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vii, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, [2015], ©2015
After the sands : energy and ecological security for Canadians / Gordon Laxer.
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vii, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, [2015], ©2015
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296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
New York, NY : The Monacelli Press, in association with the Architectural League of New York 2017.
Citymakers : the culture and craft of practical urbanism / Cassim Shepard ; foreword by Rosalie Genevro ; principal photography by Alex Fradkin.
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296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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New York, NY : The Monacelli Press, in association with the Architectural League of New York 2017.
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The young city of Almere, the Netherlands, will double in size between now and the year 2030. Ecology and sustainability will feature as the central themes of this large-scale urban development, so the city council and the national government have decided. In this concise book, the Almere Principles are presented, explained, introduced and placed in a historical(...)
The almere principles: for an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable future of Almere 2030
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The young city of Almere, the Netherlands, will double in size between now and the year 2030. Ecology and sustainability will feature as the central themes of this large-scale urban development, so the city council and the national government have decided. In this concise book, the Almere Principles are presented, explained, introduced and placed in a historical context. It includes contributions from Jacqueline Cramer, Adri Duivesteijn, William McDonough and Fred Feddes.
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Compact city extended: Outline for future policy, research, and design, Design and politics #4
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There has been a Dutch policy on the compact city for almost a quarter of a century now. It has been driven by the four major cities in Randstad Holland which, following the economic crises of the 1970s and the policy of clustered dispersal, found themselves confronted with a massive decrease in middle and higher income groups. At the same time there were new insights(...)
Compact city extended: Outline for future policy, research, and design, Design and politics #4
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There has been a Dutch policy on the compact city for almost a quarter of a century now. It has been driven by the four major cities in Randstad Holland which, following the economic crises of the 1970s and the policy of clustered dispersal, found themselves confronted with a massive decrease in middle and higher income groups. At the same time there were new insights into the importance of strong cities in the emerging global network economy. This collection of writings takes stock of the situation and traces a number of contour lines that suggest ways a compact city policy can be meaningful and effective in today’s setting.
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By combining provocative prose with photo-essay, Time and the Suburbs explores the disappearance of cities in North America under the weight of suburban, exurban, and other forms of development that are changing the way we live. Pointing to the complex experience of time in traditional cities, the book warns that our new suburban regions are the materialization of a(...)
Time and the suburbs : the politics of built environments and the future of dissent
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By combining provocative prose with photo-essay, Time and the Suburbs explores the disappearance of cities in North America under the weight of suburban, exurban, and other forms of development that are changing the way we live. Pointing to the complex experience of time in traditional cities, the book warns that our new suburban regions are the materialization of a homogenous and uniform experience of time that threatens the possibility of social change.
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303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 31 cm
Novato, California : ORO Editions ; [Bali] : Living Without Walls, 2022, ©2022
Haute couture architecture : the art of Living Without Walls / written by Anneke van Waesberghe ; foreword by Susan Rockefeller ; with contributions from Shigeru Ban, Yuma Horikoshi, William McDonough, Cherie Nursalim, and Robert Thurman.
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Novato, California : ORO Editions ; [Bali] : Living Without Walls, 2022, ©2022
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xviii, 206 pages ; 25 cm
London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018., ©2018
Soft living architecture : an alternative view of bio-informed practice / Rachel Armstrong.
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xviii, 206 pages ; 25 cm
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London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018., ©2018
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Mitchell F. Chan 2017
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Mitchell F. Chan 2017
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209 pages ; 22 cm
Toronto, Ontario : Alchemy by Knopf Canada, [2025], ©2025
Theory of water : Nishnaabe maps to the times ahead / Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
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209 pages ; 22 cm
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Toronto, Ontario : Alchemy by Knopf Canada, [2025], ©2025
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xv, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Washington : Island Press, 2006., ©2003
Global city blues / Daniel Solomon.
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xv, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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Washington : Island Press, 2006., ©2003