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Centralization, decentralization, and metropolization: cultural attractors in Brussels metropolitan area

par Vanhaelen, Yannick
Editeur scientifique Barcelloni, Martina;Cavalieri, Chiara
Référence International PhD Seminar 'Urbanism & Urbanization'(8: 2015/10/12-14: Lausanne), The Horizontal Metropolis: A Radical Project, VIII International PhD Seminar 'Urbanism & Urbanization' / Symposium Latsis EPFL 2015, EPFL, Lausanne, page (308-318)
Publication Publié, 2015-10

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This paper question the presence, accessibility and localization of cultural infrastructures – which can be seen as part of a territory’s cultural capital – of the Horizontal Metropolis. Focusing on the case of the metropolitan area of Brussels, which can be considered as a case study of the Horizontal Metropolis. Based on an extensive mapping of cultural infrastructures and mobility systems, it shows that the cultural infrastructures of the Horizontal Metropolis, inherited from welfare state policies, are increasingly challenged in their ability to contribute to construct the cultural, social and public aspects of the city-territory by current processes of metropolization and their lack of public transport accessibility. It then proposes scenario for upgrading horizontal cultural attractors in the framework of the Horizontal Metropolis, focusing on the mobility challenges of the cultural center of Dilbeek. The paper aims to demonstrate the need to consider the potential role of cultural infrastructure to contribute to a renewal of the Horizontal Metropolis, in a context of urban policies driven by connectivity and cultural attractiveness.