Cities of the World
18/04/2026 15:00
In February 1960, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) was established in Singapore, a public body tasked with promoting social housing. In August 1965, upon the city's separation from Malaysia and its attainment of full independence, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew observed that the widespread...
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18/04/2026 14:00
En février 1960 était créé à Singapour le Conseil du logement et du développement (Housing and Development Board, HDB), organisme public chargé de la promotion du logement social. En aout 1965, lors de la séparation d’avec la Malaisie et de l'accession de la ville à la pleine indépendance, le...
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16/12/2025 12:01
In 10 pages, this article, aimed at foreigners and young professionals, critically summarizes the history of the French housing policy. It covers an 80-year period, divided into six parts.
1. Reconstruction (1946-1954)
2. The Twenty Glorious Years (1955-1975), era of large housing estates
3....
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16/12/2025 12:00
En 10 pages, cet article résume de façon critique l’histoire de « La politique française du logement », à l’attention des étrangers et des jeunes professionnels. Il couvre une période de 80 ans, en six parties.
1. La reconstruction (1946-1954)
2. Les Vingt Glorieuses (1955–1975), ère des...
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15/01/2023 12:00
I am not a great fan of the British weekly "The Economist", particularly of their recurrent stance against land and housing regulations. However they sometimes produce interesting pieces on urban issues, like the attached article on the positive evolution of Latin American cities.
Cities in Latin...
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21/11/2022 00:00
Daniel Biau, 20 November 2022
Yesterday in Sharm el-Sheikh, COP 27 decided that developed nations should help developing countries pay for the catastrophic consequences of climate change - a “historic” agreement reached after weeks of negotiations and celebrated by the participants.
We should...
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05/10/2022 00:00
The Urban Economy Forum is a Toronto-based initiative that focuses on urban economics and municipal finance. Its 4th session, on “Sustainable Urban Finance”, was held on 3-4 October 2022. Daniel Biau made the short intervention below in one of the round-tables.
Dear Colleagues,
I...
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08/04/2022 09:00
General elections will take place in Kenya in August 2022. It is therefore time to have a look at the country achievements during the last five years.
Launched in December 2017, the “Big Four” Agenda was the Government's set of priority programmes to be implemented from 2018 to 2022. The Big Four...
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01/05/2021 19:37
Présentation du livre "Alioune Badiane, Homme du Futur" dans Global Urban Think Tank.
https://www.urbanistes.info/alioune-badiane-homme-du-futur-un-livre-essentiel/
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01/05/2021 19:31
Presentation of the book "Alioune Badiane, a Man of the Future" in Global Urban Think Tank.
https://www.urbanistes.info/alioune-badiane-a-man-of-the-future-an-essential-book/
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Cities are undoubtedly one of the most complex human creations. They are places where density meets diversity, order meets chaos, innovation meets tradition, communication meets anonymity, change meets inertia, fight for liberation meets economic oppression. They are places where women and men meet to try and realize their dreams. Cities are the cradle of urbankind, our eternal youth, ourselves.