On Urban Planning -B. Marchand Planning : Some Lessons for Eastern Europe from France and Western Europe

Bernard Marchand (1)

1 LTMU - Laboratoire Théorie des Mutations Urbaines

Planning developped at the beginning of the XX th Century, particularly in Fascist dictatorships (Germany and Italy) and in Communist Countries. It was particularly popular after the Great Depression (1929-1931), which seemed to announce the end of the capitalist model. In France, it appeared under the Pétain Régime (1940-1945). Its main task was to organize the production of goods and services on a national basis. It was reinforced after WW II, when most European economies were largely destroyed. During the 1970's, for different reasons, the goal of planning changed radically : it was not to foster production any longer but to fight regional inequality, unemployment and to advance urban development and ecological goals. In this endeavor, European Western nations have imagined new tools, met difficult challenges and made many errors. Eastern nations, opening to the West, may hopefully learn from them and find better ways.

Mots clés: Urban planning; Regional Planning

Domaines: Histoire; Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Bernard Marchand. On Urban Planning -B. Marchand Planning : Some Lessons for Eastern Europe from France and Western Europe : Conference given in Krakow, Poland, 2001. Urban Problems in Poland, Sep 2001, Krakow, Poland. ⟨halshs-01348829⟩