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La ville est l'un des sujets de prédilection de la recherche actuelle en sciences humaines. L'étude des espaces qui la constituent et des parcours qui la traversent, facteurs essentiels pour l'appréhension de la réalité urbaine, permet de faire émerger la structure géographique et sociologique de Bruxelles au XVIIIe siècle. L'image de la capitale des Pays-Bas méridionaux se modifie progressivement dès la fin du XVIIe siècle, suite au bombardement de 1695. Un parallélisme s'établit avec la capitale de l'Empire dont dépend Bruxelles dès 1715 : Vienne, dont les transformations urbaines, liées aux réformes institutionnelles, sont encore perceptibles. Le pouvoir est dans la ville. Autour de 1700, Bruxelles, qui n'est pas encore autrichienne, est parcourue par un prince baroque venu de Bavière et dont les prétentions à la souveraineté se manifestent, entre autres, dans ses sorties publiques. À la fin du XVIIIe siècle s'érige le quartier Royal : riche en innovations, ce nouvel espace urbain se révèle un dispositif hautement symbolique. La gestion du système hydro-urbain et l'embourgeoisement progressif de rues commerçantes, telle la rue de la Madeleine, participent à la transformation des espaces bruxellois. La culture et les loisirs font également de la ville un espace de sociabilité, envisagé à travers les lieux de concerts publics et privés, le logement des comédiens généralement à proximité des salles de spectacle, ainsi que les parcours touristiques qui sillonnent Bruxelles. Lieux de vie et de travail peuvent parfois se confondre, comme en témoigne la place occupée par la gent ancillaire. La ville est enfin un lieu d'expérimentation : un projet de destruction d'église devient le prétexte à l'aménagement d'un nouveau quartier paroissial. À l'initiative du Groupe d'étude du XVIIIe siècle (ULB), des chercheurs venus d'horizons différents - historiens, historiens de l'art et sociologues - s'attachent ici à éclairer les éléments qui structurent, de manière abstraite ou concrète, l'espace urbain de Bruxelles au siècle des Lumières.

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This book is the result of a research project designed and carried out at the Department of Architecture, University of Florence. This book discusses urban public spaces and, more specifically, run-down, inactive micro-spaces that are barely used due to their location, dimensions, morphology or semantic characteristics. In literature, these spaces are often defined as "residual urban spaces." A large abandoned industrial area on the outskirts of a town or a small interstitial space in a historical centre can be residual. With respect to such a broad subject matter, the book seeks to radically limit the field, concentrating on public residual spaces found in the oldest parts of cities. The book reflects on this theme and introduces a method for reading and assessment of the residuality of public spaces in historical contexts (Residuality Assessment Process) which was tested in the historical centre of Florence. It is the authors' view that residual spaces, above all if designed according to a system logic, can go from being problems to potential activators of urban and social regeneration processes, offering a useful contribution to improve city life.

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Cities are engines of growth, job-creation, and innovations. Cities are economic powerhouses and innovation hubs with large markets that can attract investments, knowledge, skilled personnel and lead to innovations thereby generating economic opportunities. Globally, lack of consideration for diverse population needs in urban planning and design has constrained women's access to socioeconomic opportunities. Historically, cities across the world have been designed to fit the needs of able-bodied men rather than that of women, girls, sexual and gender minorities, and people with disabilities (PWDs). Indian cities need gender-responsive urban mobility and public spaces so that benefits of city-led economic growth can be more equitably distributed. This toolkit is intended to bridge the knowledge gaps between policy making and program implementation for gender-responsive urban mobility and public space in India. While central and state governments are committed to the goals of gender equality and women's empowerment, they often need more practical tools and knowledge of how to translate their intentions into actions and to formulate programs to meet such policy objectives. This toolkit is intended to be a practice guide towards introducing gender equality and women's empowerment principles in designing urban mobility systems and public spaces so that they mitigate rather than reinforce gender inequalities. The toolkit is divided into two volumes, with the first volume focused on high level guidance for policymakers, while the second provides a 'How-to' guide including practical tools for implementing agencies.

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