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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

Progress in Irish urban studies

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Abstract from the publisher : Progress in Irish Urban Studies is a working paper series which presents expanded articles based on papers presented to the annual research seminar series and provides a means by which post-graduate researchers and…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, analyse spatiale, démographie, espace public, gouvernance, Ireland, Irlande, logement, néolibéralisme, politique urbaine, rénovation urbaine, service public

The making of global cities : A symposium and research agenda

Abstract from the publisher : Increasingly, mega cities located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America have become the focus of policy makers and scholarly research. These regions are the locations of the bulk of the world’s largest cities; now…

Mots-clés: global cities, mégapole, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, urbanisation, ville mondiale, world city

Breslauer symposium 2006 : The right to the city and the politics of space

Abstract from the publisher : The Breslauer Symposium was established in 2001 through the generosity of a campus donor and is named in honor of George Breslauer, current Dean of Social Sciences at UC Berkeley. Held annually, its goal is to support…

Mots-clés: aménagement de l'espace, analyse spatiale, droit à la ville, espace public, forme urbaine, géographie urbaine, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, politique de la ville, sciences politiques

The new urban question : Urbanism beyond neo-liberalism

Organisers' description : “The New Urban Question – Urbanism beyond Neo-liberalism” is the title of the 4th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) that will take place from November 26th to 28th, 2009 at…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, croissance urbaine, culture urbaine, développement durable, développement urbain, économie, forme urbaine, gouvernance, métropolisation, néolibéralisme, société urbaine, urbanisation

Globopolis versus cosmopolis : Alternative paradigms for livable cities in Asia

Abstract from the distributor : From the late 1980s the production of urban space in Asia has been proceeding under historically new dynamics that are rapidly transforming city life. One dimension of these dynamics is the emergence of a middle class…

Mots-clés: Asia, Asie, cosmopolitisme, Douglass Mike, dynamiques urbaines, espace urbain, global city, gouvernance, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, participation, privatisation, urbanité, ville globale

Designing the post-political city and the insurgent polis

Abstract from the distributor : Swyngedouw points to a climate of global consensus that has become pervasive over the past twenty years, effectively suppressing dissent and excluding most people from governance. He explains this consensus as…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, démocratie participative, gouvernance, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, participation, politique de la ville, politique urbaine, Swyngedouw Erik

Cairo Contested: Governance, Urban Space, and Global Modernity

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Présentation par l'éditeur : This cross-disciplinary, ethnographic, contextualized, and empirical volume explores the meaning and significance of urban space, and maps the spatial inscription of power on the mega-city of Cairo.…

Mots-clés: Egypte, espace urbain, inscription spatiale, Le Caire, mégapole, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, pouvoirs, privatisation, services publics, Singerman Diane

Neoliberalism and the city

Organisers' description : The distinguished geographer and social theorist, David Harvey, will be the 22nd Annual Urban Studies Public Lecturer. The lecture is entitled ‘Neoliberalism and the City’, and will take place Thursday, November…

Mots-clés: économie, Harvey David, néolibéralisme, politique urbaine

From urban social polarization to civic secession?

Alan Walks is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto

Mots-clés: Canada, fragmentation sociale, gated communities, inégalité résidentielle, néolibéralisme, sciences politiques, ségrégation résidentielle, ségrégation sociale, Walks Alan

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