Tag: Villages

Free Download Deserted Villages Revisited (Explorations in Local and Regional History) edited by Richard Jones, Christopher Dyer
English | May 1, 2010 | ISBN: 1905313799 | True EPUB | 160 pages | 9.2 MB
Assembling leading experts on the subject, this account explores the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of thousands of villages and smaller settlements in England and Wales between 1340 and 1750. By revisiting the deserted villages, this breakthrough study addresses questions that have plagued archaeologists, geographers, and historians since the 1940s-including why they were deserted, why some villages survived while others were abandoned, and who was responsible for their desertion-offering a series of exciting insights into the fate of these fascinating sites.

Free Download Xiaoqing Zhang, "In the Name of Inclusion: The Redevelopment of Urban Villages and its Implications on Citizenship in China "
English | ISBN: 9813361190 | 2021 | 232 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This book follows the citizenship-based approach and interrogates the policies on urban village redevelopment from a perspective of social exclusion and inclusion. It focuses on two questions: how policy makers and urban villagers understand social inclusion differently, and what makes a difference in enhancing social inclusion. Firstly, an examination of citizenship conceptions, as reflected in the Chinese traditional discourses, provides the basis for questioning the political rhetoric of social inclusion in China. Secondly, a comparison between policy makers’ and villages’ interpretations on urban citizenship helps explore the different understandings of citizenship between them. Finally, by studying six redeveloped urban villages in the city of Xi’an, the book identifies what villagers strive for, and discusses how their strivings make a difference in achieving social inclusion during urban village redevelopment.

Free Download Urban Villages and the Making of Communities by HRH The Prince of Wales
English | 2003 | ISBN: 0415262739 | 272 Pages | PDF | 11.3 MB
Urban regeneration is currently at the forefront of the political and professional agenda worldwide.

Free Download Robert Krueger, "Smart Villages "
English | ISBN: 3110786214 | 2023 | 220 pages | EPUB, PDF | 16 MB + 193 MB
This book asserts that the goal of smart villages should shift from one of extraction to one of community value creation. To begin this conversation, we examine the smart village discourse, debates in design theory, non-western traditions of innovation, and sustainable development. Through case studies of smart village co-design we offer a way forward. This book is relevant for engineers, social scientists, and development practitioners. The book will be of special interest to those seeking to expand their inquiry into the role of science and technology in low and middle-income countries. Reconstructs the goals of smart villages to a community centric model. Intertwines the concepts of sustainable development and smart villages. Describes case studies achieving local value creation and circulation.