As a spatial concept, density is a useful tool in predicting and controlling land use. However,
policymakers, practitioners, academics and citizens are often uncertain about how density …

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to transform lives and ways of living across the globe,
it is becoming increasingly clear that adaptations involving both physical and institutional …

This paper addresses the relationship between urban spatial structure and emissions.
Surveying the most relevant literature, first we discuss the concept of spatial structure …

" Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has
boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. The very idea of a modern metropolis evokes …

Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Best Book of the Year Award in 2011 “A
masterpiece.”—Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics “Bursting with insights.”—The …

This paper shows the effects of several variables, which co-cause the Urban Heat Island
effect on temperature distribution and outdoor thermal comfort (by using the Predicted Mean …

We entered the 21st century with a strong, global trend to increasing concentration of the
population in relatively few, large cities. Large, dense cities can be highly productive …

A concise overview of this multidisciplinary field, presenting key concepts, central issues,
and current research, along with concrete examples and case studies. The emergence of …

The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of
offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring …

With the advent of multinational corporations, the traditional urban service function has' gone
global'. In order to provide services to globalizing corporate clients, the offices of major …