Transformation and Current Utilization of Public Urban Spaces in the City Center of Bordeaux City, France

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  • Tanaka Tomomi
    Department of Urban Design, Planning and Disaster Management, Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University
  • Deguchi Atsushi
    Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University

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  • ボルドー市中心地の公共空間の変遷と現代的活用
  • ボルドーシ チュウシンチ ノ コウキョウ クウカン ノ ヘンセン ト ゲンダイテキ カツヨウ

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Abstract

As in many other cities in France, the regeneration of urban spaces accompanied by the innovation of public transportation system has realized recently in Bordeaux, where the vehicle-free zone attractive not only for the visitors but also for residential people in its metropolitan area has been expanded in the city center. This study aims to reveal the panicularity of public urban spaces by reviewing the process of formation of the historical urban center, and to analyze the current utilization, and to clarify the manipulation to reactivate city center with the balance between amenity for visitors and convenience for neighbors. As conclusion, we figure out the role of public spaces and suggest the urban design method for reactivation of declining downtowns.

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  • 都市・建築学研究

    都市・建築学研究 11 13-21, 2007-01-15

    Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University

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