American urban form : a representative history / / Sam Bass Warner and Andrew H. Whittemore ; drawings by Andrew H. Whittemore
| American urban form : a representative history / / Sam Bass Warner and Andrew H. Whittemore ; drawings by Andrew H. Whittemore |
| Autore | Warner Sam Bass <1928-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WhittemoreAndrew H. <1980-> |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States - History
City and town life - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato | ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design |
| ISBN |
0-262-30092-3
1-280-49913-3 9786613594365 0-262-30167-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The city's seventeenth century beginnings -- The city in the mid-eighteenth century -- The merchant republic, 1820 -- The city overwhelmed, 1860 -- The city restructured, 1895 -- Toward a new economy and a novel urban form, 1925 -- The federally supported city, 1950 -- The polycentric city, 1975 -- The global city, 2000. |
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Warner Sam Bass <1928->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Changing lanes : visions and histories of urban freeways / / Joseph F.C. DiMento and Cliff Ellis
| Changing lanes : visions and histories of urban freeways / / Joseph F.C. DiMento and Cliff Ellis |
| Autore | DiMento Joseph F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
| Disciplina | 388.1/220973091732 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | EllisCliff <1951-> |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Express highways - United States - History
Express highways - Government policy - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design
ENVIRONMENT/General URBANISM/Transportation |
| ISBN |
0-262-31239-5
1-283-93887-1 0-262-31238-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Urban freeways and America's changing cities -- The 1930's -- 1939-1945 -- 1946-1956 -- Changing visions and regulations for highway planning -- Urban freeway stories : three cities among dozens -- Conclusions and epilogue : urban highways and the American city. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786017503321 |
DiMento Joseph F
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Collaborative resilience : moving through crisis to opportunity / / edited by Bruce Evan Goldstein
| Collaborative resilience : moving through crisis to opportunity / / edited by Bruce Evan Goldstein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (419 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1/16 |
| Soggetto topico |
Community development
Community organization Crises - Social aspects Sociology, Urban City planning |
| Soggetto non controllato | ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design |
| ISBN |
0-262-29757-4
1-283-32174-2 9786613321749 0-262-29846-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction: Crisis and Collaborative Resilience""; ""Unity in the Face of Crisis""; ""Beyond the Intrinsically Resilient University""; ""Crisis and Convergence""; ""Chapter Overviews""; ""Conclusion""; ""Note""; ""References""; ""I. Understanding Collaboration""; ""Chapter 2. Planning Resilient Communities: Insights from Experiences with Risky Technologies""; ""Communicative Planning (CP) Theory and Social Trust""; ""Operationalizing Social Trust""; ""Implications for Planning for Risky Technologies""
""Conclusion""""References""; ""Chapter 3. Leaping Forward: Building Resilience by Communicating Vulnerability""; ""Overview""; ""Introduction to Planning""; ""The Framework: Trust, Diversity, Communication, and Resilience""; ""Synthesis and Future Directions""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4. Complex Systems, Anticipation, and Collaborative Planning for Resilience""; ""About Resilience and Other Goals of Physical and Social Systems Management""; ""Decision Making (Warts and All)""; ""Collaborative Processes""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5. The Study of Slow"" ""Resilience Theory as a Conceptual Framework for Studying Slow""""The Slow Movement and its Diversification""; ""Deceleration and Discontent""; ""Scaling Down: Connection and Transformation""; ""Slowness in Practice: Collaborative, Adaptive, and Incremental Processes of Transformation""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6. Creating the Climate Change Resilient Community""; ""The Nature of Adaptation and Resilience in the Context of Climate Change""; ""Learning from Natural Resource Management and Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning"" ""Learning from the Emerging Practice of Climate Change Planning""""Climate Change Science and International Goal- Setting""; ""Planning for Climate Change Mitigation""; ""Collective Action through Market Mechanisms""; ""Building Climate Change Resilient Communities""; ""Note""; ""References""; ""II. Collaborative Resilience Case Studies""; ""A. Reaching Consensus""; ""Chapter 7. Conflict and Collaboration in Defining the “Desired State�: The Case of Cozumel, Mexico""; ""Introduction""; ""Ideals and Reality of Planning for Social- Ecological Disturbance (Hazards)"" ""Case Study: Ecological Ordinance and Resilience in Cozumel, Mexico""""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8. Getting to Resilience in a Climate-Protected Community: Early Problem-Solving Choices, Ideas, and Governance Philosophy""; ""The Blackfoot Challenge: From Tough Setting to Collaborative Success""; ""Moving Toward Resilience""; ""A Common- Sense, Strategic Approach to Early Problem- Solving Choices""; ""Collectively Agreed- Upon New Ideas""; ""Governance Philosophy: The Mindset of Collaborative Capacity Builders""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes"" ""References"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781472903321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From social butterfly to engaged citizen : urban informatics, social media, ubiquitous computing, and mobile technology to support citizen engagement / / edited by Marcus Foth [and others] ; epilogue by Judith Donath
| From social butterfly to engaged citizen : urban informatics, social media, ubiquitous computing, and mobile technology to support citizen engagement / / edited by Marcus Foth [and others] ; epilogue by Judith Donath |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (541 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302.23/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FothMarcus |
| Soggetto topico |
Ubiquitous computing
Social media Political participation |
| Soggetto non controllato |
COMPUTER SCIENCE/Human Computer Interaction
DIGITAL HUMANITIES & NEW MEDIA/Social Media & Networking ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design |
| ISBN |
0-262-29755-8
1-283-42073-2 9786613420732 0-262-29844-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Theories of engagement -- 2. Civic engagement -- 3. Creative engagement -- 4. Technologies of engagement -- 5. Design engagement. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781541703321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Greening Berlin : the co-production of science, politics, and urban nature / / Jens Lachmund
| Greening Berlin : the co-production of science, politics, and urban nature / / Jens Lachmund |
| Autore | Lachmund Jens |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760943/155 |
| Collana | Inside technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology) - Germany - Berlin
Urban wildlife management - Germany - Berlin City planning - Environmental aspects Urban policy - Environmental aspects - Germany - Berlin |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
ENVIRONMENT/General ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design |
| ISBN |
0-262-31243-3
1-283-95322-6 0-262-31242-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Traditions of Urban Greening; 2 Ecology's Natures; 3 The Emergence of a Policy: Ecologists and the Species Protection Program; 4 Building Communities, Forming Alliances; 5 Places in the Making: From Wastelands to Urban Nature Parks; 6 From Conservation to Mitigation: The Management of Urban Encroachments into Nature; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786017603321 |
Lachmund Jens
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hybrid nature : sewage treatment and the contradictions of the industrial ecosystem / / Daniel Schneider
| Hybrid nature : sewage treatment and the contradictions of the industrial ecosystem / / Daniel Schneider |
| Autore | Schneider Daniel <1959 January 3-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (371 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 628.3 |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Sewage - Purification - Biological treatment - History
Industrial ecology - Philosophy Contradiction |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy
ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design |
| ISBN | 0-262-31250-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Sewage treatment and the contradictions of the industrial ecosystem |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792209903321 |
Schneider Daniel <1959 January 3->
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| Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , ©2011 | ||
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Localist movements in a global economy : sustainability, justice, and urban development in the United States / / David J. Hess
| Localist movements in a global economy : sustainability, justice, and urban development in the United States / / David J. Hess |
| Autore | Hess David J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 323 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.973/07091732 |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable urban development - United States
Globalization Central-local government relations |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy
ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design |
| ISBN |
1-282-24039-0
0-262-25548-0 9786612240393 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Global problems and localist solutions -- Economic development and localist knowledge -- Can localism be just and sustainable? -- The politics of local retailing -- The challenges of urban agriculture -- Local energy and the public sector -- Localism and the media -- Policies for an alternative economy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777755903321 |
Hess David J
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mechanical sound : technology, culture, and public problems of noise in the twentieth century / / Karin Bijsterveld
| Mechanical sound : technology, culture, and public problems of noise in the twentieth century / / Karin Bijsterveld |
| Autore | Bijsterveld Karin <1961-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 350 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 620.2 |
| Collana | Inside technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Noise pollution
Sound - Social aspects - History - 20th century Machinery - Noise Noise control Noise music |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design |
| ISBN |
0-262-26854-X
1-4356-5494-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Listening to technology -- Infernal din, heavenly tunes : repertoires of dramatizing sound -- A continuous buzz : the ongoing charge of industrial noise -- Instruments of torture : traffic noise as uncivilized behavior -- The art of noises : the celebration and control of mechanical sound in music -- A wall of sound : the gramophone, the radio, and the noise of neighbors -- A booming business : the search for a practical aircraft noise index -- A sound history of technological culture. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782148103321 |
Bijsterveld Karin <1961->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Megalopolis : the urbanized north-eastern seaboard of the United States / / Jean Gottmann
| Megalopolis : the urbanized north-eastern seaboard of the United States / / Jean Gottmann |
| Autore | Gottmann Jean |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : M.I.T. Press, , 1964, ©1961 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations, maps, tables |
| Disciplina | 307.76 |
| Collana | ''A Twentieth Century Fund study.'' |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Atlantic States
Cities and towns - Growth Metropolitan areas - Atlantic States |
| Soggetto non controllato | ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design |
| ISBN |
0-262-36793-9
9780262367936 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910901882403321 |
Gottmann Jean
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| Cambridge, Mass. : , : M.I.T. Press, , 1964, ©1961 | ||
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Metabolism of the anthroposphere : analysis, evaluation, design / / Peter Baccini and Paul H. Brunner
| Metabolism of the anthroposphere : analysis, evaluation, design / / Peter Baccini and Paul H. Brunner |
| Autore | Baccini P |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BrunnerPaul H. <1946-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - Methodology
Urban ecology (Biology) Urbanization City planning Metabolism Environmental monitoring Environmental engineering Environmental protection - Planning |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design
ENGINEERING/General ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
1-280-49916-8
9786613594396 0-262-30132-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Metabolic Phenomena in the Anthroposphere; 3 Analysis and Assessment of Metabolic Processes; 4 Analyzing Regional Metabolism; 5 Designing Metabolic Systems; References; Glossary; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778946003321 |
Baccini P
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
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