Major French Cities Facing Metropolization

Alain Bourdin, sociologist and urban planner, is a university professor emeritus at the Ecole d’Urbanisme de Paris, France and currently visiting professor at the National University of Singapore. He was President and Scientific Director of the Popsu 2 program (2014-2018). He is editor of the Revue internationale d’urbanisme. His research focuses on the evolution of urban lifestyles, major urban projects, the organization of local urban action, heritage and university urban planning. He has also developed a consultancy practice (working with major design teams and developers), mainly in France. His books include. Grand Paris Olympique premiers tours de pistes (With Hélène Dang Vu and Joel Idt, Archibooks 2023). Du quartier à la ville, ce que préfèrent les habitants, (With Pauline Silvestre, l’Aube 2021), Faire Centre ( l’Aube 2019) L’urbanisme des modèles (with Joël Idt, L’Aube, 2016), La métropole fragile (Editions du Moniteur, 2015), Métapolis revisitée (L’Aube, 2014), L’urbanisme d’après-crise (L’Aube, 2010), Du bon usage de la ville (Descartes, 2009), Les règles du jeu urbain ( Descartes, 2006), La métropole des individus (L’Aube, 2005), Un urbanisme des modes de vie (with Ariella Masboungi, Editions du Moniteur, 2004), La question locale (PUF, 2000).