Rayonnement différentiel, spécialisation et vitalité commerciale : réflexions sur les pôles périphériques traditionnels des agglomérations belges à partir de lʼexemple de Jemeppe-sur-Meuse

in Revue Belge de Géographie (1997), (1-2-3-4), 139-148

Urbanisme commercial et géographie

in Revue Belge de Géographie (1995), 2(59), 307-315

The paper proposes a short reflection on the commercial planning issue. Five points will be considered : a definition of the urban planning field, a presentation of the methodological problems, the ... [more ▼]

The paper proposes a short reflection on the commercial planning issue. Five points will be considered : a definition of the urban planning field, a presentation of the methodological problems, the underscoring of the five major current challenges (new balance city center - out of town, central areas revival, traditional unplanned shopping center maintenance (or revival), local and neighbourhood centers maintenance, out of town developments planning), the first steps towards a new commercial policy, the analysis of the connections between commercial planning and geography. [less ▲]

La réutilisation des friches

in Revue Belge de Géographie (1992), (5), 179-208

Scientific dossier on the reuse of brownfield sites with case studies in France, Spain and Belgium and general reflections on the potential for reallocation

Microgéographie et évolution industrielle de la Wallonie

in Revue Belge de Géographie (1984), (108-2), 93-113

This article aims to show microgeography's contribution to the analysis of industrial space in Wallonia. As far as we are concerned its contribution is twofold: in the first instance it helps to ... [more ▼]

This article aims to show microgeography's contribution to the analysis of industrial space in Wallonia. As far as we are concerned its contribution is twofold: in the first instance it helps to understand the reason for the different localisations and, secondly, it brings to the fore and explains the transformations in distribution. Furthermore, this work also makes it possible to carry out very detailed surveys on the scale of a commune, a town-district or even a road. When collating the existing research on Wallonia one is, inevitably, led to liken this region to other European economic entities industrialised in the 19th Century. Indeed, one finds simi-litaries such as the co-existence of old sites and new localisations as well as the presence of many abandoned sites. In addition one can bring to the fore processes which exist elsewhere, namely disindustrialisation of towns, exurbanisation of activities and new attempts ol reintegrate industry into urban environment. [less ▲]