La zone d’activités économiques : objet urbain non identifié ?

The aim of this paper is to explore the visibility and invisibility of economic activity zones in urban planning. It sheds light on a paradox: economic activity zones are not considered by urban scholars nor urban practitioners as a stake, whereas they take part in urban dynamics. Three reasons expl...

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Main Authors: Patricia Lejoux, Corentin Charieau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Lille 1 2019-11-01
Series:Territoire en Mouvement
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/tem/5580
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description The aim of this paper is to explore the visibility and invisibility of economic activity zones in urban planning. It sheds light on a paradox: economic activity zones are not considered by urban scholars nor urban practitioners as a stake, whereas they take part in urban dynamics. Three reasons explain this invisibility: economic activity zones are more considered as an economic object than an urban object; they are associated with the Functionalist approach which is rejected by urban planners; the contribution of economic activities to suburbanization is underestimated compared to housing. Making economic activity zones more visible could be an important issue for scholars as well as practitioners in urban planning. It could highlight new urban dynamics as the role of economic activities in urban sprawl, the stake of urban quality in suburban areas and the ways to govern the implementation of economic activities in suburban areas.
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La zone d’activités économiques : objet urbain non identifié ?
Territoire en Mouvement
urban planning
economic activity zone
suburban areas
title La zone d’activités économiques : objet urbain non identifié ?
title_full La zone d’activités économiques : objet urbain non identifié ?
title_fullStr La zone d’activités économiques : objet urbain non identifié ?
title_full_unstemmed La zone d’activités économiques : objet urbain non identifié ?
title_short La zone d’activités économiques : objet urbain non identifié ?
title_sort la zone d activites economiques objet urbain non identifie
topic urban planning
economic activity zone
suburban areas
url https://journals.openedition.org/tem/5580
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