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Barcelona : Architecture, city and society 1975-2015
Abstract from the publisher : Over the last twenty years Barcelona has reached the apex of its public appeal, and the time has come for a critical evaluation of its recent past. Barcelona is an emblematic example of how a European and Mediterranean…
Birmingham : faire la ville en partenariat
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Parmi les villes "héroïques" qui se réinventent pour renaître de la crise, Birmingham cumulait les handicaps, défigurée par la guerre et l'urbanisme…
Cape Town after apartheid : Crime and governance in the divided city
Abstract from the publisher : Reveals how liberal democracy and free-market economics reproduce the inequalities of apartheid in Cape Town, South Africa Nearly two decades after the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa, how different does the…
The transatlantic collapse of urban renewal : Postwar urbanism from New York to Berlin
Abstract from the publisher : The Transatlantic Collapse of Urban Renewal examines how postwar thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic considered urban landscapes radically changed by the political and physical realities of sprawl, urban decay,…
Urbanisme - Pour un urbanisme de projet : de l’aménagement au renouvellement urbain
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Pourquoi, malgré les investissements consentis au cours de vingt années de politique de la ville, les résultats sont-ils aussi peu tangibles ?
Lorsque pour des quartiers entiers se…
Lessons for the Big Society: Planning, regeneration and the politics of community participation
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This book provides concrete examples of the ways in which shifting academic debates, policy and political approaches have impacted on a specific place over the past 30 years. It offers a critical analysis of the history,…
Starchitecture: Scenes, actors and spectacles in contemporary cities
Abstract from the publisher: Internationally renowned architects are at centre stage in public debates, not only with reference to designing aesthetically striking artefacts, but also to urban regeneration programmes and urban branding. The…
Staging the new Berlin: Place marketing and the politics of urban reinvention post-1989
Abstract from the publisher: This book explores the politics of place marketing and the process of ‘urban reinvention’ in Berlin between 1989 and 2011. In the context of the dramatic socio-economic restructuring processes, changes in…
Cities with 'slums': From informal settlement eradication to a right to the city in Africa
Organisers' description: The UN’s Development target to improve the lives of 100 million ‘slum’ dwellers has been inappropriately communicated as a target to free cities of slums. Cities with ‘Slums’: from informal…
Events and urban regeneration: The strategic use of events to revitalise cities
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In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban regeneration. As well as opportunities arising…
The temporary city
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Most of the professional training, thinking and strategies of architects, urban designers and planners, are strictly three-dimensional. In reality of course the city is four dimensional, and one needs to acknowledge the…
Barcelone
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Ce portrait de la capitale catalane, sous forme d'une généalogie de son espace urbain, met en exergue ses singularités, liées à son histoire, à la géographie…