The role of port and logistics activities in Brussels

Brussels Studies

关键词: town planning;    territorial development;    distribution;    economy;    transport of goods;    port;   

DOI  :  10.4000/brussels.1503

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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