Quelle place pour les activités portuaires et logistiques à Bruxelles ?

Logistics activities are an essential part of the urban economy. In the Brussels-Capital Region, this sector is concentrated in the canal area, as a supplement to port activities carried out there. The neighbourhoods along the canal therefore serve as a space for the concentration and distribution o...

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Main Author: Mathieu Strale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles 2017-03-01
Series:Brussels Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/1491
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Summary:Logistics activities are an essential part of the urban economy. In the Brussels-Capital Region, this sector is concentrated in the canal area, as a supplement to port activities carried out there. The neighbourhoods along the canal therefore serve as a space for the concentration and distribution of goods transport necessary for the urban area of Brussels. However, this space is experiencing strong land and political pressure, prompting reconversion and deindustrialisation, to the benefit of housing, commercial and office projects. This movement may have a negative impact on the organisation of logistics in Brussels. More broadly, it highlights the paradoxes and limits of the territorial development policy in Brussels.
ISSN:2031-0293