My enquiry starts from a practical perspective: that of the intractable problems of our inner cities; inadequate service delivery, absent infrastructure, poverty, unemployment. Themes unquiet and persistent. I offer a critique of approaches to policy…
Much attention is paid to the increasing number of people living in cities while a relatively understudied but related phenomenon is silently gaining strength: that of “shrinking cities.” In the context of massive economic restructuring and…
Turner's (1965,1967,1968) study of Lima's squatter settlements led to the view that uncontrolled settlements of the Third World cities are mainly a manifestation of the desires for housing ownership by people who are well integrated in the city and…
An increasing number of North American cities are demonstrating vocal resistance to perceived homogenization and corporatization of the urban landscape. In Austin, Texas, a grassroots movement has emerged as a form of resistance to these cultural and…
Many Germans perceived the Weimar Republic of the 1920s as an "urban republic" dominated by the power and cultural preeminence of the large metropoles, particularly Berlin. German cities had new and important roles after the war, firstly as the…
Trends towards ‘informalization’ are looming large in the world today. African cities have long been characterised by the presence of an ‘informal sector’ but are now experiencing new waves of ‘informalization’. Policies of liberalisation and…
Dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIème siècle à Lyon comme dans les autres villes du royaume, le voisin devient l'objet d'un débat et son statut est âprement discuté : quelle place faut-il lui accorder dans l'économie des relations quotidiennes ? Comment…
This thesis examines the urban topography of Berlin’s working-class districts, as seen in the art, architecture and other images produced in the city between 1924 and 1930. During the 1920s, Berlin flourished as centre of modern culture. Yet this…
Peu de frontières séparent deux pays aussi inégaux que celle qui sépare la République Dominicaine et Haïti. Les deux Etats partagent le territoire de l'île Hispaniola, mais un profond processus de différenciation, initié dès le partage colonial de…
Les situations de catastrophes sont de plus en plus fréquentes. Leurs conséquences sur les populations et sur les établissements humains s’aggravent de manière alarmante. La thèse développe une approche novatrice permettant de réexaminer les…
Depuis les années soixante, en même temps que l'urbanisation continue sa progression, la littérature féminine ne cesse de prendre de l'ampleur dans le champ littéraire québécois. Cette thèse soulève la question de cette rencontre de la grande ville…
This thesis examines the nature of Early Mediaeval trading and manufacturing settlements in Scandinavia, and in the Scandinavian-influenced area of England. Using previously unpublished material from the 1990-1995 excavations at Birka, in Sweden,…
L'actuelle augmentation des vitesses de déplacements, observée par les Enquêtes Globales des Transports en Île-de-France, constitue l'indicateur le plus significatif de la croissance de la mobilité urbaine. Cette accélération, générale et soutenue,…
This thesis explores and develops various analytical methods in order to better understand residential choice and the implicit prices of single-family property markets. The area of study is Quebec City, whereas most of the work relies on…
L’absence d’articulation entre urbanisation et accélération du phénomène touristique provoque une crise dans la ville de Zanzibar. Cette accélération fragilise l’organisation spatiale du tissu urbain et du territoire de l’archipel. Elle réussit…
Croissance rapide, villes ingérables, crise de l'urbain, macrocéphalies, … les villes ne seraient plus planifiables, du moins pas avec les instruments classiques de l'urbanisme de plans. Et aux instruments traditionnels de la planification urbaine,…
The state of Qatar provides an interesting illustration of a nation that has recently witnessed spectacular urban development worthy of investigation. Indeed, during the past three decades huge oil revenues have enabled the country to embark on…
It is the writer's contention that there are existing weaknesses in the empirical literature on ghetto riots. One of the most serious weaknesses rests in the fact that many of the theories and/or assumptions put forth in attempts to explain aspects…
One of the challenges confronting cities in non-industrialised countries today is the fact that cities are growing at unprecedented rates, sizes and densities. Growth trends in these cities are largely unregulated. In these countries, cities have…
The economy of Oman, was traditional in character before the development of the oil sector which set in motion the present structural transformation. Economic prosperity gave the opportunity to the public to possess their own private means of…
