To most people, the term "opera house" conjures up images of mink-coated dowagers accompanied by men in tuxedoes in the gilded interiors of opulent buildings like the Met in New York
UCLG’s third global report on Decentralization and Local Democracy (GOLD III) examines basic service provision and the current state-of-play of the local governance of basic services around the world.
UCLG’s third global report on Decentralization and Local Democracy (GOLD III) examines basic service provision and the current state-of-play of the local governance of basic services around the world.
The last five years have brought an enormous growth in the literature on how urban development can meet human needs and ensure ecological sustainability. This collection brings together the most outst
Leaders who continue to practice their specialty while managing others have few guidelines to follow. Executive coaches Jamie Millard and Frank Satterthwaite have set out to change that. Discover how
Archaeology is a jargon-free and accessible introduction to the field which details how archaeologists study the human past in all its fascinating diversity. Now in its twelfth edition, this classic t
For researchers in the Learning Sciences, there is a lack of literature on current design practices and its many obstacles.Design as Scholarship in the Learning Sciences is an informative resource tha
As with the best-selling 'Architects Pocket Book' this title includes everyday information which the architect/designer normally has to find from a wide variety of sources and which is not always easi
It is now widely recognized that the physical environment has an impact on the physiology,psychology, and sociology of those who experience it. When designing a critical care unit,the demands on the a
Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world’s urban population and are projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2030. There is a growing recognition that the scale of
Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world’s urban population and are projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2030. There is a growing recognition that the scale of
One in seven of the world’s population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of these live in the Global South – mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate water, sanit
One in seven of the world’s population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of these live in the Global South – mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate water, sanit
The new photo-illustrated magazines of the 1920s traded in images of an ideal modernity, promising motorised leisure, scientific progress, and social and sexual emancipation. Modernist Magazines and t
The historical books, from Joshua to Ezra and Nehemiah, form the narrative backbone of the Old Testament. Without them the Pentateuch would stop cold and the Prophets would hang in suspension. Even th
The publication of this book finally places the exquisitely carved but little known monuments of Caracol with those of Quirigua, Copan, and Tikal. New breakthroughs in the decipherment of Maya text ha
