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The city as a site of power in the Islamic West : The Alhambra of the Nasrids and New Fes

Full title : The city as a site of power in the Islamic West: The Alhambra (Madīnatal-Ḥamrā’) of the Nasrids and New Fes (Madīnat al-Bayḍā’) NB : This lecture was part of the conference 'Sites of power :…

Mots-clés: Alhambra, Bennison Amira, culture urbaine, développement urbain, Fès, gouvernance, Granada, Grenade, histoire urbaine, Islamic city, New Fes, ville islamique

Shrinking cities : New thinking about urban development

Abstract from the distributor : In the 21st century, urban development is facing new challenges caused by the parallel occurrence of both growing and shrinking cities. The development patterns and instruments of urban growth are well-known.…

Mots-clés: Allemagne, décroissance, développement urbain, espace urbain, forme urbaine, Germany, Kabisch Sigrun, occupation du sol, politique urbaine

Blocked arteries : Circulation and congestion in history

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, déplacements, développement urbain, embouteillages, histoire urbaine, mobilité, politique des transports, traffic congestion, transport

Framing a capital city

Organisers' description : Organized collaboratively by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), and the National Building Museum, Framing a Capital City was organized to help shape the National…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, capital, capitale, développement urbain, écologie urbaine, espace public, espace urbain, ville durable, Washington D.C.

China and India: Governance, urban development, and sustainability in the cities of the Global South

Organisers' description : The scholarship with regard to the process of urbanization in the context of globalization has been dominated by the "global cities" paradigm in which Saskia Sassen outlines the increasing centrality of cities as…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, China, Chine, développement durable, développement urbain, gouvernance, Inde, India, infrastructures, Kundu Ratoola, Lal Kamna, mutation urbaine, pays en développement, Perry David C., service public, Sun Meng, Wang Lan, Weisberg Barry

Building the speculative city

Organisers' description : Dr. Weber will discuss her research on periods of rapid change in the physical fabric of the city -- the dizzying "construction booms" when the real estate industry, financial system, and public planning all…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, Chicago, développement urbain, économie, foncier, immobilier, mutation urbaine, Weber Rachel

African cities, a catalyst for change

Organisers' description : We hear a lot about the poverty and chaos of African cities, but in this edition of Amsterdam Forum, urbanist Abdoumaliq Simone argues that there is also a ferment of resourcefulness that makes cities vibrant places. It…

Mots-clés: Afrique, développement urbain, mutation urbaine, pays en développement, Simone AbdouMaliq, société urbaine

Beijing inside out : Caochangdi

Organisers' description : James Stirling Memorial Lecture on the City, LSE Cities Programme in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the Center for Architecture, New York. The speakers examine the problems and possibilities…

Mots-clés: Beijing, Caochangdi, China, Chine, croissance urbaine, développement urbain, environnement urbain, périphéries, périurbain, urbanisation

Economic and social change and violence in Ahmadabad 1950-2000

Abstract from the distributor : What dynamics contribute to emergence of social tensions and conflicts in an urban environment? Mass mobilisations and episodes of collective violence have been a constant element in the development of large Indian…

Mots-clés: Ahmadabad, Ahmedabad, aménagement de l'espace, conflit urbain, développement urbain, fragmentation sociale, Inde, India, ségrégation urbaine, tissu urbain, violence urbaine

Middle Eastern urban frontiers, migrants and states

Abstract from the distributor : 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

The right to the city : Prospects for critical urban theory and practice

Organisers' description : 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…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, capitalisme, développement durable, développement urbain, droit à la ville, équité sociale, Marcuse Peter, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, politique de la ville, société urbaine

Smart city radio

Description from the website : Smart City is a weekly, hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and trends shaping cities. Host Carol Coletta talks with national and international public…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, culture urbaine, développement durable, développement urbain, économie, éducation, entretien, innovation, planification, société urbaine, transport

Beirut normal

Abstract from the distributor : Is there anything to say about Beirut beyond the obvious, and by now exhausted, lessons of post-war reconstruction and identity politics? What is a "Beirut normal"? Is it worth examining? The lecture puts…

Mots-clés: Beirut, Beyrouth, développement urbain, géographie urbaine, guerre, histoire urbaine, identité, reconstruction, Sarkis Hashim

The city in the 20th century

Abstract from the distributor : Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the artistic, cultural and innovative developments of the city in the 20th century and is joined by two practitioners of the geographer’s art; Professor Doreen Massey, who was…

Mots-clés: art dans la ville, Bragg Melvyn, culture urbaine, développement urbain, géographie urbaine, Hall Peter, histoire urbaine, innovation, Massey Doreen, mutation urbaine, twentieth century, vintième siècle

In our time : The city - a history, part 2

Abstract from the distributor : Melvyn Bragg presents the second of a two part discussion about the history of the city. George Stephenson invented rail transport in the north-east of England in the 1820s, but it was not until over twenty years…

Mots-clés: Bragg Melvyn, Burdett Ricky, développement urbain, Hall Peter, histoire urbaine, Hunt Tristram, infrastructures, mutation urbaine, transport

Public participation and urban transformation in Istanbul

In this lecture, 'Public participation and urban transformation in Istanbul : Europe and Turkey from a sociological perspective', part of the City Institute at York University's City Seminar series, Clémence Petit looks at themes of…

Mots-clés: citoyenneté, développement urbain, habitants, Istanbul, participation, Petit Clémence, politique urbaine, renouvellement urbain, rénovation urbaine, sciences politiques, sociologie urbaine, Turkey, Turquie

Is the 'rule of law' good for cities?

There is a widespread consensus that, everywhere in the world, urban development has to be based on the rule of law. But what is 'the rule of law'? Does any formal legal system qualify - or must it have specific requirements? If there are specific…

Mots-clés: aménagement de l'espace, aménagement urbain, développement urbain, droit, forme urbaine, Frug Gerald, privatisation

La naissance du mythe de Marrakech du Musée social à Internet

Cette conférence retrace les grandes lignes du développement urbain mis en place à Marrakech pendant le protectorat marocain et plus particulièrement pendant la période lyauteyenne. L’accent est mis, d’une part, sur l’origine d‘une série de…

Mots-clés: Borghi Rachele, colonisation, développement urbain, Maroc, Marrakech, politique urbaine, représentations

Zoom sur Buenos Aires

Présentation par le diffuseur : Pour cette dernière semaine de septembre, comme à la fin de chaque mois désormais, les Urbanités vous propose un Zoom d’une semaine sur une ville ayant valeur de laboratoire…

Mots-clés: Amérique du sud, Argentine, Buenos Aires, développement urbain, mégapole, planification urbaine, urbanisation

Le Pont et la Ville. Une histoire d'amour planétaire

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Présentation par l'éditeur : Lieux de rencontre et d'échange, les ponts on joué un rôle majeur dans l'urbanisation de notre planète. À travers l'histoire de ving-quatre villes, "Le Pont et la…

Mots-clés: Biau Daniel, développement urbain, histoire de la ville, histoire urbaine, image de la ville, pont, représentations

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