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Incomplete urbanism: A critical urban strategy for emerging economies
Abstract from the publisher: Incomplete Urbanism is a dynamic, hybrid interactive concept, which destabilizes the current architectural and urban theories and practices. Its main characteristics are indeterminacy, inconsistency and changeability,…
Habitat international (Vol. 35, No. 1)
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Habitat International is dedicated to the study of urban and rural human settlements: their planning, design, production and management. Its main focus is on urbanisation in its broadest sense in the developing world.…
Habitat et transition énergétique
Sous le sceau de la performance énergétique, nos logements se modernisent avec l'affirmation des normes environnementales. Mais ces objectifs chiffrés sont bien loin de décrire l'importance que joue l'habitat dans la transition écologique. Comme…
Graslin : le temps des Lumières à Nantes
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J.-J.-L. Graslin (1727-1790) est connu à Nantes pour être le créateur du quartier devenu le cœur de la Cité, autour de la place et du théâtre qui portent son…
Grands ensembles, intentions et pratiques (1850-1970)
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Grands ensembles urbains tenu, les 16-17 novembre 2010, au pôle universitaire Mazier de Saint-Brieuc. Ce cycle de Rencontres est organisé conjointement par l'Université Rennes 2 et la…
Globalization, urban form and governance
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This Conference Book compiles the summary-papers that win be presented at the First Conference of the ALFA-IBIS Network. Part One is an introductory chapter containing a short history of the ALFA-IBIS project, the…
Gary, the most American of all American cities
Abstract from the publisher : U.S. Steel created Gary, Indiana. The new steel plant and town built on the site in 1906 were at once a triumph of industrial capitalism and a bold experiment in urban planning. Gary became the canvas onto which the…
Garden cities of to-morrow
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Among the many 'utopian' proposals of the 19th century, this particular short text stands out. Howard was a 19th century British reformer and city planner. He was influenced by Bellamy's Looking Backwards. He saw new,…
François Naudin
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Interview réalisée en 1974, alors que le quartier de l’Arlequin de la Villeneuve de Grenoble commençait à vivre et, où François Naudin révèle sa…
Fragments of cities: The new American downtowns and neighborhoods
Abstract from the publisher: Larry Bennett's Fragments of Cities: The New American Downtowns and Neighborhoods examines the social consequences of both the new approaches to downtown design and the physical upgrading of residential neighborhoods. …
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…
Faire le Grand Paris : avis des habitants consultés en 1859
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Ce livre publie une sélection des avis formulés lors de l’enquête publique menée dans l’agglomération parisienne en 1859. Ces opinions écrites…
Events and urban regeneration: The strategic use of events to revitalise cities
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In recent years, major sporting and cultural events such as the Olympic Games have emerged as significant elements of public policy, particularly in efforts to achieve urban regeneration. As well as opportunities arising…