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Derelict paradise : Homelessness and urban development in Cleveland, Ohio
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A revealing analysis of the origins and evolution of homelessness in a major American city
Seeking answers to the question, "Who benefits from homelessness?" this book takes the reader on a sweeping tour of…
Sunburnt cities : The great recession, depopulation and urban planning in the American sunbelt
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In recent years there has been a growing focus on urban and environmental studies, and the skills and techniques needed to address the wider challenges of how to create sustainable communities. Central to that demand…
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…
Ville et proximité
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Quels sont les contours du concept de proximité ? Comment différentes disciplines le définissent-ils ? En quoi peut-il être un instrument pour la compréhension de…
Roppongi crossing : The demise of a Tokyo nightclub district and the reshaping of a global city
Abstract from the publisher : For most of the latter half of the twentieth century, Roppongi was an enormously popular nightclub district that stood out from the other pleasure quarters of Tokyo for its mix of international entertainment and…
Planning in divided cities
Abstract from the publisher : Does planning in contested cities inadvertedly make the divisions worse? The 60s and 70s saw a strong role of planning, social engineering, etc but there has since been a move towards a more decentralised…
The urban racial state : Managing race relations in American cities
Abstract from the publisher : The Urban Racial State introduces a new multi-disciplinary analytical approach to urban racial politics that provides a bridging concept for urban theory, racism theory, and state theory. This perspective, dubbed by…
Mobile urbanism : Cities and policymaking in the global age
Abstract from the publisher : How knowledge and power flow between places and impact cities worldwide Mobile Urbanism provides a unique set of perspectives on the current global-urban condition. Drawing on cutting-edge theoretical work, leading…
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…
Ordonner et partager la ville : XVIIe-XIXe siècle
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Cet ouvrage se propose de relire la ville comme un espace et une société mis en ordre et partagés, en amont de l’intervention policière ou du contrôle institutionnel.…
The transatlantic collapse of urban renewal : Postwar urbanism from New York to Berlin
Abstract from the publisher : The Transatlantic Collapse of Urban Renewal examines how postwar thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic considered urban landscapes radically changed by the political and physical realities of sprawl, urban decay,…
Searching for the just city : Debates in urban theory and practice
Abstract from the publisher : Cities are many things. Among their least appealing aspects, cities are frequently characterized by concentrations of insecurity and exploitation. Cities have also long represented promises of opportunity and…
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…
Justice and the American metropolis
Abstract from the publisher : Today’s American cities and suburbs are the sites of “thick injustice”—unjust power relations that are deeply and densely concentrated as well as opaque and seemingly intractable. Thick…
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…
Jean-Eudes Roullier, un pionnier des politiques de l'espace urbain
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La personne et la personnalité de Jean-Eudes Roullier (1931-2010) sont indissociables de l'histoire de l'aménagement urbain du dernier tiers du XXe siècle. Cet énarque, devenu…
Learning the city: Knowledge and translocal assemblage
Abstract from the publisher: Learning the City: Translocal Assemblage and Urban Politics critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urban politics, arguing both for the centrality of learning for political strategies and…
Le logement intolérable
Présentation par l'éditeur : Depuis le début du XXIe siècle, l’envolée des prix sur le marché immobilier des grandes villes françaises rend difficile l’accès à un logement de…
Atlas des villes durables : Ecologie, urbanisme, société : l'Europe est-elle un modèle ?
Présentation par l'éditeur : Inscrire la ville dans le développement durable est d'abord un projet européen grâce à la charte d'Aalborg signée en 1994. Elle témoigne de l'intérêt…