(Ré)générer les communs par la pratique physique du territoire, le cas de la Boucle noire à Charleroi

Abstract

In Charleroi, at the beginning of the 2000s, in this industrial city in decline the number of brownfields increased. These abandoned areas were colonised by human and non-human actors who gradually rebuilt worlds on the ruins of industry. What are the issues involved in such practices, and what are the links between this low-key regeneration of abandoned peripheries and the public development strategies of so-called post-industrial cities? Through a study of the Black Loop, an urban trail that runs through the industrial periphery of Charleroi, this article seeks to identify the way in which the creation of a trail contributes to the emergence of new spatial values and the inclusion of specific aspects pertaining to the common.

Keywords

• urban trails
• brownfields
• post-industrial city
• urban walk
• urban wastelands
• nature in the city