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Assessment of the temporal and spatial variations in urban development -- Strategies for the sustainable development of Iran's agriculture -- The role of the merchants in the historical context of Yazd City in Qajar Era -- One war, three presidents: Afghanistan policy under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump -- Trump's forever war in Afghanistan -- Population age structure, youth bulge and terrorism in Afghanistan -- Liberal peace reconstruction fails in Afghanistan and Iraq -- Security sector reform in Afghanistan: DDR and stability policing -- Palmyra: The future of the ancient city and the modern town.

Crime and gentrification are among the most hotly-contested urban issues in American cities. In Us versus Them, Jan Doering examines both, showing how residents, activists, and politicians clashed over these issues and especially over how race factored into both. The book draws on extensive fieldwork to produce a comprehensive and vivid portrait of community conflict in two racially-diverse Chicago neighborhoods. In doing so, it provides new insights into how residents use the criminal justice system to fight crime but advance gentrification in the process.

Die Studie untersucht ländliche Diskotheken in Südwestdeutschland zwischen 1970 und 1995. Diese Tanzbetriebe werden als populäre Orte des Vergnügens betrachtet. Im Mittelpunkt des Interesses stehen deshalb die Räume, die Veranstaltungsprogramme sowie die mit dem Diskothekenbetrieb verbundenen Konflikte. Zugleich soll deutlich werden, dass die ländlichen Lokale nicht nur Unterhaltung versprachen, sondern auch Möglichkeiten der Begegnung: vom Cliquen-Treffen bis hin zum erotischen Abenteuer. Das Buch greift ein Thema auf, das bisher nicht im Fokus der wissenschaftlichen Reflexion stand. Die Populärkulturforschung konzentriert sich vornehmlich auf urbane, avantgardistische und subkulturelle Phänomene – Unterhaltungskulturen in ländlichen Gegenden, die Freizeitgestaltung dort beheimateter Jugendlicher sowie das Zusammenspiel von Ruralität und fortschreitender Modernisierung stießen bislang auf eher geringes Interesse. Die Studie möchte diese Forschungslücke schließen und auf Grundlage von Archivalien sowie Zeitzeugeninterviews Impulse für die empirische Erforschung populärer Orte geben.

At the end of World War I, an eclectic group of Polish 'civilizers' - from border guards and urban planners to teachers and military settlers - descended upon a poor, war-torn, and multi-ethnic borderland that had previously been part of the Russian empire. 'On Civilization's Edge' examines how fears of national weakness, competitions for local power, and mounting anxieties about the rise of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union set the stage for Polish statesmen to assert their right to rule over the region's ethnic minorities.

Die Studie untersucht ländliche Diskotheken in Südwestdeutschland zwischen 1970 und 1995. Diese Tanzbetriebe werden als populäre Orte des Vergnügens betrachtet. Im Mittelpunkt des Interesses stehen deshalb die Räume, die Veranstaltungsprogramme sowie die mit dem Diskothekenbetrieb verbundenen Konflikte. Zugleich soll deutlich werden, dass die ländlichen Lokale nicht nur Unterhaltung versprachen, sondern auch Möglichkeiten der Begegnung: vom Cliquen-Treffen bis hin zum erotischen Abenteuer. Das Buch greift ein Thema auf, das bisher nicht im Fokus der wissenschaftlichen Reflexion stand. Die Populärkulturforschung konzentriert sich vornehmlich auf urbane, avantgardistische und subkulturelle Phänomene – Unterhaltungskulturen in ländlichen Gegenden, die Freizeitgestaltung dort beheimateter Jugendlicher sowie das Zusammenspiel von Ruralität und fortschreitender Modernisierung stießen bislang auf eher geringes Interesse. Die Studie möchte diese Forschungslücke schließen und auf Grundlage von Archivalien sowie Zeitzeugeninterviews Impulse für die empirische Erforschung populärer Orte geben.

Housing, environment and peri-urbanity: an overview -- Theories in stewardship and housing -- Processes and contexts in peri-urban housing and stewardship -- The historical context of housing and peri-urbanity in Zimbabwe -- Problematising and contextualising the study -- The administrative and cultural context of Ruwa and Epworth -- Legal and political parameters defining developmental processes in Zimbabwe -- Housing and stewardship in Ruwa -- Housing and stewardship in Epworth -- Departmentalism and the business of state institutions -- Can the concessionary model really work? -- Conclusion and policy direction -- Postscript: policy and institutional changes, 2012-2019.

Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Introduction: transforming philosophy and the city; Part I Urban philosophies; Section 1 Historical philosophical engagements with cities; 1 Plato's city-soul analogy: the slow train to ordinary virtue; 2 Philosophers and the city in early modern Europe; 3 Pragmatic engagement in the city: philosophy as a means for catalyzing collective, creative capacity (lessons from John Dewey and Jane Addams); 4 Back to the cave; Section 2 Modern and contemporary philosophical theories of the city

Sociology's basic approach -- Sociology: studying social problems -- Problems of social inequality -- Economic inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Gender inequality -- Sexuality and inequality -- Problems of deviance, conformity, and well-being -- Aging and inequality -- Crime, violence, and criminal justice -- Alcohol and other drugs -- Problems of social inequality institutions -- Physical and mental health -- Social media -- Economy and politics -- Work and the workplace -- Family life -- Education -- Urban life -- Global problems -- Population and global inequality -- Technology and the environment -- War and terrorism -- Glossary -- References -- Credits -- Name and subject index.

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of maps; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 An evaluation of inclusive capital stock for urban planning; 2 Impact of infrastructure in India; 3 Sustainability evaluation for energy infrastructure: a hybrid simulation approach to inclusive wealth; 4 Public debt as a negative stock in sustainability indicator; 5 Global marine fisheries with economic growth; 6 Inclusive wealth adjusted by total factor productivity as a sustainability measurement: global productivity analysis

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; The Social Economy, the State and the City; Rolling Back and Rolling Out; Disembedding and Re-embedding; Social and Solidarity; Structure of the Argument; 2 The Rules of the Game; Introduction; Disembedding the Market; Co-ordinating the Commons; Problems of Co-ordination; Social Enterprise Markets; Reassembling the Market; Conclusion; 3 Urban Politics and Alternative Economics; Introduction; Neoliberalism and Its Limits; Countermoves and Resistance

The changing nature of economic disparities within Scotland / David Newlands -- Edinburgh and its hinterland / Ronald W. McQuaid -- Glasgow's recent trajectory / Ivan Turok and Nick Bailey -- Economic change and challenges in the highlands and islands / Stuart Black -- The south of Scotland - challenges and opportunities / Douglas Scott -- Economic development, a crowded landscape / Mike Danson -- Vocational education and training / John Fairley -- Transport / Tom Hart -- Urban regeneration in Scotland / Peter Roberts -- Community planning in Scotland / M. Greg Lloyd and Barbara Illsley -- Policy implications / Mike Danson and John McCarthy.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Financial Performance of Public Enterprise -- 3 Second Best -- 4 Simple Versus Complex Price Structures -- 5 Quality -- 6 The Analysis of Marginal Costs -- 7 Optimal Pricing Through Time -- 8 Urban Public Transport -- 9 An Island Shipping Service -- 10 Cost Analysis of Natural Gas Supply -- 11 Investment in Gas Distribution -- 12 The Marginal Costs of Coal -- 13 The Resource Costs of Mining Labour -- Index

In 1095, Pope Urban II ordered Christians to capture Jerusalem from the powerful Muslim forces that held it. This war would become known as the First Crusade, and many more crusades followed as Muslims and Christians contended for territory in the Middle Ages. Fascinated readers will find out why these wars were waged as well as the lasting effects they had on the Western world. Maps and a timeline help them follow the action, while stunning historical artwork illustrates the key figures in this bloody time in history.

"This book shows how Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures confer providential meaning to the fate of the city and how modern Jerusalem is haunted by waves of biblical fantasy aiming at mutually exclusive status-quo rectification. It presents the major epochs of the history of Jerusalem's urban transformation, inviting readers to imagine Jerusalem as a city that is not just sacred to the many groups of people who hold it dear, but as a united, unharmed place that is, in this sense, holy"--

"Expands the historical narrative of the black freedom struggle to embrace the work, roles, and contributions of southern black farmers and the organizations they formed. Whereas existing scholarship generally views agriculture as a site of oppression and exploitation of black people, this book reveals agriculture as a site of resistance and provides a historical foundation that adds meaning and context to current conversations around the resurgence of food justice/sovereignty movements in urban spaces like Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City, and New Orleans"--