La question de la relation entre les dimensions spatiales et sociales de la ville a été appréhendée dès le début du 20ème siècle par l'Ecole de Sociologie de Chicago. Mais la capacité des modèles de l'écologie urbaine semble limitée dès qu'il s'agit…
The aim of this work is to question the notion of space that underlies the claimed ‘spatial turn’ in geographical and social theory. Section 1 examines this theoretical literature, drawing heavily on Soja as the self declared taxonomist of the genre,…
This dissertation resituates C. A. Doxiadis in Post-War urban design history with a detailed examination of how urban growth and change was addressed by urban design strategies as applied in the master plan for Riyadh Saudi Arabia, undertaken between…
La question des effets du développement urbain sur la sécurité routière a été peu traitée dans la littérature et peut être abordée au travers des formes urbaines qu'il engendre. Le lien entre urbanisme et sécurité routière est complexe. Il suppose…
Focussing on Palestine refugee camps in the Near East, this dissertation aims to shed light on the potential relevance of urban planning to refugee camp environments worldwide. In particular, there is a focus on the role architects and urban planners…
This dissertation is an urban environmental history of the low-lying American slum. Using qualitative research methods, I investigate the historical phenomenon of topographically based, socio-economic segregation in cities, and how urban actors first…
The objective of this work is to document the spatial and functional differentiation of informal settlements, thereby using Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico City as a case study. As an interpretation reference of such differentiation, the growth…
The broad argument underpinning this thesis is that a feature of contemporary city life deserving further critical attention is that of the ‘extraordinary everyday.’ I coin this term as a way of identifying and describing an increasingly common place…
Cette thèse analyse, par une approche comparative de l'espace industriel de Douala, métropole économique du Cameroun, et de Québec, ville moyenne du Canada, les politiques ainsi que les modalités de l'intervention des pouvoirs publics dans…
There have been recent contributions to the world city literature and the new economic geography literature that have focused on city connectivity and practicebased research, through concepts such as city actor-networks, relational geographies and…
The present doctoral thesis, "The Image of the Urban Landscape", aims to acquire knowledge of the city as a complex dynamic entity, submitted to the parameters of change and time, and the imperatives of culture. It does not pretend to analyse the…
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…
This dissertation analyzes the slum redevelopment strategy introduced by the state government of Maharashtra (India) in its capital city, Mumbai (Bombay). The strategy involves demolishing the existing slums and building on the same sites at a higher…
Imagining Brisbane focuses on a number of narratives set in Brisbane and published between 1975 and 1995. The major narratives are Jessica Anderson's The Commandant and Tirra Lirra by the River, David Malouf's 12 Edmondstone Street and Johnno, Susan…
L'aménagement urbain est très tôt apparu en Afrique comme un outil important dela mondialisation de la modernité occidentale. Aujourd'hui, cette mondialisation est de plus en plus contestée sur le continent. Malgré le "bloc bétonné" et prédateur…
Face à l’explosion démographique des grandes villes du tiers monde et à l’accroissement relatif de la demande de transport et de la mobilité, les réseaux de transports collectifs urbains se sont révélés inefficaces, et de plus en plus coûteux en…
The broad purpose of ‘In A City Like Delhi’ is to make an argument in favour of the positive link between spirituality and sustainability. Sustainability, at its core, requires an ethical commitment, and the thesis proposes that spirituality may be…
This thesis examines the relationship between media reporting and Sydney's construction as a global city over the period 1983-2008. Following Friedmann, Sassen and others it views globalisation as a process of consolidation in command and control…
This research documents a twelve-year dialogue between Palestinian and Israeli academics, professionals and activists on the Jerusalem issue. The continuing dialogue, with its various and many stges, and the resulting urban content product,…
Notre thèse a pour problématique la dynamique des projets de développement urbain, c'est-à-dire leur origine, leur opérationnalisation et leur évolution. L'absence d'une structure interprétative de cette réalité entretient un manque de connaissance…
