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Researching the spatial and social life of the city : citiesLAB vol. 1

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Abstract from the publisher : Our first project comprises a collection of ‘working papers’ established with the aims of both delineating and testing what we refer to as ‘spatial methodologies’ for urban research. This…

Mots-clés: analyse spatiale, art, gentrification, London, Londres, mixité sociale, paysage urbain, photographie, renouvellement urbain, rue

Complexity theories of cities have come of age

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Organisers' description : Three decades of research have established the field of complexity theories of cities as a dominant approach to cities. Now that the field has come of age, it is time to stop for a moment, look back at what has been…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, complexity theory, croissance urbaine, forme urbaine, réseaux, théorie de la complexité

Habitat international (Vol. 35, No. 1)

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Abstract from the publisher : Habitat International is dedicated to the study of urban and rural human settlements: their planning, design, production and management. Its main focus is on urbanisation in its broadest sense in the developing world.…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, bidonville, déplacement de population, développement durable, développement urbain, foncier, immobilier, infrastructures, logement, logement social, urbanisation, ville durable

Progress in Irish urban studies

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Abstract from the publisher : Progress in Irish Urban Studies is a working paper series which presents expanded articles based on papers presented to the annual research seminar series and provides a means by which post-graduate researchers and…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, analyse spatiale, démographie, espace public, gouvernance, Ireland, Irlande, logement, néolibéralisme, politique urbaine, rénovation urbaine, service public

Review symposium - Loïc Wacquant, Urban Outcasts : Urban geography (Vol. 31, No. 2)

Section contents : Tom Slater - Loïc Wacquant, 2008, Urban outcasts : A comparative sociology of advanced marginality John A. Agnew - Slums, ghettos, and urban marginality Melissa R. Gilbert - Place, space, and agency : Moving beyong the…

Mots-clés: bidonville, Chicago, ghetto, pauvreté, précarité, quartier défavorisé, quartier dégradé, Urban outcasts, Wacquant Loïc

Cities in China : The next generation of urban research

Organisers' description : The Urban China Research Network hosted "Cities in China: The Next Generation of Urban Research" at the University at Albany on June 14 and 15, 2002. The conference featured the research of recipients of the…

Mots-clés: China, Chine, communauté, community, inégalité, migration urbaine, mutation urbaine, politique de la ville, politique urbaine, voisinage

Cities in China : The next generation of urban research, part 3

Papers (only papers in English listed) : Anna Boermel - Discourse and experience : An anthropolical study of 'old age' in urban China (Beijing) Guo Chen - Urban poverty in a socialist country : Myths and realities. Changing urban landscape in…

Mots-clés: China, Chine, développement urbain, économie, migration urbaine, mutation urbaine

Migration into cities : Patterns, processes and regulation

Organisers' description : Workshop organized by the Irmgard Coninx Foundation and the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (Osnabrück University) held at the Social Science Research Center Berlin on 25-27 October…

Mots-clés: économie, gouvernance, insertion, intégration, migration urbaine, société urbaine, urbanisation

Collective identities, governance and empowerment in megacities

Organisers' description : The Eighth Berlin Roundtables on Transnationality on “Collective Identities, Governance and Empowerment in Megacities” took place from 11 – 16 June 2008. An international essay competition was organized…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, architecture, conflit urbain, gouvernance, identité, mégapole, politique urbaine, société urbaine, sociologie urbaine

Urban governance : Innovation, insecurity and the power of religion

Organisers' description : The Tenth Berlin Roundtables on Transnationality were held in Berlin from 18 - 23 March 2009 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB). The Roundtables addressed the chances…

Mots-clés: gouvernance, politique urbaine, religion, sécurité, société urbaine

3rd international workshop on post-communist urban geographies : Actors shaping urban change

Organisers' description : The 3rd International Workshop on Post-communist Urban Geographies. Actors Shaping Urban Change carries on the tradition established by two earlier workshops held in Lund (2005) and Stockholm-Tallinn (2007) with the aim…

Mots-clés: capitalisme, Eastern Europe, Europe de l'Est, mutation sociale, mutation urbaine, post-communist, post-socialist, postcommuniste, postsocialiste

The African city centre re(sourced) : African Perspectives 2009 congress

Abstract from the publisher : , is it a historical core, a business district or no physical location at all? Food for a lengthy palaver. Out of the central theme, three sub-themes were distilled to enable in-depth debate: (1) the African City…

Mots-clés: Africa, Afrique, centre-ville, espace urbain, forme urbaine

The making of global cities : A symposium and research agenda

Abstract from the publisher : Increasingly, mega cities located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America have become the focus of policy makers and scholarly research. These regions are the locations of the bulk of the world’s largest cities; now…

Mots-clés: global cities, mégapole, mondialisation, néolibéralisme, urbanisation, ville mondiale, world city

The open urban studies journal (Vol. 2, 2009)

Abstract from the publisher : The Open Urban Studies Journal is an Open Access online journal which publishes original research articles, reviews and short articles in the field of urban and regional studies. Topics covered include the: theory,…

Mots-clés: géographie urbaine, gouvernance, métropole, participation, politique de la ville, politique urbaine, société urbaine

Systemic impact and sustainability of gated enclaves in the city : Cybergeo dossier

Contents : Karina Landman - The storm that rocks the boat: the systemic impact of gated communities on urban sustainability Jörg Plöger - The emergence of a “City of Cages” in Lima : neighbourhood appropriation in the context…

Mots-clés: développement durable, enclavement, espace urbain, foncier, fragmentation sociale, gated communities, périphéries, privatisation, sauvegarde, ségrégation résidentielle

Risks, hazards and urban renewal, 1666 to 2000 : Urban History Group annual conference 2006

From the conference report : The Annual conference of the Urban History Group took place at the University of Reading this year from the 30th to the 31st March. Entitled ‘Risks, Hazards and Urban Renewal, 1666 to 2000’, the conference…

Mots-clés: aménagement urbain, histoire urbaine, renouvellement urbain, rénovation urbaine

Diversity in cities : Visible and invisible walls - EURODIV 3rd conference

Abstract from the publisher : The special issue on Cultural Diversity collects a selection of papers presented at the multidisciplinary and multinational Marie Curie project on “Cultural diversity in Europe: A series of Conferences”…

Mots-clés: communauté, community, culture urbaine, espace urbain, ethnicité, ethnicity, Europe, fragmentation sociale, gated communities, identité, immigration, migration urbaine, mixité sociale, ségrégation urbaine

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…

Mots-clés: Africa, Afrique, aménagement de l'espace, développement urbain, droit à la ville, économie, espace public, espace urbain, fragmentation sociale, histoire urbaine, migration urbaine, sécurité, ségrégation urbaine, urbanisation

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…

Mots-clés: aménagement de l'espace, analyse spatiale, droit à la ville, espace public, forme urbaine, géographie urbaine, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, politique de la ville, sciences politiques

21st international congress of historical sciences

Organisers' description : The International Congress of Historical Sciences takes place every five years. This Congress provides an ideal venue for extensive reports, papers, debates, exchanges, and meetings reflecting historical research in…

Mots-clés: culture urbaine, échange, forme urbaine, histoire urbaine, infrastructures, mondialisation, renouvellement urbain, rue, sciences politiques

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