THE WALKABILITY OF THE METROPOLITAN CITY CENTRE AS LEVER FOR BRUSSELS’S MOBILITY TRANSITION
(2020) Towards a metropolitan city centre for Brussels — ISBN: [978-2-8004-1713-4], p. 217-242, published
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Mezoued, Aniss 
Creten, Alexis
- Abstract
- Drawing on the studies undertaken by several interdisciplinary teams from the BSI-Brussels Centre Observatory (BSI-BCO), this chapter seeks to contribute to reflections on the development of a walkable city and its capacity to promote the mobility transition of Brussels. Specifically, it will focus on the metropolitan area of Brussels and lay emphasis on the multi-scalar dynamics of the entire metropolitan area. It is based on two assumptions. The first posits that the perimeter of the metropolitan area, as defined by the BSI-BCO, is large enough to develop a walkability that could span throughout Brussels. The second suggests that although the dynamics at work across the region support this potential, they require a systemic articulation. In other words, a multiscalar approach to the city’s dynamics, integrating the different dimensions involved (political, economic, social, etc.), linking the different actors who help shape the walkability concept. In conclusion, this chapter calls for the creation of the socio-technical system necessary to the realization of a walkable city.
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Mezoued, A., Letesson, Q., Fenton, G., & Creten, A. (2020). THE WALKABILITY OF THE METROPOLITAN CITY CENTRE AS LEVER FOR BRUSSELS’S MOBILITY TRANSITION. In Sofie Vermeulen, Aniss M. Mezoued, Jean-Philippe De Visscher (ed.), Towards a metropolitan city centre for Brussels (EUB & VUBPRESS, p. p. 217-242). Editions de l’Université de Bruxelles et EUBPress. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/228356