Paris / Christian Lefevre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lefèvre, Christian, author.

Contributor:

Ellet, Emily.

Series:

Megacities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy--France.

Urban policy.

Paris (France)--Economic conditions.

Paris (France).

Paris (France)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 pages)

Edition:

Unabridged.

Place of Publication:

Prince Frederick : HighBridge Audio, 2020.

Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, [2022]

System Details:

audio file

Summary:

An authoritative analysis of Paris's position, both globally and nationally, and the challenges that face its governance.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface and acknowledgements

Abbreviations and acronyms

Introduction

1 Paris and Île-de-France

Population, society and economy of Île-de-France today

The politico-institutional 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 laissez-faire 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

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 Île-de-France 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 socio-territorial 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

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.

Participant:

Narrator: Emily Ellet.

Notes:

Unabridged.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Lefèvre, Christian Paris

ISBN:

9781788215183

1788215184

9781684578948

1684578949

OCLC:

1289277031