Cities within the city : do-it-yourself urbanism and the right to the city
Activism ; Appropriation of land ; Australia ; Citizenship ; Creativity ; Local policy ; Right to the city ; Sydney ; Urban area ; Urban policy ; Urbanism
The article asks to what extent such practices constitute a new form of urban politics that might give birth to a more just and democratic city. In answering this question, it considers these so-called ‘do-it-yourself urbanisms’ from the perspective
of the ‘right to the city’. After critically assessing that concept, it argues that in order for do-it-yourself urbanist practices to generate a wider politics of the city through the appropriation of urban space, they also need to assert new forms of authority
in the city based on the equality of urban inhabitants. This claim is illustrated through an analysis of the do-it-yourself practices of Sydney-based activist collective BUGA UP and the New York and Madrid Street Advertising Takeovers.
City;Town ; Iran ; Urban area ; Urban history ; Urban morphology ; Urban structure
Influences of the physical environment, trade, historical events, religion and sociopolitical structures on the spatial patterns and morphology of the cities of Iran. Examples drawn especially from Sabzivar, Mashhad, Isfahan and Shiraz. - (DWG)
The system of Korean cities based on the inter-urban bus services
This paper aims to analyze the system of Korean cities based on the accessibility of various cities by using the index of the inter-urban bus services. - (KA)
The agglomeration of branch offices and their recent changes in major cities
Enterprise ; Head office ; Japan ; Large city ; Offices ; Regional metropolis
This paper is to evaluate the agglomeration of branch offices in the major cities in Japan. The A. discusses this point under the one-point' concentration of capital and information in Tokyo headquarters during the 1980s.
The issue of the effectiveness of large cities as forms of settlement remains a lively topic of debate in the USSR. Categorizing the issue into three aspects (economic, ecological and social) the A. reviews the arguments pro and con, with a tone
Havanna varosfoldrajza. (Geography of the city of Havana)
The geographical position and the history of the largest city in the Caribbean area is outlined. The description also covers towns in the Havana agglomeration, infrastructural level and functional zones of the city. (DLO).
Development and administration of capital cities and metropolitan areas : an introduction
Administration ; Capital city ; Czech Republic ; Development ; Metropolitan area ; Town
The paper provides an introduction to the collection of papers addressing issues of development and administration of capital cities and metropolitan areas. The problems are studied in Canada, Great Britain, Russia, Slovakia and Czechia. - (MS)