GIS and urban studies: positivism, post-positivism and beyond
Epistemology ; Geographical information system ; Geographical thought ; Methodology ; Practice of geography ; Research ; Spatial analysis ; Urban geography
The primary objective of this progress report is to provide urban geographers with an up-to-date review of the innovative applications of GIS in urban studies and to summarize the majors schools of thought concerning the impact of GIS on geographic
practice. A secondary aim is to provoke further discussion on the various methodological issues related to GIS in urban studies.
Africa ; Housing ; Informal sector ; Research ; Squatter ; Town ; Urban administration ; Urban geography ; Urban infrastructure
This paper reports some of the main African findings of a comparative research project. The core sources are five major overview papers which deal with major areas of Africa. The importance of urban research must be understood in the context
Using project food aid to help alleviate urban poverty - Experience and issues
Cities of hunger. Urban food systems in developing countries
World Food Programme aid has been used in three main ways in urban areas: as free relief after disasters; as part of institutional feeding projects; and as support to urban renewal. The benefits have usually only been temporary. It has proved
difficult to design food aid interventions for the urban poor to overcome the causes of poverty in sustainable ways.
Cities of hunger. Urban food systems in developing countries
Cairo ; Egypt ; Food ; Food security ; Household consumption ; Social organization ; Social reproduction ; Urban area ; Urban life ; Urban supply
The construction of urban space over the last 150 years is discussed, and attention is further given to more recent urban planning objectives. The paper takes up issues of space and social reproduction and traces them down to the microlevel od
Environment ; France ; Housing ; Ile-de-France ; Large city ; Paris ; Regional planning ; Spatial organization ; Suburbs ; Urban economy ; Urban function ; Urban growth ; Urban history ; Urban population ; Urban transport
Economic restructuring and the realignment of the urban planning system: the case of Dublin
Built up area ; Dublin ; Economic restructuring ; Economic system ; Ireland ; Joint venture ; Land use ; Local government ; State control ; Urban development ; Urban planning ; Urban policy
The paper examines the evolving role of urban planning under conditions of economic restructuring. The increasing mobility and scale of capital has given rise to declining local autonomy and a reorientation of the role and policy directions of urban
planning. Using interviews with urban planners and property developers, the impact of these conditions on planning's operation and the outcomes of increased central state intervention in the former territory of planning are examined.
Managing and marketing of urban development and urban life
Development strategy ; Employment ; Poland ; Polarization ; Regional development ; Town ; Unemployment ; Urban area ; Urban development ; Urban economy ; Urban life ; Urban migration ; Urban population ; Warsaw