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I used to live in Washington DC, not far from a place I learned to call the “U Street Corridor.” I really had no idea why it was a “corridor” (most places in DC are just “streets”)…
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This panel discussion will examine the concept of distance when writing about cities. How does this concept remain relevant to urban disciplines? And how does it both inform and limit research on cities?
Gerald Frug…
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We are in the middle of one of Gotham's greatest immigration waves, triggered by the 1965 immigration law. Our distinguished panelists will analyze how the newcomers have experienced, and transformed, the…
Présentation du café-géo par l'organisateur :
La plupart des capitales d’Etats aux Etats-Unis comptent une population relativement faible, contrairement au Canada ou à l’Australie, où primatie politique…
Présentation par le diffuseur :
Troisième et dernier volet des Universités populaires radiophoniques proposées par Grenouille et l’association Art-Cade autour du projet Archist, à la convergence des pratiques…
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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…
Nikita Maslennikov discusses the developments in Russian cities, particularly St. Petersburg, in the 15 years following the fall of the Soviet Union. He discusses such topics as the economy, population and urban sprawl, comparing St. Petersburg in…
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When I arrived at college in the early 1980s, drugs were cool, music was cool, and drug-music was especially cool. The coolest of the cool drug-music bands was The Velvet Underground. They were from the mean streets…
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The nature of Asian urbanization has been the object of theoretical attention for almost two decades. A central theme in the discussion revolves around the dissolution of the city and countryside divide; and the…
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Urban regeneration is a key focus for public policy throughout Europe. This launch marks an examination of social sustainability through the analysis of its meaning and significance. The authors will offer a…
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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…
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The colloquium will be focused on one particular city – London – and will bring together the themes of food growing, ‘public’ space and the city to explore thought-provoking questions around…
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This article provides a comparative analysis of different institutional approaches to dealing with antagonistic group identity claims on the city. I discuss Brussels, Johannesburg, Belfast, Sarajevo, Jerusalem,…
Conference description by the organisers :
The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and their role in cultural formation, the relations between cities, territories and larger political…
This paper was part of the Anglo-American Conference of historians 2009, on the theme 'cities'.
Conference description by the organisers :
The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and…
This paper was part of the Anglo-American Conference of historians 2009, on the theme 'cities'.
Conference description by the organisers :
The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and…
This lecture was part of the Anglo-American Conference of historians 2009, on the theme 'cities'. Conference description by the organisers : The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and…
This paper was part of the Anglo-American Conference of historians 2009, on the theme 'cities'.
Conference description by the organisers :
The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and…
This lecture was part of the Anglo-American Conference of historians 2009, on the theme 'cities'.
Conference description by the organisers :
The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and…
