France has a unique approach to regenerating inner cities. This is what we can learn
Three major inner-city renewal projects across the country could offer lessons in how it's done.
Gwendal Simon is Associate Professor at Paris School of Planning, Paris East university. He does research on urban mobility, urban leisure and tourism, examining specifically the urban practices. He has recently published (in french) « Tourists and unhabitants. Conflicts and complementarities » (Infolio Edition, 2017), with Marie Delaplace (Paris East university). He’s interested too by inner cities and urban regenerating project in France.