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Breslauer symposium 2006 : The right to the city and the politics of space
Abstract from the publisher :
The Breslauer Symposium was established in 2001 through the generosity of a campus donor and is named in honor of George Breslauer, current Dean of Social Sciences at UC Berkeley. Held annually, its goal is to support…
CASA working paper series
This site hosts a large (currently over 150 papers) cache of working papers produced by the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London (UCL). CASA is an initiative within University College London to develop emerging…
City futures 2004
Organisers' description :
An important international conference on globalism and urban change took place in Chicago from July 8-10, 2004.
The aim of the City Futures conference was to boost the quality of international dialogue about urban issues…
City of extremes : The spatial politics of Johannesburg
Abstract from the publisher : City of Extremes is a powerful critique of urban development in greater Johannesburg since the end of apartheid in 1994. Martin J. Murray describes how a loose alliance of city builders—including real estate…
Constructing community : Configurations of the social in contemporary philosophy and urbanism
Abstract from the publisher : Constructing Community examines community from the particular perspective of the shaping and control of urban space in contemporary liberal democracies. Following a consideration and critique of influential theories of…
Des banlieues à la ville. Espaces et acteurs de la négociation urbaine
Les actes du colloque qui s’est tenu durant le Salon du Livre francophone de Beyrouth en octobre 2011 publiés au Presses de l'Ifpo sont disponibles en texte intégral sur Openedition.org.
Extrait de l'introduction d'Elizabeth Longuenesse :
Le…
Extrait de l'introduction d'Elizabeth Longuenesse :
Le…
Distributed urbanism : Cities after Google Earth
Abstract from the publisher :
What form of housing will emerge in Dubai, where the majority of the population are non-citizens and average length of stay three days? How will depopulating cities reclaim vacant space, reorganize infrastructure and…
Downtown : Its rise and fall, 1880-1950
Abstract from the distributor :
"Downtown" is the first history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. It tells the fascinating story of how downtown--and the way Americans thought about downtown--changed over time. By showing…
"Downtown" is the first history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. It tells the fascinating story of how downtown--and the way Americans thought about downtown--changed over time. By showing…
ECAS 2009 3rd European conference on African studies
The 3rd European conference on African studies included a number of panels and papers on the subject of cities and urban studies, some of which are freely available as full text (see list below - only full-text papers on topics related to urban…
Economic and social change and violence in Ahmadabad 1950-2000
Abstract from the distributor :
What dynamics contribute to emergence of social tensions and conflicts in an urban environment? Mass mobilisations and episodes of collective violence have been a constant element in the development of large Indian…
Espaces en transactions
4e de couverture :
Les textes réunis dans cet ouvrage parlent tous d’espaces en partages et en transactions. Vivre dans un espace suppose de partager cet espace avec d’autres, d’y inscrire des capacités d’agir…
Food and public space in a global city
Abstract from the distributor :
The colloquium will be focused on one particular city – London – and will bring together the themes of food growing, ‘public’ space and the city to explore thought-provoking questions around…
Futures of cities : 51st IFHP world congress
Organisers' description :
The year 2007 marks a shift to an urban era, an era in which more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. This fact is making many headlines. But what are its implications? How will this impact the…
Is the 'rule of law' good for cities?
There is a widespread consensus that, everywhere in the world, urban development has to be based on the rule of law. But what is 'the rule of law'? Does any formal legal system qualify - or must it have specific requirements? If there are specific…
L'économie de l'aménagement : une réflexion théorique au service des praticiens
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Comment l'action d'aménager l'espace (équiper, réhabiliter, renouveler la ville ...) est-elle analysée par le prisme économique ? Comment, en retour, ces analyses…
L’espace sonore en milieu urbain
Cet ouvrage présente les formes, contextes et enjeux de l’évaluation sonore en milieu urbain. Il démontre l’importance de l’aménagement, de la place de la nature en ville et, plus particulièrement, de celle du végétal, comme facteurs déterminants…
La Calle : Spatial conflicts and urban renewal in a Southwest city
Abstract from the publisher : On March 1, 1966, the voters of Tucson approved the Pueblo Center Redevelopment Project - Arizona's first major urban renewal project, which targeted the most densely populated eighty acres in the state. For close to…
Post ex sub dis : Urban fragmentations and constructions
Abstract from the publisher :
Post, ex, sub and dis - these are but a few of the prefixes that have been used to compose neologisms for describing the contemporary cityscape. Terms such as posturban space, postsuburbia, exurbia and disurbia are…
Qualité urbaine, justice spatiale et projet
Depuis les années 1980, la question de la qualité des espaces publics est devenue un objet significatif des débats et des pratiques d'aménagement. Mais comment les usages et les représentations des habitants sont-ils pris en compte par les maîtres…
Reconstructing Beirut : Memory and space in a postwar Arab city
Once the cosmopolitan center of the Middle East, Beirut was devastated by the civil war that ran from 1975 to 1991, which dislocated many residents, disrupted normal municipal functions, and destroyed the vibrant downtown district. The aftermath of…