Browsing Faculté de l'aménagement by Author "Jacques, Olivier"
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Shortcomings of an idealized urbanity : ghost urban areas and the asynchronous territorial development of Hanoi
Jacques, Olivier; Labbé, Danielle; Musil, Clément (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. These “ghost urban areas,” as ... -
Youth-driven tactics of public space appropriation in Hanoi : the case of skateboarding and parkour
Geertman, Stephanie; Labbé, Danielle; Boudreau, Julie-Anne; Jacques, Olivier (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 public spaces, we explore and analyze ...