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15/03/2011 16:07
This article constitutes a chapter of the book “Which cities for the 21rst Century?", published in French in 2012 and coordinated by Françoise Lieberherr and German Solinis.
The urban agenda is probably too broad to be an international priority. This explains why...
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11/02/2011 11:03
After only 18 days of demonstration Hosni Mubarak steps down.
He ruled Egypt for 30 years.
Who's next?
Interestingly 11-02-2011 is a palindrome (can be read both ways)...
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25/01/2011 12:16
In his State of the Union speech Barack Obama deplores the state of U.S. infrastructure and calls for renewed investments. Quote:
'The third step in winning the future is rebuilding America. To attract new businesses to our shores, we need the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and...
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14/01/2011 00:00
For the first time in the Arab world a dictator flies due to social unrest. Is it a revolution?
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06/12/2010 00:00
RTCD in brief 6.12.10.ppt (7,3 MB)
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01/12/2010 00:00
State of Chinese Cities 2010, Hangzhou.ppt (4,3 MB)
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22/11/2010 03:15
Bamako 2010.ppt (933 kB)
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22/11/2010 00:00
A l'ouverture de la Conférence de Bamako je voudrais partager quelques chiffres et quelques réflexions. Je décrirai ensuite la situation actuelle avant de conclure sur les enjeux de l’urbanisation que notre réunion devrait analyser et soumettre aux Ministres Africains de l’Habitat et du...
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15/11/2010 00:00
Speech in Mexico City as farewell to the Cities Alliance Executive Committee, 15 November 2010 .
As you may know I have worked for 30 years in international cooperation on housing and urban development. I have managed the technical cooperation division of UN-Habitat since 1994, established the...
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