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Cet ouvrage est, issu des travaux réalisés dans le cadre d'un programme de recherche "services urbains et personnes âgées dépendantes", initié par le Plan urbain et la Mire. Il s'agissait d'analyser les articulations, à l'échelon local, entre la demande et l'offre de services pour les personnes âgées dépendantes. Six équipes ont conduit leurs recherches de manière coordonnée, sur …
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Kinshasa à l'épreuve de la désagrégation nationale
La République démocratique du Congo reste confrontée à une éternelle convoitise internationale, à une permanente crise économique et sociale. L'insécurité politique, économique et sociale a engendré un développement anarchique des grandes villes, dont Kinshasa la capitale. Mégalopole, cette dernière concentre tous les aspects de ces réalités. Pourquoi ce rendez-vous manqué ou a…
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L'analyse postmodernisteUne nouvelle grille d'analyse socio-politique
Dans cette étude, l'auteur tente de démontrer qu'il est possible de faire du postmodernisme un instrument d'analyse de référence en sciences sociales. Pour ce faire, il insiste sur la nécessité de réaliser un important travail de balisage théorique afin de faire passer le discours sur la postmodernité de sa forme usuelle, qui est potentiellement idéologique, vers une perspective plus …
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Biophilic CitiesIntegrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning
Biophilic Cities redefines what it means to create truly sustainable urban environments—placing nature, not just efficiency, at the heart of the vision. Tim Beatley, a longtime advocate for greener cities, argues that while efforts like public transit, renewable energy, and efficient buildings are important, they often overlook something essential: the human need for connection with the natur…
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Design for GoodA New Era of Architecture for Everyone
"I can't recommend John Cary's book, Design for Good, highly enough. His argument...is clear and revolutionary." —Melinda Gates "That's what we do really: we do miracles," said Anne-Marie Nyiranshimiyimana, who learned masonry in helping to build the Butaro Hospital, a project designed for and with the people of Rwanda using local materials. This, and other projects designed with dignit…
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Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing
Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is a guide for housing developers, advocates, public agency staff, and the financial community that offers specific guidance on incorporating green building strategies into the design, construction, and operation of affordable housing developments. A completely revised and expanded second edition of the groundbreaking 1999 publication, this new book focuse…
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Measuring LandscapesA Planner's Handbook
This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build environmentally-sound habitats. Until now, only a small portion of the relevant science has influenced the decision-making arenas where the future of our landscapes is debated and decided. The authors explain specific to…
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MegaregionsPlanning for Global Competitiveness
The concept of "the city" —as well as "the state" and "the nation state" —is passé, agree contributors to this insightful book. The new scale for considering economic strength and growth opportunities is "the megaregion," a network of metropolitan centers and their surrounding areas that are spatially and functionally linked through environmental, economic, and infrastructure interactions.…
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Green Cities of EuropeGlobal Lessons on Green Urbanism
In the absence of federal leadership, states and localities are stepping forward to address critical problems like climate change, urban sprawl, and polluted water and air. Making a city fundamentally sustainable is a daunting task, but fortunately, there are dynamic, innovative models outside U.S. borders. Green Cities of Europe draws on the world's best examples of sustainability to sho…
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Life After CarbonThe Next Global Transformation of Cities
The future of our cities is not what it used to be. The modern-city model that took hold globally in the twentieth century has outlived its usefulness. It cannot solve the problems it helped to create—especially global warming. Fortunately, a new model for urban development is emerging in cities to aggressively tackle the realities of climate change. It transforms the way cities design and us…
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