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A Very Public Solution By:"Paul Mees" Published on 2000 by Melbourne University E-book Library:"Social Science" Why is public transport so poor in Australian cities? Why can't it be more like the fast, convenient systems in Europe? Unlike Europeans, most urban Australians live on far-flung suburban blocks rather than in high-density apartments. Most urban travel is to widespread suburban locations rather than to the city centre. It is often argued that fast, efficient public transport is impossible in our 'dispersed' cities. In A Very Public Solution, Paul Mees compares Melbourne's public transport system with the highly successful system in Toronto; a 'dispersed' city very like Melbourne with its suburban sprawl, and sheds new light on a century-old debate. This debate is particularly important now, as 'economic rationalists' move to privatise public transport in Australian cities. We can have European-style public transport, Mees ar...

Inheriting the City By:"Philip Kasnitz","John H. Mollenkopf","Jennifer Holdaway","Mary C. Waters" Published on 2009-12-11 by Harvard University Press E-book Library:"Social Science" From the publisher: Inheriting the City examines five immigrant groups to disentangle the complicated question of how they are faring relative to native-born groups, and how achievement differs between and within these groups. While some experts worry that these young adults would not do as well as previous waves of immigrants due to lack of high-paying manufacturing jobs, poor public schools, and an entrenched racial divide, Inheriting the City finds that the second generation is rapidly moving into the mainstream--speaking English, working in jobs that resemble those held by native New Yorkers their age, and creatively combining their ethnic cultures and norms with American ones. Far from descending into an urban underclass, the children of immigrants are ...

Programming GPS and OpenStreetMap Applications with Java By:"Kristof Beiglböck" Published on 2012-01-27 by CRC Press E-book Library:"Computers" Written by an expert in the development of GPS systems with digital maps and navigation, Programming GPS and OpenStreetMap Applications with Java: The RealObject Application Framework provides a concrete paradigm for object-oriented modeling and programming. It presents a thorough introduction to the use of available global positioning data for the development of applications involving digital maps. The author first describes the different formats of GPS data and digital maps and shows how to use recorded GPS traces to replay and display this data on a digital map. Then, he works through in detail the processing steps of obtaining dedicated data from OpenStreetMaps and how to extract a network for a simple navigation application. For each topic covered—GPS data, OpenStreetMaps, and navigation—Java code is developed that can ...

The Responsive City By:"Stephen Goldsmith","Susan Crawford" Published on 2014-08-11 by John Wiley & Sons E-book Library:"Business & Economics" Leveraging Big Data and 21st century technology to renew cities and citizenship in America The Responsive City is a guide to civic engagement and governance in the digital age that will help leaders link important breakthroughs in technology and data analytics with age-old lessons of small-group community input to create more agile, competitive, and economically resilient cities. Featuring vivid case studies highlighting the work of pioneers in New York, Boston, Chicago and more, the book provides a compelling model for the future of governance. The book will help mayors, chief technology officers, city administrators, agency directors, civic groups and nonprofit leaders break out of current paradigms to collectively address civic problems. The Responsive City is the culmination of research originating from ...

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide New York City By:"DK" Published on 2015-10-06 by Penguin E-book Library:"Travel" DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City is your in-depth guide to the very best of the \ This Book was ranked 35 by Google Books for keyword city apartment. Thank you Smart City Guides

Codex Espangliensis By:"Guillermo Gomez-Pena","Enrique Chagoya","Felicia Rice" Published on 2000-06-01 by City Lights Books E-book Library:"Art" Inspired by the pre-Hispanic codices that escaped immolation during colonial invasions, this artists' book opens out in accordion folds expanding to a length of over 21 feet. Rice has created a series of beautiful and jarring montages in which the mixture of languages, slang, poetry, and prose of Gomez-Pena's performance texts are woven through and around Chagoya's collages filled with pre-Hispanic drawings, colonial-era representations of New World natives, and comic book superheroes. Irreverent to the last, Gomez-Pena and Chagoya employ iconic figures and persistent stereotypes to overturn the fantasies of nationalism, ethnocentrism, and historical amnesia that cloud international relations. Rice's masterful typographic compositions orchestrate the text's many voices and views, offe...

China Telecom 2000: VoL. 3: Switching Market and Opportunities in China By: Published on by Information Gatekeepers Inc E-book Library: This Book was ranked 14 by Google Books for keyword city telecom. Thank you Smart City Guides

Current Housing Reports By: Published on 1998 by E-book Library:"Housing" This Book was ranked 39 by Google Books for keyword city definition. Thank you Smart City Guides

The Creative Capital of Cities By:"Stefan Krätke" Published on 2012-05-03 by John Wiley & Sons E-book Library:"Social Science" This book challenges the new urban growth concepts of the creative class and creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. Critiques Richard Florida's popular books about cities and the creative class Presents an alternative approach based on analyses of empirical research data concerning the German urban system and the case study regions, Hanover and Berlin Underscores that the culture industry takes a leading role in conforming with neoliberal conceptions of labor markets This Book was ranked 10 by Google Books for keyword city network. Thank you Smart City Guides

Global Urban Analysis By:"Peter J Taylor","Pengfei Ni","Ben Derudder","Michael Hoyler","Jin Huang","Frank Witlox" Published on 2012-06-25 by Routledge E-book Library:"Architecture" Global Urban Analysis provides a unique insight into the contemporary world economy through a focus on cities. It is based upon a large-scale customised data collection on how leading businesses use cities across the world: as headquarter locations, for finance, for professional and creative services, for media. These data - involving up to 2000 firms and over 500 cities - provide evidence for both how the leading cities, sometimes called global cities, are coming to dominate the world economy, and how hundreds of other cities are faring in this brave new urban world. Thus can the likes of London, New York and Hong Kong be tracked as well as Manchester, Cleveland and Guangzhou, and even Plymouth, Chattanooga and Xi'an. Cities are asses...

A Historical Guidebook to Old Columbus By:"Bob Hunter" Published on 2012-10-19 by Ohio University Press E-book Library:"Travel" Ever look at a modern skyscraper or a vacant lot and wonder what was there before? Or maybe you have passed an old house and been curious about who lived there long ago. This richly illustrated new book celebrates Columbus, Ohio’s, two-hundred-year history and supplies intriguing stories about the city’s buildings and celebrated citizens, stopping at individual addresses, street corners, parks, and riverbanks where history was made. As Columbus celebrates its bicentennial in 2012, a guide to local history is very relevant. Like Columbus itself, the city’s history is underrated. Some events are of national importance; no one would deny that Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession down High Street was a historical highlight. But the authors have also included a wealth of social and entertainment history from Columbus’s colorful history as state ...

Toronto Sprawls By:"Lawrence Solomon" Published on 2007 by University of Toronto Press E-book Library:"History" With a landmass of approximately 7000 square kilometres and a population of roughly five million, the Greater Toronto Area is Canada's largest metropolitan centre. How did a small nineteenth-century colonial capital become this sprawling urban giant, and how did government policies shape the contours of its landscape? In Toronto Sprawls, Lawrence Solomon examines the great migration from farms to the city that occurred in the last half of the nineteenth century. During this period, a disproportionate number of single women came to Toronto while, at the same time, immigration from abroad was swelling the city's urban boundaries. Labour unions were increasingly successful in recruiting urban workers in these years. Governments responded to these perceived threats with a series of policies designed to foster order. To promote single family dwellings c...

John Cabot City Technology College By: Published on by E-book Library: Features the John Cabot City Technology College in Kingswood, England. Describes upcoming events, college facilities, and individual departments. Links to other city technology colleges. This Book was ranked 21 by Google Books for keyword city technology. Thank you Smart City Guides

On Architecture, the City, and Technology By:"Marc M. Angelil" Published on 1990-01-01 by Butterworth-Heinemann E-book Library:"Architecture" This Book was ranked 10 by Google Books for keyword city technology. Thank you Smart City Guides

The Devil in the White City By:"Erik Larson" Published on 2004-02-10 by Vintage E-book Library:"History" Erik Larson—author of #1 bestseller IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS—intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction. From the Trade Paperback edition. This Book was ranked 7 by Google Books for keyword city award. Thank you Smart City Guides

Beyond Smart Cities By:"Tim Campbell" Published on 2013-07-03 by Routledge E-book Library:"Architecture" The promise of competitiveness and economic growth in so-called smart cities is widely advertised in Europe and the US. The promise is focussed on global talent and knowledge economies and not on learning and innovation. But to really achieve smart cities – that is to create the conditions of continuous learning and innovation – this book argues that there is a need to understand what is below the surface and to examine the mechanisms which affect the way cities learn and then connect together. This book draws on quantitative and qualitative data with concrete case studies to show how networks already operating in cities are used to foster and strengthen connections in order to achieve breakthroughs in learning and innovation. Going beyond smart cities means understanding how cities construct, convert and manipulate relationships that grow in urban environments. ...

FCC Record By: Published on 2013 by E-book Library:"Telecommunication" This Book was ranked 24 by Google Books for keyword city telecom. Thank you Smart City Guides

Smart Cities and Homes By:"Mohammad S Obaidat","Petros Nicopolitidis" Published on 2016-05-17 by Morgan Kaufmann E-book Library:"Computers" Smart Cities and Homes: Key Enabling Technologies explores the fundamental principles and concepts of the key enabling technologies for smart cities and homes, disseminating the latest research and development efforts in the field through the use of numerous case studies and examples. Smart cities use digital technologies embedded across all their functions to enhance the wellbeing of citizens. Cities that utilize these technologies report enhancements in power efficiency, water use, traffic congestion, environmental protection, pollution reduction, senior citizens care, public safety and security, literacy rates, and more. This book brings together the most important breakthroughs and advances in a coherent fashion, highlighting the interconnections between the works in different areas of computing, exploring both new...

American Cities and Technology By:"Gerrylynn K. Roberts","Philip Steadman" Published on 2005-11-01 by Routledge E-book Library:"Science" Designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the American Cities and Technology textbook. Chronologically, this volume ranges from the earliest technological dimensions of Amerindian settlements to the 'wired city' concept of the 1960s and internet communications of the 1990s.Its focus extends beyond the US to include telecomunications in Asian cities in the late 20th century. The topics covered: * the rise of the skyscraper *the coming of the automobile age * relations between private and public transport * the development of infrastructural technologies and systems * the implications of electronic communications * the emergence of city planning. This Book was ranked 24 by Google Books for keyword city technology. Thank you Smart City Guides

1493 By:"Charles C. Mann" Published on 2012 by Vintage E-book Library:"History" Reveals how the voyages of Columbus reintroduced plants and animals that had been separated millions of years earlier, documenting how the ensuing exchange of flora and fauna between Eurasia and the Americas fostered a European rise, decimated imperial China and rendered Manila and Mexico City the center of the world for two centuries. Reprint. This Book was ranked 37 by Google Books for keyword city columbus. Thank you Smart City Guides

Batley City Challenge By:"Batley Action Ltd","Market Research UK Limited" Published on 1997 by E-book Library:"Batley (England)" This Book was ranked 3 by Google Books for keyword city challenge. Thank you Smart City Guides

From City Challenge to the Single Regeneration Budget By:"Mike Medas" Published on 1994 by E-book Library:"Blacks" This Book was ranked 5 by Google Books for keyword city challenge. Thank you Smart City Guides

Cities, Networks, and Global Environmental Governance By:"Sofie Bouteligier" Published on 2012-12-12 by Routledge E-book Library:"Political Science" As a result of global dynamics—the increasing interconnection of people and places—innovations in global environmental governance haved altered the role of cities in shaping the future of the planet. This book is a timely study of the importance of these social transformations in our increasingly global and increasingly urban world. Through analysis of transnational municipal networks, such as Metropolis and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Sofie Bouteligier's innovative study examines theories of the network society and global cities from a global ecology perspective. Through direct observation and interviews and using two types of city networks that have been treated separately in the literature, she discovers the structure and logic pertaining to office networks of environmental non-governmental organizat...

Cities in the International Marketplace By:"H. V. Savitch","Paul Kantor","Serena Haddock Vicari" Published on 2002 by Princeton University Press E-book Library:"Political Science" Does globalization menace cities? This text looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring since 1972. It concludes that cities do have choices in city building and that they behave strategically. This Book was ranked 17 by Google Books for keyword city challenge. Thank you Smart City Guides

The Rough Guide to Rock By:"Peter Buckley" Published on 2003 by Rough Guides E-book Library:"Music" Compiles career biographies of over 1,200 artists and rock music reviews written by fans covering every phase of rock from R&B through punk and rap. This Book was ranked 31 by Google Books for keyword city solution. Thank you Smart City Guides

Stockton City Challenge By:"Fred Robinson" Published on 1998 by E-book Library:"Urban renewal" This Book was ranked 18 by Google Books for keyword city challenge. Thank you Smart City Guides

Showdown By:"Wil Haygood" Published on 2015 by Knopf Publishing Group E-book Library:"Biography & Autobiography" \ This Book was ranked 10 by Google Books for keyword city columbus. Thank you Smart City Guides

Columbus, Ohio By:"Henry L. Hunker" Published on 2000 by Ohio State University Press E-book Library:"Biography & Autobiography" This book is an account of post -- World War II Columbus from the perspective of a professional geographer and longtime resident of the city. Henry L. Hunker is well known for his work in urban geography at The Ohio State University. He has also been active in efforts to preserve the architectural heritage of Columbus. Personal and anecdotal, the book serves as an informal documentary of the past fifty years, when Columbus grew to become the largest city in Ohio. Famous for his tours of the city, Hunker includes itineraries for two tours -- one in 1956, one in 1999 -- which he uses to compare the city then and now. Included are eighteen photographs, mostly from Hunker's own collection, and there are four maps of the metropolitan area. These and the distinctive voice of the author provide a unique and authoritative view of the physic...

An Apartment in the City By:"Andrew McAuley Comfort" Published on 1995 by E-book Library:"Apartment houses" This Book was ranked 32 by Google Books for keyword city apartment. Thank you Smart City Guides

Water and Sewage Works By: Published on 1920 by E-book Library:"Municipal engineering" Vols. 76 include Reference and data section for 1929 (1929- called Water works and sewerage data section) This Book was ranked 10 by Google Books for keyword city award. Thank you Smart City Guides

City of Light By:"Jeff Hecht" Published on 2004 by Oxford University Press on Demand E-book Library:"Science" City of Light tells the story of fiber optics, tracing its transformation from 19th-century parlor trick into the foundation of our global communications network. Written for a broad audience by a journalist who has covered the field for twenty years, the book is a lively account of both the people and the ideas behind this revolutionary technology. The basic concept underlying fiber optics was first explored in the 1840s when researchers used jets of water to guide light in laboratory demonstrations. The idea caught the public eye decades later when it was used to create stunning illuminated fountains at many of the great Victorian exhibitions. The modern version of fiber optics--using flexible glass fibers to transmit light--was discovered independently five times through the first half of the century, and one of its first key applications was the endoscop...

Advancing the Impact of Design Science: Moving from Theory to Practice By:"Monica Chiarini Tremblay","Debra VanderMeer","Marcus Rothenberger","Ashish Gupta","Victoria Yoon" Published on 2014-05-08 by Springer E-book Library:"Computers" This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2014, held in Miami, FL, USA in May 2014. The 19 full papers, 7 research-in-progress papers and 18 short papers describing prototype demonstrations were carefully reviewed and selected from 71 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on design science; emerging themes; meta issues; methods; supporting business processes; team support; work-in-progress papers and prototypes. This Book was ranked 21 by Google Books for keyword city solution. Thank you Smart City Guides

Norfolk By:"Thomas C. Parramore","Peter C. Stewart","Tommy L. Bogger" Published on 2000-01 by University of Virginia Press E-book Library:"History" Presents a history of Norfolk, Virginia, from the year 1561 until the late twentieth-century. This Book was ranked 14 by Google Books for keyword city award. Thank you Smart City Guides

City Competitiveness and Improving Urban Subsystems: Technologies and Applications By:"Bulu, Melih" Published on 2011-10-31 by IGI Global E-book Library:"Political Science" Cities are becoming the wealth producing centers of national economies. Increasing the operational efficiency of the city will bring a competitive edge to the whole system. Yet, many city subsystems cannot work together, creating significant problems and inefficiencies. City Competitiveness and Improving Urban Subsystems: Technologies and Applications uses information science perspectives to improve working subsystems in transportation, sewage, electricity, water, communication, education, health, governance, and infrastructure since their efficient and synchronized operation is vital for a competitive city. This pioneering approach will interest researchers, professionals, and policymakers in urban economy, regional planning, and information science disciplines who wish to improve the competitiv...

Cases on Interdisciplinary Research Trends in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Studies on Urban Classrooms By:"Lansiquot, Reneta D." Published on 2012-10-31 by IGI Global E-book Library:"Education" Involving two or more academic subjects, interdisciplinary studies aim to blend together broad perspectives, knowledge, skills, and epistemology in an educational setting. By focusing on topics or questions too broad for a single discipline to cover, these studies strive to draw connections between seemingly different fields. Cases on Interdisciplinary Research Trends in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Studies on Urban Classrooms presents research and information on implementing and sustaining interdisciplinary studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for students and classrooms in an urban setting. This collection of research acts as a guide for researchers and professionals interested in improving learning outcome...

The Turner House By:"Angela Flournoy" Published on 2015-04-14 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt E-book Library:"Fiction" NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A powerful, timely debut, The Turner House marks a major new contribution to the story of the American family. The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years. Their house has seen thirteen children grown and gone—and some returned; it has seen the arrival of grandchildren, the fall of Detroit’s East Side, and the loss of a father. The house still stands despite abandoned lots, an embattled city, and the inevitable shift outward to the suburbs. But now, as ailing matriarch Viola finds herself forced to leave her home and move in with her eldest son, the family discovers that the house is worth just a tenth of its mortgage. The Turner children are called home to decide its fate and to reckon with how each of their pasts haunts—and shapes—their family’s future. Praised by Ayana Mathis as “utterly moving” and “un-...

Collective Bargaining Contract Between the City of Columbus and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Ohio Council 8, Local 1632 By:"Columbus (Ohio)","AFSCME. Council 8 (Ohio). Local 1632","AFSCME. Council 8 (Ohio)" Published on 1990* by E-book Library:"Collective bargaining" This Book was ranked 31 by Google Books for keyword city columbus. Thank you Smart City Guides