American metropolitan areas today are divided into neighborhoods of privilege and poverty, often along lines of ethnicity and race. City residents traveling through these neighborhoods move from feeling at home to feeling like tourists to feeling so out of place they fear for their security. As Gerald Frug shows, this divided and inhospitable urban landscape is not simply the result of individual choices about where to live or start a business. It...

Planning is good for us all! This bold statement neatly summarises the core theme of this new book, which reviews the origins, evolution and operation of the modern UK Town and Country Planning system. The author provides a personal, and at times passionate, case for the many benefits which this system provides. This view runs contrary to those of many politicians and members of the public. Now and into the future planning must play a central role...

"En Colombia existen municipios donde más del 50 % de su población es víctima del conflicto armado, lo cual conlleva a que generen pocos ingresos y gran dependencia de los recursos de la nación. Pese a que la Corte Constitucional amplió la vigencia de la Ley 1448 del 2011 sobre las víctimas del conflicto armado del 2021 al 2031, debido a que solo el 10 % de las víctimas se encuentra reparado, es un reto para los municipios suplir las necesidades...

This comprehensive yet concise textbook is the first to provide a focused, subject specific guide to planning practice and law. Giving students essential background and contextual information to planning's statutory basis, the information is supported by practical and applied discussion to help students understand planning in the real world. The book is written in an accessible style, enabling students with little or no planning law knowledge to engage...

One of the most vexing problems for governments is building controversial facilities that serve the needs of all citizens but have adverse consequences for host communities. Policymakers must decide not only where to locate often unwanted projects but also what methods to use when interacting with opposition groups. In Site Fights, Daniel P. Aldrich gathers quantitative evidence from close to five hundred municipalities across Japan to show that planners...

In this provocative new book, Peter Latham argues that the UK Conservative Government's devolution agenda conceals their real intention: to complete the privatisation of local government and other public services. Using illustrative examples from across the UK, including the so-called 'Northern Powerhouses' and the Midlands, the book explains the far-reaching implications of the reorganisation of local government that is already affecting vital public...

Este libro invita a profundizar el diálogo sobre el rol de los gobiernos locales en seguridad en la Argentina a través de una mirada a diversos ejes y debates: competencias municipales en seguridad, estructuras de gobierno, policías municipales, el enfoque de mercados ilícitos, género y seguridad en el espacio público, videovigilancia, prevención de la violencia institucional y participación comunitaria. Los artículos que integran esta publicación...

The United States suffers from a shortage of well-placed homes. This was true even at the peak of the housing boom in 2005. Using a broad array of evidence on housing inflation, income, migration, homeownership trends, and international comparisons, Shut Out demonstrates that high home prices have been largely caused by the constrained housing supply in a handful of magnet cities leading the new economy. The same phenomenon is occurring in leading...

La Argentina atraviesa momentos difíciles. En efecto, la aparición de esta nueva pandemia, un contexto internacional más complejo del que estábamos acostumbrados, la falta de acuerdos internos y una clase dirigente que no logra elaborar una visión de país nos ha puesto en una encrucijada. En esta obra, Francisco de Santibañes nos presenta un amplio panorama sobre los desafíos que enfrenta la Argentina, y también nos propone caminos a recorrer....

En este libro se abordan, entre otros temas, los elementos sustanciales del territorio, su significado asociado a la cultura y las consideraciones de este concepto, entendido como dinámico y polisémico. El autor retoma las ideas de Jean Gottmann, quien manifiesta que la noción de territorio se discutía ya en el siglo XV, desde una relación con la esfera política, la cual correspondía con la supremacía sobre las tierras y la dominación de...