Réhabiliter le périurbain

Essay

Forum Vies Mobiles

With the development of modern communication and transportation methods, the fragmentation of the family, and the boom in large retail outlets, the lifestyles of urban dwellers have been radically transformed. The return to nature, the size of housing, and the difficulty of accessing homeownership in city centers are some of the factors that have given rise(...)

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With the development of modern communication and transportation methods, the fragmentation of the family, and the boom in large retail outlets, the lifestyles of urban dwellers have been radically transformed. The return to nature, the size of housing, and the difficulty of accessing homeownership in city centers are some of the factors that have given rise to suburban living in our Western societies in their quest for an ideal and idyllic lifestyle.

This book, blending reflections on the peri-urban and photographs by contemporary artists, is a synthesis of the presentations and discussions that took place during the second Forum Vies Mobiles conference, entitled “Sustainable Mobility in the Peri-urban: Is it Possible?”. It should be considered an exercise in interpreting the challenges related to these forms of contemporary urbanization developing throughout the world, and especially in Europe. It also reflects the exchanges and contrasting perspectives of researchers, artists, and urban and transportation professionals.

Works reproduced by: Maria Thereza Alves, Andreas Angelidakis, Justin Bennett, Nicolas Boone, Olivier Culmann, Patrizia di Fiore, André Mérian, Jürgen Nefzger, Maïté Pouleur, Marion Poussier, Solmas Shahbazi, Hortense Soichet, Lars Tunbjörk, Ferjeux van der Stigghel, Atelier Van Lieshout.

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Réhabiliter le périurbain, 17 x 24 cm, 144 pages, approximately 90 full-color reproductions, paperback with flaps
This book was co-published with the Forum Vies Mobiles. Graphic design: Danish Pastry Design
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Dans Espèces d’espaces, Georges Perec nous invitait à ne pas « essayer de trouver trop vite une définition de la ville ; c’est beaucoup trop gros ». Et d’ajouter : « On a toutes les chances de se tromper… » Quant à la campagne, selon lui, « elle n’existe pas, c’est une illusion ! ».

Qu’aurait-il eu à nous dire sur ces « espèces d’espaces » contemporains que l’on qualifie en France de périurbains ou de rurbains ? Et à leurs habitants ? Que leur campagne est une illusion ?

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