{"product_id":"9780470851609","title":"Urbanism Imported or Exported?","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUrbanism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eImported or Exported?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJoe Nasr | Mercedes Volait\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ Urban \u0026amp; Land Use Planning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThis book redresses the under-representation in existing English-language literature, of the global formation and development of global cities which have been informed by the diffusion of Western ideas and building principles beyond the Western world\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe modes of diffusion of ideas that shape planned environments, and the ways these ideas are realized, have been gaining prominence as subjects of study and discussion among planning historians and others. Recently, some researchers have begun to approach the relations between actors and stakeholders in the processes of planning diffusion in increasingly complex and ambiguous ways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe natives in developing countries, whether colonial or post-colonial, are now being recognized as full-fledged participants in the shaping of the built environment, with a variety of roles to play and means to play them, even if they frequently face many constraints to their actions. The specific traits of the indigenous are even in question: ultimately, who are the ‘locals’?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe research presented here recognises the importance of both provider and recipient as essential and influential entities within this diffusion process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book raises important conceptual questions as to the identities and roles of the actors involved and looks at the methodological implications for historians and the new challenges that arise from this questioning of a long-standing traditional view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Nasr\u003c\/b\u003e, independent researcher, Washington, USA and Associate Researcher, CERMOC, Beirut, Lebanon;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMercedes Volait\u003c\/b\u003e, Researcher, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, URBAMA, Université de Tours, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 September 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAcademy Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470851609\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315411579020,"sku":"9780470851609","price":67.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470851609.jpg?v=1780116265","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470851609","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}