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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…
Urban reflections : Narratives of place, planning and change
Abstract from the publisher : Urban Reflections looks at how places change, the role of planners in bringing about urban change, and the public's attitudes to that change. Drawing on geographical, cinematic and photographic readings, the book…
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…
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…
Ennoblir et embellir : une histoire, de l’architecture à l'urbanisme
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Il fut une époque, du XVe siècle au début du XXe, où les architectes avaient pour mission d'ennoblir les palais, les lieux de culte et les résidences des puissants en les…
Urbanisme - Pour un urbanisme de projet : de l’aménagement au renouvellement urbain
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Pourquoi, malgré les investissements consentis au cours de vingt années de politique de la ville, les résultats sont-ils aussi peu tangibles ?
Lorsque pour des quartiers entiers se…
Lessons for the Big Society: Planning, regeneration and the politics of community participation
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This book provides concrete examples of the ways in which shifting academic debates, policy and political approaches have impacted on a specific place over the past 30 years. It offers a critical analysis of the history,…
Queerying planning: Challenging heteronormative assumptions and reframing planning practice
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Current planning practices have largely neglected the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community for safe urban spaces in which to live, work, and play. This volume fills the gap in the…
Architectures urbaines et architectures du mouvement 1800-1950
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Unifier le territoire – administrativement, politiquement, économiquement –, faciliter la circulation des personnes et des marchandises : ces préoccupations ont durant tout le XIXe…
Megapolitan America
Abstract from the publisher: With an expected population of 400 million by 2040, America is morphing into an economic system composed of 23 "megapolitan" areas that will dominate the nation’s economy by midcentury. These megapolitan…
Le coeur d’une ville... hélas ! Chronique d’une privatisation de l’espace public
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Votre ville "attend son tram" ? Une nouvelle Ligne Grande Vitesse "desservira bientôt votre région" ? Vous vous interrogez sur la nécessité de tels projets ?…
Staging the new Berlin: Place marketing and the politics of urban reinvention post-1989
Abstract from the publisher: This book explores the politics of place marketing and the process of ‘urban reinvention’ in Berlin between 1989 and 2011. In the context of the dramatic socio-economic restructuring processes, changes in…
L'urbanisme de Lisbonne : éléments de théorie urbaine appliquée
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Ce livre met en évidence le rapport entre société, politique et urbanisme d'une capitale européenne en processus de transition démocratique. L'aménagement de…
The science of cities and regions: Lectures on mathematical model design
Abstract from the publisher: A ‘science of cities and regions’ is critical for meeting future challenges. The world is urbanising: huge cities are being created and are continuing to grow rapidly. There are many planning and development…
Tenement cites: From 19th century Berlin to 21st century Nairobi
Abstract from the publisher: Nairobi today has over 10,000 multi-story tenement buildings, many of them offering single rooms and up to eight stories high. Privately owned and exploiting urban space to the maximum, these bear similarities to housing…
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,…
