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(Dé)construire la ville
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Déconstruction ? Le mot est à la mode mais n’est pas dépourvu d’ambiguïtés. Habillage euphémique d’une pratique ancienne, la démolition, dont la brutalité s’abat plus souvent qu’à leur tour sur les maisons du peuple, il sert aussi à désigner un ensemble de processus, a priori vertueux, de sauvegarde, tri et recyclage des matériaux. Derrière l’ambiguïté et les glissements(...)
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Déconstruction ? Le mot est à la mode mais n’est pas dépourvu d’ambiguïtés. Habillage euphémique d’une pratique ancienne, la démolition, dont la brutalité s’abat plus souvent qu’à leur tour sur les maisons du peuple, il sert aussi à désigner un ensemble de processus, a priori vertueux, de sauvegarde, tri et recyclage des matériaux. Derrière l’ambiguïté et les glissements(...)
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Déconstruction ? Le mot est à la mode mais n’est pas dépourvu d’ambiguïtés. Habillage euphémique d’une pratique ancienne, la démolition, dont la brutalité s’abat plus souvent qu’à leur tour sur les maisons du peuple, il sert aussi à désigner un ensemble de processus, a priori vertueux, de sauvegarde, tri et recyclage des matériaux. Derrière l’ambiguïté et les glissements de sens, il y a la réalité d’un outil de communication destiné à faire accepter des choix d’aménagement dont la finalité ultime reste la création ou la restauration de valeur foncière ou immobilière. Au rebours de cet exercice d’illusionniste, le présent ouvrage entend prendre le mot de déconstruction au sérieux. Les enjeux contemporains nous y invitent. Si l’horizon du présent et de l’avenir des villes reste indexé sur le récit enchanté (ou angoissant…) du devenir métropolitain, une autre réalité s’impose à bas bruit, celle de la décroissance démographique que la scénarisation parfois racoleuse du déclin des villes de la « Rust Belt » américaine contribue paradoxalement à occulter. Loin de constituer une exception spectaculaire, le rétrécissement urbain tend à discrètement se banaliser et à devenir l’ordinaire de nombre de villes de taille et de nature diverses. Dans ce contexte, la déconstruction entendue comme la réduction raisonnée du volume bâti, peut ouvrir sur l’opportunité de reconfigurer positivement des espaces urbains souvent hâtivement et négligemment construits, au bénéfice des habitants encore là. La déconstruction s’affirme alors comme une autre manière de faire la ville, soucieuse de la qualité de vie de ceux et celles qui l’habitent et la pratiquent quels qu’ils ou elles soient. Ce sont les perspectives de cette forme de réactualisation du droit à la ville que se propose d’explorer l’ouvrage en croisant les contributions des chercheuses et chercheurs avec les témoignages des acteurs/actrices et praticiennes et praticiens. Revisitant les démolitions de « tours et de barres HLM » au prisme de l’expérience des bailleurs sociaux en contexte détendu, explorant les choix et les logiques de quelques opérations pionnières dans l’urbain décroissant, portant un regard critique sur les limites et contraintes des pratiques de déconstruction raisonnée pour déboucher enfin sur la relation d’une expérience de mise en application de la réflexion sur la ville décroissante dans l’enseignement du projet, l’ouvrage entend entrainer ses lectrices et lecteurs sur les chemins incertains d’une manière inédite de penser et faire la ville, susceptible de répondre avec justice et justesse aux défis du monde qui vient.
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Déconstruction ? Le mot est à la mode mais n’est pas dépourvu d’ambiguïtés. Habillage euphémique d’une pratique ancienne, la démolition, dont la brutalité s’abat plus souvent qu’à leur tour sur les maisons du peuple, il sert aussi à désigner un ensemble de processus, a priori vertueux, de sauvegarde, tri et recyclage des matériaux. Derrière l’ambiguïté et les glissements de sens, il y a la réalité d’un outil de communication destiné à faire accepter des choix d’aménagement dont la finalité ultime reste la création ou la restauration de valeur foncière ou immobilière. Au rebours de cet exercice d’illusionniste, le présent ouvrage entend prendre le mot de déconstruction au sérieux. Les enjeux contemporains nous y invitent. Si l’horizon du présent et de l’avenir des villes reste indexé sur le récit enchanté (ou angoissant…) du devenir métropolitain, une autre réalité s’impose à bas bruit, celle de la décroissance démographique que la scénarisation parfois racoleuse du déclin des villes de la « Rust Belt » américaine contribue paradoxalement à occulter. Loin de constituer une exception spectaculaire, le rétrécissement urbain tend à discrètement se banaliser et à devenir l’ordinaire de nombre de villes de taille et de nature diverses. Dans ce contexte, la déconstruction entendue comme la réduction raisonnée du volume bâti, peut ouvrir sur l’opportunité de reconfigurer positivement des espaces urbains souvent hâtivement et négligemment construits, au bénéfice des habitants encore là. La déconstruction s’affirme alors comme une autre manière de faire la ville, soucieuse de la qualité de vie de ceux et celles qui l’habitent et la pratiquent quels qu’ils ou elles soient. Ce sont les perspectives de cette forme de réactualisation du droit à la ville que se propose d’explorer l’ouvrage en croisant les contributions des chercheuses et chercheurs avec les témoignages des acteurs/actrices et praticiennes et praticiens. Revisitant les démolitions de « tours et de barres HLM » au prisme de l’expérience des bailleurs sociaux en contexte détendu, explorant les choix et les logiques de quelques opérations pionnières dans l’urbain décroissant, portant un regard critique sur les limites et contraintes des pratiques de déconstruction raisonnée pour déboucher enfin sur la relation d’une expérience de mise en application de la réflexion sur la ville décroissante dans l’enseignement du projet, l’ouvrage entend entrainer ses lectrices et lecteurs sur les chemins incertains d’une manière inédite de penser et faire la ville, susceptible de répondre avec justice et justesse aux défis du monde qui vient.
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February 2022
February 2022
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Habiter un climat
Habiter un climat
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À partir du bioclimatisme, des différentes formes et mouvements qu''il a pris dans l''histoire de la construction, Clément Gaillard offre au lecteur une réflexion sur la façon d''habiter les territoires dans un contexte de changement climatique qui vient réinterroger nos usages.Les effets du réchauffement climatique ont pour conséquence de rendre de plus en plus(...)
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À partir du bioclimatisme, des différentes formes et mouvements qu''il a pris dans l''histoire de la construction, Clément Gaillard offre au lecteur une réflexion sur la façon d''habiter les territoires dans un contexte de changement climatique qui vient réinterroger nos usages.Les effets du réchauffement climatique ont pour conséquence de rendre de plus en plus(...)
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À partir du bioclimatisme, des différentes formes et mouvements qu''il a pris dans l''histoire de la construction, Clément Gaillard offre au lecteur une réflexion sur la façon d''habiter les territoires dans un contexte de changement climatique qui vient réinterroger nos usages.Les effets du réchauffement climatique ont pour conséquence de rendre de plus en plus inhabitables nos territoires et nos bâtiments. Nos aménagements, pour beaucoup issus de la Modernité, ne sont pas ou plus adaptés aux climats locaux. Là où les anciens savaient s''inspirer de la nature environnante et utiliser les ressources naturelles (soleil, eau, vent) pour puiser de l''énergie et vivre dans leur milieu, nos sociétés portées sur l''ultra-technologie nous ont éloigné progressivement de nos environnements, au point de les rendre inhabitables. Dans ce contexte, comment les techniques anciennes peuvent nous aider à nous adapter aux effets extrêmes du changement climatique, et par la même occasion nous aider à renouer avec notre environnement? En s’appuyant sur le bioclimatisme et l’histoire de l’architecture traditionnelle, cet essai propose de questionner ce défi afin de conduire le lecteur à mieux habiter son climat demain.Clément Gaillard vit à Montpellier.
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À partir du bioclimatisme, des différentes formes et mouvements qu''il a pris dans l''histoire de la construction, Clément Gaillard offre au lecteur une réflexion sur la façon d''habiter les territoires dans un contexte de changement climatique qui vient réinterroger nos usages.Les effets du réchauffement climatique ont pour conséquence de rendre de plus en plus inhabitables nos territoires et nos bâtiments. Nos aménagements, pour beaucoup issus de la Modernité, ne sont pas ou plus adaptés aux climats locaux. Là où les anciens savaient s''inspirer de la nature environnante et utiliser les ressources naturelles (soleil, eau, vent) pour puiser de l''énergie et vivre dans leur milieu, nos sociétés portées sur l''ultra-technologie nous ont éloigné progressivement de nos environnements, au point de les rendre inhabitables. Dans ce contexte, comment les techniques anciennes peuvent nous aider à nous adapter aux effets extrêmes du changement climatique, et par la même occasion nous aider à renouer avec notre environnement? En s’appuyant sur le bioclimatisme et l’histoire de l’architecture traditionnelle, cet essai propose de questionner ce défi afin de conduire le lecteur à mieux habiter son climat demain.Clément Gaillard vit à Montpellier.
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April 2026
April 2026
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Auroville: A city of dreams
Auroville: A city of dreams
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In 1967 the Mother founded Auroville, a planned utopia that would be both self-sustaining and, through the yogic practices of Sri Aurobindo, a community that would herald the next evolution of humanity. She designed a city to resemble the galaxy, and to house 50,000 people from around the world who, through a series of utopic ideals—transforming the desert into(...)
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In 1967 the Mother founded Auroville, a planned utopia that would be both self-sustaining and, through the yogic practices of Sri Aurobindo, a community that would herald the next evolution of humanity. She designed a city to resemble the galaxy, and to house 50,000 people from around the world who, through a series of utopic ideals—transforming the desert into(...)
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In 1967 the Mother founded Auroville, a planned utopia that would be both self-sustaining and, through the yogic practices of Sri Aurobindo, a community that would herald the next evolution of humanity. She designed a city to resemble the galaxy, and to house 50,000 people from around the world who, through a series of utopic ideals—transforming the desert into self-sustaining farmland, eliminating the need for money, removing religious conflicts, among others—would transform the world into a more just place. Despite the death of the Mother, contentious infighting, and the Indian government taking control of the city, Auroville has survived, and still attracts thousands of visitors every year. Katarzyna Boni merges the official history of Auroville with her experiences with the people she meets while living in this unique city, from Daniel who owns a local bakery, to Auroson, the reincarnation of the first child born in Auroville. A fascinating work that is never judgmental, ''Auroville: A City of Dreams'' looks at the successes and failures of this unique attempt at utopia, and the benefits such ambitious dreams can have regardless of outcome.
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In 1967 the Mother founded Auroville, a planned utopia that would be both self-sustaining and, through the yogic practices of Sri Aurobindo, a community that would herald the next evolution of humanity. She designed a city to resemble the galaxy, and to house 50,000 people from around the world who, through a series of utopic ideals—transforming the desert into self-sustaining farmland, eliminating the need for money, removing religious conflicts, among others—would transform the world into a more just place. Despite the death of the Mother, contentious infighting, and the Indian government taking control of the city, Auroville has survived, and still attracts thousands of visitors every year. Katarzyna Boni merges the official history of Auroville with her experiences with the people she meets while living in this unique city, from Daniel who owns a local bakery, to Auroson, the reincarnation of the first child born in Auroville. A fascinating work that is never judgmental, ''Auroville: A City of Dreams'' looks at the successes and failures of this unique attempt at utopia, and the benefits such ambitious dreams can have regardless of outcome.
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August 2026
August 2026
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Urban Theory
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Henri Lefebvre : actualités
Henri Lefebvre : actualités
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« Henri Lefebvre : actualités » défend l’actualisation de la pensée de Lefebvre à travers des contributions d’auteurs d’Amérique latine et d’Europe. Ce recueil met en lumière ses concepts clés – production de l’espace, droit à la ville, urbanisation, quotidienneté – et leur pertinence pour l’analyse des dynamiques urbaines et sociales contemporaines. En croisant des(...)
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« Henri Lefebvre : actualités » défend l’actualisation de la pensée de Lefebvre à travers des contributions d’auteurs d’Amérique latine et d’Europe. Ce recueil met en lumière ses concepts clés – production de l’espace, droit à la ville, urbanisation, quotidienneté – et leur pertinence pour l’analyse des dynamiques urbaines et sociales contemporaines. En croisant des(...)
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« Henri Lefebvre : actualités » défend l’actualisation de la pensée de Lefebvre à travers des contributions d’auteurs d’Amérique latine et d’Europe. Ce recueil met en lumière ses concepts clés – production de l’espace, droit à la ville, urbanisation, quotidienneté – et leur pertinence pour l’analyse des dynamiques urbaines et sociales contemporaines. En croisant des perspectives épistémologiques, sociologique, géographique et historique, l’ouvrage illustre la vitalité de son œuvre face à la prédation capitaliste et une urbanisation qui défie les limites planétaires, affirmant ainsi son influence toujours vivante tant pour les sciences humaines que pour les mouvements sociaux.
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« Henri Lefebvre : actualités » défend l’actualisation de la pensée de Lefebvre à travers des contributions d’auteurs d’Amérique latine et d’Europe. Ce recueil met en lumière ses concepts clés – production de l’espace, droit à la ville, urbanisation, quotidienneté – et leur pertinence pour l’analyse des dynamiques urbaines et sociales contemporaines. En croisant des perspectives épistémologiques, sociologique, géographique et historique, l’ouvrage illustre la vitalité de son œuvre face à la prédation capitaliste et une urbanisation qui défie les limites planétaires, affirmant ainsi son influence toujours vivante tant pour les sciences humaines que pour les mouvements sociaux.
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May 2026
May 2026
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The third annual Alchemy Lecture took place in October 2024 at York University to a sold-out in-person audience and online viewers from multiple continents. Four Alchemists—thinkers and practitioners working across disciplines and geographies—shared their ideas of cities and how to shape them according to community needs. Their urgent, poignant and inventive lectures have(...)
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The third annual Alchemy Lecture took place in October 2024 at York University to a sold-out in-person audience and online viewers from multiple continents. Four Alchemists—thinkers and practitioners working across disciplines and geographies—shared their ideas of cities and how to shape them according to community needs. Their urgent, poignant and inventive lectures have(...)
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October 2025
October 2025
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The city of our dreaming: The Alchemy Lecture 3
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The third annual Alchemy Lecture took place in October 2024 at York University to a sold-out in-person audience and online viewers from multiple continents. Four Alchemists—thinkers and practitioners working across disciplines and geographies—shared their ideas of cities and how to shape them according to community needs. Their urgent, poignant and inventive lectures have been captured and expanded in these pages. Princeton professor of architecture V. Mitch McEwen borrows the language of the swamp to suggest a city modeled on buoyancy, inviting us to consider floating "as something other than displacement." Iranian-American writer Laleh Khalili dreams of radical kinship, where even strangers have the means and desire to share a table, "creating [bonds] through the rituals of reciprocal giving." In the Bantu/Kongo tradition, Brazilian architect Gabriela Leandro Pereira points to dreams as the site from which all Black emancipation begins, leading to "projects paved by the audacity to inhabit."
The city of our dreaming: The Alchemy Lecture 3
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The third annual Alchemy Lecture took place in October 2024 at York University to a sold-out in-person audience and online viewers from multiple continents. Four Alchemists—thinkers and practitioners working across disciplines and geographies—shared their ideas of cities and how to shape them according to community needs. Their urgent, poignant and inventive lectures have been captured and expanded in these pages. Princeton professor of architecture V. Mitch McEwen borrows the language of the swamp to suggest a city modeled on buoyancy, inviting us to consider floating "as something other than displacement." Iranian-American writer Laleh Khalili dreams of radical kinship, where even strangers have the means and desire to share a table, "creating [bonds] through the rituals of reciprocal giving." In the Bantu/Kongo tradition, Brazilian architect Gabriela Leandro Pereira points to dreams as the site from which all Black emancipation begins, leading to "projects paved by the audacity to inhabit."
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October 2025
October 2025
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Urban Theory
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For the past three centuries, urban dwellers and planners have imagined future cities that would be radically different from those of the past. Planners pursued progress, whether focused on flying vehicles above, sewage systems below, or daily life in between. Yet, as Bruno Carvalho shows in this original and wide-ranging history, which features some sixty illustrations,(...)
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For the past three centuries, urban dwellers and planners have imagined future cities that would be radically different from those of the past. Planners pursued progress, whether focused on flying vehicles above, sewage systems below, or daily life in between. Yet, as Bruno Carvalho shows in this original and wide-ranging history, which features some sixty illustrations,(...)
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The invention of the future: A history of cities in the modern world
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For the past three centuries, urban dwellers and planners have imagined future cities that would be radically different from those of the past. Planners pursued progress, whether focused on flying vehicles above, sewage systems below, or daily life in between. Yet, as Bruno Carvalho shows in this original and wide-ranging history, which features some sixty illustrations, modern cities continuously defied predictions. Visionary designs and technological innovations created dramatic, unforeseen outcomes, and the ongoing urban boom is a story of continuity as well as rupture. A compelling history of imagined futures and the transformation of urban life, The Invention of the Future also suggests what we might learn from the stories of our cities as we shape them for the twenty-first century.
The invention of the future: A history of cities in the modern world
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For the past three centuries, urban dwellers and planners have imagined future cities that would be radically different from those of the past. Planners pursued progress, whether focused on flying vehicles above, sewage systems below, or daily life in between. Yet, as Bruno Carvalho shows in this original and wide-ranging history, which features some sixty illustrations, modern cities continuously defied predictions. Visionary designs and technological innovations created dramatic, unforeseen outcomes, and the ongoing urban boom is a story of continuity as well as rupture. A compelling history of imagined futures and the transformation of urban life, The Invention of the Future also suggests what we might learn from the stories of our cities as we shape them for the twenty-first century.
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February 2026
February 2026
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The ''Subjective Atlas of Groningen'' brings together a diverse group of Groningers mapping the province and what it means to be “at home,” in order to share and make visible the personal, but often invisible, experiences of various resident groups in Groningen. Created through participatory workshops and public activities – including exhibitions, events, and(...)
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The ''Subjective Atlas of Groningen'' brings together a diverse group of Groningers mapping the province and what it means to be “at home,” in order to share and make visible the personal, but often invisible, experiences of various resident groups in Groningen. Created through participatory workshops and public activities – including exhibitions, events, and(...)
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The subjective atlas of Groningen
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The ''Subjective Atlas of Groningen'' brings together a diverse group of Groningers mapping the province and what it means to be “at home,” in order to share and make visible the personal, but often invisible, experiences of various resident groups in Groningen. Created through participatory workshops and public activities – including exhibitions, events, and participatory sessions across the province – the project invites local communities to share their stories, becoming visible both physically and online. In seven workshops organized by the partner organizations, approximately 80 participants explored their vision of “being at home” in Groningen. Through creative sessions, they reflected on personal themes and developed visual contributions, fostering interaction and providing space for diverse perspectives and stories.
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The ''Subjective Atlas of Groningen'' brings together a diverse group of Groningers mapping the province and what it means to be “at home,” in order to share and make visible the personal, but often invisible, experiences of various resident groups in Groningen. Created through participatory workshops and public activities – including exhibitions, events, and participatory sessions across the province – the project invites local communities to share their stories, becoming visible both physically and online. In seven workshops organized by the partner organizations, approximately 80 participants explored their vision of “being at home” in Groningen. Through creative sessions, they reflected on personal themes and developed visual contributions, fostering interaction and providing space for diverse perspectives and stories.
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June 2026
June 2026
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The arctic cities
The arctic cities
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Where are the Arctic cities, who inhabits them, who shaped their development, and how might they evolve in the future? This book explores the history, planning, and design of urban settlements across the Arctic, tracing how they have been formed by colonial expansion, Indigenous cultures, resource extraction, and welfare-state ambitions. It examines the complex(...)
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Where are the Arctic cities, who inhabits them, who shaped their development, and how might they evolve in the future? This book explores the history, planning, and design of urban settlements across the Arctic, tracing how they have been formed by colonial expansion, Indigenous cultures, resource extraction, and welfare-state ambitions. It examines the complex(...)
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The arctic cities
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Where are the Arctic cities, who inhabits them, who shaped their development, and how might they evolve in the future? This book explores the history, planning, and design of urban settlements across the Arctic, tracing how they have been formed by colonial expansion, Indigenous cultures, resource extraction, and welfare-state ambitions. It examines the complex relationships between landscape, infrastructure, and community, while considering the challenges and opportunities facing northern cities today. Against a backdrop of climate change, globalisation, and shifting geopolitical interests, the book reflects on how Arctic urban communities can navigate an uncertain future and reimagine their role in a rapidly changing world.
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Where are the Arctic cities, who inhabits them, who shaped their development, and how might they evolve in the future? This book explores the history, planning, and design of urban settlements across the Arctic, tracing how they have been formed by colonial expansion, Indigenous cultures, resource extraction, and welfare-state ambitions. It examines the complex relationships between landscape, infrastructure, and community, while considering the challenges and opportunities facing northern cities today. Against a backdrop of climate change, globalisation, and shifting geopolitical interests, the book reflects on how Arctic urban communities can navigate an uncertain future and reimagine their role in a rapidly changing world.
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June 2026
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With a changing climate, sea levels are expected to rise at an increasing rate over the next centuries, jeopardising populations living in smaller or larger urban communities along the coastlines. The extent and speed of this process is uncertain, which puts coastal cities in the difficult position of deciding which urban planning and design responses are adequate. Also,(...)
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With a changing climate, sea levels are expected to rise at an increasing rate over the next centuries, jeopardising populations living in smaller or larger urban communities along the coastlines. The extent and speed of this process is uncertain, which puts coastal cities in the difficult position of deciding which urban planning and design responses are adequate. Also,(...)
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Planning and designing cities for a rising sea level
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With a changing climate, sea levels are expected to rise at an increasing rate over the next centuries, jeopardising populations living in smaller or larger urban communities along the coastlines. The extent and speed of this process is uncertain, which puts coastal cities in the difficult position of deciding which urban planning and design responses are adequate. Also, the complexity and extended time-frame of this wicked problem calls for multidisciplinary and open-minded approaches, where knowledge, practice, and visions for the future all contribute to robust, evidence-based, and locally attuned adaption. This book tackles the challenge of sea level rise and how cities can respond.
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With a changing climate, sea levels are expected to rise at an increasing rate over the next centuries, jeopardising populations living in smaller or larger urban communities along the coastlines. The extent and speed of this process is uncertain, which puts coastal cities in the difficult position of deciding which urban planning and design responses are adequate. Also, the complexity and extended time-frame of this wicked problem calls for multidisciplinary and open-minded approaches, where knowledge, practice, and visions for the future all contribute to robust, evidence-based, and locally attuned adaption. This book tackles the challenge of sea level rise and how cities can respond.
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November 2025
November 2025
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"Urban future" brings together commentaries from a wide range of contemporary disciplines and fields relevant to urban culture, form and society. The book concerns cities in the broadest sense, not just as buildings and spaces, but also as processes and events or sites of occupation, in which meanings are constructed in many ways. The contributors draw on their(...)
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"Urban future" brings together commentaries from a wide range of contemporary disciplines and fields relevant to urban culture, form and society. The book concerns cities in the broadest sense, not just as buildings and spaces, but also as processes and events or sites of occupation, in which meanings are constructed in many ways. The contributors draw on their(...)
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Urban futures : critical commentaries on shaping the city
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"Urban future" brings together commentaries from a wide range of contemporary disciplines and fields relevant to urban culture, form and society. The book concerns cities in the broadest sense, not just as buildings and spaces, but also as processes and events or sites of occupation, in which meanings are constructed in many ways. The contributors draw on their specialist areas of research to inform current debate, but they also speculate as to how cities will be in the twenty-first century.
Urban futures : critical commentaries on shaping the city
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Summary:
"Urban future" brings together commentaries from a wide range of contemporary disciplines and fields relevant to urban culture, form and society. The book concerns cities in the broadest sense, not just as buildings and spaces, but also as processes and events or sites of occupation, in which meanings are constructed in many ways. The contributors draw on their specialist areas of research to inform current debate, but they also speculate as to how cities will be in the twenty-first century.
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January 2003, London / New York
January 2003, London / New York
Subject:
Urban Theory
Urban Theory
