Towards a metropolitan city centre for Brussels / Sofie Vermeulen, Aniss M. Mezoued, Jean-Philippe De Visscher (eds.) with the collaboration of Anneloes Vandenbroucke and Gabrielle Fenton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vermeulen, Sofie, editor.

Mezoued, Aniss M., editor.

De Visscher, Jean-Philippe, editor.

Vandenbroucke, Anneloes, contributor.

Fenton, Gabrielle, contributor.

Observatoire royal de Belgique.

Series:

Brussels Studies Institute Series.

BSI Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Belgium--Brussels.

City planning.

Belgium--Brussels.

Physical Description:

343 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bruxelles : Éditions de l'Université de Bruxelles : VUBPRESS, 2020.

Summary:

Between 2015 and 2020, the city centre of Brussels witnessed the creation of its first major pedestrian zone, one of the largest urban projects in recent decades. The boulevards between place Fontainas and place De Brouckère are now car free. New public spaces, greenery, benches and lighting have been installed, as well as new entrances for metro stations, two large bicycle parks and other facilities. Has the Brussels city centre finally done away with the car hegemony? Can the city centre be extended to become the centre of the Brussels metropolis where everyone can find his or her own place? This book presents scientific background to the issue and brings together in words and images the research carried out over the past four years by the Brussels Centre Observatory

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9782800417134

2800417137

9789057185175

9057185172

OCLC:

1205589901