French Urbanism in Foreign Lands

This book will seek to close the gaps on the role of France in exporting Eurocentric spatial and environmental design principles and practice. It does so by analyzing the major spatial and physical development projects that French colonial authorities implemented in France's colonial empire and elsewhere from the 15^th to the 20^th century. French urban planning ideology, principles and practice were not exported exclusively to territories under French colonial suzerainty. Accordingly, the book focuses on major physical and spatial planning schemes inspired by French planning thought in territories without a history of French colonialism.

List of contents

1. Rationale for French Colonial Urbanism.- 2. North America.- 3. Latin America.- 4. French Caribbean Territories.- 5. Indo-China.- 6. The Middle East.- 7. North Africa.- 8. Sub-Saharan Africa.- 9. Continuity and Change in French International Urbanism.

Summary

This book will seek to close the gaps on the role of France in exporting Eurocentric spatial and environmental design principles and practice.  It does so by analyzing the major spatial and physical development projects that French colonial authorities implemented in France’s colonial empire and elsewhere from the 15^th to the 20^th century. French urban planning ideology, principles and practice were not exported exclusively to territories under French colonial suzerainty. Accordingly, the book focuses on major physical and spatial planning schemes inspired by French planning thought in territories without a history of French colonialism.

Product details

• Authors: Ambe J Njoh, Ambe J. Njoh
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783319252964
• ISBN: 978-3-31-925296-4
• No. of pages: 203
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 510 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 203 p. 36 illus., 11 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Urban and regional sociology; Umweltmanagement, B, Städte, Stadtgemeinden, Earth and Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental management,, Urban Geography and Urbanism, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Urban geography