塔里克·阿里，作家兼制片人。1968年席卷全球五大洲的抗议和反叛运动的领袖人物之一。写有四部小说和十多部有关世界历史和政治的著作。曾经是《新左派评论》的编辑，是《新侏儒》刊物的创办者之一。现居伦敦。 苏珊·沃特金斯，自由撰稿人。著有《女性主义入门：妇女的权力》、《截止目前的情况》和历史小说《马克思的恋爱》。现居伦敦。

塔里克·阿里，作家兼制片人。1968年席卷全球五大洲的抗议和反叛运动的领袖人物之一。写有四部小说和十多部有关世界历史和政治的著作。曾经是《新左派评论》的编辑，是《新侏儒》刊物的创办者之一。现居伦敦。 苏珊·沃特金斯，自由撰稿人。著有《女性主义入门：妇女的权力》、《截止目前的情况》和历史小说《马克思的恋爱》。现居伦敦。

Which are the world's best streets, and what are the physical, designable characteristics that make them great? To answer these questions, Allan Jacobs has surveyed street users and design professionals and has studied a wide array of street types and urban spaces around the world. With more than 200 illustrations, all prepared by the author, along with analysis and statistics,...(展开全部)

阿兰·B·雅各布斯，是美国加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校城市与区域规划系的教授。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

A timeless classic of sleazy London life in the 1930s, a world of streets, full of cruelty and kindness, comedy and pathos, where people emerge from cheap lodgings in Pimlico to pour out their passions, hopes and despair in pubs and bars.

From the creator of HBO's "The Wire," the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television showThe scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of hard men who fight for whatever justice is possib...(展开全部)

大卫·西蒙（David Simon），美国著名电视剧监制、编剧及作家。前《巴尔的摩太阳报》记者。他的纪实作品《凶年》荣获1992年度爱伦·坡最佳真实罪案奖。根据《凶年》改编的《凶案组：街头生活》和《火线》都成为了经典剧集，被誉为美剧黄金时代的代表作，彰显了美剧在文学性及社会批评方面的可能性。

The scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of hard men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world. David Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlimited access to a homicide unit, and this electrifying book...(展开全部)

There is an emerging consensus that urban street layouts should be planned with greater attention to 'placemaking' and urban design quality, while maintaining the conventional transport functions of accessibility and connectivity. However, it is not always clear how this might be achieved: we still tend to have different sets of guidance for main road networks and for local str...(展开全部)