Lyon city profile

Juliet Carpenter (1) , Roelof Verhage (1)

1 TRIANGLE - Triangle : action, discours, pensée politique et économique

"(...) This profile documents governance arrangements, and sets out some of the key challenges that the city faces today, including economic competitiveness, social cohesion and issues related to environmental sustainability. It shows that despite the city being a player on the European stage, with a number of high-profile urban development projects, including La Confluence regeneration area, there are still high levels of social polarisation in the city, with significant socio-spatial disparities between neighbourhoods. (...)"

Mots clés: Lyon; governance; urban development

Domaines: Science politique

Juliet Carpenter, Roelof Verhage. Lyon city profile. Cities : the international journal of urban policy and planning, 2014, 38, pp.57-68. ⟨10.1016/j.cities.2013.12.003⟩. ⟨halshs-00947998⟩