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Cette thèse étudie l'urbanisation et la croissance des villes en Chine. Elle est composée de deux parties : la première partie est consacrée à une revue des modèles théoriques d'urbanisation et à une description de l'urbanisation de la Chine. Le…

L'objectif de ce travail est d'identifier, de caractériser et de quantifier les modifications paysagères qu'entraîne l'avancée du front d'urbanisation sur l'arrière-pays de Strasbourg et de la Communauté Urbaine (CUS) sur une durée de 20 ans entre…

Présentation par l'éditeur : Pour la première fois dans l’histoire de l’humanité, plus de la moitié de la population de notre planète habite dans les villes. La Chine, qui est en train de vivre…

We evaluate the role that cities play on individual productivity in China. First, we show that location explains a large share of nominal wage disparities. Second, even after controlling for individual and -firms characteristics and instrumenting…

Based on data of life expectancy at birth in Hungary, the paper analyses the spatial stability of higher male surmortality in villages than in towns or in Budapest. (In 1987, Hungarian men lived 9,909 years less than women in villages, 7,55 years…

Les changements dans l'évolution des rapports démographiques entre les milieux urbains et ruraux au Royaume-Uni.
En utilisant un découpage spécifique en régions fonctionnelles, l'article montre que la déconcentration de population s'est produite aux…

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…

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.

Abstract from the distributor: The recent events in several cities across the UK, and more widely in Europe, have raised fundamental questions about the legitimacy of public programs, the crisis-prone nature of economies and ongoing resentment and…

The expressions of dissent in contemporary Saudi Arabia, whether through violent action or ideological and theological constructions, are well documented today. The very contexts within which violence appears and develops are less well known. If it…

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…

The organisation of urban public transport in France has some specificity in comparison to other European countries, even if problems are similar and the creation of the European Union leads progressively to an harmonisation. To understand these…

This PhD thesis is a study of urban transformation in a Libyan city. The case study focuses on the city of Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It is at the same time an old city as well as a modern city, and can be identified as a major world city. Libya…

Organisers' description : 14th International Planning History Society Conference will take place in Istanbul between the dates July 12-15, 2010. The conference will address the theme of “Urban Transformation: Controversies, Contrasts and…

Tourism, once dismissed as the 'candyfloss industry', is increasingly being recognised by governments (both national and local) as one capable of regenerating declining urban economies. Encouraged by positive media coverage of schemes such as those…

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…

Abstract from the publisher : Tomography is a method of exploring a phenomenon through a large number of examples or perspectives. In medical tomography, such as a CAT scan, two-dimensional slices or images of a three-dimensional organ are used to…