Why does modern planning sometimes create urban environments that are less attractive and functional than the ‘organic urbanism’ of traditional cities? Cities Design and Evolution takes up the challenge of this question, investigating ‘how cities are put together’, both in the sense of how the parts are organized in relation to the whole, and how they are created or evolve over time. Cities Design and Evolution offers an engaging and original narrative that interprets planning philosophies from Modernism to New Urbanism, organic theories from Patrick Geddes to Le Corbusier, and evolutionary thinking from Charles Darwin to Richard Dawkins. The book develops a new evolutionary perspective that recognizes both the ‘designed’ and ‘organic’ nature of cities, and provides a rationale and impetus for fresh approaches to urban planning and design. In what is the first book to significantly apply modern evolutionary thinking to urbanism, Cities Design and Evolution promises to stimulate thought, debate and action concerning the nature of cities and future urban planning. The book should appeal to all who are interested in cities, in design and in evolution.

Cities Design & Evolution

Politics & Social Sciences

Marshall, Stephen

Social Sciences

Routledge

Offers an irreverent, trenchant study of mainstream news media that explains why such news sources frequently withhold information from the American public, examining some of the key issues and behind-the-scenes stories in the areas of the war on drugs, the Iraq conflict, environmental abuses, and more. Original.

True Lies

Lappe, Anthony

Plume

Streets and Patterns

There is an emerging consensus that urban street layouts should be planned with greater attention to ‘placemaking’ and urban design quality, while maintaining the conventional transport functions of accessibility and connectivity. However, it is not always clear how this might be achieved: we still tend to have different sets of guidance for main road networks and for local streetgrids. What is needed is a framework that addresses both of these, plus main streets – that don’t easily fit either set of guidance – in an integrative manner. Streets and Patterns takes up this challenge to create a coherent rationale to underpin today’s streets-oriented urban design agenda. Informed by recent research, the book looks behind existing design conventions and beyond immediate policy rhetoric, and analyses a range of first principles – from Le Corbusier and Colin Buchanan to New Urbanism. The book provides a new framework for the design and planning of urban layouts, integrating transport issues such as road hierarchy, arterial streets and multi-modal networks with urban design and planning issues such as street type, grid type, mixed-use blocks and urban design coding.

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

Why does modern planning sometimes create urban environments that are less attractive and functional than the ‘organic urbanism’ of traditional cities? Cities Design and Evolution takes up the challenge of this question, investigating ‘how cities are put together’, both in the sense of how the parts are organized in relation to the whole, and how they are created or evolve over time.   Cities Design and Evolution offers an engaging and original narrative that interprets planning philosophies from Modernism to New Urbanism, organic theories from Patrick Geddes to Le Corbusier, and evolutionary thinking from Charles Darwin to Richard Dawkins. The book develops a new evolutionary perspective that recognizes both the ‘designed’ and ‘organic’ nature of cities, and provides a rationale and impetus for fresh approaches to urban planning and design.   In what is the first book to significantly apply modern evolutionary thinking to urbanism, Cities Design and Evolution promises to stimulate thought, debate and action concerning the nature of cities and future urban planning. The book should appeal to all who are interested in cities, in design and in evolution.

Cities Design and Evolution

Sermons by the Rev. Henry James Marshall, M.A.

History

Nabu Press

Within the discipline of American political science and the field of political theory, African American prophetic political critique as a form of political theorizing has been largely neglected. Stephen Marshall, in "The City on the Hill from Below," interrogates the political thought of David Walker, Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. DuBois, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison to reveal a vital tradition of American political theorizing and engagement with an American political imaginary forged by the City on the Hill.
Originally articulated to describe colonial settlement, state formation, and national consolidation, the image of the City on the Hill has been transformed into one richly suited to assessing and transforming American political evil. "The City on the Hill from Below" shows how African American political thinkers appropriated and revised languages of biblical prophecy and American republicanism.

The City on the Hill From Below: The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics

Philosophy

Temple University Press

A compelling conversation between African American political intellectuals and the canon of western political philosophy

Meticulously researched and illustrated with color photographs, Insects is a landmark reference book that is ideal for any naturalist or entomologist. To enhance exact identification of insects, the photographs in this encyclopedic reference were taken in the field -- and are not pinned specimens. 
 Insects enables readers to identify most insects quickly and accurately. The more than 50 pages of picture keys lead to the appropriate chapter and specific photos to confirm identification. The keys are surprisingly comprehensive and easy for non-specialists to use. 
 Insects features:
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<li>Detailed chapters covering all insect orders and the insect families of eastern North America</li> <li>A brief examination of common families of related terrestrial arthropods</li> <li>4,000 color photographs illustrating typical behaviors and key characteristics</li> <li>28 picture keys for quick and accurate insect identification</li> <li>Three indexes -- common family names, photographs, general index</li> <li>Expert guidance on observing, collecting and photographing insects.</li> </ul>
 Almost 80 percent of all named animal species are insects and closely related arthropods. This book is required reading for anyone interested in entomology.

Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Firefly Books

This book guides you through doctoral study from the student's point of view - the challenges, pitfalls, and ups and downs that you're likely to encounter in the course of your PhD. It not only explains what a PhD involves, and how you might tackle one, but also offers insights into the actual experience of life as a PhD student. The Companion tells you what to expect, and what not to expect of university departments. It tells you about the messy reality of doing a PhD, and it tells you in bite sized chunks that you can chew over on the way to college! Over and above what your supervisors and university may have to offer, "Your PhD Companion" will help explain all kinds of things that no one ever seems to tell you - and you don't necessarily know to ask.

Your Ph. D. Companion: A Handy Mix of Practical Tips, Sound Advice and Helpful Commentary to See You Through Your Ph. D.

Test Preparation

GREEN, NICK

Study & Test-Taking Skills

How to Books Ltd

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Cities Design & Evolution

True Lies

Streets and Patterns

Streets and Patterns

Cities Design and Evolution

Sermons by the Rev. Henry James Marshall, M.A.

The City on the Hill From Below: The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics

The City on the Hill From Below: The Crisis of Prophetic Black Politics

Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America

Your Ph. D. Companion: A Handy Mix of Practical Tips, Sound Advice and Helpful Commentary to See You Through Your Ph. D.