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L'état des villes africaines. Gouvernance, inégalités et marchés fonciers urbains
Extrait de la préface de Joan Clos, directeur général d'ONU-Habitat :
Les premières années de ce 21e siècle ont apporté un démenti cinglant à tous ceux, nombreux, qui croyaient à un mode…
Le territoire contre la ville ?
Le territoire contre la ville ? L'intercommunalité dans la gouvernance métropolitaine : Plaine Commune, Evry Centre Essonne et Grand Porto Alegre. Présentation par l'éditeur : En s'intéressant à trois…
Metropolitan regions
Abstract from the publisher : Results of the Metropolis research project on the world’s main metropolitan regions to identify the forms of institutional organization and the system of government of the world’s leading metropolitan…
The state of Asian cities 2010-11
Abstract from the publisher : The report throws new light on current issues and challenges which national and local governments, the business sector and organised civil society are facing. On top of putting forward a number of recommendations, this…
Urban development in Europe
Abstract from the publisher: Cities play a crucial role in creating a sustainable, social and innovative Europe. Nowadays, cities have to face many challenges, especially since the arrival of the economic recession. For this reason, it is important…
Gouvernance des espaces publics : repères internationaux
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Cette étude a été menée par un collectif de chercheurs, sour la direction scientifique de Marcus Zepf. Son objectif ? Modéliser la diversité des projets, des…
Integrated city making: Governance, planning and transport
Abstract from the publisher: Integrated City Making is a report by Philipp Rode, Julie Wagner, Richard Brown, Rit Chandra and Jayaraj Sundaresan of the Urban Age Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2007, Urban Age…
Gouvernance(s) et ingénieries métropolitaines
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Réfléchir à la gouvernance métropolitaine, c’est s’affranchir d’une lecture territoriale institutionnelle pour considérer, avec un oeil nouveau,…
La gestion des déchets urbains. Des solutions pour l'Afrique
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Qui dit gouvernance efficace dit transparence, responsabilité, crédibilité et stabilité de l’organisme gouvernant et partenariats coopératifs avec les secteurs…
America becomes urban : The development of U.S. cities and towns 1780-1980
From the preface :
The American city: we think of the Manhattan skyline, of Chicago curving along the shore of Lake Michigan, or of the Golden Gate Bridge arcing into San Francisco. Or, if we think historically, we might envision steerage…
The urban wilderness : A history of the American city
From the foreword by Charles Tilly :
For a generation Sam Warner has written about American urban history by sketching the development of particular cities. A 1994 poll of urban history scholars identified him as the country's most influential…
Cities and climate change
NB : Note that this report is available as a read-only version, with a large stamp superimposed over the text in the right-hand corner. It is also available for purchase as a print or e-book.
Abstract from the publisher :
As the hubs of economic…
Shaping suburbia : How political institutions organize urban development
Abstract from the publisher :
The American metropolis has been transformed over the past quarter century. Cities have turned inside out, with rapidly growing suburbs evolving into edge cities and technoburbs. But not all suburbs are alike. In…
What happened to participation? Urban development and authoritarian upgrading in Cairo
Elena Piffero is Doctor of Philosophy in International Cooperation and Sustainable Development Policies at the University of Bologna, Italy. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works license 3.0. Alternative link to the…
The city and the world: New York's global future
Abstract from the publisher: At first glance a study on cities and foreign policy may seem a bold leap into the future of international relations, but it represents, rather, a giant step into the present--into what is already taking place across…
Understanding the developing metropolis: Lessons from the city study of Bogotá and Cali, Colombia
Abstract from the publisher: This book is among the most comprehensive studies of a city since Edgar M. Hoover and Raymond Vernon analyzed New York City thirty-five years ago in the classic Anatomy of a Metropolis. The main lesson outlined in the…
Capital cities in Africa: Power and powerlessness
Abstract from the publisher:
Capital cities today remain central to both nations and states. They host centres of political power, not only national, but in some cases regional and global as well, thus offering major avenues to success, wealth and…