Vers une territorialité métropolitaine transfrontalière hybride ?

Abstract

The objective of this article is to question territoriality in a cross-border metropolitan region. We develop the hypothesis that the new regionalism ideology which inspires the urban management beyond the State, implies power systems that are not necessarily related to multi-level governance and concrete actions favouring a territorial control without the definition of a new bordering of space. Networks of organisations define collectively a reticular urban territory. A quantitative analysis of social networks and a study of concrete actions related to public transports policies in the Luxembourg-Grande Région metropolitan area will enable us to study the structure of power and territorial building-up in the cross-border urban regions.

Keywords

• territoriality
• border
• network
• metropolisation
• transport