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L'attractivité des territoires : regards croisés
Présentation par l'éditeur :
La notion d’attractivité apparaît de plus en plus souvent dans les prises de positions des élus locaux et de leurs services de développement pour expliciter et justifier des…
Politique de la ville et développement durable
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Ce nouveau numéro de "Demain la ville" pourra sembler à certains d’un abord plus difficile. Il est en effet plus théorique et relève davantage de la recherche…
La dimension urbaine des politiques communautaires
Présentation par l'éditeur : Les villes et les zones métropolitaines sont des moteurs du développement économique. Elles se trouvent aussi en première ligne pour affronter les obstacles à la…
The transition to a predominately urban world and its underpinnings
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This paper describes the dramatic changes in the size of the world’s urban population and of its largest cities over the last 100 years. This includes the almost tenfold increase in the average size of the…
City visions 1910 / 2010 : Urban planning in Berlin, London, Paris and Chicago 1910 and 2010
Extract from the catalogue :
The exhibition City Visions 1910 | 2010 is a celebration of the anniversary of the General Town Planning Exhibition. It compares two key moments in time: The years around 1910 and 2010.
1910
The planning exhibition…
La consommation d’espaces par l’urbanisation. Panorama des méthodes d’évaluation
Présentation par l'éditeur : Les lois "Grenelle de l’Environnement" réaffirment la nécessité de maîtriser le développement urbain, d’assurer l’utilisation économe des…
Urban development in Europe
Abstract from the publisher: Cities play a crucial role in creating a sustainable, social and innovative Europe. Nowadays, cities have to face many challenges, especially since the arrival of the economic recession. For this reason, it is important…
Creating cities: Culture, space and sustainability. The 1st City, Culture and Society conference
Extract from the Introduction by Evelyn Schulz and Hiroshi Okano: The papers gathered here are the outcome of Creating Cities; Culture, Space and Sustainability: The 1st City, Culture and Society (CCS) Conference which took place in Munich, Germany,…
Béziers et son territoire dans l'Antiquité
Cet ouvrage, issu d'une thèse de Lettres soutenue à Paris en 1969, est mis en ligne par l'Institut des Sciences et des Techniques de l'Antiquité.
Sommaire :
Introduction. Le Biterrois
Chapitre I. Le premier Âge du fer :…
American urban architecture : Catalysts in the design of cities
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In pre-twentieth-century Europe, cities often reflected common ideas about the design of urban buildings. Typically the form of cities was cohesive, and public spaces were clearly defined because each building played a part in an…
The Russian city between tradition and modernity, 1850-1900
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The Russian City Between Tradition and Modernity provides a comprehensive history of urban development in European Russia during the last half of the nineteenth century. Using both statistical perspectives on…
Shanghai : Its urbanization and culture
Extract from the introduction by George F. McLean and Robert Magliola : Ten years ago an international seminar of The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy took up this question of "urbanization and values". The study printed…
Shaping suburbia : How political institutions organize urban development
Abstract from the publisher :
The American metropolis has been transformed over the past quarter century. Cities have turned inside out, with rapidly growing suburbs evolving into edge cities and technoburbs. But not all suburbs are alike. In…