Overview
Overview #1 : What place does nature have in schoolyards beyond our borders ?
The publication of the note Les cours d’écoles : pour un retour du vivant en ville...
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Reports, city portraits, op-eds, expert viewpoints: how La Fabrique de la Cité deciphers current urban trends.
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City portrait
Lisbon beyond the Tagus
In 2023, La Fabrique de la Cité organised a study trip to the Portuguese capital,... -
Op-Ed
Land parsimony practices, comparative trends and outlook
The French legislator established the target of Zero Net Artificialization (ZNA) in the law 2021-1104 on... -
Op-Ed
Urban natures : history and topicality of a political and technological issue
A major challenge for contemporary cities Biodiversity corridors, urban forests, reversal of land artificialization, urban agriculture:... -
Expert viewpoint
Urban natures, History and topicality of a political and technological issue
A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR CONTEMPORARY CITIES Biodiversity corridors, urban forests, reversal of land artificialization, urban agriculture:... -
City portrait
Helsinki : Planning innovation and urban resilience
The wood industry is one of the country’s key sectors and the forest covers three... -
Expert viewpoint
Etienne Achille’s perspective – Helsinki
First, the cities development is rooted in three historic moments: 472 years ago, in 1550: as... -
Op-Ed
Planning makes a comeback
Planning is making a comeback in the public debate and seems to be the new leitmotiv of public policies. -
Op-Ed
The fight against climate change begins in the soil
A few days ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) once again warned of... -
Op-Ed
Protecting the land to protect the climate
In order to curb the process of land artificialization in France, where the rate of... -
Op-Ed
Towards a society of multiple property owners?
Thomas Piketty’s work on wealth inequalities in France has highlighted a transition during the 20th... -
Op-Ed
2022: what programme for the city and the territories?
“The platforms, the proposals, they aren’t sticking. It’s a Tefal campaign. It feels like everything is...
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