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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.…
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 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…
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
The right to the city : Prospects for critical urban theory and practice
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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…
London lives
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www.londonlives.org) will provide access, using an integrated search facility, to primary sources containing 240,000 pages of manuscripts sources, and 3.2 million names, reflecting the history of eighteenth-century London.…
Mots-clés: histoire urbaine, London, Londres, société urbaine, sociologie urbaine
Urban encounters : Rethinking landscape
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Urban Encounters: Routes and Transitions explores the dialogue and practice of visual urbanism to bring together international researchers, academics, photographers and artists concerned with the transitional nature of…
Urban age : Mexico City
Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'Mexico City : Growth at the limit?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 recordings of the entire conference are available on the Urban Age…
Mots-clés: emploi, espace urbain, gouvernance, logement, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexique, mobilité, planification, transport, voisinage
Next eco-city symposium
Abstract from the distributor (see conference website for full details):
Urban environments worldwide are in the midst of multiple shifts, driven by interconnected flows in capital, people, and resources at local, regional and global scales. It…
Urban unrest, social resentment and justice
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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…
Jane Jacobs today
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Jane Jacobs’ ideas redefined urban planning and her hometowns of New York and Toronto are among many cities that continue to feel the impact of her writings. This panel discussion explores the importance,…
Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, histoire de l'urbanisme, Jacobs Jane, New York, Toronto
La ville à l'état gazeux
Présentation par le difuseur :
Chaque matinée de la Ville à l’État Gazeux proposait des témoignages de chercheurs et d’acteurs urbains sur des sujets tout public. La ville sensible, grand thème…
Mots-clés: ambiances, art dans la ville, densité urbaine, mobilité, risque, sécurité, ville sensible, ville vulnérable
Gotham's newest newcomers : The impact of post-1965 immigrants on New York City - and vice versa
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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…
Middle Eastern urban frontiers, migrants and states
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Dr. Fuccaro traces the development of the urban settlements of Bahrain and Kuwait and their (predominantly Iranian) migrant communities, as well as the rapid economic change from pearl fishing and merchants to the…
Mots-clés: Arab world, Bahrain, Bahreïn, développement urbain, économie, histoire urbaine, Koweït, Kuwait, migrant, Monde Arabe, Moyen-Orient
A city at risk from the City?
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The recent financial crisis has demonstrated how vulnerable the world is to the actions of its financial institutions. It has provoked questions about the power of, and lack of control exerted over those who influence our…
Mots-clés: City of London, économie, Faith Nicholas, finance, London, Londres
L'agriculture : un outil pour la durabilité de la ville et de ses espaces de campagne
L'exemple de Lille Métropole
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Cette conférence a été enregistrée dans le cadre du séminaire annuel du pôle Sociétés et espaces ruraux de la MRSH,…
Russian cities 15 years after : Economy, population and urban sprawl in St. Petersburg, Russia
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…
Les Gens de Bastille
Présentation par le diffuseur :
Bastille est un des quartiers de Fontaine. Nous y sommes depuis juillet 2007 pour enregistrer des émissions avec les habitant(e)s et les ami(e)s du quartier, en lien avec un ambitieux projet de…
Tied up in Tehran : Women, social change and the politics of daily life
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Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach and based on extensive field work experience, the book project Tied Up in Tehran addresses one of the key paradoxes of contemporary Iran: women’s fragmented experiences…
Mots-clés: espace urbain, femmes, gender, genre, identité, Moruzzi Norma Claire, mutation sociale, politique de la ville, Téhéran, Tehran, urbanité, usage de la ville, women