See also the other books in this series:
Part 1: The Hague (not available online)
Part 2: Barcelona
Part 3: Birmingham
Part 4: Brussels
Part 6: Lille
Part 7: Comparative analysis
See also the other books in this series:
Part 1: The Hague (not available online)
Part 2: Barcelona
Part 4: Brussels
Part 5: Frankfurt
Part 6: Lille
Part 7: Comparative analysis
See also the other books in this series:
Part 1: The Hague (not available online)
Part 3: Birmingham
Part 4: Brussels
Part 5: Frankfurt
Part 6: Lille
Part 7: Comparative analysis
Abstract from the publisher :
Like other West European countries, the Netherlands are facing a growing uneasiness about its changing demographics. It is within this context that animated discussions concerning immigrant neighbourhoods dominate. The…
Abstract from the publisher : This volume documents the continuing growth of concentrated poverty in central cities of the United States and examines what is known about its causes and effects. With careful analyses of policy implications and…
Communautés privées, communautés clôturées : la dimension sécuritaire du phénomène des Gated communities
Extrait de l'introduction :
Depuis quelques décennies, de nouveaux types…
Extrait de l'avant-propos :
La politique de la ville est fondée, depuis sa création dans les années 1980, sur le principe d’une mise en œuvre de politiques publiques concertées et coordonnées en vue de…
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Ghetto urbain. Ségrégation, violence, pauvreté en France".
A travers de très nombreux témoignages, récits et portraits, il a montré comment le ghetto…
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Dans une perspective analytique – largement foucaldienne – de la ville perçue comme lieu de disciplinarisation des classes sociales a été organisé, en 2011, le…
Abstract from the publisher: Unskilled workers once flocked to Detroit, attracted by manufacturing jobs paying union wages, but the passing of Detroit's manufacturing heyday has left many of those workers stranded. Manufacturing continues to employ…
Contents :
Michael Brown - 2008 Urban Geography Plenary Lecture - Public health as urban politics, urban geography : Venereal blopower in Seattle, 1943-1983
Rachel Slocum - Commentary on "Public health as urban politics, urban geography :…
NB : This is the author's pre-print version of a special issue of Progress in Planning (Vol. 67, No. 3, April 2007). The published version of this text can be found on the ScienceDirect journal page.
Contents :
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…
Abstract from the publisher :
Today there is a widespread fear of crime on a global scale. This can be seen as a response to social inequalities, social polarisation and the fragmentation of cities, which has to a large extent been caused by…