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The path of urban development in Datong (China)
A photograph by Cinzia Losavio, taken from a building under demolition in the city of Datong, Shanxi province, China.
Thinking from the landscape: carte blanche to Jean-Marc Besse
Opera Mundi gives carte blanche to the philosopher and landscape historian Jean-Marc Besse to inaugurate on November 12 and 13 its new season of conferences 2021-2022.
Seeing the Earth: six essays on landscape and geography
A spiritual, literary, aesthetic, philosophical and scientific overview by Jean-Marc Besse, philosopher.
The metabolism of the Parisian agglomeration
The impact of societal choices and environmental changes on Paris and its basin, a PIREN Seine booklet, edited by Sabine Barles.
Science Vs Lobbying: Total, Elf and Climate Change
An article by François Durand-Dastès, a member of Géographie-cités, at the center of a study showing that TotalEnergies, although aware of the risks induced by climate change as early as 1971, cast doubt on the scientific data that threatened its activities.
Influence of recommendation on music content consumption
A study which highlights the nontrivial effects of platform-mediated recommendation on consumption.
Thesis prize of the French National Committee of Geography
The first thesis prize of the French National Committee of Geography has been awarded to Julien Migozzi.
London-Paris survey
The Université de Paris has partnered with King’s College and Ipsos on research into the UK and French capitals.
2021 Dissertation Prize for the study of Cities
The 2021 Dissertation Prize for the study of Cities PUCA/ [...]
Welcome to the new PhD students!
Eight PhD students have just joined Geographie-Cités.
Defence of a thesis: Julia Helena Tabbita
Julia Helena Tabbita defended her thesis on Thursday, September 23, [...]
Daily life in an urban village in Zhuhai, China
Cinzia Losavio examines the spatial, social and architectural complexity of urban villages in Zhuhai.
Interview with Camille Schmoll
In this interview for the #AllezSavoir2021 festival, geographer Camille Schmoll looks back on her career and her research themes: migration in the Mediterranean and gender in migration.
Épopées, the Condorcet campus festival
Campus Condorcet Festival, 30 September to 2 October & Fête de la science, 1 and 2 October.
Exposition CNRS
An exhibition on research careers, from October 5 to 20 at the Condorcet campus.
Hybrid Mobilities: Transgressive Spatialities
The diversity of mobility situations studied in this book highlights the contribution of the reality of mobility in the daily construction of urban, regional, and global spaces.
Everyday geography and service accessibility
A new article about everyday geography of young adults and the unequal importance that spatial accessibility to a range of urban services might have for their mental health.
Dictionnaire critique des mobilités
A tool providing an overview of concepts and methodological approaches in the study of mobilities.
Géographie sociale: Approches, concepts, exemples
This book, a true introduction to social geography, presents the principle theoretical contributions, the broad concepts, and the methods.
Nommer les savoirs. Revue d’histoire des sciences humaines n° 37
“Nommer les savoirs” is the thematic dossier of the latest issue of the Revue d'histoire des sciences humaines.
Max Sorre, une écologie humaine : penser la géographie comme science de l’homme
This biography, the first on the subject, traces the life of Max Sorre, a pioneer of ecological thought.
From Data to Platform: Geohistory in OpenAccess
From data to open access geohistorical platforms A week of exchanges around the issues and modalities of geohistorical data deposit.
New Arrival: Catherine Côme, Communications
Catherine Côme joined UMR Géographie-cités in May 2021. Her mission is to manage and implement the UMR's internal and external communication policy.
SHS Chairs Juniors: Apply before July 12!
The Ile-de-France Region has set up a system of Junior Chairs in the Social Sciences and Humanities, which enables young, employed researchers to finance their research projects.
Arts and Sciences of Complex Systems Day: Call for Participation
Does producing the city with reduced financial resources involve innovations that open the way to an alternative conception of the urban? Submit your proposals before June 30, 2021, to participate in ARTEX!
Producing Cities Without Financial Resources
Does producing the city with reduced financial resources involve innovations that open the way to an alternative conception of the urban?
The First Results of the GlocalMap Survey
Carried out by GIS-CIST in partnership with UMR Géographie-cités and UMR IDEES, the GlocalMap survey aims to provide a first snapshot of the status of the French populations’ perceptions of relevant territorial levels.
Upgraded version of the Mobiliscope
A new version of the tool went online on April 8, 2021. 26 French metropolitan and overseas areas were added to the 23 French and the 6 Quebec city regions already present.
Carlo Salone, guest professor
Carlo Salone, Professor of Political and Economic Geography at DIST (Politecnico di Torino and University of Torino) is invited by Marie-Vic Ozouf-Marignier.
Thesis Defence: Chloé Reiser
Chloé Reiser defended her thesis on February 15!
HDR Defence: Thomas Pfirsch
“Les espaces de la parenté en mouvement. Parenté transnationale et nouvelles migrations italiennes”
HDR Defence: Sandrine Robert
“La résilience: un cadre pour penser la persistance et le changement dans les formes du paysage”
Thesis Defence: Anaïs Dubreuil
Anaïs Dubreuil defended her thesis on 15 December!
Study Cycle: Urban Experimentation
Study cycle "Urban Experimentation" (organization: Marion Albertelli, Fanny Cottet, Natacha Rollinde and Mathilde Pedro)
LIU Chun-Ya Defended Her Thesis
Chun-ya LIU defended her thesis on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at the Centre Sorbonne.
Recruitment of Mathieu Gigot
Mathieu Gigot joins University of Paris as Associate Professor of Spatial Planning and Urbanism
The CRIA team welcomes Denise Bomtempo
The CRIA team welcomes Denise Bomtempo, Professor of Geography at the State University of Ceará, Brazil.
La Butte Pinson
The Butte Pinson, from an overgrown quarry to a regional green space. Field trip on 4 October 2019 to the Butte Pinson (Organized by: Cécile Mattoug)
Journée d’étude Looking for locations, research sites
The first journée d’étude organized by the transverse subject “Data and Protocols in Digital Humanities” with the support of the INFTER axis of the CIST and the Pôle Image was held in Paris.