Maurizio Pistoso. A Tale of Two Cities. Ahmad Doniš tra Pietroburgo e Bukhara

An Architectural Tale of the Two Cities

A comparative study of the corresponding styles of Western and Iranian modern architecture has hardly ever been carried out in detail. This paper aims to sketch out an outline for such an investigation and to present a summary of empirical evidence accompanied by field observations to elaborate the ongoing trend of relationship between architectural styles in Iran and that of the West. This is ...

Owning memories: a tale of two cities

In 1894 Queen Victoria opened the Salford Docks, now known as Salford Quays, home of MediaCityUK. At the time, Salford Docks were considered a masterpiece of engineering, allowing Manchester to circumvent the route through Liverpool and have access to international trade. The area was an ambitious hub for commerce, industrial activity and job prospects. Although more than 100 years have passed,...

A tale of two stricken cities.

A Growth Tale of Two Cities

In Chapter 26 we discussed how rising per capita incomes over long periods of time can be explained by population growth, capital accumulation, and technological progress. Is there some way that we can measure how much of observed growth in per capita incomes is due to each factor separately? An obvious problem in trying to do so is that “technological progress,” though obvious in many aspects ...

Assessing the Role of GIS in E-Government: A Tale of E-Participation in Two Cities

This paper will deal with the question of what the influence is Geographical Information Systems have on policy design in specific, and e-government and e-democracy in general. A conceptual model of policy design is used with which two case studies will be analyzed in which GIS was used to encourage participation of citizens in urban planning and redevelopment. It will become clear that the pot...