Abstracts
Abstract
This paper investigates evolutions in and alternatives to the “sustainable development” paradigm and examines these new trends. It offers a review of the social science literature that focuses on the language of the “sustainable city” used by researchers and experts in sociology, geography and urban studies since 2009. First, five main variants of “sustainable city” discourses are evidenced by the statistical and lexical analyses: the “recyclable city”, the “compact city”, the “green city”, the “just city” and the “participatory city”. They are often in conflict and subject to debate. Then, four main “alternatives” are identified: degrowth, resilience, sustainable transformation and transition. Yet they remain specific to restricted sectors or characterized by a binary vision.
Keywords:
- sustainable city,
- urban,
- environment,
- literature review,
- statistical and lexical analysis
Résumé
L’article examine les évolutions et/ou alternatives au paradigme du « développement durable » en mobilisant une revue de la littérature de sciences sociales sur les énoncés de la « ville durable » parmi les chercheurs et experts en sociologie, géographie et études urbaines, depuis 2009. À partir d’analyses statistiques et lexicales, se dégagent, d’une part, cinq déclinaisons principales de la « ville durable » : « ville recyclable », « ville compacte », « ville verte », « ville juste » et « ville participative », souvent en tension et suscitant des controverses ; et, d’autre part, quatre principales « alternatives » : décroissance, résilience, transformation durable et transition, qui apparaissent propres à des lectures sectorielles ou marquées par une vision binaire.
Mots-clés :
- ville durable,
- urbain,
- environnement,
- revue de littérature,
- analyse statistique et lexicale
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