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1. Geographies of Developing Areas

   The Global South in a changing world

   By Glyn Williams, Paula Meth, Katie Willis

   This significant new textbook questions traditional conceptions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean to provide a new understanding of the ‘Global South’, highlighting the rich diversity of regions that are usually only viewed in terms of their ‘problems’. Providing a positive but...

   Published April 5th 2009 by Routledge
2. Achieving Sustainable Urban Form

   Edited by Elizabeth Burton, Mike Jenks, Katie Williams

   Achieving Sustainable Urban Form represents a major advance in the sustainable development debate. It presents research which defines elements of sustainable urban form - density, size, configuration, detailed design and quality - from macro to micro scale. Case studies from Europe, the USA and...

   Published March 29th 2000 by Routledge
3. The Compact City

   A Sustainable Urban Form?

   Edited by Elizabeth Burton, Mike Jenks, Katie Williams

   This book presents the latest thinking on the benefits and dangers of higher density urban living. It offers diverse opinions and research, from a wide range of disciplines, and gives an insight into both the theoretical debate and the practical challenges surrounding the compact city. Essential...

   Published March 20th 1996 by Routledge