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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…
Whose public space? International case studies in urban design and development
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Public spaces mirror the complexities of urban societies: as historic social bonds have weakened and cities have become collections of individuals public open spaces have also changed from being embedded in the social…
The ghetto : Contemporary global issues and controversies
Abstract from the publisher : Too often the term “ghetto” is simply applied to any African American community, to the inner city as a whole, or recently to anything that is degraded or unrefined. But what is a ghetto? Does it arise…
The essential William H. Whyte
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The Essential William H. Whyte offers the core writings of a great observer of the postwar American scene. Included are selections from The Organization Man, Securing Space for Urban America: Conservation Easements,…
Nineteenth-Century cities
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Today, I want to do the impossible and talk about urbanization and urban growth in fifty minutes. I'll give the classic example, which is the greatest project of human intervention or rebuilding, that is the…
Today, I want to do the impossible and talk about urbanization and urban growth in fifty minutes. I'll give the classic example, which is the greatest project of human intervention or rebuilding, that is the…
Neighborhood and life chances : How place matters in modern America
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Does the place where you lived as a child affect your health as an adult? To what degree does your neighbor's success influence your own potential? The importance of place is increasingly recognized in urban research…
Lyon, La Confluence. Mémoires en mutation, volume 2
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Cet ouvrage est le second d'une série de trois volumes, consacrés à la transformation d'un territoire singulier : La Confluence, située au coeur de la métropole…
Living downtown: The history of residential hotels in the United States
Extract from the Preface: In Downtown San Francisco, just one block from the Transamerica pyramid, is the large relict basement of the International Hotel. The lot has stood empty since 1977. In the Western Addition, one and a half miles to the…
Le Caire - Centre en mouvement
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Mon histoire avec le centre-ville du Caire a commencé avant ma naissance en 1950. C'est au café Bauer au 6 rue Fouad 1er que mes parents se sont connus, au cinéma Diana rue El Elfi Bey…
La ville à trois vitesses et autres essais
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Loin des effets journalistiques à caractère sensationnel sur les banlieues, il est temps de comprendre la présente transformation de la question sociale, la remise en cause des…
Johannesburg, un urbanisme sous pression
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Quatorze ans après la fin de l'apartheid, la capitale économique de l'Afrique du sud se lance dans la rénovation de son centre.
Les "webreporters" de GEO ont enquêté…
Insights into a Lively Downtown
What makes a downtown district appealing ? Why do people go out of their way to walk down one side of the street and not the other ?
Using the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan as a case study, this exploration of successful downtown streets weaves…
Using the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan as a case study, this exploration of successful downtown streets weaves…
Goût de bouchons - Lyon, les villes françaises et l'équation automobile
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Depuis la fin du XIXe siècle, les villes françaises cultivent une relation passionnelle et ambivalente avec l'automobile. Les grandes transformations urbaines du XXe siècle sont le…