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Garden cities, an ideal to be pursued . Cahiers n° 165
April 2013
Understanding At the beginning of the 20th century the concept of the garden city was widespread as a global model for town planning. However, the idea of Ebenezer Howard (1898) to create self-sufficient communities on the scale of large cities in rural settings, was to give birth to numerous inter...
Landscape, from plans to reality . Cahiers n° 159
September 2011
It is not growth that is measured any more but development. We measure differently by adding new factors to wealth such as well-being, health and accomplishment. Landscape shows the link in between man and nature. The landscape question is one that covers global problems. The idea is to broaden our ...
Large-scale urban development projects in Europe . Cahiers n° 146
June 2007
The large-scale urban development projects are one of the instruments of major cities to implement their planning and development strategies. These ambitious and innovative projects symbolise the cities' capacities to adapt quickly to a changing world. They are also powerful levers for urban regener...
Corporate real estate . Cahiers n° 145
October 2006
The appearance of new strategies related to the economic recomposition, to the financialisation of the property market and to the emerge of new institutional players have changed how firms relate to their property and to their host territory. These changes are not without spatial and urban consequences. Geography in motion At the time when reg...
Ile-de-France universities . Cahiers n° 143
October 2005
The Paris region currently numbers seventeen universities and two major university establishments (INALCO –National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations–, IEP –Institutes of Political Studies–). In the Paris region, no or next to no university looks like another Firstly, by ...
Economic performance of the European regions . Cahiers n° 135
December 2002
The economic competitiveness of a region depends on two highly correlated factors: the performance levels of existing companies, and the features of the regions in which these companies are located. Public policies –at local, regional, national and supranational levels- help to shape the regional ...
Public spaces . Cahiers n° 133-134
July 2002
Changes in society have meant that public space is increasingly a forum of conflict Although rarely addressed per se, public space is very much at the heart of our preoccupations. Changes in society have meant that it is increasingly a forum of conflict, between environmentally-friendly forms of transport and the car, between public and private ...
Flexibility and precariousness . Cahiers n° 131-132
March 2002
While enhancing its competitiveness the Ile-de-France region economy has also become more fragile and vulnerable to fluctuations in international economic trends Over the last thirty years the Ile-de-France region economy has undergone far-reaching change. While enhancing its competitiveness in lin...
Heritage, volume 2 . Cahiers n° 130
March 2001
The State has played a key role in the protection, restoration, management of heritage The Ile-de-France area is rich in both natural and architectural heritage. The locality enjoys a wealth of features both in the form of monuments and sites, recorded and preserved very early on thanks to an appreciation of their value although, at times, n...
Heritage, volume 1 . Cahier n° 129
December 2000
The State has played a key role in the protection, restoration, management of heritage The Ile-de-France area is rich in both natural and architectural heritage. The locality enjoys a wealth of features both in the form of monuments and sites, recorded and preserved very early on thanks to an appreciation of their value although, at times, neces...
Transportation in large cities . Cahiers n° 127
October 2000
Transportation is a key element in the operation and development of major metropolises. Greater involvement of local authorities in the decision-making process In all the metropolises, the decision-making power is currently held by the central government. Such is the case in London, New York and ...
The valleys of Ile-de-France . Cahier n° 125-126
March 2000
They are the preferential paths which the town has taken to penetrate the countryside from time immemorial. New dimensions have now appeared with the growth and increase in density of urban areas. Valleys are becoming natural interfaces between rural and urban areas, green breathing spaces within an...
Economic challenges in Ile-de-France . Cahiers n° 124
September 1999
In the framework of today’s economic context, employment, the reduction of unemployment and the acquisition of essential skills are among the primary concerns of Ile-de-France residents. There are some shady areas in the economy of Ile-de-France There is one conclusion to be drawn as the 1990s c...
Outlook on town planning policy . Cahiers n° 123
June 1999
Over the last fifteen years IAU îdF has been pursuing and improving its understanding of the council flat areas that are affected by town planning policy. Town planning policy increasingly complex to assess in terms of effectiveness Town planning policy will have seen many random changes since th...
The consequences of the ageing of the population . Cahiers n° 122
March 1999
In 1997, the IAU île-de-France initiated a prospective reflection on the increasing number of persons 60 and over in our society, and on its effects on retirement, services, transport, leisure activities. Ile-de-France will join the national ageing process The sign of the times: residents of Ile-...
The consequences of the ageing of the population . Cahiers n° 121
December 1998
In 1997, the IAU île-de-France initiated a prospective reflection on the increasing number of persons 60 and over in our society, and on its effects on retirement, services, transport, leisure activities. Ile-de-France will join the national ageing process The sign of the times: residents of Ile-...
Three centuries of maps in the Ile-de-France - Volume 2 . Cahiers n° 120
January 1998
In its constant concern to gain a better understanding of realities in the Ile-de-France, the IAU îdF has carried out an extensive study of maps of the region, covering a period of three centuries. The results are presented in two special issues of th...
Three centuries of maps in the Ile-de-France - Volume 1 . Cahiers n° 119
December 1997
In its constant concern to gain a better understanding of realities in the Ile-de-France, the IAU îdF has carried out an extensive study of maps of the region, covering a period of three centuries. The results are presented in two special issues of...
The landscapes of the Ile-de-France . Cahiers n° 117-118
October 1997
The Ile-de-France has a very fine heritage of architecture and landscape. But the threat to the landscapes is even greater in the Ile-de-France than anywhere else, because of the size of its population, the extent of its urbanisation and the importance of its infrastructure. The time has now come to...