Medium-sized tonws are an essential element in the organization of the French territory. For about twenty years they have been confronted with economic difficulties. They have thus become the weak part of an urban network challenged by globalization. This situation raises the question of town and country planing. In the light of their recent initiatives, we evaluate the capacity of these towns to contribute to economic development and planing. In contrast with the traditional hierarchical analysis of the French territory, we use the concept of network to draw a comparison with Spain and the United-Kingdom and to measure how medium-sized towns innovate in areas such as the economy, culture, social policies. The role and place of these towns ...
Becoming more influential, days after days, mediums urban areas are the heart of several debates: de...
Abstract. For the past three years, small towns have been the major interest for the national commi...
This article is a review of the situations and the development perspectives of small and medium-size...
Medium-sized tonws are an essential element in the organization of the French territory. For about t...
National audienceIn France, medium-sized cities participated to the period of fast growth of the pos...
Middle-size towns and polycentrism in southwest France : an approach by retail trade. The developmen...
Mid-size towns : an aim or a means ? What does " mid-size town " mean ? How can we explain the cho...
The notion of "medium-sized town" in France, Spain and the United-Kingdom - The notion of "medium-si...
The recent growth and future of medium sized French towns. Medium sized towns contain one third of t...
National audienceSince the 70s, France has experienced deeply new spatial economic trends, largely d...
Recent studies have highlighted the fact that medium-sized cities are more prone to urban shrinkage ...
The notion of «medium-sized town» is vague. However, it is widely used in France and in other countr...
International audienceOver several decades, medium-sized industrial towns have suffered from a combi...
This paper analyses how local authorities contribute to economic development in medium-sized French ...
Cette recherche doctorale s’intéresse aux réseaux d’entreprises dans le contexte spécifique de ville...
Becoming more influential, days after days, mediums urban areas are the heart of several debates: de...
Abstract. For the past three years, small towns have been the major interest for the national commi...
This article is a review of the situations and the development perspectives of small and medium-size...
Medium-sized tonws are an essential element in the organization of the French territory. For about t...
National audienceIn France, medium-sized cities participated to the period of fast growth of the pos...
Middle-size towns and polycentrism in southwest France : an approach by retail trade. The developmen...
Mid-size towns : an aim or a means ? What does " mid-size town " mean ? How can we explain the cho...
The notion of "medium-sized town" in France, Spain and the United-Kingdom - The notion of "medium-si...
The recent growth and future of medium sized French towns. Medium sized towns contain one third of t...
National audienceSince the 70s, France has experienced deeply new spatial economic trends, largely d...
Recent studies have highlighted the fact that medium-sized cities are more prone to urban shrinkage ...
The notion of «medium-sized town» is vague. However, it is widely used in France and in other countr...
International audienceOver several decades, medium-sized industrial towns have suffered from a combi...
This paper analyses how local authorities contribute to economic development in medium-sized French ...
Cette recherche doctorale s’intéresse aux réseaux d’entreprises dans le contexte spécifique de ville...
Becoming more influential, days after days, mediums urban areas are the heart of several debates: de...
Abstract. For the past three years, small towns have been the major interest for the national commi...
This article is a review of the situations and the development perspectives of small and medium-size...