Search Results - "economics"

Urban economics by O'Sullivan, Arthur

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and axioms of urban economics -- Part I: Market forces in the development of cities -- Why do cities exist? …”

Economics And Information Theory by Theil, Henri

Economic Decision Analysis by Fabrycky, W.

Economic distance and clusters by Dirven, Martine

Economic Growth And Space Organization: Incomplete Metropolises In Latin America by Santos, Milton

Economics of revitalización. A decision making guide for local officials

Economic appraisal of transport projects. A manual with case studies by Adler, Hans A.

“…EDI Series in Economic Development…”

Housing For Low-Income Urban Families. Economics And Policy In The Developing World by Grimes Jr., Orville

Economical Post-Tensioning System Done With An Expert Hand, Frees Insurance Offices Of Columns

Small is Beautiful : a study of economics as if people mattered / by Schumacher, E.F

Microeconomic Modeling in Urban Science / Francisco Javier Martínez Concha

Table of Contents: “…Accesibility: The concept -- Alternative measures -- The microeconomic measure of interactions - Definition of acces -- Location externalities and agglomeration economics -- The consumer location problem.…”

African Tradicional Architecture : an historical and geographical perspective / by Denyer, Susan

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Maps -- Introduction -- Rural Settlements. Social and Economic Background. Village layout. Homestead layout. …”

When Democracy Builds / by Lloyd Wright, Frank

Table of Contents: “…The shadow-of-the-wall -- Democracy: the gospel of individuality -- Our present social and economic disease -- The basis of the present city: a makeshift -- The victim of the battle of the increments -- This nation as an experiment -- The case for the individual -- The law of change -- The illusion -- The forces tearing the vortex down -- The exodus -- Descentralization and the new scale of spacing -- When machinery goes to work for the citizen, mobility enables us to go where we want to go -- What thought is urge to action? …”

Architecture for the Poor : an experiment in rural Egypt / by Fathy, Hassan

Table of Contents: “…Polk -- Preface -- Prelude: dream and reality -- Paradise lost: the countryside -- Mud brick: sole hope for rural reconstruction -- Mud for roofing, bahtim: trial and error -- Nubia: survival of an ancient technique of Vaulting -- The Nubian Masons at work: first successes -- Ezbet el Basry: Iblis in Ambush -- A Tomb Robbery Begets a Pilot Housing Project -- Birth of New Gourna: the site -- Man, society and technology -- Architectural character -- The process of decision making -- Tradition's role -- Saving individuality in the village -- Traditional village crafts restores -- The us of mud brick an economic necessity -- Reestablishment ofthe "trinity": owner, architect, and craftsman -- Vernacular architecture of Old Gourna -- Change with constancy -- Climate and architecture -- Orientation of houses determined partly by sun, partly by wind -- The Malkaf, or Wind Catch -- Society and architecture -- Kinship structure and local custom -- Socieconomic considerations -- Rural crafts in Gourna -- The plan of New Gourna -- Public service buildings and amenities -- The peasant house -- Combating Bilharzia -- Gourna, a pilot project -- The cooperative system -- In-service training -- Gourna not an end in itself -- A stillborn experiment, Mit-el-Nasara -- National program for rural reconstruction -- Fugue: architect, peasant, and Bureaucrat -- Finale: Gourna Dormant.…”

Housing in Egypt / by Hyland, A.D.C. (ed.)

Table of Contents: “…Miles Danby -- Introduction / A.D.C Hyland -- Acknowledgements -- List of Participants -- Section 1: Egypt, general / A.G Tipple -- Introduction / A.G. Tipple -- Socio-economic data / Munaward Syed -- Physical and climatic data / Md. …”

Soil Cement Its Use In Building

Modular Coordination Of Low Cost Housing

Indicators Of The Quality Of Urban Development

Urban agglomerations 1992

Urban agglomerations 1994