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Territoires, villes et métropoles en Italie. Derniers développements
La livraison 12-2013 de la revue Métropoles est disponible sur Revues.org. Métropoles est une revue scientifique en ligne. Elle se veut le carrefour des travaux scientifiques issus de la plupart des disciplines en sciences sociales qui s’intéressent…
China and India: Governance, urban development, and sustainability in the cities of the Global South
Crises : la solution des villes
Présentation par l'éditeur :Pendant que les États s’épuisent à courir après une croissance qui les boude et en sont réduits à trembler devant le verdict d’une agence de notation,…
La ville, un défi du XXIe siècle
Présentation par l'éditeur : La ville est un défi majeur de ce siècle. Le lien entre la ville et le développement - en filigrane la pauvreté - fait débat. A ce sujet, deux thèses s'opposent :…
Montpellier, la ville inventée
Présentation par l'éditeur : Montpellier est passée du statut de capitale régionale à celui de technopole jusqu’à s’afficher peu à peu métropole. Concernant les questions…
Le territoire contre la ville ?
Le territoire contre la ville ? L'intercommunalité dans la gouvernance métropolitaine : Plaine Commune, Evry Centre Essonne et Grand Porto Alegre. Présentation par l'éditeur : En s'intéressant à trois…
Sociologie des villes
Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, Londres, Johannesbourg, Paris, Jérusalem, Mumbai, Lagos... Le phénomène urbain s'étend sur la planète. Des global cities aux petites villes, il représente la forme sociale de la modernité. Certaines expériences…
Politics of urbanism: Seeing like a city
Organisers' description: To see like a city, rather than seeing like a state, is the key to understanding modern politics. In this book, Magnusson draws from theorists such as Weber, Wirth, Hayek, Jacobs, Sennett, and Foucault to articulate some of…
The state of Asian cities 2010-11
Abstract from the publisher : The report throws new light on current issues and challenges which national and local governments, the business sector and organised civil society are facing. On top of putting forward a number of recommendations, this…
Urban political geographies: A global perspective
Abstract from the publisher: How can we think about the urban within a political and geographical framework? This compelling new textbook scrutinizes urban politics through a theoretical and empirical lens to provide readers with a clear…
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 city-state in Europe, 1000-1600: Hinterland, territory, region
Abstract from the publisher: No detailed comparison of the city-state in medieval Europe has been undertaken over the last century. Research has concentrated on the role of city-states and their republican polities as harbingers of the modern state,…
Spatial regulation in New York City : From urban renewal to zero tolerance
Abstract from the publisher : This book explores and critiques the process of spatial regulation in post-war New York, focusing on the period after the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, examining the ideological underpinnings and practical applications…
Settling for less : The planned resettlement of Israel's Negev Bedouin
Abstract from the publisher : The resettlement of the Negev Bedouin (Israel) has been wrought with controversy since its inception in the 1960s. Presenting evidence from a two-decade period, the author addresses how the changes that took place over…
Cities, politics and power
Abstract from the publisher : Traditionally, the study of ‘power in the city’ was confined to the institutions of urban government and the actors involved in contesting and making political decisions in and for metropolitan societies.…
Understanding the developing metropolis: Lessons from the city study of Bogotá and Cali, Colombia
Abstract from the publisher: This book is among the most comprehensive studies of a city since Edgar M. Hoover and Raymond Vernon analyzed New York City thirty-five years ago in the classic Anatomy of a Metropolis. The main lesson outlined in the…
Integrated city making: Governance, planning and transport
Abstract from the publisher: Integrated City Making is a report by Philipp Rode, Julie Wagner, Richard Brown, Rit Chandra and Jayaraj Sundaresan of the Urban Age Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2007, Urban Age…