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Emerging Concepts in Urban Spa...This important work, now available in paperback, from Professor Geoffrey Broad... This important work, now available in paperback, from Professor Geoffrey Broadbent, provides a clear analysis of the nature of many of today's design problems, identifying their causes in history and suggesting a basis for co-ordinated solutions. more
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Sustainable Urban Design: An E...By the end of the twenty-first century it is thought that three-quarters of th... By the end of the twenty-first century it is thought that three-quarters of the world's population will be urban; our future is in cities. Making these cities healthy, vibrant and sustainable is an exceptional challenge which this book addresses. more
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Non-Violence in the Mahabharat...In Indian mythological texts like the Mahabharata and Ramayana there are recur... In Indian mythological texts like the Mahabharata and Ramayana there are recurrent tales about gleaners The practice of gleaning in India had more to do with the house-less forest life than with residential village or urban life or with gathering... more
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Kurds: A Concise HandbookFirst Published in 1993. Since before the dawn of recorded history the mountai... First Published in 1993. Since before the dawn of recorded history the mountainous lands of the northern Middle East have been home to a distinct people whose cultural tradition is one of the most authentic and original in the world. Some vestiges more
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Plato and the Creation of the ...Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible for the first time compares the anc... Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible for the first time compares the ancient law collections of the Ancient Near East the Greeks and the Pentateuch to determine the legal antecedents for the biblical laws Following on from his 2006 work Berossus... more
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City as Landscape: A Post Post...In twenty essays, this book covers aspects of planning, architecture, urban de... In twenty essays, this book covers aspects of planning, architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, park and garden design. Their approach, described as post-postmodern, is a challenge to the 'anything goes' eclecticism of the mer more
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Courtyard Housing: Past, Prese...Courtyard housing is one of the oldest forms of domestic development spanning ... Courtyard housing is one of the oldest forms of domestic development spanning at least 2000 years and occurring in distinctive form in many regions of the world. Traditionally associated with the Middle East where climate and culture have given sh more
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Leo the Great By Bronwen Neil ...Pope Leo I's theological and political influence 440-461 extended well beyond ... Pope Leo I's theological and political influence 440-461 extended well beyond his own see of Rome to the Christian East through his contribution to preparations for the Council of Chalcedon and its outcome This book deals with various aspects of Leo's... more
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Philanthropy and the Funding o...The changing relationship between the church and its supporters is key to unde... The changing relationship between the church and its supporters is key to understanding changing religious and social attitudes in Victorian Britain Using the records of the Anglican Church's home-missionary organizations Flew charts the decline in... more
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Inclusive Design: Designing an...The reality of the built environment for disabled people is one of social, phy... The reality of the built environment for disabled people is one of social, physical and attitudinal barriers which prevent their ease of mobility, movement and access. In the United Kingdom, most homes cannot be accessed by wheelchair, while acces more
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