L’urbanité aux frontières du Luxembourg : de la polarité industrielle à la périphérie métropolitaine

During the last decades, the cross-border industrial area of "Longwy-Athus-Rodange" (located between France, Belgium and Luxembourg along the Chiers valley), has undergone profound economic and spatial changes. During the golden age of the mining and steel industry the area experienced urban growth. Changes in the mode of production from the mid 1960s, however, signified the beginning of a structural crisis in the steel industry. As a response, the three national governments agreed on a common strategy in order to boost the economy in the Chiers valley. However, the results of this policy were... Mehr ...