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London, 1100-1600: The archaeology of a capital city
Abstract from the publisher: Since the early 1970s the increasingly effective conduct of archaeological work in the City of London and surrounding parts of the conurbation have revolutionised our view of the development and European importance of…
Téhéran, ville mondiale : capitale de l'Iran depuis 200 ans
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La réforme agraire, le premier choc pétrolier et la révolution islamique ont tour à tour bouleversé le visage de la capitale iranienne, jusqu’à…
Kinshasa Planification et Aménagement
Présentation par l'éditeur : La ville de Kinshasa croît aujourd'hui anarchiquement. Sa croissance effrénée dévore tous les espaces agricoles urbains et périurbains. Son étalement…
Une aventure urbaine : 50 ans de la Société d'économie mixte immobilière de la ville de Martigues
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Martigues, Venise provençale, ville fleurie posée sur l’eau, le charme de ses canaux, de ses îles, de ses ponts, le quartier Le miroir aux oiseaux avec ses maisons colorées…
Expérimenter la ville durable au sud de la Méditerranée
L’ouvrage porte sur le concept de « ville durable », en particulier au sud de la Méditerranée ainsi que sur le "développement urbain durable". Production collective, il regroupe des articles…
Havana beyond the ruins : Cultural mappings after 1989
Abstract from the publisher : In Havana beyond the Ruins, prominent architects, scholars, and writers based in and outside of Cuba analyze how Havana has been portrayed in literature, music, and the visual arts since Soviet subsidies of Cuba…
Henri Lefebvre on space : Architecture, urban research, and the production of theory
Abstract from the publisher : In this innovative work, Łukasz Stanek frames a uniquely contextual appreciation of Henri Lefebvre’s idea that space is a social product. Stanek explicitly confronts both the philosophical and the empirical…
Worlding cities : Asian experiments and the art of being global
Abstract from the publisher : Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group…
Cape Town after apartheid : Crime and governance in the divided city
Abstract from the publisher : Reveals how liberal democracy and free-market economics reproduce the inequalities of apartheid in Cape Town, South Africa Nearly two decades after the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa, how different does the…
São Paulo: Perspectives on the City and Cultural Production
Abstract from the publisher : David Foster brings an intense curiosity and lifelong familiarity to this unique examination of the cultural tapestry of São Paulo, the largest city in South America and the second largest in Latin America. …
Living in the endless city
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- The companion to Phaidon’s popular The Endless City, with the same mix of smart writing, remarkable photographs and incisive data on the field of urban development and its related disciplines
- An authoritative…
Grenoble, cité internationale, cité d'innovations : rêves et réalités
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Grenoble : cité internationale et innovante, oui, mais quel est l’avenir de la ville ?
Cet essai collectif décrit la région grenobloise dans toute sa richesse et toute la…
Planning Asian cities : Risks and resilience
Abstract from the publisher : In Asian Cities: Risks and Resilience, Stephen Hamnett and Dean Forbes have brought together some of the region’s most distinguished urbanists to explore the planning history and recent development of Pacific…
Second cities : Globalization and local politics in Manchester and Philadelphia
Abstract from the publisher : Manchester, England, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are what sociologist Jerome Hodos calls second cities—viable alternatives to well-known global cities such as London and New York. In Second Cities, Hodos…
Economie et développement urbain durable
Economie et développement urbain durable. Emissions urbaines : inventaires et politiques publiques & Transport et usage du sol
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Le réseau "Economie et Développement Urbain…
Urban asymmetries : Studies and projects on neoliberal urbanization
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The current global economic crisis provides the perfect backdrop for reviewing the dire consequences that neoliberal urban policies have had upon the city, and for discussing possible alternatives to market-driven…
Cities in transition : Globalization, political change and urban development
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This book was written with the aim of showing that even in the era of globalization developments appearing in cities are not subject to almost unconditional global forces. Rather, universal forces are decisive…
Building globalization : Transnational architecture production in urban China
Abstract from the publisher : From the years 2004 to 2008, Beijing and Shanghai witnessed the construction of an extraordinary number of new buildings, many of which were designed by architectural firms overseas. Combining ethnographic fieldwork,…
A joint enterprise : Indian elites and the making of British Bombay
Abstract from the publisher : An in-depth look at the urban history of British Bombay It was the era of the Raj, and yet A Joint Enterprise reveals the unexpected role of native communities in the transformation of the urban fabric of British…