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Consommatrice d'espace, énergivore par la multiplication des infrastructures et des trajets qu'elle engendre le plus souvent, la maison individuelle, modèle auquel aspirent les trois quarts des Français, apparaît à de nombreux égards comme le contre-exemple d'un développement soutenable. Ce recueil de textes écrits par des spécialistes de différents domaines(...)
La maison individuelle : vers des paysages soutenables?
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Consommatrice d'espace, énergivore par la multiplication des infrastructures et des trajets qu'elle engendre le plus souvent, la maison individuelle, modèle auquel aspirent les trois quarts des Français, apparaît à de nombreux égards comme le contre-exemple d'un développement soutenable. Ce recueil de textes écrits par des spécialistes de différents domaines (architecture, droit, économie, géographie, sociologie, urbanisme, paysage, bureaux d'études techniques) encourage par ses regards croisés une réflexion plurielle conjuguant différentes échelles : l'intérieur de la maison, son enveloppe, la parcelle sur laquelle elle se situe, le paysage dans lequel elle s'inscrit. Naissent alors plusieurs pistes de réflexion pour faire de ce type d'habitat une entité durable : la préservation des équilibres entre espaces naturels et espaces habités par l'adoption de politiques responsables, l'amélioration technique des enveloppes et des équipements, exigée par les réglementations thermiques successives, la meilleure formation des professionnels de la construction, la mutualisation de certaines installations, la mise en place de solutions de gouvernante novatrices, la préservation du paysage par la considération de la trame verte et bleue. Une mise en perspective internationale, par l'évocation des pratiques dans le Vorarlberg, en Suisse et au Japon, complète cette réflexion et ouvre vers de nouveaux possibles.
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Colors have a presence over and beyond the objects - buildings, spaces, billboards, artefacts and people - that make up the city. Not only does color give meaning to cities, cities give meaning to color. Whether carefully coordinated, clashing or an expression of materials, color is a powerful cultural, economic and political force in cities. Yet discussions on the city(...)
New geographies 3: Urbanisms of color
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Colors have a presence over and beyond the objects - buildings, spaces, billboards, artefacts and people - that make up the city. Not only does color give meaning to cities, cities give meaning to color. Whether carefully coordinated, clashing or an expression of materials, color is a powerful cultural, economic and political force in cities. Yet discussions on the city do not usually focus much on color, perhaps because urban colors are too often understood as being beyond any authority or taste or simply dismissed as cosmetic, naive or intangible. Volume 3 of New Geographies brings together artists and designers, anthropologists, historians, planners, and philosophers within the aim of exploring the potency, the interaction, and neglected design possibilities of color at the scale of the city.
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16 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations, plans ; 22 x 30 cm
Paris : Ministère de l'Urbanisme, du Logement et des Transports, [1985?]
Jean Mas.
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109 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 x 29 cm
Montréal : Service d'urbanisme, 1965.
La petite Bourgogne : programme préliminaire de rénovation urbaine = preliminary urban renewal scheme / [text, Jacques Bernier ; translation, Harry N. Lash].
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Montréal : Service d'urbanisme, 1965.
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Le livre parcourt l’histoire de l’urbanisme entre 1890 et 1960 pour distinguer le rôle qu’y a joué la notion de quartier, à travers l’analyse de propositions théoriques et des réalisations qui s’y rattachent. Cette lecture diachronique de textes et projets se consacre tant aux objets qu’à leurs auteurs, principalement architectes. Elle permet de remettre en perspective(...)
À l'échelle du quartier : Histoire d'une notion d'urbanisme (1890-1960)
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Le livre parcourt l’histoire de l’urbanisme entre 1890 et 1960 pour distinguer le rôle qu’y a joué la notion de quartier, à travers l’analyse de propositions théoriques et des réalisations qui s’y rattachent. Cette lecture diachronique de textes et projets se consacre tant aux objets qu’à leurs auteurs, principalement architectes. Elle permet de remettre en perspective l’usage faitaujourd’hui de ce mot d’urbanisme, qui est tout autant une échelle d’analyse que de projet, alors que se dessine un retour à la planification à grande échelle.
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''Inverse Utopia'' looks at urbanism from the perspective of modernism and postmodernism, as well as at how commercialization has transformed the modern city. In his earlier book ''Ladders'' (1997), the author described the emergence of the cul-de-sac as a typical manifestation of this trend. In this new book, ''Inverse Utopia'', Pope argues for the development of(...)
Inverse utopia: Urbanism and the great acceleration
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''Inverse Utopia'' looks at urbanism from the perspective of modernism and postmodernism, as well as at how commercialization has transformed the modern city. In his earlier book ''Ladders'' (1997), the author described the emergence of the cul-de-sac as a typical manifestation of this trend. In this new book, ''Inverse Utopia'', Pope argues for the development of architectural and urban forms that respond to contemporary ecological and social challenges. The title refers to a statement by the philosopher Günther Anders: whereas utopians are unable to make the things they imagine, others are unable to imagine the things they make.
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The first book to combine global and postcolonial theoretical approaches to the built environment, and to illustrate these with concrete examples, "Spaces of Global Cultures" argues for a more historical, differentiated and interdisciplinary understanding of globalization: one that places material space and the built environment at the center and calls for innovative(...)
Spaces of global cultures : architecture, urbanism, identity
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The first book to combine global and postcolonial theoretical approaches to the built environment, and to illustrate these with concrete examples, "Spaces of Global Cultures" argues for a more historical, differentiated and interdisciplinary understanding of globalization: one that places material space and the built environment at the center and calls for innovative concepts to address new contemporary conditions.
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Is the capital of Latin America a small island at the mouth of the Hudson River? Will California soon hold the balance of power in Mexican national politics? Will Latinos reinvigorate the US labor movement? These are some of the provocative questions that Mike Davis explores in this fascinating account of the Latinization of the US urban landscape. As he forefully shows,(...)
Magical urbanism: Latinos reinvent the US city
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Is the capital of Latin America a small island at the mouth of the Hudson River? Will California soon hold the balance of power in Mexican national politics? Will Latinos reinvigorate the US labor movement? These are some of the provocative questions that Mike Davis explores in this fascinating account of the Latinization of the US urban landscape. As he forefully shows, this is a demographic and cultural revolution with extraordinary implications. With Spanish surnames increasing five times faster than the general population, salsa is becoming the predominant ethnic rhythm (and flavor) of contemporary city life. In Los Angeles, Houston, San Antonio, and (shortly) Dallas, Latinos outnumber non-Hispanic whites; in New York, San Diego and Phoenix they outnumber Blacks. According to the Bureau of the Census, Latinos will supply fully two-thirds of the nation’s population growth between now and the middle of the 21st century when nearly 100 millions Americans will boast Latin American ancestry.
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"X-Urbanism" raises questions about the form of the city by examining various configurations of urban space, analyzing them in ways that blur the traditional opposition between figure and ground. This title serves as a visual lexicon of the formal(...)
X-urbanism : architecture and the American city
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"X-Urbanism" raises questions about the form of the city by examining various configurations of urban space, analyzing them in ways that blur the traditional opposition between figure and ground. This title serves as a visual lexicon of the formal properties of American urbanism--fabric, void, grid, wall--that reveal the hidden structure of the cities New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, New Haven, Des Moines, and Atlantic City. In the process, X-Urbanism confounds our expectations: it shows us the subtle order of chaotic Los Angeles, and the disruptions of New York's rigorous grid.
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February 1999, New York
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In Nairobi’s underserved neighborhoods, “hustle” has emerged as both a vital survival strategy and a way of life for youth. Exploring the multiple meanings and manifestations of the hustle economy across different scenarios of provisioning, distribution, exchange, learning, and mobilizing, ''Hustle Urbanism'' draws on more than a decade of ethnographic engagement to(...)
Hustle urbanism: Making life work in Nairobi
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In Nairobi’s underserved neighborhoods, “hustle” has emerged as both a vital survival strategy and a way of life for youth. Exploring the multiple meanings and manifestations of the hustle economy across different scenarios of provisioning, distribution, exchange, learning, and mobilizing, ''Hustle Urbanism'' draws on more than a decade of ethnographic engagement to center the logics, perspectives, and inventive strategies of a group of youth who constantly navigate job scarcity, inadequate basic services, and climate-induced harms. Tatiana Thieme shows how young people develop tools of resistance against the legacies of colonial violence and uneven urban development while carving out spaces of opportunity for themselves and their peers. The stories she includes bring thick ethnographic detail and longitudinal perspective to the lives and livelihoods of youth whose diverse skill sets and knowledges span from circular economies and eco-activism to hip hop and local leadership. Filling a significant gap in both existing scholarship and popular discussion, ''Hustle Urbanism'' offers critical theorization of precarious urban environments and the affirmative modes of making life work in the city against the odds.
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