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Insurgent public space : Guerrilla urbanism and the remaking of contemporary cities
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In cities around the world, individuals and groups are reclaiming and creating urban sites, temporary spaces and informal gathering places. These ‘insurgent public spaces’ challenge conventional views of…
Neighborhood and life chances : How place matters in modern America
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Does the place where you lived as a child affect your health as an adult? To what degree does your neighbor's success influence your own potential? The importance of place is increasingly recognized in urban research…
The lure of the city: From slums to suburbs
Abstract from the publisher: Cities, by their very nature, are a mass of contradictions. They can be at once visually stunning, culturally rich, exploitative and unforgiving. In The Lure of the City Austin Williams and Alastair Donald explore the…
Cities surround the countryside: urban aesthetics in postsocialist China
Denounced as parasitical under Chairman Mao and devalued by the norms of traditional Chinese ethics, the city now functions as a site of individual and collective identity in China. Cities envelop the countryside, not only geographically and…
La rénovation urbaine entre enjeux citadins et engagements citoyens
Présentation par l'éditeur : Compte-rendu d'une recherche d'analyse des conditions auxquelles les échelons décisionnels incluant les citadins parviennent à trouver un terrain d'accord, et les éléments…
Casablanca. Figures et scènes métropolitaines
Présentation par l'éditeur : Au début de l’année 2007, l’Université Hassan II Aïn Chock de Casablanca nous a donné la possibilité exceptionnelle de préfigurer ce qui devait…