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Urban boundaries and margins : Urban History Group 2008 conference
From the conference report :
The fortieth meeting of the Urban History Group was held in Rutland Hall at the University of
Nottingham on 27–28 March 2008. With over seventy delegates attending, the conference featured two days of seminars,…
Mots-clés: boundary, espace urbain, exclusion, histoire urbaine, limite, société urbaine
The resurgent city
The majority of the papers presented at the 2004 conference 'The resurgent city', held at the London School of Economics, are available for download as PDF files.
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This Leverhulme-funded international symposium aims to…
City futures 2009 : City futures in a globalising world
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Aims of City Futures in a Globalising World
The central aim of the Madrid Conference in 2009 is to lift the quality of international dialogue about urban issues by:
* Creating a whole conference sharply focussed on…
City futures 2004
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An important international conference on globalism and urban change took place in Chicago from July 8-10, 2004.
The aim of the City Futures conference was to boost the quality of international dialogue about urban issues…
The vital city : EURA 2007 conference
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This major conference on the theme of The Vital City was held under the auspices of the European Urban Research Association (EURA). EURA brings together an inter-disciplinary network of urban researchers from across Europe…
Area-based initiatives in contemporary urban policy : EURA conference
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Many contemporary European urban policy initiatives emphasise an area-based approach, which also aims to involve the community in planning and implementation of projects. There is a recognised need to strengthen the…
European city in comparative perspective
Papers presented at the 2004 European Association for Urban History (EUAH)'s conference 'European city in comparative perspective : Seventh international conference on urban history' are available for download as full-text PDF files. 144 papers are…
The new urban question : Urbanism beyond neo-liberalism
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“The New Urban Question – Urbanism beyond Neo-liberalism” is the title of the 4th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) that will take place from November 26th to 28th, 2009 at…
Futures of cities : 51st IFHP world congress
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The year 2007 marks a shift to an urban era, an era in which more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. This fact is making many headlines. But what are its implications? How will this impact the…
Urban transformation : Controversies, contrasts and challenges
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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…
21st international congress of historical sciences
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The International Congress of Historical Sciences takes place every five years. This Congress provides an ideal venue for extensive reports, papers, debates, exchanges, and meetings reflecting historical research in…
Breslauer symposium 2006 : The right to the city and the politics of space
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The Breslauer Symposium was established in 2001 through the generosity of a campus donor and is named in honor of George Breslauer, current Dean of Social Sciences at UC Berkeley. Held annually, its goal is to support…
ECAS 2009 3rd European conference on African studies
The 3rd European conference on African studies included a number of panels and papers on the subject of cities and urban studies, some of which are freely available as full text (see list below - only full-text papers on topics related to urban…
Diversity in cities : Visible and invisible walls - EURODIV 3rd conference
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The special issue on Cultural Diversity collects a selection of papers presented at the multidisciplinary and multinational Marie Curie project on “Cultural diversity in Europe: A series of Conferences”…
Risks, hazards and urban renewal, 1666 to 2000 : Urban History Group annual conference 2006
From the conference report :
The Annual conference of the Urban History Group took place at the University of Reading this year from the 30th to the 31st March. Entitled ‘Risks, Hazards and Urban Renewal, 1666 to 2000’, the conference…
Systemic impact and sustainability of gated enclaves in the city : Cybergeo dossier
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Karina Landman - The storm that rocks the boat: the systemic impact of gated communities on urban sustainability
Jörg Plöger - The emergence of a “City of Cages” in Lima : neighbourhood appropriation in the context…
The open urban studies journal (Vol. 2, 2009)
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The Open Urban Studies Journal is an Open Access online journal which publishes original research articles, reviews and short articles in the field of urban and regional studies. Topics covered include the: theory,…
The making of global cities : A symposium and research agenda
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Increasingly, mega cities located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America have become the focus of policy makers and scholarly research. These regions are the locations of the bulk of the world’s largest cities; now…
Mots-clés: global cities, mégapole, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, urbanisation, ville mondiale, world city
The African city centre re(sourced) : African Perspectives 2009 congress
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, is it a historical core, a business district or no physical location at all? Food for a lengthy palaver.
Out of the central theme, three sub-themes were distilled to enable in-depth debate: (1) the African City…
Mots-clés: Africa, Afrique, centre-ville, espace urbain, forme urbaine
3rd international workshop on post-communist urban geographies : Actors shaping urban change
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The 3rd International Workshop on Post-communist Urban Geographies. Actors Shaping Urban Change carries on the tradition established by two earlier workshops held in Lund (2005) and Stockholm-Tallinn (2007) with the aim…