L'aménagement urbain en France : une approche systémique

Abstract : Urban improvements in France : System-based approach The guide covers the tools and players in urban development in a systematic approach . Thierry Vilmin provides us with an analysis of the urban system in its totality. He concentrates on the interactions between procedures, techniques, urban forms and finance . This illumination of the system of improvement introduces a singular understanding of the role of public power in • the act of development. ff It is intended for local decision-makers, town planners, developers and all those working in the sector who E influence urban production, and for researchers and students by providing them with a better understanding of the hidden springs of current production of urban areas . All will be able to assess the strategies of the players gi and the role of the various procedures in this context ln a last chapter, the author gives an application of the urban development system that he has designed . This • computer program intended for teaching purposes enables a simulation of the set of players involved in the system . Using it presents the advantage of a strategy and benefit centred approach to development