Due to territorial and institutionnal reconstruction of the agglomeration of Montpellier, agriculture becomes an issue of the political urban project, to be investigated in the planning process. An analysis of local stakeholders shows that the agricultural issue is not supported by the...

This editorial introduces the special issue which aims to clarify, from a theoretical as well as applied point of view, and above all based on a multi-discipline approach (economics, geography, management science, political science, information sciences, psychology and geomatics), the...

In France and French-speaking countries, the notion of governance is fashionable. It appears in discourse by the actors involved in managing collective affairs. It is also used by the various fields of science that analyse the management modes of local systems. A consensus seems to have formed...

Governance has become a central topic among policymakers. There is an international consensus that policymaking is evolving from a traditional top-down government approach towards a system of governing that focuses on engaging the citizens within an area (Cabus, 2003). New forms of governance...

Due to territorial and institutionnal reconstruction of the agglomeration of Montpellier, agriculture becomes an issue of the political urban project, to be investigated in the planning process. An analysis of local stakeholders shows that the agricultural issue is not mainly supported by the...

The first analysis about the globalization phenomenon came about, implicitly or explicitly, that the term global was defined by its suppressing of all things local and dissolved physical spaces in a complete virtual. However, in the context of a knowledge economy the relation between the global...

The image of a region or a city is an emerging topic in most debates about economic development strategies at the local and national level. Local and national policies of innovation which form an essential part of modern policies of local development are less and less an expression of government...

Over the two past decades, the Alpine region has been the scene of many innovative experiences concerning both the specific issue of transport policy and broader political goals, such as the Alpine Convention. Today, most of these initiatives have been experiencing a hesitating phase, including...

Management of Inherently Dangerous Territories (IDT) represents a major issue for our society ; it should be prepared for it. The problem that underlies our thoughts is to know how to manage in a sustainable way, the inherent dangerousness of a territory. The original concept of IDT questions...