Dans le cadre d’un projet de recherche européen " City-Hub " de nombreux pôles d’échanges ont été analysés dans neuf pays en Europe. Nous examinons leur rôle dans les réseaux locaux, régionaux, nationaux voire internationaux de transport. Cet article cherche à montrer les liens...

When studying “urban unities” as qualified by The French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), it may exist different types of towns. They can be centre, periurban or rural areas which could require different transport services. This distinction is based on the...

As it is widely accepted, large scale transportation projects have a significant impact both in the areas around its stations, and in a regional level at different topics of urban environment. For example, a new transport infrastructure may produce changes on the real estate market. Many times,...

The French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) qualifies as “urban unities” every town inside urban agglomerations. But in these urban organizations, centres, suburban and/or rural areas can exist and we suspect they require differentiated and/or specific transport...

It is widely accepted that there are some factors that influence the location patterns of firms over space and over time. The above is especially relevant in the case of deprived regions because an increase of firms’ location leads to higher employment opportunities which impacts on the...