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The dynamics of urban growth in three Chinese cities
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The theme of this book is the interplay of geography, size, and industrial structure in determining the industrial vigor of cities. At any point in time, a city's economic prospects are determined by location,…
Time and the suburbs: The politics of built environments and the future of dissent
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By combining provocative prose with photo-essay, Time and the Suburbs explores the disappearance of cities in North America under the weight of suburban, exurban, and other forms of development that are changing the way…
The fate of cities : Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945-2000
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By the end of the twentieth century, decaying inner cities in America continued to lose ground despite the best efforts of local and federal officials. By then the investment in urban revitalization begun during the…
De la ville en politique
Cet ouvrage décrit les évolutions récentes touchant la pensée politique sur la ville, tant en France que dans les pays anglo-saxons et il propose une vision alternative permettant de rompre radicalement avec les tendances…
For the ciy as a whole: Planning, politics, and the public interest in Dallas, Texas, 1900-1965
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I am interested in "using" Dallas to understand better the changing nature of politics and planning in urban America during the twentieth century. Dallas is hardly typical of all cities, but it is closely…
Sociologie du développement durable urbain - Projets et stratégies métropolitaines françaises
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Le développement durable connaît aujourd'hui un réel succès, tant international que local, dans les espaces urbains notamment. Cette notion floue se rapporte à des…
L'intercommunalité. Un chantier permanent à géométrie variable
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La question de l’intercommunalité est aujourd’hui très prégnante et source de nombreux débats, notamment du fait du projet du Grand Paris. En une quinzaine…
Shaping suburbia : How political institutions organize urban development
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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…
Canadian journal of urban research
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Published since 1992, the Canadian Journal of Urban Research is a multidisciplinary and scholarly journal dedicated to publishing refereed articles that address a wide range of issues relevant to the field of urban…
What policies for globalising cities? Rethinking the urban policy agenda
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At a time of increasing globalisation processes, the search for competitiveness in urban regions has become a major political target for both local and central governments. The importance of the cities and their…
The future of shrinking cities : Problems, patterns and strategies of urban transformation
Full title : The future of shrinking cities : Problems, patterns and strategies of urban transformation in a global context
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This publication is the outcome of a symposium held at UC Berkeley in February 2007,…
Urban geography plenary lecture : Urban geography (Vol. 30, No. 1)
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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 :…
Progress in Irish urban studies
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Progress in Irish Urban Studies is a working paper series which presents expanded articles based on papers presented to the annual research seminar series and provides a means by which post-graduate researchers and…