ABSTRACT

Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s tenure as Prefect of the Seine from 1853 to 1870 has been widely associated with the modernization of Paris. In this paper, we contextualize and evaluate the prefect’s intentions and policies related to housing by bringing archival documents into conversation with nineteenth-century commentary on Haussmann’s activities, ensuing scholarship investigating the era, and spatial analysis, with a focus on a case-study site in the 13th arrondissement. This examination yields three core claims. First, in exploring the context of Haussmann's projects, we argue that the Second Empire's expropriation, clearance, and construction were partly motivated by an interest in ensuring a greater quantity and quality of housing in Paris at reduced costs, or, at least, were presented as such. Second, in evaluating the impact of Haussmann’s work, we argue that projects did not solely result in mass displacement and social recomposition through urban redevelopment, but also sometimes reaffirmed pre-existing demographic distributions, or were constructed on greenfield land. Finally, in reflecting on Haussmann's legacy on contemporary social housing politics, we argue that the prefect's enduring influence can be read both in the rhetoric used to justify present-day projects and also, in select cases, the location of sites chosen for them.

摘要

Georges-Eugène Haussmann 从 1853 年到 1870 年担任塞纳河省长，这与巴黎的现代化有着广泛的联系。在本文中，我们通过将档案文件与 19 世纪对奥斯曼活动的评论、随后的时代研究和空间分析进行对话，以案例研究站点为重点，对省长与住房相关的意图和政策进行背景化和评估在第 13区. 这项审查产生了三个核心主张。首先，在探索豪斯曼项目的背景时，我们认为第二帝国的征用、清理和建设部分是出于对确保以更低的成本在巴黎提供更多数量和质量的住房的兴趣，或者至少，像这样。其次，在评估豪斯曼工作的影响时，我们认为项目不仅通过城市重建导致大规模流离失所和社会重组，而且有时还重申了先前存在的人口分布，或者是在绿地上建造的。最后，在反思豪斯曼对当代社会住房政治的遗产时，我们认为，州长的持久影响既可以从用来证明当今项目合理性的言辞中解读出来，也可以从，