Author Richard & Thomas Publisher Berrett-Koehler Inc language English Book Type Paperback ISBN-10 9781609947132 Pages 218 5 / 5 Theory building in applied disciplines book two authors are from academic fields. Richard Swanson is a professor emeritus of organizational leadership, policy, and development at the University of Minnesota from the year 1979-2005, he worked from […]
The Art of Color and Design – book review
Author Maitland Graves Publisher McGRAW-HILL language English Book Type Paperback ISBN-10 978-1635610963 Pages 440 4 / 5 The author of the art of color and design is a writer and a painter; he lived from 1902-1978. He won several prizes in exhibitions in the 1930’s periods. He was an art professor teaching art in Pratt […]
The 2 major factors that increase writing readability Index
Readability Index high score is a measure of a good quality of web writing content. It’s one of three methods as Stephen Spencer and others indicate in their book “ The Art of SEO “.Author’s and bloggers realize this because it affects web page ranking. Google search engine crawl web page to search for unique […]
Selling the city: marketing approaches in public sector urban planning
Author G.J.Ashworth & H. Voogd Publisher Belhaven Press language English Book Type Paperback ISBN-10 9781852930080 Pages 157 4 / 5 Selling the city book authors are Gregory Ashworth (1941-2016) Officer of the Dutch Order of Oranje-Nassau. Holder of an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Brighton and Honorary Member of the Hungarian Geographical Society. Professor […]
Urban Renaissance A better life in towns
Author Alun Sylvester-Evan Publisher Dept. Of environment language English Book Type Paperback ISBN-10 0117514896 Pages 103 3 / 5 Urban renaissance is a book in a form of a report written by Alun Sylvester-Evans a planner working in the department of environment a London government Body. This publication is for the council of Europe: European […]
Urbanism for sale-Feld72, An Austrian practice perspective
Author Lilli Hollein Publisher Springer Publishing language English Book Type Paperback ISBN-10 321175783X Pages 119 2 / 5 Urbanism for sale is multidisciplinary approach writing; the book was written by different people from different cultures and backgrounds. Moreover, there was a strong governmental and nongovernmental support to finalize this book. The federal minister of education […]
Systemic Design Can Change the World
Author Alan Berger Publisher Sun Architecture language English Book Type Paperback ISBN-10 9085068762 Pages 62 2 / 5 Systemic design book writer is a professor in landscape architecture and urban design; he taught various subjects in different academic locations, including MIT and Harvard. He worked on several projects in Europe and USA focused on wetland […]
Urban debate for climate change after the Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto protocol the background A treaty signed by 191 nations in Kyoto in 1997 for the target GHG emission. The protocol identified climate change as a GLOBAL PROBLEM and took effect in 2005. The paper reviews environment publications in urban studies journal from 1967 to 2016. From these studies 12 thought-provoking articles the author studies […]
Writing; creation or reproduction?
Before diving into analyzing writing; creation or reproduction, it’s important to characterize and understand the writer’s population in the world. According to studentscholerships.org there are 281,300 thousand authors, writers and editor’s. Statista illustrates progress in the amount of writers in USA between the years 2011–2020 (figure 1).The amount of writers in America jumped to 44,240 writers and authors. The ICEF […]
High-density sustainability & Livability-The Hong Kong Case
The author researches the correlation between high-density sustainability & livability in Hong Kong city. He divided the paper into parts; the first part of the article reviews international surveys on sustainability and livability. Investigating the strengths and challenges facing the high density development in Hong Kong. The second part analyzes a group of buildings designed […]