Joram Lindenstrauss was born in Tel Aviv on October 28, 1936. He studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he received his doctoral degree in 1962. He has been on the faculty of this institution ever since 1965.Lindenstrauss works in various areas of functional analysis and geometry. Besides structure theory of Banach spaces, which is the subject of this book, he has...(展开全部)

There is enormous interest in urban design and the regeneration of our urban areas, but current thinking often concentrates on the built form, forgetting the important role that open spaces play. Urban Open Spaces brings together extensive research and practical experience to prove the opportunities and benefits of different types of open space to society and individuals. Focus...(展开全部)

As the twentieth century drew to a close, the rich were getting richer; power was concentrating within huge corporations; vast tracts of the earth were being laid waste; and, three quarters of the earth's population had no control over its destiny and no claim to basic rights. There was nothing new in this. What was new was the virtual absence of any political will to do anythi...(展开全部)