Urbanisme

Urbanisme is a French quarterly review dedicated to urban planning and regional development (aménagement du territoire). Founded in April 1932, it is one of the long-standing reference publications in its field in France, and it has continued to publish across decades while reaffirming the originality of its editorial line and the quality of its content. Its approach is built on dialogue between researchers, operators and decision-makers, bringing together plural viewpoints: recognised figures of urbanism alongside field actors and experts. The review is published by the Sarl Publications d'architecture et d'urbanisme, which is held by SCET, a subsidiary of the Caisse des Dépôts. This ownership places the title within the orbit of a major French public financial institution, while the editorial product itself remains a specialised periodical rather than a general-interest magazine. Its subject matter spans the social, cultural and territorial stakes of urbanism and spatial planning. Recent issues illustrate the breadth of its agenda: in 2022, for example, it addressed questions such as whether one can be young and an architect, which territories hold the future, and what it means to be twenty years old in the "diagonale du vide". Its dossiers have also tackled themes such as financing the city and the search for new models, the night as the last frontier of the city, the role of the automobile in shaping French territories, the sharing of water, and the recomposition of commercial activity. The review appears in print and in digital form. The digital issue no. 427 for September–October 2022 was priced at 15 euros. Issue no. 400 appeared in spring 2016, and the first issue of the year 2000 was no. 310. Its official site is urbanisme.fr, and its back catalogue is also accessible through Gallica (the BnF digital library) and the documentary portal of the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, with issues from 1932 to 1952 digitised by the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine. As a brand, Urbanisme functions as a specialist media and knowledge platform for the French urbanism profession and its adjacent public and private actors. It combines a print quarterly, a digital edition and an online presence that publishes dossiers and articles on contemporary urban questions.

Urbanisme was created in April 1932. From its foundation it positioned itself as a review devoted to the social, cultural and territorial issues of urbanism and spatial planning, and it has been described as the reference review in that domain in France. Across the decades it has continued to publish, repeatedly reaffirming the originality of its editorial line and the quality of its content. Its editorial method has been characterised by dialogue between researchers, operators and decision-makers, and by the inclusion of plural viewpoints. Contributors have included recognised names of urbanism as well as field actors and experts. This mix has allowed the review to address both conceptual debates and practical questions of territorial development. Over time the review has built a substantial back catalogue. Issue no. 310 was the first issue of the year 2000, and issue no. 400 appeared in spring 2016, marking the passage of several hundred issues. By 2022 the review was publishing issues in the 420s: the digital issue no. 427 for September–October 2022 was priced at 15 euros. Thematic coverage in 2022 included questions such as whether one can be young and an architect, which territories hold the future, and what it means to be twenty years old in the "diagonale du vide". Ownership of the title sits with the Sarl Publications d'architecture et d'urbanisme, which is held by SCET, a subsidiary of the Caisse des Dépôts. This links the review to a French public financial institution while leaving it as a specialised periodical. In the 2020s the review's dossiers reflected major contemporary debates in French planning: financing the city and the search for new models amid uncertainty; the night as the last frontier of the city; whether the automobile should still shape French territories; the sharing of water; and the great recomposition of commercial activity. Its content is distributed in print and digital form, and its historical issues are preserved and made accessible through Gallica and the documentary portal of the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, with the years 1932 to 1952 digitised by the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine.

• 2022

  The digital issue no. 427 for September–October 2022 is published at 15 euros.

• 2016

  Issue no. 400 appears in spring 2016.

• 2000

  Issue no. 310 is the first issue of the year 2000.

• 1932

  Urbanisme is created in April 1932.

A reference French specialist review on the social, cultural and territorial stakes of urbanism and spatial planning, aimed at researchers, operators and decision-makers.

• Urbanisme quarterly review (print)

• Urbanisme digital edition

• Themed dossiers

1. 1Accueil - Urbanismeurbanisme.fr
2. 2Urbanisme (Wikidata)wikidata.org
3. 3Urbanisme (revue) — Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org