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Welfare reform and social reproduction in New York City and Toronto

Abstract from the distributor : Simon's research employs a feminist political economy lens to examine how state and civil society groups respond to, manage, and/or mediate crisis tendencies in social reproduction resulting from the neoliberal…

Mots-clés: assistance sociale, Black Simon, feminism, féminisme, genre, gouvernance, néolibéralisme, New York, service public, société urbaine, syndicat, Toronto, travail, union, welfare

Vues de New York (1860-1920)

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Présentation par l'éditeur : Cet ensemble de vues de New York, rassemblées et commentées par Gabrielle Townsend, déjà auteur d'un John Singer Sargent et d'un Winslow Homer chez le même éditeur,…

Mots-clés: gratte-ciel, images, New York, photographie, représentations, Townsend Gabrielle, urbanisme vertical, ville verticale

Urban age : New York

Part of the Urban Age six-year conference series, this conference takes as its theme 'New York : Almost alright?'. As well as a wealth of related data and analysis, mp3 recordings of the entire conference are available on the Urban Age website. Many…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, banlieue, emploi, espace public, espace urbain, gouvernance, logement, London, Londres, mobilité, New York, planification, sécurité, transport, voisinage

The spirit of cities: Why the identity of a city matters in a global age

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Abstract from the publisher: Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. The Spirit of Cities…

Mots-clés: Beijing, Bell Daniel A., Berlin, de-Shalit Avner, esprit, Hong Kong, identité, Jérusalem, Montréal, New York, Oxford, Paris, Singapore, Singapour, spirit

The sociology of a New York city block

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Alternative link to the book via the Making of America digital library at the University of Michigan.

Mots-clés: Jones Thomas Jesse, New York, pauvreté, quartier dégradé, race, slum, sociologie urbaine, tenement

The progressives and the slums: Tenement house reform in New York City, 1890-1917

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Abstract from the publisher: Contents: 1. The origins of tenement reform, 1830-1865 2. The tenement comes of age, 1866-1890 3. Jacob A. Riis: Portrait of a reformer 4. The Tenement House Committee of 1894 5. Lawrence Veiller and the New York…

Mots-clés: bidonville, dix-neuvième siècle, histoire urbaine, insalubrité, logement, Lubove Roy, mouvement social, New York, nineteenth century, pauvreté, quartier dégradé, relogement, renouvellement urbain, Riis Jacob A., tenement, twentieth century, Veiller Lawrence, vingtième siècle

The New York approach : Robert Moses, urban liberals, and the redevelopment of the inner city

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Abstract from the publisher : Joel Schwartz's major reinterpretation of urban development in New York City examines Robert Moses's role in shaping the city and demonstrates for the first time that Moses's personal and ruthless crusade to redevelop…

Mots-clés: aménagement, aménagement urbain, histoire de l'urbanisme, histoire urbaine, Moses Robert, New York, renouvellement urbain, Schwartz Joel

The mysteries of the great city: The politics of urban design, 1877-1937

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Abstract from the publisher: The Mysteries of the Great City examines the physical, cultural, and political transformations of the American city between the Gilded Age and the New Deal. Focusing on New York, Chicago, and Cincinnati, John Fairfield…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, Chicago, Cincinnati, développement urbain, dix-neuvième siècle, États-Unis, Fairfield John D., histoire de l'urbanisme, histoire urbaine, New York, nineteenth century, politique de la ville, politique urbaine, twentieth century, United States, vingtième siècle

The invention of Brownstone Brooklyn

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Abstract from the publisher : The gentrification of Brooklyn has been one of the most striking developments in recent urban history. Considered one of the city's most notorious industrial slums in the 1940s and 1950s, Brownstone Brooklyn by the…

Mots-clés: Brooklyn, gentrification, histoire urbaine, mixité sociale, mutation sociale, mutation urbaine, New York, Osman Suleiman, twentieth century, vingtième siècle

The evolution of great world cities : Urban wealth and economic growth

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Abstract from the publisher : Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do—Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis. Others, like…

Mots-clés: Amsterdam, croissance urbaine, économie, géographie, geography, histoire urbaine, infrastructures, Kennedy Christopher, London, Londres, New York, technologie, technology, Venice, Venise, ville mondiale, world city

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

The city, revisited : Urban theory from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York

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Abstract from the publisher : Reexamining urban scholarship for the twenty-first century The contributors to The City, Revisited trace an intellectual history that begins in 1925 with the publication of the influential classic The City, engaging…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, Chicago, développement urbain, Judd Dennis R., Los Angeles, New York, Simpson Dick, The City

The city and the world: New York's global future

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Abstract from the publisher: At first glance a study on cities and foreign policy may seem a bold leap into the future of international relations, but it represents, rather, a giant step into the present--into what is already taking place across…

Mots-clés: Crahan Margaret E., culture urbaine, délinquance, démographie, économie, éducation, global city, gouvernance, identité, immigration, New York, religion, ville globale, Vourvoulias-Bush Alberto

The beach beneath the streets : Contesting New York City's public spaces

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Abstract from the publisher : Examines New York City as a paradigmatic example of the tensions between privatization and public uses of space in the contemporary United States. Focusing on the liberating promise of public space, The Beach Beneath…

Mots-clés: espace public, gentrification, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, New York, privatisation, Shepard Benjamin, Smithsimon Gregory

The battle with the slum

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Extract from the Introduction, 'What the fight is about' : The slum is as old as civilization... The battle with the slum began the day civilization recognized in it her enemy. It was a losing fight until conscience joined forces with fear and…

Mots-clés: bidonville, histoire urbaine, New York, pauvreté, quartier défavorisé, quartier dégradé, Riis Jacob, société urbaine, tenement, urbanité

Sur les toits de New York

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Présentation par l'éditeur : On pourrait faire le riche menu de tous les types d'occupation de toits que les photos de Maclean nous font découvrir. Il y a des pistes de danse, des terrains de jeux, des potagers et des vergers,…

Mots-clés: New York, photographie, toit

Spatial regulation in New York City : From urban renewal to zero tolerance

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Abstract from the publisher : This book explores and critiques the process of spatial regulation in post-war New York, focusing on the period after the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, examining the ideological underpinnings and practical applications…

Mots-clés: aménagement de l'espace, Chronopoulos Themis, espace public, espace urbain, gouvernance, New York, politique de la ville, renouvellement urbain

Self and community in the city

Extract from the preface : This work reports on a small portion of my continuing sociological research on city neighborhoods. The subjects which are dealt with here are quite delicate and my long-term involvement in the community is both an…

Mots-clés: Brooklyn, culture urbaine, identité, Krase Jerome, New York, société urbaine, sociologie urbaine, voisinage

Portrait de villes américaines à l’âge global

Présentation par le diffuseur : Les villes sont généralement présentées et analysées comme des entités s’inscrivant dans un récit national et de ce fait relevant d’une trajectoire…

Mots-clés: Amérique, capitalisme, espace politique, espace public, flux, gouvernance, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, métropolisation, mondialisation, New York, Toronto

Petite sociologie de la signalétique. Les coulisses des panneaux du métro

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Présentation par l'éditeur : Dans les villes, sur les routes, au supermarché : les panneaux indicateurs sont partout. Si leur présence semble évidente, leur forme, leur contenu, leur emplacement ne vont pourtant…

Mots-clés: ambiances, Denis Jérôme, graphisme, métro, New York, Paris, Pontille David, signalétique

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