At a time when the metropolitan question is raised once again, it is important to stand back and take a look at Europe’s other big metropoles to appreciate how they are adapting their ways of governance to the requirements of metropolitan development.
They are all confronted with this major challenge, so new approaches are being applied to reinforce the cohesion and scope of the actions taken: housing in Greater London, social and environmental actions in Berlin, public transport in Madrid, economic development in Milan, taking over and redeveloping large areas of land in the Randstad.
Through thematic analyses carried out by acknowledged experts and the Apur, this research is a major source of references. Despite the institutional differences, it shows the points of convergence. It underlines the exemplary nature of certain actions with a view to fuelling the Ile de France debate. Series of maps and figures underline these comparisons and replace them in their context.
Table of contents:
Foreword by Anne Hidalgo and Pierre Mansat
Berlin, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Randstad – Intersecting perspectives
The governance of economic development
Local taxation and the redistributive effects
The challenges of water and territorial key players
The governance of housing - Objectives, means, institutions
Metropolises faced with inequality and segregation
The issue of sensitive zones
Cultural policies - Democracy and democratisation
Sustainable development and the fight against climatic change
Public transport - Mobility and metropolitan development of infrastructures
Towards renewed metropolitan development
Conclusion
Appendix
Greater London strategies in matters of housing and urbanism
Definitions
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