Mutations du système de villes belges : Évolution du profil économique des régions urbaines entre 1981 et 2006 ; Evolution of the Belgian system of cities: changes in the economic profiles of the urban areas between 1981 and 2006

peer reviewed ; This paper highlights the evolution of localisation strategies of economic activities in the Belgian urban hierarchy and, by extension, analyses modifications in the economic profile of Belgian urban areas. The shift to post-Fordism and the rise of post-industrial society constantly seeking for flexibility for its economic production system has led to a complete change of structure in economy networks and has induced a readjustment within the models and strategies of economic activity localisation. Consequently, the inherited spatial economic structures had to adapt to these ch... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Condé, Gilles
Dokumenttyp: journal article
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Verlag/Hrsg.: CNRS
Schlagwörter: urban economy / innovation cycles / Belgium / urban system / scaling laws / systèmes urbains / lois d'échelle / économies urbaines / cycles d'innovation / Belgique / Social & behavioral sciences / psychology / Human geography & demography / Business & economic sciences / Macroeconomics & monetary economics / Sciences sociales & comportementales / psychologie / Geographie humaine & démographie / Sciences économiques & de gestion / Macroéconomie & économie monétaire
Sprache: Französisch
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peer reviewed ; This paper highlights the evolution of localisation strategies of economic activities in the Belgian urban hierarchy and, by extension, analyses modifications in the economic profile of Belgian urban areas. The shift to post-Fordism and the rise of post-industrial society constantly seeking for flexibility for its economic production system has led to a complete change of structure in economy networks and has induced a readjustment within the models and strategies of economic activity localisation. Consequently, the inherited spatial economic structures had to adapt to these changes. Firstly, this paper focuses on how these changes have affected the urban hierarchy distribution of activities and stresses the specificities of the Belgian city-system associated with these evolutions. Secondly, this paper aims to evaluate the hierarchical processes’ impacts on the systemic evolution of the Belgian urban areas and on their economic profiles. In order to do so, multivariate analysis was chosen upon its robustness and its potential to conciliate sectorial employment data, diachronic study and systemic analysis of the Belgian city-system. ; Cet article met en évidence l’évolution des logiques de localisation des activités dans la hiérarchie urbaine belge et, par extension, analyse l’évolution du profil économique des régions urbaines belges. L’émergence du modèle post-fordiste, et de la société post-industrielle en recherche constante de flexibilité pour son appareil productif, a engendré un bouleversement complet de la structure du tissu économique, de ses rapports au capital, et a provoqué un ajustement des modèles et stratégies de localisation des activités. Par conséquent, les structures économiques spatiales héritées du passé ont dû s’adapter. En premier lieu, nous illustrons ici comment ces mutations ont affecté la répartition hiérarchique des activités, tout en mettant en évidence les spécificités du système urbain belge liées ces évolutions. Dans un second temps, cet article vise à évaluer les ...