Compact Cities
Compact Cities

Author: Rod Burgess

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1135803897

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This collection of edited papers forms part of the Compact City Series, creating a companion volume to The Compact City (1996) and Achieving Sustainable Urban Form (2000) and extends the debate to developing countries. This book examines and evaluates the merits and defects of compact city approaches in the context of developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Issues of theory, policy and practice relating to sustainability of urban form are examined by a wide range of international academics and practitioners.

Spectrum of Modern Geography
Spectrum of Modern Geography

Author: Mohammad Shafi

Publisher: Concept Publishing Company

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 9788170220558

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Festschrift honoring Mohammad Anas, 1925-1983, professor of geography, Aligarh Muslim University; comprises articles mostly in Indian context.

Fields of Protest
Fields of Protest

Author: Raka Ray

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781452903613

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The women's movement in India has a long and rich history in which millions of women live, work, and struggle to survive in order to remake their family, home, and social lives. Using an innovative and comparative perspective, Ray offers a unique look at Indian activist women and adds a new dimension to the study of women's movements on a global level.