Nantes' urban project: putting the Bilbao model to the test

Amélie Nicolas (1) , Oliver Waine

1 LAUA - Laboratoire Langages Actions Urbaines Altérités

The experiences of Bilbao and its urban transformations have been shared and integrated into the urban-planning cultures of numerous European cities. In Nantes, the success of Bilbao initially inspired much of the strategic thinking and planning for the Île de Nantes project, until criticisms of the “Bilbao model” began to come to the fore, ultimately leading to the development of a “Nantes-style urban planning” that takes account of the city’s specificities – and which could even be considered an exemplary model in its own right.

Mots clés: Urban planning; Urban renewal; Urban regeneration; Heritage; Tourism

Domaines: Architecture, aménagement de l'espace; Science politique; Sociologie

Amélie Nicolas, Oliver Waine. Nantes' urban project: putting the Bilbao model to the test. Métropolitiques, 2014. ⟨hal-02096074⟩