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The Architecture and memory of the minority quarter in the Muslim Mediterranean city

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Abstract from the publisher : A collaborative work among historians, literary specialists, and architects, this collection is directed at filling the gap in our knowledge about minority neighborhoods in the southern Mediterranean. A series of…

Mots-clés: Bertagnin, fragmentation sociale, histoire de l'architecture, histoire urbaine, Mediterranean, méditerranéen, mémoire, Miller Susan Gilson, mixité sociale, ségrégation urbaine, société urbaine, voisinage

The Art of the City - L 'art de la ville

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Présentation par l'éditeur du n° 25 de la revue Anglophonia : Les textes rassemblés dans ce numéro ont été présentés lors du colloque international "L’art de la ville" qui…

The Asian Mediterranean: Port cities and trading networks in China, Japan and Southeast Asia

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Abstract from the publisher: This insightful book draws upon a wide range of disciplines – political economy, geography and international relations – to examine how Asia has returned to its central position in the world economy. As in…

Mots-clés: asie du sud-est, Chine, économie, Gipouloux François, histoire urbaine, Japon, ville portuaire

The Atlanta paradox

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Abstract from the publisher: Despite the rapid creation of jobs in the greater Atlanta region, poverty in the city itself remains surprisingly high, and Atlanta's economic boom has yet to play a significant role in narrowing the gap between the…

Mots-clés: Atlanta, économie, emploi, étalement urbain, inégalité, pauvreté, race, ségrégation urbaine, Sjoquist David L., société urbaine, travail

The atmospheric “skin” of the city

What is an urban atmosphere? Through an atmospherological (aesthetical-phenomenological) approach, primarily inspired by the new aesthetics (Böhme) and the new phenomenology (Schmitz), the paper investigates what creates the overall impression…

The Atomic City

Une intervention de Lindsey Freeman mise en ligne au format audio sur La forge numérique de la MRSH de Caen Présentation par le diffuseur : During the Second World War, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was a secret government city created from…

Mots-clés: Atomic City, bombe nucléaire, Freeman Lindsey, Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge, utopies, ville nucléaire

The battle with the slum

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Extract from the Introduction, 'What the fight is about' : The slum is as old as civilization... The battle with the slum began the day civilization recognized in it her enemy. It was a losing fight until conscience joined forces with fear and…

Mots-clés: bidonville, histoire urbaine, New York, pauvreté, quartier défavorisé, quartier dégradé, Riis Jacob, société urbaine, tenement, urbanité

The battles of Germantown: Public history and preservation in America's most historic neighborhood during the twentieth century

This dissertation examines how public history and historic preservation have changed during the twentieth century by examining the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1683, Germantown is one of America’s most…

The beach beneath the streets : Contesting New York City's public spaces

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Abstract from the publisher : Examines New York City as a paradigmatic example of the tensions between privatization and public uses of space in the contemporary United States. Focusing on the liberating promise of public space, The Beach Beneath…

Mots-clés: espace public, gentrification, mouvement social, néolibéralisme, New York, privatisation, Shepard Benjamin, Smithsimon Gregory

The binational city Eurode : The social legitimacy of a border-crossing town

This dissertation is about a project conducted in two neighbouring municipalities, Kerkrade and Herzogenrath, both situated on the Dutch-German border. The project’s goal was to become a
single border-crossing municipality which was to be called…

The Border City in a Border Country: the Case of Skopje

Situated in one of the basins of the valley of Vardar, the city of Skopje unites two communities, Macedonians and Albanians, which have very marked differences but whose coexistence has shaped the most significant socio-political events of its…

The Boston renaissance: Race, space, and economic change in an American metropolis

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Abstract from the publisher: This volume documents metropolitan Boston's metamorphosis from a casualty of manufacturing decline in the 1970s to a paragon of the high-tech and service industries in the 1990s. The city's rebound has been part of a…

Mots-clés: Bluestone Barry, Boston, démographie, économie, emploi, espace urbain, industrie, industry, inégalité, inequality, métropole, mutation urbaine, race, ségrégation urbaine, société urbaine, Stevenson Mary Huff, travail

The branded city - La ville marquée : Paroles gelées (Vol. 26, No. 1)

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From the Introduction by Michelle Bumatay and Katelyn Knox : The theme of the 2009 conference, the "Branded City,' carries a double meaning : first, it references both the city as it has been recorded by artists (writers, painters,…

Mots-clés: art, city branding, histoire urbaine, littérature, Paris, représentations

The Camondos and their imprint on 19th century Istanbul

Called also the Rothschild of the West the Camondos an Ottoman-Jewish family of bankers and phylanthorpists family initiated important urban reforms in 19th century Istanbul. They moved later to Paris and became well known art protectors and art…

The challenge of slums : Global report on human settlement 2003

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Abstract from the publisher : The Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and prospects. It presents estimates of the numbers of urban slum dwellers and examines the factors that underlie the…

Mots-clés: bidonville, pauvreté, pays en développement, quartier défavorisé, quartiers illégaux, squat, UN-HABITAT

The challenge of Third World cities and the urban poor

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Extract from the introduction : This bibliography was constructed with the intention of exploring the breadth and depth of literature available on Third World Cities, or the urban poor in developing countries. There is a wealth of literature on the…

Mots-clés: bibliographie, bibliography, pauvreté, pays en développement, Wolbert Sarah

The challenges of the twenty-first century city

Organisers' description : Cities are becoming larger, more diverse, more fluid, and less manageable than in the past. Beyond the obvious issues of infrastructure management, transportation, telecommunications, poverty, health care, migration, and…

Mots-clés: développement durable, développement urbain, droit à la ville, étalement urbain, gestion locale, gouvernance, politique urbaine, Ruble Blair, twenty-first century, urbanité, vingtième siècle

The changing structure of neighborhood social conditions in Cleveland, Ohio, 1979-1989

This study examines the interrelationships and their location among a set of social conditions across the inner city neighborhoods in a northern industrial city over the decade of the 1980s. Specifically, it addresses the questions of whether there…

The Chinatown in Peru and the Changing Peruvian Chinese Communities

The Chinese quarter established in Lima shortly after the arrival in 1849 of Chinese indentured laborers, mainly from the Guangdong province, has gone through significant changes during its long history. Perhaps the more significant of these have…

The cities of Roman Africa

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Abstract from the publisher : The Roman province of Africa was one of richest in the Empire and as a result has some of the most spectacular remains. "The Cities of Roman Africa" examines the development of urban space and cultural life…

Mots-clés: Africa, Afrique, Ancient Rome, archéologie, cité, culture urbaine, espace urbain, genèse des villes, histoire urbaine, Rome antique, Sears Gareth, ville détruite

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