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Eco-quartiers et urbanisme durable
Présentation par l'éditeur : L'urbanisation extensive, l'étalement résidentiel, l'effacement des échelles d'aménagement de proximité, le zonage programmé, l'écartement fonctionnel, la…
Global cities : Transtext(e)s transcultures - Journal of global cultural studies
From the introduction by Lawrence Phillips : Is the 'global' city an age-old historical phenomenon associated with economic, cultural, and imperial power (Rome, Athens, Beijing, Istanbul), or a consequence of the industrial revolution? Is it a…
Urbanisation de la Chine
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Pour la première fois dans l’histoire de l’humanité, plus de la moitié de la population de notre planète habite dans les villes. La Chine, qui est en train de vivre…
Environment and urbanization
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This twice-yearly journal focuses on urban and environmental issues and their interconnections, with a particular emphasis on Africa, Asia and Latin America (where most of world's urban population now lives).
Each…
The open urban studies journal (Vol. 3, 2010)
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The Open Urban Studies Journal is an Open Access online journal which publishes original research articles, reviews and short articles in the field of urban and regional studies. Topics covered include : theory,…
Sao Paulo: A tale of two cities
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UN-HABITAT’s new Cities and Citizens series examines urban inequality in the developing world through in-depth analysis of intracity data developed by UN-HABITAT and its partner institutions and on-the-ground…
Brazil's early urban transition : What can it teach urbanizing countries?
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This paper specifically describes the urbanization experience of Brazil, by far the largest country in Latin America, and which has attained levels of urbanization that surpass those of most European countries. Despite…
Century of the city : No time to lose
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One in every ten people lived in urban areas a century ago. Now, for the first time ever, most people live in cities. By 2050, the United Nations projects, almost three-quarters of the world's population will call…
Megacities 10 : Towards the megacities solution
Extract from the Introduction by Steef Buijs :
A handful of megacity regions in the advanced and advancing economies, as clusters of large and overlapping daily urban systems are the prime powerhouses and central nodes of the world network economy.…
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…
Urbanization, population, environment and security
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The Comparative Urban Studies Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center began a project in 1997 designed to both identify factors that contribute to making urban areas centers of violence and poverty and propose policy…
Megalopolis : The city of the 21st century : World policy journal (Vol. 27, No. 4)
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Urbanization and growth
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First in a series of thematic volumes, this book was prepared for the Commission on Growth and Development to evaluate the state of knowledge of the relationship between urbanization and economic growth. It does not pretend to…
Connecting cities : India
Extract from the introduction by Chris Johnson :
The bustle and chaos associated with Indian cities encompasses only 27% of the country's population. The other 73% of India's population still live in rural areas and villages spread across the…