Metropolization and polycentrism in the European Urban system
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Etat: Public
Version: de l'auteur⸱e
ID Serval
serval:BIB_9EFBE08CA505
Type
Partie de livre
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Metropolization and polycentrism in the European Urban system
Titre du livre
International and Transnational Perspectives on Urban Systems
Editeur
Springer
Lieu d'édition
Singapour
ISBN
978-981-10-7798-2
978-981-10-7799-9
978-981-10-7799-9
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Editeur⸱rice scientifique
Rozenblat C., Pumain D., Velasquez E.
Série
Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Numéro de chapitre
6
Pages
117-141
Langue
anglais
Résumé
In the time when Europe needs to strengthen its territorial cohesion and its global competitiveness, this chapter questions the integration and unity of the European urban system inherited from the long-term history as well as from the shortest-term division and reunification occurring during the second half of the twentieth century. First, we recall problems linked with the conceptual definition and delineation of cities and specify the inherited socio-spatial framework. We then detail the significant evolution of the European urban system during the second half of the twentieth century and in the beginning of this millennium due to two main processes of social and economic transition. Analyzing the concentration of activities in specialized cities enables to find metropolization processes following two different qualitative modes dividing Europe between Eastern and Western countries. Then, we discuss the question of polycentrism at different scales in connection with European policies.
Mots-clé
European cities, cities’ trajectori es, specialization, metropolization, polycentrism
Site de l'éditeur
Open Access
Oui
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24/10/2018 13:47
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20/08/2019 16:05