Regional Changes in the Paris Metropolitan Area

本研究试图从地理学的角度探讨巴黎大都市区在景观、居住、人口、职业、交通等方面的空间格局变化。通过将巴黎大都市区划分为远郊区、郊区和建成区三个区域，我们考察了这三个区域是如何转变的。第一年（1993年）：在埃坦普的实地工作。第二年（1994年）：在埃夫里，埃松进行实地考察。通过听证和统计分析，深入调查了住房、行为模式、人口特征和职业。此外，我们亦参观了另外四个新市镇，比较城市规划的情况。11月，法国同行Pitte教授和Robert教授访问筑波大学，就东京和巴黎大都市圈的城市结构差异进行了讨论。第三年（1995年），在巴黎CBD进行实地考察。我们调查了商业活动，建筑景观，城市更新，种族隔离和移民。我们还收集了关于人口普查和土地使用变化的数据。1995年11月30日至12月4日在筑波和东京举行了“关于巴黎和东京都市圈的法日研讨会”，讨论未来的城市政策和城市管理。通过三年的项目，我们可以描绘出日本和法国大城市之间的差异/相似之处。

This study tried to investigate the changes in the spatial patterns on the Paris metropolitan area with special reference to landscape, housing, population, occupations, transportation and so forth from the geographical point of view. By dividing the Paris metropolitan areas into three zones of outer suburbs, suburban areas and built-up-area, we have examined how these three zones have transformed.The first year (1993) : Field work in Etampes, Essonne. We focused on the land use change caused by urbanization, agricultural management and commuting to Paris.The second year (1994) : Field work in Evry, Essonne. Housing, behavioral pattern, population characteristics and occupations were intensively investigated through the hearing and statistical analysis. We also visited four other new towns to compare the urban planning situation. In November, French counterpart, Professor Pitte and Professor Robert visited Tsukuba University to discuss the differences of the urban structure between Tokyo and Paris metropolitan areas.The third year (1995) : Field work in the CBD in Paris. We investigated the commercial activity, building landscape, urban renewal, ethnic segregation and migration. We also gathered the data on the population census and land use change. We held 'the French-Japanese symposium on the Paris and Tokyo metropolitan areas' at Tsukuba and Tokyo from the 30th of November to the fourth of December, 1995, to discuss the future urban policy and urban management.Through the three year's project, we could delineate the differences/similarity between Japanese and French mega cities.