The idea of collapse, mediated as the probable fate of our societies dealing with ecological crises, has been facing much criticism, even though recent illustrations of ongoing collapses, from Covid-19 to mega-fires, continue to multiply. Faced with this paradox, the authors adress the hypothesis of a major halt in our socio-economic and ...

Kitchen gardens and urban agriculture are at the core of a wide range of social mobilisations and protests; they are turning into symbols of the reinvention of livelihoods and everyday life in towns, as well as of the re-politicisation of food and urban supplies.

Whether smart or knowledge-based, the city of the future with its strengths and promises is already there. Characterized by ecological and urban innovation, its goal is the common well-being. The concept of an eco-sustainable city is born.

The question of energy demands attention as one of the major challenges of the 21st century. The concept of the energy transition is more central than ever to public policy, which then feeds down to regional level. But it appears that periods of transition associated with the emergence of new energy sources have been a recurring phenomenon since..

São Paulo, San Francisco, Rome ... Northern or Southern Metropolises have to deal more frequently with the lack of water. The 4 million inhabitants of Recife, Brazil, have been facing failures of the public network for several decades: tap water is often lacking and its quality is not assured. Residents have organized themselves in order to cope...

How do people live in industrial cities ? What do inhabitants think about living next to Seveso sites, places that provide them with job opportunities but endanger their health and environment at the same time ?

Official discourses, marketing narratives, civic arguments, ideologies, theories and doctrines affect the production and the transformation of urban space. Introduced by Sharon Zukin, this collective work shows how the discourses of the users, the decision-makers and the designers of the city portray everyday town planning. They make the past and..

Understanding the renewed relations of cities with their marinas. That is the ambition of this work which gathers researchers and practitioners of several countries.