"Roman Cities, as conventionally studied, seem to be dominated by men. Yet as the contributions to this volume--which deals with the Roman cities of Italy and the western provinces in the late Republic and early Empire--show, women occupied a wide range of civic roles. Women had…
4e de couv.: The scholarship of Ulf Hannerz is characterized by its extraordinary breadth and visionary nature. He has contributed to the understanding of urban life and transnational networks, and the role of media, paradoxes of identity and new forms of community, suggesting t…
4e de couv.: In cities throughout the world, bicycles have gained a high profile in recent years, with politicians and activists promoting initiatives like bike lanes, bikeways, bike share programs, and other social programs to get more people on bicycles. Bicycles in the city a…
Research into mobility is an exciting challenge for the social sciences that raises novel social, cultural, spatial and ethical questions. At the heart of these empirical and theoretical complexities lies the question of methodology: how can we best capture and understand a plan…
by Gainot, Bernard, Scomazzon, Francesco, Ounoughi, Samia, Pépy, Émilie-Anne, Bourdin, Philippe, Alerini, Julien, Arnoux, Pascal, Arpin, Vincent, Faucherre, Nicolas, Fourny, Marie-Christine, Gal, Stéphane, Gascón Chopo, Carles, Guinand, Julien, Harai, Dénes, Koop, Kirsten, Landel, Pierre-Antoine, Louis, Jérôme, Paucot, Hugues, Surmely, Laurent, Sutton, Kevin, Vergés i Pons, Oliver, Zabalza Seguín, Ana
Sur une durée multiséculaire, du XIIe siècle à la veille de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, ces articles reflètent l'adaptation des territoires montagnards à des contraintes exogènes, du fait des allégeances à un souverain lointain ou des disputes sur les limites de souveraineté, do…
La 4e de couv. mentionne : "Sustainable mobility is a qualitative, vague and normative vision. Although this vagueness is often criticized and seen as a drawback it also allows diverse stakeholders to commit to the goal of sustainable mobility. It allows for consensus, which can…
In the 21st century cycling has been re-considered as utilitarian transport. Starting from a low modal share, it has surged in many major cities of the Global North and is now being integrated into mobility and urban planning programmes and infrastructure. This book focuses on t…
Since the turn of the 21st century, cycling has been re-considered as utilitarian transport. Starting generally from a very low percentage of modal share, it has surged in many major cities of the Global North. Cycling is being progressively integrated into mobility and urban pl…
2e de couverture : The first of three volumes surveying the historical, spatial, and human dimensions of inter-Asian connections, Asia Inside Out : Changing Times brings into focus the diverse networks and dynamic developments that have linked peoples from Japan to Yemen over th…
This book offers the reader a comprehensive understanding and the multitude of methods utilized in the research of urban mobilities with cities and 'the urban' as its pivotal axis. It covers theories and concepts for scholars and researchers to understand, observe and analyse th…
This book lays out a framework for understanding connections between home and mobility, and situates this within a multidisciplinary field of social research. The authors show how the idea of home offers a privileged entry point into topics such as forced migration, diversity an…
This book lays out a framework for understanding connections between home and mobility, and situates this within a multidisciplinary field of social research. The authors show how the idea of home offers a privileged entry point into topics such as forced migration, diversity an…
