Railway Stations and Urban Dynamics (English and French Edition)

The arrival of the high-speed train has upturned geographic and temporal scales in the urban territories that have received the new transport system. This has led these territories to reassess their dual relationship with global and local and to develop urban strategies and dynamics that bring to light a new image of European cities and their stations. This book compares the points of view of researchers, experts and local authorities on the cities of Barcelona, Lille, Lyon, Marseilles, Rotterdam and Torino, and unveils the innovative partnerships that have been formed between the public and private sector, the role of urban marketing in increasing an area s attractiveness and examines the importance given to the quality of architecture and public spaces in these projects.