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Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? Author James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social plans misfire, Scott argues, when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not - and cannot - be fully understood. Further, the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge.

Ontdek de geschiedenis van menselijke verstedelijking: een strijd waar elke innovatie een nieuwe kwetsbaarheid creëert. Van bescheiden landbouwdorpen tot de duizelingwekkende complexiteit van hedendaagse metropolen; de ontwikkeling van onze maatschappij is verre van een simpel succesverhaal...

在极度缺水且资源匮乏的波斯湾沿岸，一座微不足道的采珠小镇如何逆转命运，一跃成为定义全球化贸易与财富的超级都市？这部节奏明快的城市发展史将带你穿梭于帆船停泊的浅湾与高耸入云的天际线之间，见证人类在极端...

تتبع ملحمة التطور البشري وتاريخ العمران عبر سرد مذهل يفسر كيف تحولنا من الترحال إلى بناء ناطحات السحاب. يمثل هذا العمل رفيقك المثالي أثناء التنقل اليومي، حيث...

当人类在一万年前用定居的泥土聚落换取流动的自由时，一部交织着协作奇迹与生存危机的社会演进大历史便悄然开场。作为每日穿梭在钢筋水泥中忙碌的现代都市人，你是否曾对包裹着我们的庞大社会系统感到深深的敬畏与...

Esplora la storia umana e comprendi come l'urbanizzazione globale ha radicalmente trasformato la nostra sopravvivenza. Da piccoli gruppi nomadi a mastodontiche reti metropolitane, questo illuminante viaggio storico decostruisce il mito del progresso lineare. È un racconto vivido di tentativi...

Entenda como uma periferia tranquila virou o maior polo de inovação tecnológica do mundo e o preço real desse sucesso. Mergulhe em uma narrativa reflexiva e reveladora, ideal para estimular a curiosidade intelectual e garantir aprendizado contínuo durante o seu trajeto diário. A evolução...

Explore dez mil anos de história urbana e entenda como a luta por poder e abrigo forjou nossas megacidades. Perfeito para acompanhar seu trajeto diário, este mergulho imersivo transforma a paisagem ao seu redor em um museu vivo. Cada rua ganha um novo significado quando compreendemos a...

Bauman examina desde la sociología cinco conceptos básicos en torno a los cuales ha girado la narrativa de la condición humana: emancipación, individualidad, tiempo/espacio, trabajo y comunidad; conceptos que están hoy vivos y muertos al mismo tiempo. Bauman distingue una modernidad...

L'ascesa vertiginosa da sonnolenta comunità agricola a impero globale della tecnologia e dell'innovazione. Un'indagine storica lucida e tagliente che smonta i miti della Silicon Valley, ideale da riprodurre durante i tuoi spostamenti quotidiani per trasformare il tragitto casa-lavoro in una...

砂漠の過酷な辺境に過ぎなかった小さな港町が、いかにして世界屈指のメガシティへと変貌を遂げたのか、中東史と都市開発の軌跡を鮮やかに描き出します。日々の通勤時間や知的好奇心を満たしたい夜のひとときに、広...

Viaja por seiscientos años de historia asiática y vive la dramática reinvención urbana desde las cenizas de la guerra. Perfecto para transformar tu viaje diario en una fascinante exploración cultural, este relato te sumerge en el corazón palpitante de una sociedad en constante evolución...

Thirty years after its publication, The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning....[It] can also be seen in a much larger context. It is first of all a work of literature; the...

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Master the hidden systems of urban planning and sustainable design to transform your daily commute and local community. Whether you are waiting for a delayed bus, renting a downtown apartment, or walking through your neighborhood, the invisible rules of civic design impact your everyday life...

A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears” This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit...

What can a city reveal about the civilization that built it? In The City, influential urban thinker Lewis Mumford examines the growth of American cities and the social values embedded in their streets, buildings, industries, and neighborhoods. Mumford argues that every period of American history...

The first European settlers saw America as a paradise regained. The continent seemed to offer a God-given opportunity to start again and build the perfect community. Those messianic days are gone. But as Alex Krieger argues in City on a Hill, any attempt at deep understanding of how the country has developed must recognize the persistent and dramatic consequences of utopian dreaming. Even as ideals have changed, idealism itself has for better and worse shaped our world of bricks and mortar, macadam, parks, and farmland.

For more than a century, the city of Atlanta has been associated with Black achievement in education, business, politics, media, and music, earning it the nickname "the Black Mecca." Atlanta's long tradition of Black education dates back to Reconstruction, and produced an elite that flourished in spite of Jim Crow, rose to leadership during the civil rights movement, and then took power in the 1970s by building a coalition between White progressives, business interests, and Black Atlantans. But Atlanta's political leadership has consistently mishandled the Black poor.

A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to live A Book of the Year in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Economist and the Financial Times Shortlisted for the Baifang Schell Book Prize: Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Hu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he...