Metropolitics

Housing: for an act III of the decentralization process

Patrice Lanco & translated by Michael Stokes — 2011-02-18T07:13:51Z

Although housing has not been concerned before now by decentralization, the contrasted realities of local markets have led to the emergence of local housing policies. The author argues that these local experiments should be furthered by a real decentralization of responsibilities and prerogatives as far as housing is concerned. Here he reveals various ways and means for organizing and implementing this.
Concerning housing, a decision was made, during act I of the decentralization process in

- Debates / housing, local government, housing policy, decentralization

The mayor, the developer and low-cost home ownership

Guilhem Dupuy & translated by Michael Stokes — 2011-01-17T16:29:51Z

At a time when controlling housing prices has become a national priority, a recent study carried out by Guilhem Dupuy shows that the manner in which national measures are implemented at the local level is the principal issue at stake in formal and informal negotiations between developers and local representatives. By means of such practices, which border on illegality at times, they work together to elaborate housing programmes and then contribute to shape housing supply on local markets. Their

- From the Field / homeownership, housing, local government, developers, building works

Grand Huit, big gamble, big problem

Jean-Pierre Orfeuil & translated by Michael Stokes — 2010-12-22T09:23:22Z

The secretary of State for the development of Paris and its region, Christian Blanc, left office in July 2010. He leaves behind him a public transport project, known as the “Grand Huit” (literally the Big Eight, a project to build three metro lines looping around Paris) which costs between €21.4 billion and €23.5 billion according to the initial estimate of the contracting authority. It remains to be seen how this project will be carried out.
Shock and outrage, such is the reaction of a

- Debates / Grand Paris, public transportation, Paris region, Greater Paris, mass transit