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The Endless City - An authoritative and visually rich survey of the contemporary city

Présentation par l'éditeur : At the turn of the twenty-first century, the world is faced with an unprecedented challenge. It must address a fundamental shift in the world's population towards the cities, and away from…

Mots-clés: Berlin, Burdett Ricky, Johannesburg, London, Mexico, New York, Shanghai, Sudjic Deyan, urbanisation

London and other Great American Cities 50 years on

Abstract from the distributor : The RSA and the Centre for London at Demos gather a panel of expert commentators at the RSA to mark the 50th anniversary of Jane Jacobs’ landmark book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Jane…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, forme urbaine, Greenhalgh Stephen, Hall Peter, Jacobs Jane, London, Londres, Power Anne, renouvellement urbain, Rogers Ben, The death and life of great American cities

London : A pilgrimage

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From Peter Ackroyd's introduction to the 2005 Anthem Press edition : "London: A Pilgrimage" is an enlightening work that brings to life the chaotic and gloomy past of a great city on the cusp of modern times. 180 incredible etchings by…

Mots-clés: art, Doré Gustave, histoire urbaine, Jerrold Blanchard, London, Londres, société urbaine

Lessons for the Big Society: Planning, regeneration and the politics of community participation

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Abstract from the publisher: 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,…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, collectivités locales, communauté, community, Dillon Denis, Fanning Bryan, Haringey, London, Londres, participation, politique urbaine, renouvellement urbain, société urbaine

The gentrification of London

Abstract from the distributor: Islington, Docklands, Clapham and East London have all experienced huge changes in recent years through social and aesthetic 'makeovers' as areas have been regenerated and wealthier residents have moved in.…

Mots-clés: démographie, Elms Robert, gentrification, habitants, Hamnett Chris, Hunter Tom, London, Londres, Partridge David, renouvellement urbain, ségrégation urbaine, société urbaine

'Race', culture and the right to the city: Centres, peripheries, margins

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Abstract from the publisher: Adopting a perspective inspired by Henri Lefebvre, this book considers the spread of multiculture from the central city to the periphery and considers the role that 'race' continues to play in structuring the metropolis,…

Mots-clés: banlieue, centre-ville, droit à la ville, forme urbaine, Lefebvre Henri, London, Londres, Millington Gareth, multiculturalism, multiculturalisme, New York, Paris, périphéries, race

Hanoverian London 1714 - 1808

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Abstract from the publisher : Hanoverian London, 1714 - 1808, the first of eight volumes to be published in The University of California Press History of London series, surveys the life of the town throughout the eighteenth century. Professor…

Mots-clés: croissance urbaine, dix-huitième siècle, eighteenth century, Hanoverian, histoire urbaine, London, Londres, mouvement social, Rudé George, société urbaine, urbanité

Orbiting London - A conversation with Iain Sinclair

Abstract from the distributor : Iain Sinclair, writer, poet and film-maker, will discuss – in conversation with Iain Boal, (social historian and Fellow of the Institute for the Humanities) his four decades of chronicling the life of the…

Mots-clés: Boal Iain, culture urbaine, littérature, London, Londres, Sinclair Iain, urbanité

Reforming urban labor : Routes to the city, roots in the country

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Abstract from the publisher : Reforming Urban Labor is a history of the nineteenth-century social reforms designed by middle-class progressives to domesticate the labor force. Industrial production required a concentrated labor force, but the…

Mots-clés: banlieue populaire, Brussels, Bruxelles, déplacement de population, développement urbain, dix-neuvième siècle, gestion locale, histoire de l'urbanisme, histoire urbaine, logement, London, Londres, nineteenth century, Polasky Janet L., politique du logement, politique urbaine, travail

Applying new spatial techniques in the study of late medieval London

"This paper aims to present a summary of elements both of my own PhD research and also some current related ongoing work both within the UK and on the Continent which attempts... to use new or digital approaches to the "spatial turn"…

Mots-clés: analyse spatiale, cartographie, Colson Jeremy, espace urbain, histoire urbaine, London, Londres, méthodologie, Middle Ages, Moyen Âge

London : The story of a great city

Organisers' description : No city can lay claim to a more dramatic history than London. Engulfed in calamities that seemed to mark its end - fire, plague, riot, civil war, mass bombing - from each crisis it has emerged stronger than ever. Its…

Mots-clés: commerce, histoire urbaine, London, Londres, White Jerry

Multicultural London : Past, present and future. A history and policy discussion

Conference description by the organisers : The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and their role in cultural formation, the relations between cities, territories and larger political…

Mots-clés: East End, Gavron Kate, histoire urbaine, immigration, London, Londres, mixité sociale, multicultural, multiculturel, White Jerry

Worse than Cimmeran Darkness: Fog and the representation of Victorian London

In this 2011 seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London School of Advanced Study, Joseph de Sapio discusses fog in the representation of Victorian London, particularly from the perspective of tourists to the city. He argues…

Mots-clés: brouillard, citadin, de Sapio Joseph, dix-neuvième siècle, environnement urbain, fog, histoire urbaine, London, Londres, nineteenth century, représentations, tourisme, urbanité, Victorian London

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The Endless City - An authoritative and visually rich survey of the contemporary city

London and other Great American Cities 50 years on

London : A pilgrimage

Lessons for the Big Society: Planning, regeneration and the politics of community participation

The gentrification of London

'Race', culture and the right to the city: Centres, peripheries, margins

Hanoverian London 1714 - 1808

Orbiting London - A conversation with Iain Sinclair

Reforming urban labor : Routes to the city, roots in the country

Applying new spatial techniques in the study of late medieval London

London : The story of a great city

Multicultural London : Past, present and future. A history and policy discussion

Worse than Cimmeran Darkness: Fog and the representation of Victorian London

Do Londoners have a right to the city?

Researching the spatial and social life of the city : citiesLAB vol. 1

The London journal (Vol. 34, No. 1)

Urban age : London

Urban age : New York

London lives

A city at risk from the City?