UID:
almafu_9961360256002883
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 186 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-78821-142-1
Series Statement:
Megacities
Content:
Alongside New York and London, Paris is one of the world's earliest megacities. Its growth and character have been fashioned by a distinctive mix of policies that separate it from other long-time megacities as well as the fast-growing urban centres of the Global South.〈br〉〈br〉Christian Lefèvre examines the social and economic forces that have shaped Paris and which have made it the city it is today. He charts the impact of global trends, such as the shift from industry to service and information sectors, as well as regional factors, especially those arising from Paris's unique system of governance. The book examines the central role the national government has played in policies affecting the city and explores how the shift towards political decentralization and localism has contributed to a system increasingly incapable of taking collective action. This tension is shown to have impacted the city's provision of services, particularly housing, and promoted inequalities within the city and its region. Paris's unrivalled national dominance is also examined alongside its weaker position as a global city.〈br〉〈br〉The book is an authoritative analysis of the evolution of modern Paris and the challenges that face its governance and future development.
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Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction -- 1 Paris and Île-de-France -- Population, society and economy of Île-de-France today -- The politicoinstitutional organization of Île-de-France -- Economic players -- The neocorporatist system -- Major business organizations -- Other economic players -- 2 Social, economic and spatial history of the Île-de-France metropolis -- Paris Île-de-France: the birth of a metropolitan region, 1800-1945 -- Demographic and suburban expansion -- Industrialization -- The first planning policies -- Paris, "City of Light" -- Paris Île-de-France: the birth of a global city region, 1945-2020 -- Social and demographic trends -- Dynamic demographics, especially in the suburbs -- Social polarization between the west and east of the region -- Anticipation and support policies: regional planning, housing and transport -the era of big public investment -- Economic trends: industrialization, deindustrialization and tertiarization -- From industrialization to deindustrialization -- Economic development: the ambivalent policies of the state -- 3 Political history of Île-de-France, 1789-2001 -- The domination of the state, 1789-1871 -- Political and administrative organization of Île-de-France under the Revolution -- Establishment of a centralized system: from the First to the Second Empire -- Towards a conflicting political system, 1871-1977 -- State laissezfaire and the emergence of the red suburbs, 1871-1945 -- Relations between Paris and its suburbs: conflicts and cooperation -- Birth of the red suburbs -- Strong state intervention and the building of political bastions, 1945-77 -- State management of the region: ambiguous objectives.
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Changing political forces: reinforcement or creation of bastions -- A territorial reorganization marked by hidden political agendas -- Towards an unregulated political decentralization, 1977-2001 -- France begins to decentralize -- A persistently strong state presence -- Exacerbation of political conflicts, 1977-2001 -- Decline of the red suburbs -- Construction and reinforcement of strongholds by the right -- Return of the left: the region and Paris -- 4 The economy of Île-de-France: from national capital to global metropolis -- From deindustrialization to internationalization: the birth of a global city region -- From deindustrialization to tertiarization -- The birth of a global city region -- The specificities of the Île-de-France economy -- A national capital with an original model of economic development -- The national economic capital -- The ÎledeF rance economic model -- Specificities of the Île-de-France economy -- Public economy -- Significant industrial sector -- Weak financial sector -- Île-de-France's strong economic sectors -- Small foreign population -- 5 Problems and challenges -- The main problems that Île-de-France faces: inventory -- Housing: a matter of concern -- Travel and mobility: congestion on the networks and deteriorating transport conditions -- The environment: contrasting conditions -- The rise of socioterritorial inequalities -- Economic attractiveness -- Île-de-France's problems in terms of the perception of the issues -- Île-de-France's problems in terms of competitiveness and attractiveness -- Île-de-France's problems in terms of social and territorial inequalities -- 6 The policies -- Policies to combat social and territorial inequalities -- "Comprehensive" policies: policy for cities, financial redistribution and territorial contracts -- Reducing inequalities with housing policies.
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Competitiveness and attractiveness policies -- National and regional policies: clusters, regional strategies and tourism -- Targeted policies: La Défense, Saclay and the airports -- Environmental policies -- The environmental dimension of planning policies -- Multiple and fragmented actions without real coordination -- Emergency response: housing and mobility policies -- 7 A blocked system of governance -- A system of governance with growing potential for conflict -- Unregulated decentralization -- Resolving conflicts by electoral battle rather than by negotiation -- Issues that crystallize conflicts, block versus block -- The impossibility of territorial leadership: abortive attempts -- Paris's try: from Metropolitan Conference to Paris Métropole -- Government: mobilizing around the "world city" -- The region's incapacity to play a unifying role: aspirations without resources -- Impossible and pointless institutional reform -- Institutional proposals -- The question of the "dense zone" and the creation of the Greater Paris metropolis -- Local authorities against central government: dismantling the MAPTAM Act -- An institutional imbroglio that solves nothing, 2015-20 -- Conclusion -- References -- List of illustrations -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-78821-140-5
Language:
English
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