Explaining infrastructural bifurcation: A comparative history of urban incineration in Montréal and Paris
How deindustrialization and gentrification put pressure on waste incinerators: an article by Clarence Hatton-Proulx.
The quiet financialisation of urban infrastructure
The media in the normalisation of airport-led development in the Paris city-region, a paper by J.-B. Frétigny, M. Magnan, J.Maulat, M. Pedro.
The Fable of the “Energy Recycling” of Household Waste
In this article published in the Journal of Energy History, Etienne Dufour questions the virtue of using urban waste for energy production.
Passing of Éric Denis
We, at the Géographie-cités research department, are deeply saddened of the recent passing of our colleague and friend Éric Denis on August 21.
The Limits of a Success Story: Rethinking the Shenzhen Metro “Rail Plus Property” Model for Planning Sustainable Urban Transit in China
An analysis Congcong Li and Natacha Aveline-Dubach.
From gardening to landscaping, from LA QUINTINIE to tomorrow
Call fo papers - International symposium (Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th, March 2026, France). Response deadline: Thursday 18 September 2025.
Why a strong global plastics treaty is essential for agricultural systems, food safety, food security and human health
A call from 12 researchers for serious consideration of the problem of plastic pollution of agricultural soils in the context of the forthcoming negotiation sessions for a Global Plastic Pollution Treaty to be held in Geneva in August.
Balancing economic growth, environmental sustainability, and professional ambitions
The dilemma of municipal officials in China, a study by M. Li & N. Aveline-Dubach.
Alternatives to demolition
The strategies implemented by French social housing organizations to cope with housing vacancy.
Territory of a struggle for the right to a home in Paris, geography of a mobilisation and its suppression
A year-long ethnographic survey conducted by O. SEBILLOTTE and A. PIVA within the Réquisitions collective.
