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Urbanism
Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment.
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Розмір вимагає компетентності. Вона стає мірою успіху за замовчуванням, умовою, що надихає до наслідування. Приклад, навіть тріумф аеропорту Атланти в тому, що він просто найбільший. Як виявилося після закінчення Олімпіади в Атланті, якщо бути найбільшим, то можна й залишатися найбільшим — принаймні деякий час. Ніщо не сприяє успіху так, як сам успіх.
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― Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession
― Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession
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The same term, "brown lands," is sometimes used to describe those parts of the modern urban landscape that have fallen to ruin, at least in the eyes of the planners who measure the city's health based on its contribution to the wealth and growth of the human community. Empty lots, abandoned buildings, trash woods—all the parcels whose former use for industry, residence, agriculture, or other productive purposes has been abandoned, often due to changing economic or technological conditions, and h
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― A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places
― A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places
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