Commerce and the European City Center: Modernization, Regeneration and Management

Abstract

The Second European Congress on Commerce and City was held in Lille between 15 and 17 November 2000. It was organized by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry under the umbrella of the French Presidency of the European Union. Its major aim was to discuss how, and under what conditions, the evolution of commerce in Europe can contribute to the renaissance of European cities. The congress included plenary sessions, the presentation of two major studies on commerce and urban regenerationin Europe, three guided study tours, and the discussion of 25 European best practices aggregated into four thematic workshops: city strategies, enterprise strategies, public-private cooperation, and urban planning tools and programmes. This paper identi es those best practices, highlights some of the discussed issues, and presents a synthesis of the congress's declaration.

City Centre Regeneration in the Context of the 2001 European Capital of Culture in Porto, Portugal

“…In fact, between 1960 and 1996, the city centre of Porto lost 53% of its population (Siza & Pereira, 2001). This is known as the 'donut effect' of urban growth (DoE, 1994;Balsas, 2001), and this description fits the city of Porto perfectly.…”

La Geografía de las redes económicas y la geografía económica en rede

“…the influence of retail activity in the form and function of urban spaces. Although this is still an emerging field of research (Balsas, 2001;Grant & Perrott, 2011;Musso, 2011;Saraiva & Pinho, 2017;Sarma, 2006;Villain, 2011) authors have shown that urban regeneration through retail oriented policies can have a very positive effect in the quality, vitality and resilience of city areas (Barata-Salgueiro & Erkip, 2014;Brunetta & Caldarice, 2014;Emery, 2006;Findlay & Sparks, 2009;Lowe, 2005;Procopiuck & Djalo, 2008), even outside the city centre (Bolton & Vaughan, 2014) and even when facing the shock wave of the global economic crisis (Wrigley & Dolega, 2011).…”

Multi-diversity clusters of commercial activities in the city of Porto : how neighbourhood concentrations shape the municipal hierarchy

“…the influence of retail activity in the form and function of urban spaces. Although this is still an emerging field of research (Balsas, 2001;Grant & Perrott, 2011;Musso, 2011;Saraiva & Pinho, 2017;Sarma, 2006;Villain, 2011) authors have shown that urban regeneration through retail oriented policies can have a very positive effect in the quality, vitality and resilience of city areas (Barata-Salgueiro & Erkip, 2014;Brunetta & Caldarice, 2014;Emery, 2006;Findlay & Sparks, 2009;Lowe, 2005;Procopiuck & Djalo, 2008), even outside the city centre (Bolton & Vaughan, 2014) and even when facing the shock wave of the global economic crisis (Wrigley & Dolega, 2011).…”