Regional knowledge meeting June 22, 10:30 a.m., EJCAM Marseille site, 21 Street Virgile Marron 13005
For several years now, medium-sized towns and suburban areas have been experiencing a number of dynamics, influenced by multiple factors, which are shaping their development and evolution.
With a highly urbanized territory of over 5 million inhabitants, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region is strongly impacted by these urban and metropolitan pressures that are reshaping its geography.
Between metropolization and peri-urbanization: what does the future hold for medium-sized towns? What dynamics are at play? What role does demographic distribution play? How has the attractiveness of small towns and suburban areas changed?
Hosted by Alexandre Joux, this event will bring together :
- Christophe Zaepfel, demographer, head of studies at the Agence d'urbanisme de l'aire toulonnaise et du Var ( AUDAT) and Thibaud Marijn, SRADDET evaluation officer at the Région SUD, to discuss a study on the profiles and dynamics of regional urban centers,
- Sonia Oujia and Benjamin Mereau from the Insee regional office. They will present the work on peri-urbanization carried out as part of the regional atlas (December 2022),
- Christophe Demazière, professor of regional planning at the University of Tours and an expert in urban development, will be our guest speaker. He will discuss the future of medium-sized towns between metropolization and peri-urbanization.
The presentations will be followed by a debate with participants.
Date and time : June 22, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Venue: Aix-Marseille School of Journalism and Communication
21 Rue Virgile Marron, 13005 Marseille, France
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