Esta tese pretende estudar e refletir acerca da complexidade territorial e dos impactos provocados, pela atuação humana nos lugares, a partir da ocupação urbana, com suas múltiplas visões para o desenvolvimento regional e local. A construção dos…
Au cours de la croissance de la ville d'Abidjan, ses différentes communes ont connu des fortunes diverses. Certaines sont bien aménagées, leur voirie maillée et carrossable alors que d'autres le sont moins. Cette situation a des impacts sur…
Much attention is paid to the increasing number of people living in cities while a relatively understudied but related phenomenon is silently gaining strength: that of “shrinking cities.” In the context of massive economic restructuring and…
Cities with a high global significance in non-physical, functional knowledge economy networks have recently emerged on the Arabian Peninsula. The geo-strategic position of these cities in between rising economies in Asia and traditional centers of…
This thesis investigates the governance of so-called regional innovation systems. It studies regional and sub-regional dynamics in building institutional environments conducive to innovation. The research employs a qualitative research methodology…
En urbanisme et en aménagement du territoire, on a assisté ces deux dernières décennies des discours sur les nouveaux territoires. Alors que les propos traditionnels font de la ville leur objet de référence exclusif et s'engagent pour l'urbanisation…
Parmi les terrains immédiatement mobilisables pour les opérations foncières de la période de bulle spéculative foncière au Japon (1985-1991), les vastes espaces gagnés sur la mer (umetatechi) dans la baie de Tôkyô ont été d’autant plus la cible de…
It is estimated that there are currently 3.9 million people living in urban poverty in Thailand, without the existence of an effective social assistance safety-net. This thesis presents an analysis of Thai governments’ urban poverty alleviation…
The object of knowledge of this research is the changing role of Public Space in Latin American cities and its potential to become a main actor in the restructuring of the city to achieve social and environmental objectives. The issue is extensive…
This research attempts to build a model to evaluate the economic development level of cities using a set of factors associated to the concepts of competitiveness and attractiveness. Traditionally competitiveness has only been related to rankings with…
This thesis addresses a problem affecting places of heritage throughout the world as represented by the case of al-Balad, the historical centre of Amman in Jordan: despite the increasing efforts expended on the conservation of built heritage, most…
On August 29, 2005, a large tropical cyclone, named Hurricane Katrina, made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Despite following a track that mostly missed New Orleans, Katrina drowned this city by causing the failure of a protective…
More than 1.2 million students have left China to study abroad during the past three decades of economic reform in China. In 2007 alone, China sent around 144,000 students abroad, 167 times of the number of students in 1978. This large scale of…
Phénomène destructeur craint depuis les premiers temps des civilisations urbaines, l'incendie et ses manifestations vont subir une profonde et significative mutation sur le XIXème siècle. De destructrices d'une importante étendue spatiale, les…
Ce document constitue une thèse par articles sur la thématique de l'identité communautaire. L'identité communautaire est mise en relation avec le développement local afin de démontrer les effets de ce processus socio-économique sur la dynamique…
This thesis investigates the impact of attempts to stimulate private sector involvement and investment in the urban regeneration process, looking at the case of urban regeneration institutions operating, and policies implemented, in disadvantaged…
Consumption forms and is formed by the city. How, when and where commodities are transacted is essential in this urban drama of mutual relationships. This thesis explores how consumption and everyday life in cities are interrelated. The specific…
This work is a study in urban history, in particular, one that examines a crucial period in the rise and development of large cities and metropolises in the region of Sogdiana within Central Asia, between the seventh and tenth centuries. The primary…
Avec la fin de l'apartheid les villes d'Afrique australe sont entrées dans une phase de recomposition marquée par la volonté des nouveaux pouvoirs de promouvoir un projet de société en rupture avec le passé. Le grand défi…
