Clarisse Godard Desmarest (ed.), The New Town of Edinburgh: An Architectural Celebration

The world population now lives in predominantly urban areas—an event that according to the UN occurred in 2007. Despite how recent this fact is, our everyday lifestyles are so dependent on this inscription in the space that surrounds us that it is not easy to realize that it has not always been so,...

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Dans:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises,
Auteur principal: Besson, Cyril
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Anglais
Publié: Études écossaises 2021
Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:The world population now lives in predominantly urban areas—an event that according to the UN occurred in 2007. Despite how recent this fact is, our everyday lifestyles are so dependent on this inscription in the space that surrounds us that it is not easy to realize that it has not always been so, or even that the situation came to be gradually, and that the metropolises of today, amnesic though they would like to be to the various stages of their development, are not just dedicated to nove...