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Detroit divided
Abstract from the publisher: Unskilled workers once flocked to Detroit, attracted by manufacturing jobs paying union wages, but the passing of Detroit's manufacturing heyday has left many of those workers stranded. Manufacturing continues to employ…
The ghetto : Contemporary global issues and controversies
Abstract from the publisher : Too often the term “ghetto” is simply applied to any African American community, to the inner city as a whole, or recently to anything that is degraded or unrefined. But what is a ghetto? Does it arise…
Marginalization in urban China : Comparative perspectives
Abstract from the publisher :
Marginalization in urban China is a consequence of the processes that constrain the disadvantaged from making a claim to citizenship. This book provides insights into marginalization in Chinese cities, and enriches…
Urbanisme sécuritaire et désir d’entre-soi
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Dans une perspective analytique – largement foucaldienne – de la ville perçue comme lieu de disciplinarisation des classes sociales a été organisé, en 2011, le…
Why don't American cities burn?
Abstract from the publisher: At 1:27 on the morning of August 4, 2005, Herbert Manes fatally stabbed Robert Monroe, known as Shorty, in a dispute over five dollars. It was a horrific yet mundane incident for the poor, heavily African American…
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…
Inner-city poverty in the United States
Abstract from the publisher : This volume documents the continuing growth of concentrated poverty in central cities of the United States and examines what is known about its causes and effects. With careful analyses of policy implications and…
Housing disadvantaged people? Insiders and outsiders in French social housing
Abstract from the publisher: Social housing appears to offer a solution for the housing of poor and disadvantaged people. The French "right to housing" offers poor and disadvantaged citizens priority in social housing allocation, and even…
Towards undivided cities in Western Europe: New challenges for urban policy. 7: Comparative analysis
See also the other books in this series: Part 1: The Hague (not available online) Part 2: Barcelona Part 3: Birmingham Part 4: Brussels Part 5: Frankfurt Part 6: Lille
Towards undivided cities in Western Europe: New challenges for urban policy. Part 6: Lille
See also the other books in this series: Part 1: The Hague (not available online) Part 2: Barcelona Part 3: Birmingham Part 4: Brussels Part 5: Frankfurt Part 7: Comparative analysis
Planning in divided cities
Abstract from the publisher : Does planning in contested cities inadvertedly make the divisions worse? The 60s and 70s saw a strong role of planning, social engineering, etc but there has since been a move towards a more decentralised…
Puzzling neighbourhood effects : Spatial selection, ethnic concentration and neighbourhood impacts
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Like other West European countries, the Netherlands are facing a growing uneasiness about its changing demographics. It is within this context that animated discussions concerning immigrant neighbourhoods dominate. The…
Ghettos de riches
La prolifération des quartiers protégés préfigure-t-elle la fin des relations sociales et humaines que nous avons connues jusqu'à aujourd'hui ? Vers quelle société allons nous ? Leurs noms sonnent aux…
Les disparités sociales et territoriales de santé dans les quartiers sensibles
Extrait de l'avant-propos :
La politique de la ville est fondée, depuis sa création dans les années 1980, sur le principe d’une mise en œuvre de politiques publiques concertées et coordonnées en vue de…
Communautés privées, communautés clôturées
Communautés privées, communautés clôturées : la dimension sécuritaire du phénomène des Gated communities
Extrait de l'introduction :
Depuis quelques décennies, de nouveaux types…
Urban geography plenary lecture : Urban geography (Vol. 30, No. 1)
Contents :
Michael Brown - 2008 Urban Geography Plenary Lecture - Public health as urban politics, urban geography : Venereal blopower in Seattle, 1943-1983
Rachel Slocum - Commentary on "Public health as urban politics, urban geography :…