Why are Most Buildings Rectangular?: And Other Essays on Geometry and Architecture
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This book brings together a dozen of Philip Steadman's essays and papers on the geometry of...
Fields of Authority: Special Purpose Governance in Ontario, 1815-2015
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Everywhere we turn in Canadian local politics - from policing to transit, education to public...
Glasgow: Mapping the City
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Maps can tell much about a place that traditional histories fail to communicate. This lavishly...
Homeownership, Renting and Society: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
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On the eve of the financial crisis, the USA was inhabited by almost 70 percent homeowning...
In-Visible Palimpsest: Memory, Space and Modernity in Berlin and Shanghai
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In the early 1990s, Berlin and Shanghai witnessed the dramatic social changes in both national and...
Falcon
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The fastest animal alive, the falcon deserves attention not just for the combination of speed,...
Drive: Journeys Through Film, Cities, and Landscapes
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This book explores the experience of driving cars as a way of encountering landscapes and cities...
The Green London Way: Walking the City's History and Wildlife
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The Green London Way is an alternative approach to the exploration of London. The book describes a...
Estates: An Intimate History
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Lynsey Hanley was born and raised just outside of Birmingham on what was then the largest council...
Garden Tourism
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Visiting gardens is one of the most popular tourism activities today, around the world. This title...