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Social formation in Dhaka, 1985 - 2005 : A longitudinal study of society in a Third World megacity
Abstract from the publisher : By the middle of the twenty-first century, more than fifty per cent of the world's population will live in an urban environment. Most of this new urban growth will take place in Asia and Africa, yet most governments in…
Inner-city poverty in the United States
Abstract from the publisher : This volume documents the continuing growth of concentrated poverty in central cities of the United States and examines what is known about its causes and effects. With careful analyses of policy implications and…
Habiter à côté des SDF. Représentations et attitudes face à la pauvreté
Les personnes sans domicile sont des figures emblématiques de l'exclusion moderne. Faisant l'hypothèse que la perception et les attitudes à leur égard sont structurées autour d'une tension entre identification et altérité et entre désir de délégation…
Dharavi. From Mega-Slum to Urban Paradigm
Located in the heart of Mumbai, Dharavi is estimated to be the largest slum in Asia. Often referred to as ‘Little India’, it has been home to thousands of migrants from across the country providing opportunities for work and livelihood. As such,…
Why don't American cities burn?
Abstract from the publisher: At 1:27 on the morning of August 4, 2005, Herbert Manes fatally stabbed Robert Monroe, known as Shorty, in a dispute over five dollars. It was a horrific yet mundane incident for the poor, heavily African American…
Les hommes grenier
Présentation par le diffuseur :
On dit souvent que Hongkong est le « Monaco de l'Asie ». C'est assez juste a ce détail prêt. L'île de Hongkong regorge des fortunes les plus importantes d'Asie mais la partie géographiquement rattachée au territoire…
On dit souvent que Hongkong est le « Monaco de l'Asie ». C'est assez juste a ce détail prêt. L'île de Hongkong regorge des fortunes les plus importantes d'Asie mais la partie géographiquement rattachée au territoire…
Le peuple de Paris au XIXe siècle
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exposition du musée Carnavalet propose de découvrir la vie quotidienne du peuple de Paris au XIXe siècle : comment les deux tiers des Parisiens, qui constituaient alors le peuple de la…
Becoming global and the new poverty of cities
Extract from the introduction by Lisa M. Hanley, Blair A. Ruble and Joseph S. Tulchin :
Globalization has had a peculiar impact on cities all over the world, as much in the developed world as in the developing world. Globalization turned out to be…
Integration and the city : German journal of urban studies (No. 1, 2001)
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The "German Journal of Urban Studies", like its predecessor of many years standing, the "Archiv für Kommunalwissenschaften", is a forum for all disciplines related to urban studies. The…
The Atlanta paradox
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Despite the rapid creation of jobs in the greater Atlanta region, poverty in the city itself remains surprisingly high, and Atlanta's economic boom has yet to play a significant role in narrowing the gap between the…
The challenge of Third World cities and the urban poor
Extract from the introduction : This bibliography was constructed with the intention of exploring the breadth and depth of literature available on Third World Cities, or the urban poor in developing countries. There is a wealth of literature on the…
Cairo's informal areas. Between urban challenges and hidden potentials
Abstract from the publisher : "The challenges of an increasingly poor urban population, as well as the mushrooming of illegal or semi-legal settlements and slums, have been acknowledged by both local authorities and international development…
Transformative cities in the new global order : Accumulation by dispossession
Abstract from the publisher : Globalisation and a neo-liberal world order are impacting the global urban system, resulting in massive transformation of cities across the world. This transformation, which is currently the centre of focus among…
Cities and citizenship at the U.S.-Mexican border : The Paso del Norte metropolitan region
Abstract from the publisher : At the center of the 2,000 mile U.S.-Mexico border, a sprawling transnational urban space has mushroomed into a metropolitan region with over two million people whose livelihoods depend on global manufacturing,…
Critical urban studies : New directions
Abstract from the publisher : Essays reevaluating and challenging the critiques of the urban studies field. This volume revisits the tradition of critical scholarship characteristic of the urban studies field. Urban scholarship has had detractors…