Exporting French-style “sustainable cities” to Morocco

Pierre-Arnaud Barthel & translated by Oliver Waine — 2015-05-01T04:50:00Z

In Morocco, environmental urban projects are the order of the day. For these projects, French expertise is being held up as a Western model for “sustainable cities” that is centred on values, principles and methodologies – a model that is both a resource and an example to learn from for the Moroccan planners, despite some uncertainties regarding its implementation…
---- Series: The Renewed Relevance of Urban-Planning Models? In emerging countries, a new generation of major projects –

- From the Field / France, urban planning, sustainable development, environment, eco-neighborhood, expertise, sustainable city, sustainable urban planning, design office, Morocco

(Re-)Inventing self-build housing in Strasbourg

Anne Debarre & Hélène Steinmetz & translated by Oliver Waine — 2012-10-17T04:45:00Z

In the world of alternative housing, Strasbourg is an important player. Here, Anne Debarre and Hélène Steinmetz describe the stimulating process that has given rise to a growing number of self-build housing developments in and around the city.
---- Series: Mutual Housing Among the nebulous body of alternative housing projects that have emerged since 2000, the initiatives in Strasbourg stand out from the crowd for a number of reasons. In a context where a growing array of vocabulary is used to

- From the Field / participation, housing, alternative housing, Strasbourg, self-build, eco-neighborhood

Metropolitics

Exporting French-style “sustainable cities” to Morocco

(Re-)Inventing self-build housing in Strasbourg