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Urban outcasts: Incubating the precariat in the 21st Century

Abstract from the distributor : The American ghetto, the British inner city, and the French urban periphery are widely known as the "problem districts, the no-go areas" of their metropolis - territories of deprivation, dereliction and…

Mots-clés: banlieue populaire, citoyenneté, délinquance, équité sociale, ghetto, marginalité, pauvreté, précarité, ségrégation sociale, sociologie urbaine

Urban age : Mumbai

Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'Johannesburg : Challenges of inclusion?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 and video recordings of the entire conference are available on the…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, changement climatique, équité sociale, gouvernance, Inde, India, logement, logement social, Mumbai, pauvreté, pays en développement, planification, urbanisation, ville durable

The right to the city : Prospects for critical urban theory and practice

Organisers' description : The conference will focus on the meaning of the "right to the city" in the context of neoliberal urban restructuring. While the notion of "the right to the city" was popularized by Henri Lefebvre in the…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, capitalisme, développement durable, développement urbain, droit à la ville, équité sociale, Marcuse Peter, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, politique de la ville, société urbaine

Do Londoners have a right to the city?

Organisers' description : London grassroot groups are certainly making it clear what they need, from housing and transport to jobs and the environment. Is there a basic demand that underlies these needs? Is the idea of rights to the city a focus…

Mots-clés: Catterall Bob, droit à la ville, économie, Edwards Michael, équité sociale, Gibbons Andrea, injustice, Kuklowsky Celine, London, Londres, mouvement social, planification

Politics, power, cities

Organisers' description : Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá and one of the world's most challenging urban thinkers, describes the urgent need for governments to create socially inclusive and well-designed transport systems,…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, cadre de vie, développement durable, équité sociale, espace public, exclusion, gouvernance, inclusion sociale, mobilité, Peñalosa Enrique, politique de la ville, transport

Social justice and Amsterdam. Polis podcast beta

Abstract from the distributor: Together with our partners at CoLab Radio, Polis is happy to present our newest project, the Polis Podcast on CoLab Radio. Our goal is to bring you a stimulating series of discussions, debates and interviews on a wide…

Mots-clés: Amsterdam, Duyvendak Jan Willem, équité sociale, gentrification, injustice, justice sociale, Schafran Alex, social justice, Uitermark Justus

Informal urbanism: Slum cities and global heath

Abstract from the distributor: By 2030 nearly 2 billion people will live in informal urban settlements or slums. Although living in abject poverty, slum communities are resilient and create new forms of urbanism. This panel will discuss current work…

Mots-clés: bidonville, D'Cruz Celine, développement durable, économie, environnement urbain, équité sociale, health, pauvreté, quartier informel, santé, Walker Melanie

Social justice, inequality and cities

Abstract from the distributor: Inequality is intensifying in American cities with profound consequences for people’s well being and for broader society. This panel aims to make sense of where urban inequalities emerge, how they are…

Mots-clés: équité sociale, Heynen Nik, inégalité, inequality, justice sociale, mouvement social, politique urbaine, Pulido Laura, social justice, Watkins Marilyn

Next eco-city symposium

Abstract from the distributor (see conference website for full details): Urban environments worldwide are in the midst of multiple shifts, driven by interconnected flows in capital, people, and resources at local, regional and global scales. It…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, croissance urbaine, eco-city, écologie urbaine, écoquartier, environnement urbain, équité sociale, pays en développement, urbanisation, ville durable

Urban utopias

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Readings on Urban Utopias in Theory and Practice

David Harvey is a leading theorist in the field of urban studies, currently working in the Anthropology department at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Centre.

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, anthropologie, dynamiques urbaines, équité sociale, mutation urbaine, philosophie, sciences politiques, utopie, ville idéale

La rénovation urbaine entre performance et équité : le programme Choice Neighborhoods aux États-Unis

La rénovation urbaine ne se résume pas à une opération de recomposition de l’espace, mais s’accompagne toujours d’intentions et d’effets sociaux. C’était le cas hier lorsque la démolition visait les quartiers de taudis des centres urbains même si…

Mots-clés: démolitions, équité sociale, États-Unis, grands ensembles, logements sociaux, mobilité résidentielle, mobilité sociale, PNRU, politique de la ville, politique du logement social, relogement, rénovation urbaine

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