Centre and Centrality in the 19th Century: Some Concepts of Urban Disposition Under the Spot of Locality

Centre and Centrality in the 19th Century: Some Concepts of Urban Disposition Under the Spot of Locality

[SHS:HIST] Humanities and Social Sciences/History

city planning

lyon

centre

center

centrality

downtown

19th century

history of space

spatial representations

Based on a study of the historical definition and use of practical and theoretical spatial categories such as 'centre' and 'centrality' in a French city, this article is proposing some paths an history of space may want to follow. If Henri Lefebvre was right in suggesting this was much needed to understand cities and urban life, then possibly investigating the way notions like centre and centrality have been deliminated and operated in 19th century Lyon is a way to do it. A special attention is paid here to lay definitions of centre and centrality, as well as to those by administrators and technicians of urban disposition.

Saunier, Pierre-Yves

Journal of Urban History

ISSN:0096-1442

journal of urban history

journal of urban history

1995

FRE

article in peer-reviewed journal

http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00002771

http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/00/34/56/PDF/center_and_centrality_JUH.pdf