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26/02/2015 00:00

International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning

The International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning have been drafted in 2013-2014 by a Group of Experts organized by UN-Habitat and moderated by Daniel Biau, Lead Consultant. They have been approved by the Governing Council of UN-Habitat on 23 April 2015. International Guidelines on...

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03/02/2015 00:00

Urbanisme Vertical, un oxymoron ?

  (Article publié dans la revue PCM n° 868, Paris, janvier 2015)   Durant ces quatre dernières décennies, on a construit des centaines de tours de par le monde. Ces grands immeubles ont donné lieu à une incroyable médiatisation, à de multiples analyses et à de nombreuses...

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07/12/2013 15:00

Madiba, the Last Giant

Nelson Mandela passed away on 5 December 2013 in Johannesburg. His life is being celebrated all over the planet, in every town and city, by every activist, artist, politician, by millions of people. He was undoubtfully  the greatest man of our time, a symbol of resistance, justice, dignity,...

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26/11/2012 20:56

Succès et lacunes dans l’amélioration des conditions de vie des habitants des taudis durant la décennie 2000-2010 - Improving the living conditions of slum dwellers: Achievements and shortcomings in the 2000-2010 decade.

Document de fond de la conférence de Rabat.docx (108,7 kB)   Background document of the Rabat Conference.docx (62,5 kB)

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21/07/2012 18:09

Are Asian Cities shaped by Global Forces?

Book review published by Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai, 21 July 2012 EPW DB's article.jsp.pdf (214,3 kB)

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29/02/2012 18:24

Territorial Planning and Basic Services in Africa - Aménagement du Territoire et Services Essentiels en Afrique

AMCHUD4 Background Paper 2012.pdf (388,1 kB)   AMCHUD4 Document de Travail 2012.pdf (412,7 kB)

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13/12/2011 00:00

The Spring of the Arab Peoples (in Arabic)

الربيع العربي   تساقط الطغاة والمستبدون العرب كالذباب ، فقد شهدنا فرار البعض (بن علي)، وتردد البعض الآخر (مبارك)، واختيار آخرين للموت (القذافي)، مقابل سعي البعض للخداع (صالح)، أو البقاء في الظلام (الأسد). إن الشارع العربي قد بات في حراك مستمر، من الدار البيضاء إلى الجزائر، مروراً...

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11/11/2011 00:00

Le printemps des peuples arabes

Dictateurs et despotes arabes tombent comme des mouches, certains s’enfuient (Ben Ali), d’autres hésitent (Moubarak), certains choisissent la mort (Kadhafi), d’autres tentent de ruser (Saleh) ou préfèrent l’aveuglement (Assad). La rue bouge de Casablanca à Manama en passant par Alger, Amman ou...

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11/11/2011 00:00

The Spring of the Arab Peoples

Arab despots and dictators are dropping like flies, some have fled (Ben Ali), others have hesitated (Mubarak), some have chosen death (Kadhafi), others have attempted to cheat (Saleh) or preferred blindness (Assad). The street moves from Casablanca to Manama via Algiers, Amman and...

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22/08/2011 11:53

The Fall of Tripoli

The rule of a third North African dictator is ending in Libya. After 42 years in power Muammar Gaddafi  is on his way out. The fall of Tripoli (1.2 million inhabitants) differs from the Tunisian and Egyptian precedents. It is both the fall of a regime (with NATO assistance) and the fall of a...

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