Rôle joué par l’économie informelle dans l’appropriation des TIC en milieu urbain en Afrique de l’Ouest by Annie Cheneau-Loquay

“…Having explained briefly what we understand by “informal” according to various disciplinary approaches, we shall show how the insertion and the appropriation of the ICTs in the African cities gives place to a proliferation of new activities of service which are embedded in the urban fabric, adapt themselves to the low level of income of the populations and generate more or less qualified jobs which recover totally or partially from informal practices. …”
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L’alternance codique dans le rap algérien et tunisien by Felix Wiedemann

“…Hip-hop culture in general and especially rap music are important ways of expression for urban Algerian and Tunisian youths. Hence rappers use their songs to speak of everyday life and to address personal and socio-political problems. …”
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Retour d’expérience sur le développement participatif d’un jeu sérieux à destination des professionnels de l’acte de construire et d’aménager by Fanny Coulombié, Véronique Dufour

“…Ville & Aménagement Durable developed the serious game called VADemecum in order to strengthen the interchanges between the various stakeholders involved in spatial development and urban planning. In this role-playing game, participants design and develop a project in a collaborative way. …”
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A Decision-Making Model Using Machine Learning for Improving Dispatching Efficiency in Chengdu Shuangliu Airport by Yingmiao Qian, Shuhang Chen, Jianchang Li, Qinxin Ren, Jinfu Zhu, Ruijia Yuan, Hao Su

“…Due to the increasing number of people traveling by air, the passenger flow at the airport is increasing, and the problem of passenger drop-off and pickup has a huge impact on urban traffic. The difficulty of taking a taxi at the airport is still a hot issue in the society. …”
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La maison de la Harpiste et son décor à Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) : nouvelles données sur l’occupation tardo-républicaine d’Arelate by Marie-Pierre Rothé, Julien Boislève, Sébastien Barberan

“…Since 2013 the excavations carried out on the site of La Verrerie, situated on the right bank of the river Rhône, completely changed the issue concerning the urban plan and about the transition from the Protohistoric town to the Roman ruled colony set up in 46 or 45 BC, but also the question raised by the import of Italic know-how in Gaul, detected through the plan, architecture and decoration of a house dated to the first half of the 1st c. …”
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L’essor de la résilience ou la promotion de nouvelles cultures du risque autour de l’adaptation aux changements climatiques ? by Florence Rudolf

“…This question was in the core of the communications about the framing of urban spaces and buildings to face climate changes, which have taken place at the congress of Acfas in may 2014 at the University of Concordia in Montreal.…”
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GPS Position Prediction Method Based on Chaotic Map-Based Flower Pollination Algorithm by Wanjun Yang, Zengwu Sun

“…GPS position data prediction can effectively alleviate urban traffic, population flow, route planning, etc. …”
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Un « sport noir » ? by Nicolas Martin-Breteau

“…For more than a century, this athletic domination has given rise to heated controversies: most of the time it was explained using genetics (Blacks are athletically superior) or environmental theories (the poverty of urban Blacks leads them toward sports). However, one can see in this domination a political will to fight for equality, dignity, and recognition. …”
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Exploring spatial justice in times of disruptions: Introduction to the special issue by Lena Greinke, Peter Schmitt, Rainer Danielzyk

“…As such, the concept of spatial justice prompts a rethink of many of the substantial challenges of urban and regional development, which explains its topicality amongst policymakers and academics alike. …”
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‘‘Retour’’ et ‘‘reconquête’’ de la péninsule historique : discours et usages distinctifs autour du patrimoine de Fener et Çarşamba by Brian Chauvel

“…The transformation and preservation of Istanbul’s historic peninsula into protected historical heritage underpins a complex process of urban change. Contributing to the redefinition of the economic functions and the sometimes brutal renovation of the living space of the almost-island, the process engenders polemics that catch-up with the current political – even ideological – debates about fundamental societal questions. …”
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QUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT FROM A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSEPCTIVE. A SHOW CASE OF THE ROMANIAN DANUBE VALLEY by IRENA MOCANU

“…The aim of this study is to analyse the territorial changes in terms of quality of employment in the urban and rural administrative units located along the Romanian Danube Valley during the period of transition, post-transition and of crisis. …”
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Distribution, Identification and Management of Two-Leaf Nightshade (Solanum diphyllum), an Invasive Plant in Florida by Stephen H. Brown, Chris Marble, Stephen F. Enloe

“…A "bird-dispersed" volunteer, it occurs in urban and conservation areas and on disturbed land. …”
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A Novel Robust Tracking Algorithm in Cluttered Environments for Distributed Sensor Network by Yunting Liu, Yuanwei Jing, Siying Zhang, Hui Guo

“…The most challenging issue is nonline of sight (NLOS) problem in cluttered environments such as indoor or urban areas since the presence of NLOS errors leads to severe degradation in the tracking performance. …”
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Community Based Tourism in the Neoliberal City? Reflections from a “slum area” in Buenos Aires by Triana Sánchez Attanasio

“…This paper analyzes a government project called “Urban Community Tourism” that aimed to bring two working-class neighborhoods in the City of Buenos Aires closer to tourism activity. …”
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Chimen an nou, une carte contributive pour se rapprocher du territoire by Bertilla Baudinière, Jeanne Lacour

“…This article presents a series of interactions between individual and collective practices, sensory experiences and digital tools, and a dialogue between urban architects, the GIS expert, residents and public authorities. …”
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Simulation and modelling for climate adaptation and mitigation. Experiences of environmental renovation in Rome by Fabrizio Tucci, Valeria Cecafosso, Paola Altamura, Marco Giampaoletti

“… This paper defines an original methodological and applicative approach in support of the experimental/planning phase in the area of the regeneration of urban districts, in order to offer responses to the challenges of adapting to and mitigating climate change. …”
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Capítulo 3 — Evaluación de los árboles dañados durante un huracán y toma de decisiones by Eliana Kampf, Mary L. Duryea, Edward F. Gilman, Astrid Delgado

“…Gilman, and Astrid Delgado, is the Spanish language version of FOR-117, Chapter 3 - Assessing Hurricane-Damaged Trees and Deciding What to Do. It is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It discusses factors that should be considered when deciding whether to remove or restore storm-damaged trees.  …”
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Leveraging ICT for mobility future in a region in transition: the case of Piedmont by Sylvie Occelli, Alessandro Sciullo

“…Current challenges of mobility in urban and regional areas call for new approaches to the analysis of the transportation system. …”
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The Use of Drones in Emergency Medicine: Practical and Legal Aspects by Anna Konert, Jacek Smereka, Lukasz Szarpak

“…Unmanned aerial vehicles can be applied to transport goods on demand, provide blood in urban areas, save sinking people, analyse the scale of damages, monitor large human gatherings, perform exploration activities, deliver blood samples and other analysis material, provide automated external defibrillators, support rescue operations and air transport, and perform agricultural activities. …”
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Sorcellerie capitaliste et touristes pishtaco : les tensions occultes autour du tourisme d’ayahuasca chez les Shipibo de San Francisco (Amazonie péruvienne) by Doriane Slaghenauffi

“…The emergence of “shamanic tourism” in some Shipibo-Konibo villages and urban areas has led to a recrudescence of vernacular witchcraft practices, now integrated into the new sociological context of the commercialization of local vegetalist shamanism. …”
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