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The Politicisation of Suburbanisation in Belgium: Towards an Urban—Suburban Divide.
- Source :
- Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.); 04/01/2011, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p699-717, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The electoral and political consequences of suburbanisation recently regained interest in the Anglo-Saxon literature, pointing to a growing polarisation between city and suburban fringe. This paper analyses these processes in the Antwerp urban region and shows the development of a similar electoral divide that is supported by the political parties involved. These observations add to the existing evidence that city—suburban polarisation in Belgium cannot be simply equated with the Anglo-Saxon experience, where a complete suburban fencing off from the city is observable. Rather, because of the comparatively limited development of functions in the Belgian suburbs, a suburban discourse emerges that focuses on safe and accessible cities for the suburban user, yet without much reference to its present inhabitants. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00420980
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 59824206
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098010366764