This book synthesizes urban design and urban regeneration by examining the revitalization of a number of historic urban quarters. Its focus is on quarters or areas where there is a significant number of historic buildings concentrated in a small area; with places and area-based approaches. Many cities have such quarters that confer on them a sense of place and identity through ...(展开全部)

联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）是联合国的一个专门机构，致力于通过教育、科学和文化促进国际合作的工作。《世界遗产公约》是1972年由联合国教科文组织成员国制订的国际公约，其宗旨是为后代确认、保护并保存世界优秀的文化和自然遗产。 理查德·卡文迪什（RICHARD CAVENDISH）是一位历史学家，英国历史遗址研究权威。著有《史前英格兰指南》和一部有关英国国王和王后的作品，他还每月为《今日历史》杂志撰写专栏。他策划编纂了关于20世纪重大事件和世界奇观的书、为汽车协会编撰了英国指南和英国地名索引等。他在英国、美国、丹麦、加拿大和澳大利亚举办过讲座或录制广播节目。

This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Bristol's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites. The

This illustrated history portrays one of England's great cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Newcastle's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites. T

Returning home from a luncheon, Hercule Poirot is met at his door by an imperious woman who introduces herself as Sylvia Rule. "How dare you? How dare you send me such a letter?" Ignoring his denials, Mrs. Rule insists that she received a missive claiming he had proof she murdered a man named Barnabas Pandy and advising her to confess her crime to the police. Threatening the pe...(展开全部)

The world’s most beloved detective, Hercule Poirot – the legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and most recently The Monogram Murders and Closed Casket—returns in a stylish, diabolically clever mystery set in 1930’s London. Returning home after lunch one day, Hercule Poirot finds an angry woman waiting outside his front door. She demands to know why P...(展开全部)

The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. <em>The Wind's Twelve Quarters</em> collects seventeen powerful stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concept...(展开全部)

This illustrated history of the City of London provides a nostalgic look at the Square Mile's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites. The photographs ar

Review Falkon and Waugh have done a huge service in presenting this historical material to us to enjoy, lust at and ponder over. —Edge (Edge 20070701) A fantastic re-issue. . . . This book is a must-have for anyone who is seriously interested in the history of gay art, and even for folks who are just wanting a general overview of the subject. —Monotonous.net (Monotonous.net 200...(展开全部)