons for the years ahead. This book is ideal for students, professionals, government officials, activists, and anyone who is interested in the future of cities. The author, Michael W. Mehaffy, Ph.D., is currently Senior Researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and Director of the Future of Places Research Network. He is a popular educator, speaker and author with periodic appointments in seven graduate institutions in six countries, and a consultant in sustainable urban development with an international practice. This is his third book.
Author: Richard C. Longworth Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1596918470 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 238
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The Midwest has always been the heart of America-both its economic bellwether and the repository of its national identity. Now, in a new, globalized age, the Midwest is challenged as never before. With an influx of immigrant workers and an outpouring of manufacturing jobs, the region that defines the American self-the Lake Wobegon image of solid, hardworking farmers and factory hands-is changing at breakneck speed. As factory farms and global forces displace old ways of life, the United States is being transformed literally from the inside out. In Caught in the Middle, longtime Chicago Tribune reporter Richard C. Longworth explores the new reality of life in today's heartland and reveals what these changes mean for the region-and the country. Ranging from the manufacturing collapse that has crippled the Midwest to the biofuels revolution that may save it, and from the school districts struggling with new migrants to the Iowa meatpacking town that can't survive without them, Longworth addresses what's right and what's wrong in the region, and offers a prescription for how it must change-politically as well as economically-if it is to survive and prosper.
Author: Susan Hastings Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1491784814 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 187
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Thirty-year-old heiress Heather McKeeshan has had a dream companion since she was six years oldMichael, her prince in the night who has grown up with her and always been there for her when she needed strength. She has never found love in her waking life, and her prince is becoming more and more real to her, his gentle touch stirring tremendous passion within her in her dreams. But she has no idea what awaits her in reality. Following the death of her father, Heather becomes the sole owner and president of the familys successful fashion company, McKee Fashions. She is terrified but determined to live up to her fathers legacy. But when she is suddenly summoned to Ireland and learns of a family estate that she never knew existed, she discovers a castle that now belongs to her, as well as a legacy of kidnapping and betrayal. Whats more, she soon finds that her prince is not a dream, but a reality beyond imagination. Thirty years of secrets will bring her a mysterious trunk full of royal gowns and a heart full of questions. Can she find the answers she so desperately needs? In this suspenseful romance novel, an heiress discovers her familys long-hidden secrets and learns that her lifelong dream love is more than just a dream.
Author: Teresa Lee Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1770979298 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 127
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When you think of the scariest person you have ever met, who comes to your mind? When you lay in bed at night and cannot sleep because you are scared, who or what are you afraid of? This is a story of one railroad town in the heart of Michigan. It tells of life and growing up with the railroad in the 1950s. Share in the tales of a tight knit group of young neighborhood friends who spend hours of growing-up years trying to figure out just why a familiar character in town is so mysterious and downright scary. It is the story of a man and the town that he changed just by being who he was: A loner who longed to be part of something bigger than himself. This is the story of a sorry soul who seemed to have nothing much to offer, yet ended up offering everything to some. This is the story of Boxcar Joe. Read it and remember.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Publisher: ISBN: Category : Agricultural laws and legislation Languages : en Pages : 740
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 126
Author: Michèle Pezzagno Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1351173359 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 442
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Today, citizens advocate greater environmental sustainability, better services and the improvement of urban quality by promoting safer mobility, especially for the most vulnerable road users. Addressing these issues, Town and Infrastructure Planning for Safety and Urban Quality contains papers presented at the XXIII International Conference “Living and Walking in Cities” (Brescia, Italy, 15-16 June 2017). The contributions discuss town planning issues, look at best practices and research findings across the broad spectrum of urban and transport planning, with particular attention to the safety of pedestrians in the city. The main topics of the book are: - Urban regeneration. A focus on walkability (vulnerable road users; boosting and planning soft mobility) - Road safety and urban planning - vulnerable road users: planning for safety (integrated land use and transport planning; methodological approaches and case studies; integrated tools for town and transport planning; shaping public spaces and walkability; transport solutions for tourism) - Innovative and traditional solutions for Italian cities - Extra-European approaches to town and infrastructure planning - Different perspectives in road safety: prevention, infrastructure, sharing - Advances in road safety Town and Infrastructure Planning for Safety and Urban Quality is a powerful plea for a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive approach to urban mobility and planning, and will be of interest to academics, consultants and practitioners interested in these areas.
Author: Linda G. Harris
Author: Minnesota. Industrial Development Division
Author: Michael W. Mehaffy
Author: Dalton (Mass.)
Author: Richard C. Longworth
Author: Susan Hastings
Author: Teresa Lee
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
Author: Michèle Pezzagno