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/ Moreno, Carlos. — Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2024.

1 online resource (xxii, 276 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (chiefly colour), plans, PDF.

The book makes the case for the 15-minute city concept for sustainable human-centric urban development. It reviews the past and evolution of urban design theories and morphologies. It highlights examples of cities and small towns implementing the 15-minute city approach. It also discusses digital technologies that can support 15-minute cities.

/ Deffner, Alex & Kavaratzis, Mihalis. (Eds.). — Cheltenham ; Northampon, MA : Edward Elgar, 2025.

1 online resource (xv, 213 pages) : illustrations, PDF.

The book contains papers exploring the theory and practice of city branding and communication strategies, image and reputation management through branding, and branding for tourism marketing through case studies of cities around the world.

/ Divay, Gérard. — Québec, QC : Les Éditions Sablier, 2025.

1 online resource (67 pages) : illustrations, PDF.

The book contains best practices and guidelines for the behaviour and interactions between members of a municipal council, the mayor and the chief executive officer in Québec during meetings, in personal exchanges and with regards to public administration. Chapters address trust, transparency, understanding professional roles, collaboration and supporting others, supporting local organizations, and engaging with citizens.

The guide is the result of a collaboration between the Québec Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Union des municipalités du Québec, the Fédération québécoise des municipalités, the Association des directeurs généraux des municipalités du Québec and the Association des directeurs municipaux du Québec.

/ Diaz, Liliana & Berthold, Étienne. (Eds.). — [Québec, QC] : Presses de l'Université Laval, 2025.

1 online resource (xiii, 199 pages) : illustrations, graphs, PDF.

The book addresses three topics concerning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): education of and research on the SDG, the integration of and limitations to applying the SDG in planning at the local level in Québec, and tools for evaluating and monitoring the SDG.

/ Kresl, Peter Karl. — Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2025.

1 online resource (v, 137 pages) : graphs, maps, PDF. — (Cities series).

The book explores the competitiveness of cities/urban regions and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on competitiveness in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. It covers the components of urban competitiveness (e.g., city size, human capital, cultural services and transit); the impacts of the pandemic on urban social activities that have repercussions for the economy; the effects and adaptation responses of central business districts and downtowns to telework and vacant office buildings, including lost tax revenue; the repercussions of the relocation of businesses to suburban business districts and outside the urban region since the pandemic; the recovery of cities and economic competence going forward; and strategies to improve urban resilience to global warming, health-related disasters, economic disasters, political threats, and physical and demographic challenges.