Les frontières dans la ville, entre pratiques et représentations

Abstract

The motive of this contribution is an inquiry on the divisions of the city, and the nature of internal frontiers. Three main types are analysed : - Imposed frontiers, determined by politics, strategy and planning. - Spontaneous frontiers, caused by the process of economic and social segregation. - And imaginary frontiers, wich determine an unusual structuration of urban territory in people’s mind and induce a way of grasping constructions, by anticipating the behaviours and relationship with space.