[32] Planning is still at work in the grey city as an extremely basic order: concentric infrastructure and the repetition of the same block in more or less uniform grids. [33] The disaster of European planning for the grey city took place after the end of the colonial period. Europeans destroyed the grey city not as rulers but as advisors. [34] There are gated communities in the grey city. Mainly for people retiring to the grey city after making money abroad. Somehow they cannot live anymore in the grey city. Inside of the enclosures where they live, the inhabitants of these gated communities are condemned to a desperate double nostalgia: nostalgia of Belgium [or Michigan] and nostalgia of the grey city as it has never been. [35] Is the grey city expanding? The more the difference in wealth among a limited elite of cities and the rest of the world will grow, the more the European and American cities will become grey. Are Napoli, St. Louis, Leipzig on their way to become grey cities? It is possible to use the grey city to understand large pieces of cities that are not grey: Mexico City? Mumbai? A large part of these megacities is made of grey matter. And arguably, in these cities, the percentage of grey parts will increase with the increase of wealth. [36] It is not possible for a city to become grey just because of pure decadence. Rome, Rio, Moscow, Istanbul, Berlin all declined at various times, but never became grey cities. What protected these cities is, surprisingly enough, just their architecture.
ﺑﻴري ﺑﺎوﻟﻮ ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮرﻳﻠﲆ.اﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ
ﺑﻨﻴﺔ أﺳﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻣﺮﻛﺰﻳﺔ و ﺗﻜﺮار ﻧﻔﺲ اﳌﺠﺎورة: أﺑﻌﺪ اﻟﺤﺪود .اﻟﺴﻜﻨﻴﺔ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ أو ﺑﺄﺧﺮ ﻋﲆ ﺷﺒﻜﺔ ﻣﻨﺘﻈﻤﺔ [ ﺣﺪﺛﺖ ﻛﺎرﺛﺔ اﻟﺘﺨﻄﻴﻂ اﻷوروىب ﻟﻠﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ٣٣] دﻣﺮ اﻷوروﺑﻴﻮن اﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ.ﺑﻌﺪ إﻧﺘﻬﺎء ﻓﱰة اﻹﺳﺘﻌامر .اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻛﺤﻜﺎﻣﻬﺎ و ﻟﻜﻦ ﻛﻤﺴﺘﺸﺎرﻳﻬﺎ ﻳﻘﻄﻦ.[ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﻣﺪن ﺳﻜﻨﻴﺔ ُﻣ ّﺴﻮ َرة ﺑﺎﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ٣٤] ﺗﻠﻚ اﳌﺪن اﻟﺴﻜﻨﻴﺔ ﰱ اﻟﻐﺎﻟﺐ أﺷﺨﺎص ﺟﺎءوا ﻟﻠﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ .اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻘﺎﻋﺪ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺟﻤﻊ اﻷﻣﻮال ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺨﺎرج ً ﺑﺸﻜﻞٍ ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﻫﺆﻻء اﻷﺷﺨﺎص اﻟﻌﻴﺶ ﻣﺠﺪدا ، داﺧﻞ أﺳﻮار ﻫﺬه اﳌﺪن اﻟﺴﻜﻨﻴﺔ.ﰱ اﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ ﺣﻨني:ﻳُﻌﺰى ﻗﺎﻃﻨﻮﻫﺎ أﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ ﺑﻨﻮﻋني ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﻨني اﻟﺒﺎﺋﺲ ﻟﺒﻠﺠﻴﻜﺎ )أو ﻣﻴﺘﺸﺠﺎن( و ﺣﻨني ﻟﻠﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ ﻛام مل .ﺗﻜﻦ ﰱ ﻳﻮم ﻣﻦ اﻷﻳﺎم
[ ﻫﻞ ﺗﺘﻤﺪد اﳌﺪن اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ؟ ﻣﻊ زﻳﺎدة اﻟﻔﺎرق ﰱ اﻟرثوة٣٥] ﺳﻴﺰداد ﻋﺪد،أﻛرث ﺑني ﻣﺪن اﻟﺼﻔﻮة و ﺑﻘﻴﺔ ﻣﺪن اﻟﻌﺎمل .اﳌﺪن اﻷوروﺑﻴﺔ و اﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻰ ﺳﺘﺼﺒﺢ ﻣﺪن رﻣﺎدﻳﺔ ﻫﻞ »ﻧﺎﺑﻮﱃ« و »ﺳﺎﻧﺖ ﻟﻮﻳﺲ« و »ﻻﻳﺒﺰج« ﰱ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻬﺎ ﻟﺘﺼﺒﺢ ﻣﺪن رﻣﺎدﻳﺔ؟ ﻫﻞ ميﻜﻦ إﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﳌﺪن اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ »ﻣﻴﻜﺴﻴﻜﻮ: ﻟﻔﻬﻢ أﺟﺰاء ﻛﺒرية ﻣﻦ اﳌﺪن اﻟﻐري رﻣﺎدﻳﺔ ﺳﻴﺘﻰ«؟ »ﻣﻮﻣﺒﺎى«؟ ﺟﺰء ﻛﺒري ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬه اﳌﺪن اﻟﻌﻤﻼﻗﺔ ، أﻧﻪ ﰱ ﻫﺬه اﳌﺪن، و ميﻜﻦ اﻟﻘﻮل.ﻣﻜﻮن ﻣﻦ ﻣﺎدة رﻣﺎدﻳﺔ .ﻧﺴﺒﺔ اﻷﺟﺰاء اﻟﺮﻣﺎدﻳﺔ ﺳﺘﺰداد ﻣﻊ ازدﻳﺎد اﻟرثوة [ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ اﳌﻤﻜﻦ أن ﺗﺼﺒﺢ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻣﺎ رﻣﺎدﻳﺔ ﳌﺠﺮد٣٦] ،« »ﻣﻮﺳﻜﻮ،« »رﻳﻮ دى ﺟﺎﻧريو،« ﻣﺮت »روﻣﺎ.ﺗﺪﻫﻮرﻫﺎ و ﻟﻜﻨﻬﻢ، »ﺑﺮﻟني« ﺑﺄوﻗﺎت ﻛﺜرية ﻣﻦ اﻹﻧﺤﺪار،«»اﺳﻄﻨﺒﻮل ﻣﺎ ﻳﺪﻋﻮ ﻟﻠﺪﻫﺸﺔ اﻧﻪ ﻣﺎ.مل ﻳﺼﺒﺤﻮا أﺑﺪا ً ﻣﺪﻧﺎً رﻣﺎدﻳﺔ .ﺣﻤﻰ اﻳﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺗﻠﻚ اﳌﺪن ﻫﻮ ﻣﺠﺮد ﻋامرﺗﻬﺎ
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