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European Cities, Planning Systems and Property Markets $200 This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the interaction between the planning systems and property markets in 17 key European cities. |
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Mileage Chart Showing Distances Between Harvey Hotels $39.99 Mileage Chart Showing Distances Between Harvey Hotels – Giclee Print |
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Distances $8.47 Distances |
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New Distances $11.03 This first full-length from hardcore supergroup side-project Narrows is a dynamic, forceful 30 minutes of heavy crunchy guitars, well-placed distortion and dissonance, pulverizing drums, and thunderous growled vocals. Dave Verellen’s (Botch) voice is the grounding instrument, a fierce thunderclap far removed from the dorky screamo acts who attempt violent primal scream displays like New Distances but fall flat. Hints of Godflesh and peak-era Ministry crop up in Verellen’s surgical moans and in the guitar interplay of Jodie Cox (Tropics) and Ryan Frederiksen (These Arms Are Snakes), who alternate between fuzzy distortion and ringing passages like warning calls. Sam Stothers (Makeout Boys) supplies the rapid-fire drums, madly pounding away to keep the surging stomp moving. Rob Moran’s (Unbroken) bass is just as vital, settling alongside the drums as a counterpoint to the screeching guitars above. Only one or two tracks smell a little of a rushed recording session between these intercontinental fellows, but for the most part, things are tight as can be with atmosphere and viciousness to spare. So many hard acts go for all-out noise, or they get lost copping to meek melodies or juvenile subject matter, but thanks to experience and sheer ability, Narrows focus on the heart of nihilism and angry expression to craft a debut both punishing and intelligent. ~ Tim DiGravina, Rovi |
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Maine – Mile Marker Sign Post of Odd Distances to Different Cities, Countries $19.99 Maine – Mile Marker Sign Post of Odd Distances to Different Cities, Countries – Premium Poster |
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Signpost at Schiphol Airport, Showing Air Distances in Kilometers to Surrounding Cities in Europe $49.99 William Vandivert Signpost at Schiphol Airport, Showing Air Distances in Kilometers to Surrounding Cities in Europe – Photographic Print |
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Port Cities in Asia and Europe $190 This comparative study identifies many parallels between local histories and developments in the Asian and European port cities, as well as new opportunities for sharing experiences and learning from the developments and decisions in similar situations in other port cities |
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Sustainable Cities $40 This book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often erupt, it illustrates how cultures and cultural diversity interact with economic growth and development. The contributors provide valuable insight into how diverse cities should best be governed and made sustainable, and explore the concept of diversity in relation to sustainability. Building on segregation, assimilation and integration policies, the book indicates the need to develop policies that can govern diversity in a dynamic, nonlinear and spatio-temporal complex way. Case studies of eight culturally diverse cities (Stockholm, Baroda, Banska Bystrica, Chicago, London, Dortmund, Rome and Antwerp) clearly illustrate the relationship between diversity and development, identifying the conditions under which diversity leads to economic performance. These studies are underpinned by an econometric analysis of the relationship between diversity and development across European regions.This unique book will prove a fascinating read to both academics and policymakers with a specific interest in public policy, regional and urban studies, and more generally in economics, the environment and ecology. |
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European Travel $114.99 Arnie Fisk European Travel – Framed Art Print |
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Two Cities $13.58 If you’re wondering whether or not there is a connection between Keefe Jackson’s Fast Citizens and Aram Shelton’s Fast Citizens, the answer is a definite “yes.” Fast Citizens are a collective, and they have different leaders at different times. While Jackson was the leader on the 2006 release Ready Everyday, Shelton is in charge on the 2009 date Two Cities (whose title was derived from the fact that Shelton has both a Chicago connection and an Oakland connection). Shelton was prominently featured on Ready Everyday and contributed the piece “Blackout”; on Two Cities, however, Shelton contributes five pieces. But stylistically, Two Cities is not a major departure from Ready Everyday. Post-bop and avant-garde jazz are still Fast Citizens’ focus, and the influences that served them well in the past (Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra’s Arkestra, Charles Mingus, Dave Douglas, East European music) continue to serve them well on this 59-minute CD. Fast Citizens’ approach remains an inside/outside approach, but ultimately, outside playing is dominant for the acoustic sextet (which consists of Shelton on alto sax and clarinet, Jackson on tenor sax and bass clarinet, Josh Berman on cornet, Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello, Anton Hatwich on bass, and Frank Rosaly on drums). And even though Shelton is the one in the driver’s seat this time, there is never any doubt that Fast Citizens are a musical democracy. All six members make inspired contributions to the cerebral, abstract post-bop/avant-garde/free jazz dialogue. Those who enjoyed the Jackson-led Ready Everyday will be glad to know that Fast Citizens fare equally well under Shelton’s leadership on Two Cities., Rovi Performers: Frederick Lonberg-Holm – Cello; Josh Berman – Cornet; Keefe Jackson – Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor); Anton Hatwich – Bass; Aram Shelton – Sax (Alto), Clarinet; Frank Rosaly – Drums |
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Tiny Cities $12.78 The curious sophomore effort from Mark Kozelek’s Sun Kil Moon — with both Geoff Stanfield and Anthony Koutsos returning from Ghosts of the Great Highway — is a tribute album to indie rockers Modest Mouse and is entirely made up of songs from their catalogue. That said, Kozelek treats these tunes as if he wrote them himself. The same blend of acoustic and electric guitars exist here as they did on the band’s debut, but Kozelek’s voice is mixed way up in an otherwise sparse production. Shimmering acoustic rock and country meld and wind together on “Neverending Math Equation,” and “Space Travel Is Boring.” The slow, off-waltz time of “Jesus Christ Was an Only Child” is, in a way, the hinge piece of a recording that deals with memory, childhood, and the emerging of a fragmented person built from these experiences. The allegorical tone of the tune suggests affinity, difference, and the small ways in which what we were taught when we were young opens up spaces in us where we can encounter the world. “Four Fingered Fishermen” acknowledges this with its small strolling blend of acoustic guitars and Kozelek’s iteration of his witness of those different than himself. The beautiful and moving “Grey Ice Water,” done mariachi style with backing vocals from Michi Aceret and Emily Herron, is the full articulation of seeing people and the world as somehow interconnected, no matter how random the encounter with them. Tiny Cities is so aptly titled, a recording of motion, the passing of distances, and the sometimes too-close experience of intersection, connection, and disconnection that happens in both open and claustrophobic environments — check “Trucker’s Atlas” for the rootless awareness of caged-in restlessness no matter how wide the terrain is to run and move. How it comes off is a seemingly original work, which makes it more extraordinary considering that these aren’t his songs. This is a gorgeous recording, one that in a very intimate way opens up an entire universe of possibility for understanding, integration, and brokenness. A fitting tribute indeed. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi |
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The Urge To Travel Long Distances: Poems $14.58 No Synopsis Available |
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European Cities and Towns by Clark, Peter Edition ILL, 0 $31.49 Since the Middle Ages Europe has been one of the most urbanized continents on the planet and Europe’s cities have firmly stamped their imprint on the continent’s economic, social, political, and cultural life. This study of European cities and towns from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day looks both at regional trends from across Europe and also at the widely differing fortunes of individual communities on the roller coaster of European urbanization. Taking a wide-angled view of the continent that embraces northern and eastern Europe as well as the city systems of the Mediterranean and western Europe, it addresses important debates ranging from the nature of urban survival in the post-Roman era to the position of the European city in a globalizing world. The book is divided into three parts, dealing with the middle ages, the early modern period, and the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – with each part containing chapters on urban trends, the urban economy, social developments, cultural life and landscape, and governance. Throughout, the book addresses key questions such as the role of migration, including that of women and ethnic minorities; the functioning of competition and emulation between cities, as well as issues of inter-urban cooperation; the different ways civic leaders have sought to promote urban identity and visibility; the significance of urban autonomy in enabling cities to protect their interests against the state; and not least why European cities and towns over the period have been such pressure cookers for new ideas and creativity, whether economic, political, or cultural. |
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Writing Across Distances and Disciplines $32 Writing Across Distances and Disciplines addresses questions that cross borders between onsite, hybrid, and distributed learning environments, between higher education and the workplace, and between distance education and composition pedagogy. This groundbreaking volume raises critical issues, clarifies key terms, reviews history and theory, analyzes current research, reconsiders pedagogy, explores specific applications of WAC and WID in distributed environments, and considers what business and |
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European Travel Sites $39.99 European Travel Sites – Giclee Print |
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Plants and Habitats of European Cities $209 This is a collection of studies on the ecologies of European cities, including Paris, Zurich, and Amsterdam among others. Its discussion includes the natural and historical development of each city, local flora, the environmental impact of city growth, and environmental planning, design, and management. |
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Making Competitive Cities $135.99 The book investigates the impact on the competitiveness of cities developing creative industries (arts, media, entertainment, creative business services, architects, publishers, designers) and knowledge-intensive industries (ICT, R&D, finance, law). It provides significant new knowledge to the theoretical and practical understanding of the conditions necessary to stimulate “creative knowledge” cities. The editors compare the socio-economic developments, experiences and strategies in 13 urban regions across Europe: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Budapest, Dublin, Helsinki, Leipzig, Milan, Munich, Poznan, Riga, Sofia and Toulouse. These have different histories and roles; include capital and non-capital cities of different sizes; represent cities with different economic structures; and different cultural, political and welfare state traditions. Through this wide set of examples, Making Competitive Cities informs the debate about creative and knowledge-intensive industries, economic development, and competitiveness policies. It focuses on which metropolitan regions have a better chance to develop as “creative knowledge regions” and which do not, as well as investigating why this is so and what can policy do to influence change. Chapter authors from thirteen European institutions rigorously evaluate, reformulate and empirically test assumptions about cities and their potential for attracting creative and knowledge-intensive industries. As well as a systematic empirical comparison of developments related to these industries, the book examines the pathways that cities have followed and surveys both the negative and positive impacts of different prevailing conditions. Special Features: Analyses link between knowledge-intensive sectors and urban competitiveness Offers evidence from 13 European urban regions drawn from a major research project Establishes a new benchmark for academic and policy debates in a fast-moving field |
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Diffusion of Distances – Dialogues Between Chinese and Western Poetics $48.75 No Synopsis Available |