The Future of the Metropolis and its Form

Abstract

HALL P. (1997) The future of the metropolis and its form, Reg. Studies 31, 211‐220 In this paper, echoing the spirit and purpose of Michael Chisholm's best work, I discuss the economics of alternative patterns of land use and development. First, the paper revisits Anglo-American debates from the 1960s and 1970s on the economics of urban form. Second, it looks at significant new conclusions from work in Britain in the late-1980s and early-1990s. It then summarizes an emerging academic debate on sustainable urban development. Finally it looks at some relevant European policy initiatives on sustainable urban transportation and land use, and asks what pointers these intiatives offer to the future. HALL P. (1997) L'avenir du metropole et sa forme, Reg. Studies 31, 211-220. Se faisant l'echo de la pensee de Michael Chisholm, cet article cherche a discuter de l'economie des autres mode les relatifs a l'occupation et au developpement du sol. Primo, l'article reconsidere les debats angloamericains qui remontent au...