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Gentrification or...? Injustice in large-scale residential projects in Hanoi
(Sage, 2020-07-22)
Large-scale residential developments on expropriated lands in periurban Hanoi resemble
forms of gentrification seen elsewhere. But is it gentrification? Current debate over the
definition of gentrification has focused ...
Critical reflections on land appropriation and alternative urbanization trajectories in periurban Vietnam
(Elsevier, 2015-12-15)
Vietnam's land regime is currently undergoing a radical reshaping under policies of “urbanization and modernization.” Around large urban centres what could be called a “Third Land Reform” fosters massive land-takings for ...
L’émergence et l’implantation du centre commercial régional dans la ville nord-américaine
(Laboratoire d’ethnologie et de sociologie comparative (LESC), 2017-12)
Ayant émergé aux États-Unis en tant que composante d’un certain continuum urbain — ou plutôt suburbain — caractérisé par la dispersion de la population, la conception du centre commercial régional s’intégrait dans une ...
‘They installed a speed bump’ : children’s perceptions of traffic-calming measures around elementary schools
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-10-08)
Growing scientific literature evaluates the impact of traffic-calming devices in terms of mobility behavior and safety, but little is known about their perceived impact from the point of view of children. Our study asks ...
Shortcomings of an idealized urbanity : ghost urban areas and the asynchronous territorial development of Hanoi
(University of the Philippines, 2017)
This paper examines the recent emergence, on the periphery of Hanoi,
of large real estate projects that began construction during the 2000s but have now
remained unfinished or, even when completed, largely uninhabited. ...
L’architecture de paysage moderne du campus de l’Université de Montréal
The Modern Landscape Architecture of the Université de Montréal Campus
(2012-09)
Le campus de l’Université de Montréal est composé de bâtiments et d’aménagements paysagers
hautement significatifs, dont la présence contribue à faire comprendre son évolution spatiale.
Parmi eux, les espaces libres des ...
Infrastructures viaires et discontinuités urbaines : quels remèdes pour une accessibilité meilleure dans le contexte de la ville-région contemporaine?
Road infrastructure and urban discontinuities : what remedies for a better accessibility in the context of the contemporary city-region?
(2016-06-29)
Tirant profit d’une recherche visant à comprendre le rapport entre les infrastructures viaires et la forme urbaine dans le contexte particulier de la ville-région contemporaine durant la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle, cet ...
Youth-driven tactics of public space appropriation in Hanoi : the case of skateboarding and parkour
(University of British Columbia, 2016-09-01)
Starting in the 2000s, there has been a rise in youth-led appropriation of
public spaces in Hanoi, Vietnam. Through case studies of skateboarders
and traceurs (practitioners of parkour) in two of the city’s formal ...
Modern public spaces in Canada : a revaluation
(Routledge, 2021-03-10)
Modern post-war built heritage, such as public spaces, gardens and campuses, is
hardly considered worthy of conservation in Canada. Yet the history of built form and
the projects of this era deserve attention because ...