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 ...