Commune centre, agglomération, aire urbaine : quelle pertinence pour l’étude des villes ?

Several official definitions of the city have been created in France since 1950 in order to fit the evolution of the urbanization process. The choice of one perimeter among others may influence urban studies and the production of urban indicators.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marianne Guérois, Fabien Paulus
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2002-04-01
Series:Cybergeo
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/3491
Description
Summary:Several official definitions of the city have been created in France since 1950 in order to fit the evolution of the urbanization process. The choice of one perimeter among others may influence urban studies and the production of urban indicators.
ISSN:1278-3366