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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…
The vital city : EURA 2007 conference
Organisers' description :
This major conference on the theme of The Vital City was held under the auspices of the European Urban Research Association (EURA). EURA brings together an inter-disciplinary network of urban researchers from across Europe…
Area-based initiatives in contemporary urban policy : EURA conference
Organisers' description :
Many contemporary European urban policy initiatives emphasise an area-based approach, which also aims to involve the community in planning and implementation of projects. There is a recognised need to strengthen the…
European city in comparative perspective
Papers presented at the 2004 European Association for Urban History (EUAH)'s conference 'European city in comparative perspective : Seventh international conference on urban history' are available for download as full-text PDF files. 144 papers are…
The new urban question : Urbanism beyond neo-liberalism
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“The New Urban Question – Urbanism beyond Neo-liberalism” is the title of the 4th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) that will take place from November 26th to 28th, 2009 at…
Urban ethnography : Its traditions and its future
From the introduction by Elijah Anderson :
The articles collected in this special issue are based on papers presented at the Yale Urban Ethnography Conference, ‘Urban Ethnography: Its Traditions and Its Future’, held at Yale University…
Mots-clés: Anderson Elijah, délinquance, emploi, ethnographie, ethnologie, immigration, migrant, société urbaine, sociologie urbaine
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…
Urban transformation : Controversies, contrasts and challenges
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14th International Planning History Society Conference will take place in Istanbul between the dates July 12-15, 2010. The conference will address the theme of “Urban Transformation: Controversies, Contrasts and…
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…
The city as an entertainment machine
To access the document : Click the folder icon in the left-hand column, then click the 'Book manuscripts' folder. Then open the folder 'The city as an entertainment machine' and open the clark.zip file. This will download to your computer a folder…
Breslauer symposium 2006 : The right to the city and the politics of space
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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…
Liminalities : On the city
Daniel Makagon is an associate professor in the College of Communication at DePaul University in Chicago.
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…
Gender and the city : London journal of Canadian studies
From the editorial by Christopher Dummitt :
This issue of the London Journal of Canadian Studies takes up the subject of gender and the Canadian city. Most of the articles here were first presented at the London Conference for Canadian…
Mots-clés: Canada, Dummitt Christopher, emploi, gender, genre, histoire urbaine, identité, immobilier, littérature, Québec
Footprint : Metropolitan form
Abstract from the publishers :
The fifth issue of Footprint investigates the question of metropolitan form. The necessity to focus on the scale of metropolitan areas is manifest as this is the dominant scale of contemporary global life. The process…
Footprint : Mapping urban complexity in an Asian context
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The second issue of Footprint aims at reuniting two themes which are receiving a great deal of attention in recent times: Asia’s extraordinary urban growth, and the problematique of mapping highly complex urban…
Mots-clés: analyse spatiale, Asia, Asie, Bangladesh, Bracken Gregory, cartographie, China, Chine, déplacements, développement urbain, Inde, India, Japan, Japon, logement, paysage urbain, réseaux, Sohn Heidi, Sri Lanka
City sites : Multimedia essays on New York and Chicago, 1870s-1930s
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City Sites is an inter- and multi-disciplinary study of the iconography, spatial forms and visual and literary cultures of New York and Chicago in the period 1870s to 1930s. City Sites is the result of collaborative…
Diversity in cities : Visible and invisible walls - EURODIV 3rd conference
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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”…
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…
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…