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Public participation and urban transformation in Istanbul
In this lecture, 'Public participation and urban transformation in Istanbul : Europe and Turkey from a sociological perspective', part of the City Institute at York University's City Seminar series, Clémence Petit looks at themes of…
La nouvelle donne immobilière aux USA
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Les Urbanités vous proposent de comprendre la nouvelle donne immobilière qui se met en place dans l’Amérique de Barack Obama. Avec la crise des subprimes, le marché de…
Urban technologies and the environment
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What makes cities sustainable?
How do changing urban technologies enable us to change our patterns of behaviour?
Director in charge for the first eco-city, Dongtan near Shanghai, Peter Head of ARUP will describe how to…
Mots-clés: développement durable, écoquartier, environnement, Head Peter, innovation, ville durable
In our time : The city - a history, part 1
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Melvyn Bragg presents the first of a two-part discussion about the history of the city. With Peter Hall, Julia Merritt and Greg Woolf.
The story of cities is widely held to begin in the 8th millennium BC in…
Mots-clés: Bragg Melvyn, cité, genèse des villes, Hall Peter, histoire urbaine, Merritt Julia, Woolfis Greg
In our time : The city - a history, part 2
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Melvyn Bragg presents the second of a two part discussion about the history of the city.
George Stephenson invented rail transport in the north-east of England in the 1820s, but it was not until over twenty years…
The city in the 20th century
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the artistic, cultural and innovative developments of the city in the 20th century and is joined by two practitioners of the geographer’s art; Professor Doreen Massey, who was…
Richard Sennett: The Sociology of Public Life
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In this exciting half-day conference two panels on 'Public Life and Public Policy' and 'Cities and the Public Realm', discuss these themes in the context of the work of Professor Sennett, the eminent sociologist…
Kinetic City: Designing for Informality in Mumbai
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Mumbai, a Kinetic City, presents a compelling vision that potentially allows us to better understand the blurred lines of contemporary urbanism and the changing roles of people and spaces in urban society. An architecture…
Beirut normal
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Is there anything to say about Beirut beyond the obvious, and by now exhausted, lessons of post-war reconstruction and identity politics? What is a "Beirut normal"? Is it worth examining? The lecture puts…
Urban age : Johannesburg
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The principal aim of Urban Age is to shape the thinking and practice of urban leaders and sustainable urban development. This six-year conference series – travelling from New York City, Shanghai, London, Mexico City,…
Urban age : Shanghai
Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'Shanghai : The fastest city?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 recordings of the entire conference are available on the Urban Age website.…
Urban age : Berlin
Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'Berlin : An urban experiment?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 recordings of the entire conference are available on the Urban Age website.…
Zoom sur Rotterdam
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Cette semaine, cap sur Rotterdam aux Pays-Bas. Evènement majeur cette année à Rotterdam : le départ du 97ème Tour de France le 4 Juillet prochain la fameuse compétition…
Mots-clés: architecture flottante, écologie, energie propre, environnement, gestion de l'eau, Hollande, port, Rotterdam, vélo, ville port
Urban age : London
Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'London : Europe's global city?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 recordings of the entire conference are available on the Urban Age website.…
Urban outcasts: Incubating the precariat in the 21st Century
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The American ghetto, the British inner city, and the French urban periphery are widely known as the "problem districts, the no-go areas" of their metropolis - territories of deprivation, dereliction and…
Urban age : Mumbai
Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'Johannesburg : Challenges of inclusion?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 and video recordings of the entire conference are available on the…
Cities under siege
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Cities have become the new battleground of our increasingly urban world. From the slums of the global South to the wealthy financial centres of the West, Cities Under Siege traces how political violence now operates…
Urban age : New York
Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'New York : Almost alright?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 recordings of the entire conference are available on the Urban Age website. Many…
Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, banlieue, emploi, espace public, espace urbain, gouvernance, logement, London, Londres, mobilité, New York, planification, sécurité, transport, voisinage
Smart city radio
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Smart City is a weekly, hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and trends shaping cities. Host Carol Coletta talks with national and international public…
La politique des quartiers à Thuin, avant tout un "état d'esprit"
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Depuis 8 ans, la ville de Thuin (située dans la province du Hainaut) développe avec les citoyens une politique des quartiers. Une politique qui crée du lien social et vise à contrer…