Gwendal Simon
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.
Articles by Gwendal Simon
Architecture
Jul 14, 2021
France has a unique approach to regenerating inner cities – what can we learn from its success?
The regeneration of inner-city areas is a global challenge. Inner cities in France certainly have their problems, but the nation also has a good record of successful major urban regeneration projects. We have analysed three of these initiatives to understand what factors contribute to good regeneration outcomes.
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