"Cahiers de L'IAURIF"

The "Cahiers de l'IAURIF" is published four times a year. Each "Cahiers" is devoted to a special theme. A paper edition in French with all the maps and photos is also available.

Large-Scale Urban Development Projects in Europe, Drivers of Changes in City Regions
Cahiers 146, June 2007
Large-scale urban projects, often combined with flagship developments and the organisation of a major sporting or cultural event, are increasingly used by european cities and city regions as strategic planning and development instruments. These projects are considered as appropriate answers to a range major needs : regeneration of brownfield areas, delivery of new housing units, office space, retail, leisure or sport facilities, often around new major transport hubs, all this supposed to increase inward investment and growth. Who is behind these large-scale developments ? How are they planned ? Can they meet their ambitious goals ? Are they socially and environmentaly sustainable ? These are some of the questions that are dealt with, in reference to the case of the Paris Region, in this Cahier 146 which looks into over a dozen projects in the following cities : London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Genoa, Glasgow, Malmö, Milan, and Rotterdam.
The full English paper edition, with maps and photos, is available on order

Corporate Real Estate, new geography, new strategies
Cahiers 145, October 2006
The appearance of new strategies related to the economic recompositions, to the financialisation of the property market, and to the emergence of new institutional players have changed how firms relate to their property and to their host territory. These changes are not without spatial and urban consequences. This Cahier sets out to help the reader to understand the spatial incidence of these strategies in order to anticipate the risks of territorial disparity becoming too great...
A PDF printable version of the editorial, introduction and synthesis are available.

- Airports and Surrounding Areas
Cahiers 139-140, January 2004
For a region, a high-performance airport is an essential factor in competitiveness, a tool at the service of local and regional economic and tourism development. It makes it possible to integrate into the main stream of the global economy. It is a window onto the world, and a gateway to the region, but also, at local level, it is a site on which the economic benefits of air transport are concentrated geographically.
However, although it is gradually improving its environmental record, air transport is a source of major inconvenience and pollution, made worse by the growth in traffic. Aircraft noise, in particular at night, is increasingly ill-accepted, and the share of air transport in the responsibility for greenhouse gas emission is growing… The development in airport activity is a source of permanent conflict.
With no real alternatives until 2020 at the earliest, the Île-de-France airport system, which is ranked 6th in the world, and is Air France’s base, which has become a major world player, should experience further major growth in traffic. Like the other main airport regions of Europe, Île-de-France must find the means to handle and cope with this growth as acceptably as possible, i.e. to keep the noise and pollution under control without jeopardising its attractiveness and its economic performance.
A PDF printable version of Introduction and Synthesis are available.

- Economic Performance of the European Regions
Cahiers 135, March 2003
This Cahiers presents the results of the GEMACA study in 13 articles: Cities and regions : comparable measures require comparable territories; The competitiveness of cities: why it matters in the 21st Century and how we can measure it ? The socio-economic profiles of Functional Urban Regions; The economic positioning of metropolitan areas in North Western Europe; Transport, accessibility and economic competitiveness; Office real estate market and the competitiveness of metropolitan areas; The scientific and technological capabilities of European regions; Governance in functional urban regions; Enterprise clustering: a factor of the locating of high value-added activities in European regions; Information and communication technologies (ICT) in Ile-de-France; The environment protection industry in the RhineRuhr region; The media cluster in London; The financial services industry cluster in Dublin
A PDF printable version of the different parts is available.

- Public, Living and City Space
Cahiers 133-134, October, 2002
At the time when the " SRU - Urban solidarity & renewal " law has put public space planning very much centre stage in terms of town planning we believe that the time is ripe to publish a "cahiers" on the subject.
Its purpose is to present real town-planning projects designed to achieve true, safer and more welcoming living environments enhanced in such a manner as to present a revived, updated and attractive image of the city.
A PDF printable version of the different parts is available.

- Flexibility and Precariousness
Cahiers 131-132, September, 2002
In this study IAURIF wanted to examine the socio-economic and spatial consequences of the flexibility in employment. It was a question of exploring the multiple aspects of flexibility. This flexibility, and its effects of precariousness, go far beyond the simple dimension of the statute of employment."
A HTML printable version is available

Other publications and documents

- What Large Scale Urban Projects in the Paris Region ? European Experiences
December 2007
Large-scale development projects have transformed the Paris Region, from Haussmann's Paris to the New Towns, from La Défense to Paris Rive Gauche redevelopment and the Plaine Saint Denis Area regeneration. Today, the Paris Île-de-France Region needs to think its future through shared metropolitan development projects, capable of meeting major challenges such as reducing social, environmental, and spatial disparities; anticipating climate and energy changes; developing new jobs, economic and cultural development. These challenges are common to other city regions, such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Milan or Stockholm. They try to meet them by developing ambitious strategies and innovative urban development projects.

- Key figures of the Ile-de-France Region
2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007
IAURIF, the Paris - Ile-de-France regional chamber of commerce and industry and the National Institut for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) carried out this document which presents, with tables, maps and graphs, the main economic and social characteristics of the Ile-de-France region.
A PDF printable version is available.

- The re-organization of big firms’ Headquarters and their related units : Principles, practices and consequences on the spatial evolutions of the Paris Ile-de-France region
December 2007
During the last few years, there has been an accelerating trend of big firms to relocate their HQ within the Ile-de-France region. That went alongside with a split-up of functions that previously composed the corporate headquarter (business units’ HQ, corporate human resources or computer departments, and back office function). These functions, which are no longer located in the place called “the HQ”, tend to be regrouped out of the traditional economic core, at its immediate proximity or in more remote locations.
IAURIF in co-operation with the LATTS Laboratory (Technologies, Territories and Societies) have analyzed these trends in a study issued in December 2007.
A summary printable version is available.

- The future of Information Sciences
Cases studies in American resources centers
December 2007
This study comes within the framework of a partnership between the Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore and the Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris - île-de-France Region. It was achieved during a 3 months research on the practices of the librarians in the United States resources center, from March to May, 2007. The main objective of this report is to provide an overview of the recent changes that are taking place in the world of the libraries with the development of the Internet network.
A PDF printable version is available

- The Plaine Saint Denis Regeneration in the Paris Ile-de-France Region
Lessons from the 1998 World Cup
June 2007
The Stade de France, a new multi-use venue built for the Word Cup 1998, was used a powerful driver in the regeneration of the Plaine Saint-Denis area, 750 hectares of industry and brownfield immediately to the North of Paris. This was made possible because the local authorities had gradually built up, since the mid-80’s, an economic and spatial vision of the future they wanted for the area, formalised in the Projet Urbain (1991). Nine years after the Cup, a lot has been achieved in terms of mix-use development, jobs recovery, housing, an improved public realm and new facilities, but more remains to be done in the future with more development and transport projects being planned for 2008-2020.
A PDF printable version is available

- Paris Rive Gauche / 3rd Millenium area of culture, research and education ?
Learning from a mega projects
October 2006
Paris Rive Gauche (1990-2020) is one of the most outstanding urban developments in the Paris Region aiming to focus regional development towards the East. Along the banks of the Seine, on the edge of the City, a series of railtracks are being covered since the mid-'90s to make way for a new mix-use dense urban district around the French National Library. Despite early difficulties, the site is being gradually developed in an area for housing, business, research, education and culture, with the new Paris Biopark devoted to mature biotech firms and a new university campus imbedded in the urban and social fabric. Whether the blend is succeeding is a matter of debate, but this is strongly related to the project's governance and organization. The presentation shows the planning context and gives an insight into the urban design, the delivery, and the public participation on the project. It also draws some lessons from its achievements and drawbacks.
A PDF printable version is available

- The challenge of urban cohesion in Europe: update and public policies
March 2006
How should we handle the social segregation which is dividing our most developed European cities? In answer to this question, the IAURIF conducted a comparative study on social and urban segregation in five European cities: Ile-de-France, Berlin, London, Barcelona and Milan.
A PDF printable version is available

- The Motion Picture Industry in Los Angeles
May 2005
The film industry is changing. Indeed, the industry has shifted from mass production to a project-by-project format in which much of the work is done by freelance workers and subcontractors. For one thing, U.S. developed film production is becoming geographically dispersed and now Hollywood has to face this problem known as “runaway productions” (films that were conceptually developed in the US, but filmed somewhere else); production technology is shifting from traditional film to digital media. Ultimately one could wonder if these changes will result in Los Angeles movie industry growing and prospering, or if they present a threat, one that perhaps appropriate state actions could reduce.
PowerPoint presentation in PDF printable version

- Taking safety into account in urban development: challenges and methodology
February 2005
After analysing foreign and French experiences, IAURIF here sets out some topics for discussion and presents a methodology aimed at encouraging and helping those involved in urban development to consider safety as being part of their work.
PDF printable version is available

- The Metropolises of North-West Europe in Figures
October, 2002
One of the aims of the GEMACA II project is to produce comparative data on the economic evolution of the metropolises of north-west Europe. A selection of the data gathered on 14 metropolises is presented in this document. It is original and innovative in that it covers economic regions which were defined using the same criteria with a view to making them as geographically comparable as possible.

- Growth Sectors / Clusters in Dublin, London, Paris and RhineRuhr
Synthesis and recommendations
August, 2002
This study was conducted in the framework of the GEMACA II project (Group for European Metropolitan Areas Comparative Analysis, second project), and presents the results of. a comparative research on growth clusters in Dublin, London, Paris and RhineRuhr.
A PDF printable version is available.

- Safety and Public Spaces The Role of Urban Planning
February, 2002
Public spaces are prime targets for crime and incivilities and are where fear of crime is strongest.
This is now a priority issue for city councils, and whilst waiting for the publication of a European methodology the development of such spaces is the subject of much debate.

- Managing Developing Cities / New Practices
December, 2001
In December 2001 IAURIF published a panorama of its international actions since 1995 under the title Managing the Developing Cities. New Practices. The unifying theme of these actions being urban governance.
The pages presented here are excerpts of each of the three parts of the publication.
A HTML printable version is available

- Science and Technology in the Functional Urban Region in Northwest Europe
September, 2001
In an economy where knowledge is becoming increasingly important (OECD, 2000), science and technology stimulate economic development, job creation, the improvement of products and services as well as public health initiatives.
A PDF printable version is available.

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