The Urban Revolution and the Theory and Practice of Urban Socialism: Reflections on Henri Lefebvre's La Révolution Urbaine 50 Years On

Parker, S. F. (Chair)

Politics

Activity: Talk or presentation › Public lecture

Description

Cornell University Art Architecture and Planning Graduate Symposium

Period	1 Nov 2018
Held at	Cornell University, United States
Degree of Recognition	International

Keywords

urban theory
Lefebvre
right to the city

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Since the 1990s, academic planning scholars have begun to notice and value Henri Lefebvre's contribution to a whole range of urban problems and challenges, ranging from governance and urban design to city management and the law. As we approach the 50th anniversary of Lefebvre's landmark The Urban Revolution (1970), in this paper Parker attempts a critique of the book's legacy not only as an important contribution to radical spatial theory but as an intervention in the debate as to how cities could and should be experienced and planned. In this presentation, Parker returns to the concept of Lefebvre's "Right to the City" as a unifying idea that a number of urban administrations have sought to translate into progressive policy goals, and highlights some of the successes and limitations of a Lefebvrian urban politics.