Justinien Tribillon is an urbanist, writer and editor. He co-founded, edited and published Migrant Journal (2016–2019), and Visible upon breakdown: Exploring the cultural, political and spatial nature of infrastructure (2024, Spector Books). He has also contributed to Flaneur, The Architectural Review, The Guardian, MONU, and Magnum among others. He gained his PhD in urban studies at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. In 2023–2024, he is a fellow at Villa Medici, the French Academy in Rome.
Introduction
1. Black Belt: Creating an Edge
2. Green Belt: Greenwashing, Whitewashing
3. Pink Belt, Red Belt: Working-Class Banlieue and the Fear of the
Revolution
4. Dirt Belt: Technocracy at Work in Paris
5. Rust Belt, White City: Colonial Paris and the Margins of the Empire
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
