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Journey to the Centre of Europe

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  • HURIOT, Jean-Marie

    (LATEC - CNRS - Université de Bourgogne)

  • PERREUR, Jacky

    (LATEC - CNRS - Université de Bourgogne)

Abstract

De nombreuses institutions locales utilisent, dans de véritables opérations de marketing territorial, une analogie entre centre géographique et centre géométrique du cercle pour valoriser leur localisation. Il s'agit là d'une conception particulière et étroite d'une idée plus riche et plus insaisissable. Le concept de centre est une construction économique et sociale mais il repose sur certains principes consensuels : l'accessibilité, la concentration, l'inégalité, la relativité spatiale et temporelle et la subjectivité compte tenu de sa dimension symbolique. Définir un centre c'est d'abord borner un sous espace de référence. Représenter le centre économique par le centre d'un cercle nécessite de poser certaines hypothèses que la réalité remet en cause. Le recours répété à cette notion de centre conduit à s'interroger sur le rôle que peut avoir un centre, sur sa dimension symbolique et sur ce que l'on peut faire à partir d'une position centrale. Mais aujourd'hui n'assiste-t'on pas à une dilution du centre ? la centralité ne peut plus se ramener à une simple dichotomie centre-périphérie. Tout lieu peut avoir un certain degré de centralité et l'on est en présence d'une juxtaposition de systèmes partiels de centralité. L'idée de centralité doit coexister avec celle de réseaux hiérarchisés.

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  • HURIOT, Jean-Marie & PERREUR, Jacky, 1998. "Journey to the Centre of Europe," LATEC - Document de travail - Economie (1991-2003) 1998-06, LATEC, Laboratoire d'Analyse et des Techniques EConomiques, CNRS UMR 5118, Université de Bourgogne.
    • Handle: RePEc:lat:lateco:1998-06
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