Metropolitics

Transport as both a function and a facilitator of metropolitan development?

Aurélien Delpirou & translated by Oliver Waine — 2015-02-12T05:50:00Z

In Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the development of public transport is a central element of the metropolitan projects currently under way. However, the challenges to be tackled and the approaches adopted differ significantly from one city to another. Here, Aurélien Delpirou compares the three situations and analyses the strengths and weaknesses of their respective strategies.
As part of the major territorial shake-up presently under way in France, a new type of intermunicipal body is set to

- Essays / Île-de-France, Grand Paris, public transportation, Paris region, governance, Marseille, Paris, transport, Lyon, metropolis, Greater Paris, mass transit, rapid transit, Rhône-Alpes

The metropolisation of “Roma Capitale”: the view from the Tiber delta

Aurélien Delpirou & Dominique Rivière & translated by Oliver Waine — 2013-11-06T05:50:00Z

Far from the stereotype of the “sleeping beauty”, the Italian capital is the scene of an important and unique metropolisation process, the challenges of which Aurélien Delpirou and Dominique Rivière analyse here. How can urban and economic growth be reconciled with the historical legacies of the Eternal City?
On 21 December 2012, a few days before the fall of Mario Monti's administration, the Italian government gave its approval for the extension of Rome Fiumicino international airport and

- From the Field / urban planning, Rome, Italy, territorial development, metropolization, heritage

Transport and urban planning in Rome: an unholy marriage?

Aurélien Delpirou & translated by Oliver Waine — 2012-01-04T09:19:46Z

Aurélien Delpirou brings a new perspective to the debate initiated by Luis Santos y Ganges. He highlights the fact that urban planning policy alone, even when based on the development of rail infrastructure, does not make for a city. The example of the Italian capital shows that, when it comes to integrated urban development, plans are there only to set the ground rules for a game played by other participants. These plans are confronted with not only the contradictions of sustainable

- From the Field / urban planning, sustainable development, governance, Rome, urban development, transport, Italy