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).

• Part 1 . Does the Knowledge Economy Create the Metropolis?.- 1. Metropolization through Knowledge and Creativity? French Metropolises According to Urban Planners (Christophe Demazière, Divya Leducq).- 2. When Technopolises have Lost their Resilience: The Grenoble Paradox (Magali Talandier).- 3. Between Knowledge and Creative Economy: the Milan Urban Region as a Spatial Interface (Simonetta Armondi, Stefano Di Vita, Corinna Morandi).- Part 2: Networks and Mobility - is a Metropolis all about Networks?.- 4. The Future of the Metropolis Network (Nathalie Roseau).- 5. High Speed Rail and Intermediary Metropolitan Areas: how an International Perspective can Shed Light on the Particularities of the French Model (Philippe Menerault & Cyprien Richer).- 6. Networks and the Metropolis.- Part 3. Is the Metropolis a Type of Society?.- 7. Society at the Core of Metropolises (Alain Bourdin).- 8. When Tourism Transforms the Metropolitan Space and Society: the Case of the Île-de-France Region (Maria Gravari-Barbas).- 9. Post-Migration and the Transformation of Urban Life: Experiences from Germany (Frank Eckardt).- Part 4. The Form of the Metropolis.- 10. Are Metropolises Taking Form? (Antoine Bres).- Part 5. Issues for Metropolises.- 11. Climate Issues in France: the Metropolis against the State? (Jean-Baptiste Marie).- 12. Which Future for Metropolitan City Regions in Europe? Seven Narratives (Klaus R. Kunzmann).

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).

• Part 1 . Does the Knowledge Economy Create the Metropolis?.- 1. Metropolization through Knowledge and Creativity? French Metropolises According to Urban Planners (Christophe Demazière, Divya Leducq).- 2. When Technopolises have Lost their Resilience: The Grenoble Paradox (Magali Talandier).- 3. Between Knowledge and Creative Economy: the Milan Urban Region as a Spatial Interface (Simonetta Armondi, Stefano Di Vita, Corinna Morandi).- Part 2: Networks and Mobility - is a Metropolis all about Networks?.- 4. The Future of the Metropolis Network (Nathalie Roseau).- 5. High Speed Rail and Intermediary Metropolitan Areas: how an International Perspective can Shed Light on the Particularities of the French Model (Philippe Menerault & Cyprien Richer).- 6. Networks and the Metropolis.- Part 3. Is the Metropolis a Type of Society?.- 7. Society at the Core of Metropolises (Alain Bourdin).- 8. When Tourism Transforms the Metropolitan Space and Society: the Case of the Île-de-France Region (Maria Gravari-Barbas).- 9. Post-Migration and the Transformation of Urban Life: Experiences from Germany (Frank Eckardt).- Part 4. The Form of the Metropolis.- 10. Are Metropolises Taking Form? (Antoine Bres).- Part 5. Issues for Metropolises.- 11. Climate Issues in France: the Metropolis against the State? (Jean-Baptiste Marie).- 12. Which Future for Metropolitan City Regions in Europe? Seven Narratives (Klaus R. Kunzmann).

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).

• Part 1 . Does the Knowledge Economy Create the Metropolis?.- 1. Metropolization through Knowledge and Creativity? French Metropolises According to Urban Planners (Christophe Demazière, Divya Leducq).- 2. When Technopolises have Lost their Resilience: The Grenoble Paradox (Magali Talandier).- 3. Between Knowledge and Creative Economy: the Milan Urban Region as a Spatial Interface (Simonetta Armondi, Stefano Di Vita, Corinna Morandi).- Part 2: Networks and Mobility - is a Metropolis all about Networks?.- 4. The Future of the Metropolis Network (Nathalie Roseau).- 5. High Speed Rail and Intermediary Metropolitan Areas: how an International Perspective can Shed Light on the Particularities of the French Model (Philippe Menerault & Cyprien Richer).- 6. Networks and the Metropolis.- Part 3. Is the Metropolis a Type of Society?.- 7. Society at the Core of Metropolises (Alain Bourdin).- 8. When Tourism Transforms the Metropolitan Space and Society: the Case of the Île-de-France Region (Maria Gravari-Barbas).- 9. Post-Migration and the Transformation of Urban Life: Experiences from Germany (Frank Eckardt).- Part 4. The Form of the Metropolis.- 10. Are Metropolises Taking Form? (Antoine Bres).- Part 5. Issues for Metropolises.- 11. Climate Issues in France: the Metropolis against the State? (Jean-Baptiste Marie).- 12. Which Future for Metropolitan City Regions in Europe? Seven Narratives (Klaus R. Kunzmann).