Sommaire :
- Changing the way we look at cities
- Supporting vulnerable people
- Reclaiming the embankments
- New spaces for nature and leisure activities
Changing the way we look at cities
When neighbourhoods reinvent the city. Key players in urban renovation
LOCHE Bernard, TALLAND Chantal
Paris, Autrement, 2009, 189 p.
This work sets out a meeting between key players in the project of urban renovation: directors of organisations actively involved, architects, urbanists, local authority representatives...in order to tackle subjects such as the question of urban quality, the question of rehousing, the improvement of neighbourhoods and the day-to-day life of the inhabitants while taking into account the singular nature of each neighbourhood. Various examples are looked at in more detail (Les Mureaux, Clichy-sous-Bois).
Pressmark: AP UR1207
Those territories which have dared change their image. Visions 5
AGUR
Dunkerque, Urbanism and Development Agency of the Flanders-Dunkerque Region, 2008, 56p.
Taking Nantes, Athens, the Sarre-Moselle Region and also the little town of Carhaix as examples, this study describes how these cities and town have gone about changing their image, what problems they have encountered and how they have overcome them.
Birmingham. City renewal through partnership
MASBOUNGI Ariella, DE GRAVELAINE Frédérique, ISHERWOOD Baron
Paris, Editions de la Villette, 2006, 159 p.
Birmingham was going downhill, disfigured by the war and modernist urbanism and devastated by the industrial depression. Its spectacular renaissance is based on a strategy, pursued for over twenty years, of attracting business tourism and giving absolute priority to an expanded, revived, smartened up city centre . The means are pragmatic: ambitious public projects which have galvanised private investment, transforming the city into an attractive, first-class commercial centre; public-private partnerships, long established in the United Kingdom, have a lot to teach us, including examining their impact on urban quality and social cohesion.
Pressmark: AP PAET543
Bondy on the move. Sensitive human zone
DHOQUOIS Anne
Paris, Autrement, 2010, 260p.
The town of Bondy is undergoing a profound transformation triggered by an ambitious urban renovation project. This project includes rehabilitation, building works and redesign of the town-centre, and places its inhabitants at the heart of the project, focusing above all on educational excellence and economic development. This book gives a voice to the people of Bondy, witnesses to and active participants in the changes.
Pressmark: AP RP558
Regenerating large housing estates
MASBOUNGI Ariella, DE GRAVELAINE Frédérique
Paris, Editions de la Villette, 2005, 157 p.
This book contains numerous examples of urban renovation and renewal of neighbourhoods and apartment blocks on large housing estates in France and Europe, and at the same time presents the opinions of several key players (architects, urbanists, local authority representatives and project managers) who discuss their particular approach and experience in the field.
Pressmark: AP UR1013
Diversification of habitat, functional diversification in urban renewal operations in Ile-de-France
NOYE Christophe (dir.)
Direction Régionale de l’Equipement d’Ile-de-France - Regional Department of Facilities of Ile-de-France -
DREIF, April 2009, 106p.
By analysing 72 signed, National Agency for Urban Renovation, ANRU, agreements, this study looks at whether the diversification of housing supply has been upheld - a fundamental objective of the 2003 law concerning urban renovation. Without making a definitive assessment, it takes a critical look at the conditions under which the law has been implemented and its effects on the Francilian sites observed.
+Plus. Large housing estates. Exceptional territories
DRUOT Frédéric, LACATON Anne, VASSAL Jean-Philippe
Paris, DAP, August 2004, 171 p.
The architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, convinced of the quality potential associated with large housing estates, put forward solutions for renovating rather than demolishing them, within the context of the housing crisis
Pressmark: AP BROHA165
The dynamics of urban renewal, from neighbourhood to intercommunality? The large town project of the Pyramides in Evry
BUCHOUD Nicolas (dir.)
Lyon, CERTU, 2005, 151 p.
How to encourage the emergence of urban renewal projects and set up building operations which respond to the expectations of the inhabitants and reinforce local democracy? How to give towns back the quality of life which both those who live there and those who work there need? This book gives a voice to the key players in the reconstruction of the Pyramides district in Evry: local authority representatives, state officials, developers, those responsible for social policies and associations, as well as researchers and historians. It suggests a re-evaluation of the approaches currently allowed when dealing with the question of housing complexes within the framework of urban renewal policies; it suggests developing methodological tools and action frameworks for urban policies that can work democratically. Cross-referential work has been carried out with the London agency Space Syntax.
Pressmark: AP RP486
Reducing substandard housing in Paris 2002 – 2007
APUR
Paris, Apur, June 2007, 56 + 10p.
The Government and the City of Paris have signalled their ambition to speed up the eradication of run-down housing in the territory of Paris and have channelled significant funds in that direction. New treatment tools have been put in place on a thousand run-down buildings: public development agreements (City of Paris Semi-public property company, SIEMP, and City of Paris semi-public facilities and development company, SEMAVIP), an operation to upgrade run-down housing ( Improvement Operation for Run-down Housing, OAHD) and the strengthening of the Programmed Operation for Housing Improvement, OPAH.
The study sets out to present the principles of this eradication plan, explaining how to use the tools and publishing the initial results, in particular bringing them to the attention of local authorities desirous of getting inspiration from the Parisian experience.
APUR - Slum clearance in Paris 2002 – 2007 (in french)
Housing: a field of study and action for Greater Paris, Paris Métropole. 1: Progress report. 2: The Local Housing Programmes, PLH, an ongoing building operation in Ile-de-France. 3 & 4: Lines of enquiry for the housing commission and available tools.
APUR / IAU IdF
Paris, IAU IdF, 2010, 3 vol., 32 + 29 + 17p.
Before getting to work, the housing commission of Paris Métropole wanted to benefit from a diagnosis of the housing situation in Ile-de-France, which was intended to serve as a shared knowledge base about Francilian housing for the members of Paris Métropole.
Pressmark: AP BRORP694/1; AP BRORP694/2; AP BRORP694/3
Supporting vulnerable people
The social Café in the Belleville and Goutte d’or neighbourhoods was opened and is run by the Association Avvem Zamen. It caters for older people, immigrants over 55 in particular, offering a warm and friendly welcome to bring them out of isolation and help them on their way.
Socio-demographic portrait of elderly migrants. Creating a social Café
APUR
Paris, APUR, May 2001, 16p.
This preliminary study of the creation of a social café in Paris gives contextual data about the number of migrants and their characteristics, in particular concerning the environment they live in (family context and housing conditions). The geographic element is also taken into account, as the positioning of the café has to meet the urban and cultural reference points of these people. For this reason, a specific cartography has been brought out to illustrate the “nostalgia zones” of older migrants.
Pressmark: AP BROAPU131
Apur – Socio-demographic portrait of elderly migrants with a view to creating a social Café (in french)
Homeless in Paris. The presence of homeless people in the Parisian territory and local authority actions to help rehabilitate them.
APUR
Paris, Apur, January 2011, 18 p.
Thousands of men and women live and sleep on the streets and in the hidden corners of Parisian public space, exposed to all weathers, lack of security and to illness. The Parisians who live alongside them are sympathetic but sometimes so worn out that they can go so far as rejecting them. Faced with this challenge, the public authorities have, over the years, worked hard to establish ways and means of helping and rehabilitating these people. The twin objectives of this note are to analyse the presence of homeless populations in the Parisian territory and to take stock of actions already under way.
Aging in the city
Urban research records, n°100, 2006
This issue covers how public policy is affected by the challenges posed by the increase in the number of elderly people in society. It describes a series of local initiatives in France and abroad.
Growing old in one’s neighbourhood, in one’s village. Inventing new ways and means together. National forum, Paris, 12-13 October 2004, Fondation de France, with the support of the JM Bruneau
Fondation de France, November 2005, 77 p.
The proceedings of this first National Forum identify and evaluate innovative local initiatives aimed at integrating elderly people into the urban environment, matching their needs and expectations as closely as possible. A new call for projects on this subject was launched by the Fondation de France in 2011.
Romany people, dignity and welcome
GNOSSENS Philippe
Paris, L’Harmattan, 2011, 178p.
The author gives an account of his experience in Massy with the Imediat Association and also puts forward a number of proposals in relation to welcoming and assisting Romany families living on the outskirts of cities. Many subjects are covered, amongst which schooling.
Cities and hospitality: Municipalities and their “foreigners”
GOTMAN Anne
Paris, Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, 2004, 492p.
This work assembles seminar contributions on the subject of public hospitality and the way cities welcome and integrate foreigners in different countries and at different periods.
Pressmark: AP UR1026
Romeurope
The National Human Rights collective, National Droits de l’Homme Romeurope, is an observatory which monitors respect for the basic rights of eastern European Romany peoples in France. In particular, it publishes an annual report about the situation of eastern European Romany peoples in France, has developed a legal monitoring system at national and community level and utilises local, real-life situations and experiences, which are at the root of national collective actions. It facilitates the exchange of experience, skill-sharing and the formation of tools on different subjects: residence, health, work, schooling, housing...
Urba rom
This is a resource centre of policies targeting the Romany people: it assembles scientific works, reports and technical documents as well as legal references to present day policies. It monitors the actions being implemented in Europe and in non-EU countries by European institutions, states, local authorities and key players in civil society. It is run mainly by UMR CITERES and Science Po researchers, on the cities and territories programme.
Reclaiming the embankments
Paris, metropolis on the Seine
APUR
Paris, Textuel/Apur, 2010, 160 p.
The main part of this collective work is dedicated to the Parisian project to redevelop its riverside roads, aiming to give people back an area for walking and pursuing other river-oriented activities. The nature of this project, launched in 2010, is experimental – changes will be small-scale and reversible - and the methods used are innovatory. Apur’s contribution forms part of this working process which is made up of seminars, exhibitions, workshops, forums and public meetings in the course of which the project will be fine-tuned.
On a wider scale, the work retraces the history of Paris and its river, a river which has served in turn down the centuries as a site of commercial activity, economic development and historical events, all of which has been forgotten over the last few decades when priority has been given solely to the use of the automobile. The work also covers the main operations in progress outside Paris, which give the Seine its central position in Greater Paris.
Pressmark: AP APU235
Local authorities and rivers in Ile-de-France. First regional inquiry
DANIEL Marie-Angèle, BORDES PAGES Elisabeth
Paris, IAU IdF, 2010, 170 p.
This study presents the results of a local authority river inquiry “Fleuve-Collectivités “, undertaken between 2007 -2008 with the 245 riverside communes of the Seine, the Marne and the Oise (i.e. 1,200km of river) in order to understand the actions and projects which, for the local authorities, have helped upgrade their embankments and riverside areas.
Pressmark: AP BRORP706
Building around the Ourcq canal. Where, what, how? Volume 1: Observations about a shared development of the canal. Volume 2: State of play. Volume 3: Present situation and challenges faced by each commune.
APUR
Paris, Apur, Sept 2009, 49 + 47 + 117 p.
The Ourcq canal was built at the beginning of the 19th century and delivers non-drinking water to Paris. Today it holds the potential for a major transformation at the heart of Seine Saint-Denis, half the land along the canal banks could accommodate medium-term development projects which would help create a new landscape. This study presents the results of the diagnosis Apur undertook of development potential along a 12km length of canal between Paris and Sevran, with the aim of uniting key players around a shared, coherent vision for the future of the canal.
Pressmark: AP BROAPU484
Apur - Building around the Ourcq canal (in french)
Riverscapes. Designing urban embankments
Bâle, Birkhauser, 2008, 572 p.
This work presents over a hundred embankment development projects at the heart of the largest cities in Europe. A real treasure chest of ideas, source of inspiration for all experts wanting to initiate creative and innovative projects to reclaim embankments
Pressmark: AP UR1215
New spaces for nature and leisure activities
Working with nature in cities
CERTU
Lyon, CERTU, 2009, 375 p.
Combining theoretical approaches and practical examples, this work is a reference document for urban key players who want to strengthen the presence of nature in cities.
Pressmark: AP UR903
Situation and future prospects of the place of nature in Paris. Progress report
APUR
Paris, Apur, May 2010, 117 p.
The aim of this study is to show what nature’s current role is in a dense city and how this role could be strengthened, improved and transformed in order to counter the negative impact of the city on the environment and sustainably improve the quality of urban life.
Pressmark: AP BROAPU496
Auteuil Racecourse: discovering and reclaiming a large Parisian landscape
APUR / Agence PENA Paysagistes
Paris, Pena paysagistes; Apur, December 2007, 51 p.
In order to make use of Auteuil Racecourse/Hippodrome outside race meetings, a reclassification project has been put in place to meet the different needs of walking and sporting activities, create a network of paths, develop 12 hectares of extensive areas of grass in the racecourse park and upgrade the reception areas.
Pressmark: AP PLAN593
Report to Parliament and Government about urbanism and outdoor sports
National committee for outdoor sports grounds, sites and routes
Paris, Cnesi, December 2007, 41 p.
This report examines the links between two terms which are, on the face of it, contradictory: urbanism and outdoor sports. But, since 73% of French people live in cities, the local authorities have had to find a response to the demand by the inhabitants for spaces for leisure activities, and this has resulted in a profound change in the majority of outdoor sports and the appearance of new sports and disciplines. This demand has been partly responsible for the re-shaping of urban landscapes and is now included in territory management and sustainable development policies. Where do people practise these sports and what are the challenges they present, as much to public decision-makers as to the Sporting Movement, to adult and outdoor education associations and to private partners?
Sport: a lever for sustainable territorial development
Association for information and research into sport and leisure facilities /Entreprises Territoires et Développement
Les Notes d’EDT, May 2007, 55 p.
This study highlights the potential of sporting activities to contribute to a local response to issues of social cohesion, attractivity, identity, economic development and life style...Fifteen territories implementing an ambitious sports policy or introducing innovative initiatives in the field of sport are examined. Main strategic and contractual documents and documents relating to the policy or sports strategy of each territory are analysed.
Management of tourism and outdoor sports activities
CHAZAUD Pierre
Voiron, Presses universitaires du sport, 2004
This work presents a collection of observations and tools to develop territorial strategies about outdoor sports and leisure activities. It looks at demand (expectations, values) and explains how to organise what can be offered as a result. To help achieve this it also analyses the legal aspects (accessibility and security...) as well as marketing needs (marketing, promotion and distribution). The collection is rounded off by case studies collected by the author during his fact-finding missions.