Sustainability and dispersed cities in prospective thinking on urbanism. Revitalization of urban fringes in the Greater Paris projects
This article describes land use projects proposed as part of the 2008-2009 international consultation on development for the Parisian metropolis. Those proposals were intended to identify sustainable planning projects that could revitalize different types of urban fringes by addressing both structural and social factors characterizing them. After a brief description of the different fringe types particular to dispersed cities, the article describes team projects pertaining to urban fringes and the concept of sustainability underlying them.