Retail geography and the building of a sustainable city
Many questions arising from sustainable development remain judicious, even if the concept is legitimately discussed in the community of geographers. This article aims to focus on the actors and modalities of the creation of a sustainable city based on a sectoral approach: retail trade taken as an ec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Belgeo |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/73656 |
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| Summary: | Many questions arising from sustainable development remain judicious, even if the concept is legitimately discussed in the community of geographers. This article aims to focus on the actors and modalities of the creation of a sustainable city based on a sectoral approach: retail trade taken as an economic element and important urban function. After a reflection on the frequent instrumentalization of sustainability, it is a question of demonstrating the fertility of the cross-approach between many aspects of the urban crisis and the modalities of the modernization of commerce since the 1960s. The article then aims to discuss the urban planning responses given. This leads to opening the debate on the legitimacy of public action vs. the interests and tools of private companies. This article is based on the French case. Its singularities are recalled. But the analyses and questions can concern other urban contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 1377-2368 2294-9135 |