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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…
Ville et santé mentale – Projections, politiques, ressources
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Les premières expériences de psychiatrie "de secteur" qui ont eu lieu en France après la deuxième guerre mondiale avaient pour point de départ le rejet de…
Ville et devenir. Un portrait philosophique du devenir-village des métropoles
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Dans ce livre, l'auteure trace un cadre interrogatif, mobile, inquiet et en même temps admiratif, d'un monde urbain éclaté. Elle propose de penser autrement la ville et ses mutations…
Vientiane architectures d’une capitale : traces, formes, structures, projets
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Ce livre présente une synthèse originale sur la capitale laotienne qui offre aujourd'hui le spectacle d'une ville en pleine transformation. Depuis les réformes économiques…
Urban utopias
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.
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.
Urban tourism and urban change : Cities in a global economy
Abstract from the publisher : Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy provides both a sociological / cultural analysis of change that has taken place in many of the world's cities. This focused treatment of urban tourism examines…
Urban space in contemporary Egyptian literature : Portraits of Cairo
Abstract from the publisher : Part ode, part academic treatise, this book traces the transformation of Cairo’s historic downtown from its spectacular beginning as a French inspired Belle Époque marvel to a site of contest and, more…
Urban reflections : Narratives of place, planning and change
Abstract from the publisher : Urban Reflections looks at how places change, the role of planners in bringing about urban change, and the public's attitudes to that change. Drawing on geographical, cinematic and photographic readings, the book…
Urban navigations : Politics, space and the city in South Asia
Abstract from the publisher : This book provides an important account of how the city in South Asia is produced, lived and contested. It examines the diverse lived experiences of urban South Asia through a focus on contestations over urban space,…
Urban modernity: Cultural innovation in the second Industrial Revolution
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At the close of the nineteenth century, industrialization and urbanization marked the end of the traditional understanding of society as rooted in agriculture. Urban Modernity examines the construction of an…
Urban constellations
Abstract from the publisher: Cities are an unprecedented focus of attention: over half the world now lives in them, culture and politics are shaped by them, and they are also focal points for new relationships between nature, technology and the…
Urban colossus: Why is New York America's largest city?
Edward Glaeser looks at the history of New York and its contemporary character in order to answer the question of why New York became the largest city in America. He focuses especially on the economic aspects behind the city's growth.
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Turning points : Modern Seoul
In this lecture, part of the Case Western Reserve University symposium 'Tipping Points in Urban Change: Modern Perspectives on Agents of Urbanization', Peter G. Rowe discusses shifting mindsets in the recent history Seoul. Much of his lecture focuses…
Tunis, architecture et urbanisme d'hier à demain
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Cet ouvrage analyse les changements socio historiques et culturels de la trame urbaine et architecturale de Tunis de la période précoloniale à l'ère coloniale et post…
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…