The Politics of Public-facility Planning
Author: John E. Seley
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 266
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Public Facilities Planning
Author: Lily Kiminami
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 426
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrings together a selection of the major works in planning which relate to the provision of public facilities. This volume also looks at some of the novel approaches in the provision of public facilities, and concludes with a selection of case-studies that demonstrate the application of a set of planning approaches.
The Politics of Park Design
Author: Galen Cranz
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGalen Cranz surveys the rise of the park system from 1850 to the present through 4 stages - the pleasure ground, the reform park, the recreation facility and the open space system.
Design and Politics
Author: Katarina Serulus
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Published: 2018-10-08
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9462701350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe unique position of design in the political context of postwar Belgium In the postwar era, design became important as a marker of modernity and progress at world fairs and international exhibitions and in the global markets. The Belgian state took a special interest in this vanguard phenomenon of ‘industrial design’ as a vital political and economic strategic tool in the context of the Cold War and the creation of the European community. This book describes the unique position that design occupied in the political context of postwar Belgium as it analyses the public promotion of design between 1950 and 1986. It traces this process, from the first government-backed manifestations and institutions in the 1950s through the 1960s and 1970s, until design lost its privileged position as a state-backed institution, a process which culminated in the closure of the Brussels Design Centre in 1986, in the midst of the Belgian federalisation process. A key figure in this history is the policymaker Josine des Cressonnières, who played a leading role in the national and international design community and succeeded in connecting very different political worlds through the medium of design.
Planning in the Public Domain
Author: John Friedmann
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1987-10-21
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9780691022680
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn Friedmann addresses a central question of Western political theory: how, and to what extent, history can be guided by reason. In this comprehensive treatment of the relation of knowledge to action, which he calls planning, he traces the major intellectual traditions of planning thought and practice. Three of these--social reform, policy analysis, and social learning--are primarily concerned with public management. The fourth, social mobilization, draws on utopianism, anarchism, historical materialism, and other radical thought and looks to the structural transformation of society "from below." After developing a basic vocabulary in Part One, the author proceeds in Part Two to a critical history of each of the four planning traditions. The story begins with the prophetic visions of Saint-Simon and assesses the contributions of such diverse thinkers as Comte, Marx, Dewey, Mannheim, Tugwell, Mumford, Simon, and Habermas. It is carried forward in Part Three by Friedmann's own nontechnocratic, dialectical approach to planning as a method for recovering political community.
The Politics of Capital Investment
Author: Carolyn Teich Adams
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1988-01-01
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780887068478
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines both the politics and products of the public investment process in one of America's largest cities. It broadens the scope of contemporary debates on the political economy of urban development to include not only large-scale redevelopment projects, but also neighborhood facilities such as schools, parks, and libraries. Showing the share of investments that went into Philadelphia's downtown versus its residential neighborhoods from 1950 to 1980, the author challenges the widely held view that public investment patterns simply reflect political pressures from pro-development groups. Instead she shows that a city's decision to build often hinges on the availability and the sources of investment capital.
Protecting Seniors Against Environmental Disasters
Author: Michael R Greenberg
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-07-11
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1135019118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe baby boom generation were born between 1946 and 1964 and are the largest population cohort in US history. They should number about 90 million by mid-century, more than doubling their current size. The massive increase in seniors and relative decline of those of working age in the US is mirrored in almost all the world’s most populous countries. This book connects the dots between the US baby boom generation and the marked increase in natural and human-caused disasters. It evaluates options available to seniors, their aids, for and not-for and for-profit organizations and government to reduce vulnerability to hazard events. These include coordinated planning, risk assessment, regulations and guidelines, education, and other risk management efforts. Using interviews with experts, cases studies, especially of Superstorm Sandy, and literature, it culls best practice and identify major gaps. It is original and successful in making the connection between the growing group of vulnerable US seniors, environmental events, and risk management practices in order to isolate the most effective lessons learned.
Publications of the Health Facilities Planning and Construction Service: Hill-Burton Program
Author: United States. Public Health Service. Health Facilities Planning and Construction Service
Publisher:
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 52
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHazards
Author: National Academy of Engineering
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1986-02-01
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 0309036445
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In the burgeoning literature on technological hazards, this volume is one of the best," states Choice in a three-part approach, it addresses the moral, scientific, social, and commercial questions inherent in hazards management. Part I discusses how best to regulate hazards arising from chronic, low-level exposures and from low-probability events when science is unable to assign causes or estimate consequences of such hazards; Part II examines fairness in the distribution of risks and benefits of potentially hazardous technologies; and Part III presents practical lessons and cautions about managing hazardous technologies. Together, the three sections put hazard management into perspective, providing a broad spectrum of views and information.
Understanding Industrial Transformation
Author: Xander Olsthoorn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-02-21
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 1402044186
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen facing momentous societal change, such as the transformation to a sustainable world, the sciences must impress their importance upon the public and convince scientific and policy institutions in order to obtain the means to carry out their mission. This book represents the first attempt to integrate disciplinary views on the topic of transformation towards sustainability.
