International Conference

20 - 21 october 2005

La Rochelle, France

FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2005
Afternoon - 2 plenary sessions


Thematic plenary session
A critical viewpoint in the light of experiences outside Europe

By way of comparison, the aim of this final general session is to set European views of territorial organisation and planning, enjoying fairly wide consensus today in Europe, against representations entertained in other cultural areas.


Communications of:
  • Cynthia Ghorra-Gobin, France
    Le développement territorial made in USA : entre logique de amrché et régulation politique.
  • Andrew Davies, OCDE
    Territorial integration: Perspectives and experiences across the OECD.
  • Michael Davies, France
    Le monde arabe : privilégier la construction territoriale nationale, exclure des mises en réseau inter-régionales.
  • Patrice Cosaert, France
    L'Asie orientale : un exemple d'intégration régionale par les réseaux et par les flux.

Chair person:

     Thérèse Saint-Julien, France

 

Round table
Critical overview and perspectives

On the basis of the themes broached, the issues identified and the main challenges pinpointed in the course of the conference, participants are invited to suggest the main lines of research for the future which appear to them to be the most promising with a view to improving understanding of the European space.


Communications:
  • Nacima Baron-Yelles, DATAR, France
  • Claude Grasland, France
  • Sophie Baudet-Michel, France
  • Marjorie Jouen, France
  • Peter Mehlbye, ESPON Coordination Unit

Chair person:

      Pieter Bloemen, The Netherlands

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