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This study is a concise introduction to Bruno Latour's Actor-Network Theory and its application in a literary analysis of urban narratives of the 21st century. We encounter well-known psycho-geographers such as Iain Sinclair and Sam Miller, and renowned authors, Patrick Neate and Suketu Mehta. Prachi More analyses these authors' accounts of vastly different cities such as London, Delhi, Mumbai, Johannesburg, New York and Tokyo. Are these urban narratives a contemporary solution to documenting an ever-evasive urban reality? If so, how do they embody "matters of concern" as Latour would have put it, laying bare modern-day "actors" and "networks" rather than reporting mere "matters of fact"? These questions are drawn into an inter-disciplinary discussion that addresses concerns and questions of epistemology, the sociology of knowledge as well as urban and documentary studies.

Literature --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Evaluation of literature --- Criticism --- Literary style --- History and criticism. --- Appraisal --- Evaluation --- ANT. --- Actor-Network Theory. --- Bruno Latour. --- City. --- Documentary. --- Documenting Strategy. --- Epistemology. --- General Literature Studies. --- Global South. --- Knowledge Production. --- Literary Studies. --- Literature. --- Megacity. --- Narrative. --- Realism. --- Representation. --- Sociology. --- Theory of Literature. --- Urban Cities. --- Urban Studies. --- Materialism; Realism; Documentary; Representation; Urban Cities; Global South; Bruno Latour; Actor-Network Theory; ANT; Megacity; Documenting Strategy; Narrative; Knowledge Production; Epistemology; Sociology; Literature; City; General Literature Studies; Urban Studies; Theory of Literature; Literary Studies

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The landscape of healthcare is dynamic, gradually becoming more complicated with factors beyond simple supply and demand. Similar to the diversity of social, political and economic contexts, the practical utilization of healthcare resources also varies around the world. However, the spatial components of these contexts, along with aspects of supply and demand, can reveal a common theme among these factors. This book presents advancements in GIS applications that reveal the complexity of and solutions for a dynamic healthcare landscape.

GIS --- urban health --- health clusters --- kernel density --- hotspot analysis --- healthcare planning --- health geomatics --- public health --- emergency medical facilities --- traffic jam --- megacity --- network-based location-allocation model --- Beijing --- healthcare critical infrastructure --- geovisualization --- geographic information system --- colored petri net --- COVID-19 --- social media data --- sina weibo --- spatiotemporal characteristics --- automated external defibrillator --- public access defibrillation --- out-of-hospital cardiac arrest --- resuscitation --- risk mapping --- geographical accessibility --- local scale --- municipality --- healthcare services --- spatial planning --- decentralization --- usability assessment --- web GIS --- cancer --- service area --- geospatial health --- spatial disparities --- accessibility --- subway expansion --- public transport network --- cross-border cooperation --- geographic information systems --- Iberian borderland --- strategic planning --- sustainable planning --- disaster preparedness --- smart cities --- sustainable cities --- food desert --- regression analysis

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Case studies from cities on five continents demonstrate the advantages of thinking comparatively about urban environments. The global discourse around urban ecology tends to homogenize and universalize, relying on such terms as “smart cities,” “eco-cities,” and “resilience,” and proposing a “science of cities” based largely on information from the Global North. Grounding Urban Natures makes the case for the importance of place and time in understanding urban environments. Rather than imposing a unified framework on the ecology of cities, the contributors use a variety of approaches across a range of of locales and timespans to examine how urban natures are part of — and are shaped by — cities and urbanization. Grounding Urban Natures offers case studies from cities on five continents that demonstrate the advantages of thinking comparatively about urban environments. The contributors consider the diversity of urban natures, analyzing urban ecologies that range from the coastal delta of New Orleans to real estate practices of the urban poor in Lagos. They examine the effect of popular movements on the meanings of urban nature in cities including San Francisco, Delhi, and Berlin. Finally, they explore abstract urban planning models and their global mobility, examining real-world applications in such cities as Cape Town, Baltimore, and the Chinese “eco-city” Yixing. Contributors Martín Ávila, Amita Baviskar, Jia-Ching Chen, Henrik Ernstson, James Evans, Lisa M. Hoffman, Jens Lachmund, Joshua Lewis, Lindsay Sawyer, Sverker Sörlin, Anne Whiston Spirn, Lance van Sittert, Richard A. Walker

Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Urbanization --- Environmental aspects --- Sociology of environment --- Social geography --- urban sociology --- urbanization --- human ecology --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Urban development --- Urban systems --- Cities and towns --- Social history --- Sociology, Rural --- Sociology, Urban --- Urban policy --- Rural-urban migration --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- environmental studies --- environmental history --- urban ecology --- urban studies --- urbanism --- southern urbanism --- postcolonial studies --- worlding --- comparative urban environmentalism --- urban environmental history --- citizen science --- urban political ecology --- more-than-human --- infrastructure --- New Orleans --- urban ecosystems --- Louisiana --- hybridity --- Lagos --- Nigeria --- megacity --- contestation --- beautification --- landscape --- language --- literacy --- water --- landscape architecture --- urban design --- urban planning --- collectives --- political ecology --- affective ecology --- design-driven research --- speculation --- environmentalism --- conservation --- nature --- green cities --- San Francisco --- China --- volunteers --- environment --- citizen mobilization --- invasive species --- Delhi --- India --- green areas --- Berlin --- urban gardening --- South Africa --- Cape Town --- Rondevlei --- birds --- sanctuary --- Middlemiss --- Langley --- resilience --- ecological governance --- transformation --- experiments --- eco-urbanization --- rural transformation --- spatial planning --- dispossession --- situating --- articulating --- texturizing --- retrosembling --- Cordoba --- Baltimore

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This book is the result of a Special Issue of the journal Resources. The Special Issue was initiated to identify promising solutions and specific challenges in the context of underused resources in urban environments. Authors focus on two main areas: the establishment of circular economy schemes based on valorizing wastes that occur in urban areas and the exploitation of renewable energies. The circular economy and renewable resources hold key potential for increasing the sustainability of cities, and the presented studies enhance our understanding of how to unlock this potential. Effective regulatory frameworks and policymaking processes that balance the power between stakeholders are required to successfully manage energy transition and the transition to more circular economies. The positive role of community engagement merits high attention. To recover valuable resources from household waste, a focus on technology and infrastructure is required but is insufficient; motivational factors and knowledge of citizens are the most essential elements. The need to more reliably quantify and better characterize recyclable material streams also evidently remains, especially where population numbers are further growing. This book provides a rich source to explore promising solutions, challenges, and research needed for the sound management of resources in urban settings.

source separation of waste --- waste management --- household waste --- polymer recycling --- sustainable development --- Lagos megacity --- value chain --- waste-to-wealth --- city planning --- Energiewende --- post-Brexit --- renewable energy systems --- resource-use policy --- sustainable energy transitions --- underutilised resources --- waste cooking oil --- recycling --- biodiesel --- non-fuel use --- regulatory promotion --- circular economy --- European horse chestnut --- seed coat --- additive --- antioxidant --- proanthocyanidins --- UV spectrum --- extraction --- size exclusion chromatography --- polyphenols --- renewable energy --- energy transition --- energy policies --- urban energy --- particle size reduction --- pre-treatment --- shredding --- mechanical–biological treatment --- bioprocessing --- wastewater management --- environmental sustainability --- waste resources --- household solid waste (HSW) --- waste composition analysis --- waste generation rate --- solid waste measurement --- remote sensing --- building type --- garden waste arising --- green waste --- yard waste --- home composting --- backyard burning --- municipal and public service engineering --- urban resources --- resource management --- sustainable urbanisation --- community engagement --- solid waste recycling --- energy governance --- policy-making

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A unique, stunningly illustrated look at the origins, development, and future prospects of citiesMore than half the world's population lives in cities, and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global phenomenon, but the way cities are developing, the experience of city life, and the prospects for the future of cities vary widely from region to region. The Atlas of Cities presents a unique taxonomy of cities that looks at different aspects of their physical, economic, social, and political structures; their interactions with each other and with their hinterlands; the challenges and opportunities they present; and where cities might be going in the future.Each chapter explores a particular type of city—from the foundational cities of Greece and Rome and the networked cities of the Hanseatic League, through the nineteenth-century modernization of Paris and the industrialization of Manchester, to the green and "smart" cities of today. Expert contributors explore how the development of these cities reflects one or more of the common themes of urban development: the mobilizing function (transport, communication, and infrastructure); the generative function (innovation and technology); the decision-making capacity (governance, economics, and institutions); and the transformative capacity (society, lifestyle, and culture).Using stunning info-graphics, maps, charts, tables, and photographs, the Atlas of Cities is a comprehensive overview of the patterns of production, consumption, generation, and decay of the twenty-first century’s defining form.Presents a one-of-a-kind taxonomy of cities that looks at their origins, development, and future prospectsFeatures core case studies of particular types of cities, from the foundational cities of Greece and Rome to the "smart" cities of todayExplores common themes of urban development, from transport and communication to lifestyle and cultureIncludes stunning info-graphics, maps, charts, tables, and photosCities Featured:Abuja, Alexandria, Amsterdam, Athens, Augsburg, Babylon, Beijing, Berlin, Brasilia, Bruges, Budapest, Cairo, Canberra, Chandigarh, Chicago, Constantinople, Curitiba, Detroit, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Florence, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Geneva, Ghent, Glasgow, Güssing, Hong Kong, Innsbruck, Istanbul, Jakarta, Karachi, Knossos, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Lübeck, Manchester, Marseille, Masdar City, Mexico City, Miami, Milan, Mumba, Mumbai, Nairobi, New York, Paris, Pella, Portland, Rome, San Francisco, Santorini, São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Sheffield, Singapore, Sparta, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Sydney, Syracuse, Tokyo, Vancouver, Venice, Vienna, Washington, D.C., Wildpoldsried

Urbanization --- Metropolitan areas --- Cities and towns --- Bangkok. --- Beijing. --- Bollywood. --- Bruges. --- Byzantium. --- Caracas. --- Carbon footprint. --- Celebrity culture. --- Central London. --- Central business district. --- Centre Georges Pompidou. --- Champagne fairs. --- Chapter 9. --- Chicago school (architecture). --- China. --- City-state. --- City. --- CityLife (Milan). --- Classical Athens. --- Colonial exhibition. --- Commercial Revolution. --- Constantinople. --- Construction. --- Contemporary society. --- Conurbation. --- Cosmopolitanism. --- Creative class. --- Cycling. --- Deindustrialization. --- Developed country. --- Dharavi. --- Diego Rivera. --- Economic development. --- Economic growth. --- Electronic Road Pricing. --- Entrepreneurship. --- Fashion in Milan. --- Fatih. --- Federal district. --- Financial Times. --- Gentrification. --- Global city. --- Globalization. --- Governance. --- Green economy. --- Guangzhou. --- Haussmann's renovation of Paris. --- High-speed rail. --- Hinterland. --- Ho Chi Minh City. --- Home appliance. --- Housing development. --- Industrialisation. --- Infrastructure. --- Inward investment. --- Kolkata. --- Kuala Lumpur. --- Latin America. --- Latin American integration. --- Living lab. --- Long Walls. --- Masdar City. --- Mediterranean Sea. --- Megacity. --- Merchant capitalism. --- Metropolitan area. --- Mexico City. --- Michael Bloomberg. --- Modernity. --- Mumbai. --- New York City. --- Overurbanization. --- Public transport. --- Real estate bubble. --- Residential area. --- Restaurant. --- Retail. --- Roman Empire. --- Rue de Rivoli. --- Secondary city. --- Seoul. --- Service economy. --- Slum. --- Suburb. --- Suburbanization. --- Sustainability. --- Sustainable city. --- Swinging London. --- Technology. --- The Economist. --- The Iconic. --- Tourism. --- Urban geography. --- Urban planning. --- Urban renewal. --- Urban revolution. --- Urban sprawl. --- Urbanization. --- Wealth. --- Welser.