Anyone conducting case research in business or the social sciences should own a copy of this book. It is a practical, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary guide that blends an informal, workshop style
Luna Park emerged on the north end of Alki Beach during the golden age of American amusement parks. Billed as "the Nation's Greatest Playground on the Pacific Coast," the park introduced the city to a
From Gossip Girl to The Kite Runner a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature.Praise for the previous editions: "A must-have for all of us who enjoy the right to choos
In the last twenty years, policy makers in Australia have been forced to acknowledge that it is not possible to perpetually supply more water at a low cost. Consequently, the country has begun to focu
Florida's Water poses fundamental questions about water sustainability in the United States' fourth largest state. Florida has long-standing water quality problems. Global climate change threatens to
Looks at ten of the most distinctive monuments in the world, from the Devils Tower natural monument in Wyoming to the massive Motherland statue in Volgograd, Russia.
In Renaissance Rome, ancient ruins were preserved as often as they were mined for their materials. Although the question of what to preserve and how continued to be subject to debate, preservation acq
Turn on a switch and from the nearest bulb out pours light from . . . somewhere; turn on a faucet andwater appears. Wires, pipes, and roads support the lives we lead, but the average person doesn’t kn
A Companion to Cultural Resource Management is an essential guide to those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of CRM and heritage management. Expert contributors share their knowledge and illustra
Karlsgodt (history, U. of Denver) has carried out exhaustive research in order to reconstruct the policies of art preservation under the Vichy government in France. She provides specific accounts of h
There is not enough water globally for all the things humans need and want water to do for us. Water supply bubbles are bursting in China, the Middle East and India with potentially serious implicatio
As an essential resource, water has been the object of warfare, political wrangling, and individual and corporate abuse. It has also become an object of commodification, with multinational corporation
The book delivers the first major survey concerning the conservation of cultural heritage in both Europe and the Americas. Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas serves as a convenient
Cities can only exist because of the highly developed systems which underlie them, ensuring that energy, clean water, etc. are moved efficiently from producer to user, and that waste is removed. The u
In a world of finite resources, expanding populations, and widening structural inequalities, the ownership of things is increasingly contested. Not only are the commons being rapidly enclosed and priv
In this pioneering study of the water infrastructure of Renaissance Rome, urban historian Katherine Rinne offers a new understanding of how technological and scientific developments in aqueduct and fo
It is predicted that climate change will result in big changes to the global distribution of rainfall, causing drought and desertification in some regions and floods in others. Already there are signs
This book examines assumptions about why history, heritage, and place should matter. It ranges from a discussion of the commemoration of place in the Marquis de Lafayette's triumphal tour of the Unit
Bakker (water governance, U. of British Columbia, Canada) analyzes privatization of urban water provision as an environmental and socioeconomic phenomenon, treating it simultaneously as a governance i
The essential guide to creating livable cities through historic preservation for preservationists, planners, developers, architects, and other professionals Preservation of individual buildings an
