The Brussels Canal Zone : Negotiating visions for urban planning.

Intro -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Setting the scene -- Introduction -- 1. Problem setting &amp -- starting points -- 2. Research objective &amp -- research questions -- 3. Theoretical lenses, research methods &amp -- data -- 4. Area of focus &amp -- introduction of the cases -- 5. Structure of the thesis -- Chapter 2: Theoretical lenses and analytical framework -- Introduction -- 1. Envisioning urban futures -- 2. Conceptualising spatial visioning: multiple perspectives -- 3. Contextualising spatial visioning: urban policy &amp -- regimes -- 4. Transformative power &amp -- transfer: discourse coalitions and arenas -- 5. Analysing visions in a Brussels context: semantic differences -- 6. Conclusion: the framework for analysing the case -- PART 1 -- Chapter 3: The Brussels Canal Zone -- Introduction -- 1. Brussels in Belgium -- 2. A Canal Zone in Brussels -- 3. A socio-economic geography of 25 neighbourhoods -- 4. Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Urban governance in Brussels (1989-...) -- Introduction -- 1. Institutional context: a 'state' within the city -- 2. Impact on local politics -- 3. Key stakeholders &amp -- their competencies in Brussels' urban renewal -- 4. Focus: regional &amp -- municipal governments involved in urban renewal in the Canal Zone -- 5. Conclusion: a weak urban regime in Brussels -- Chapter 5: Policies, planning system &amp -- instruments -- Introduction -- 1. Urban policies in Belgium -- 2. A territorial approach to town planning -- 3. Planning legislation: a cross-referential zoom-in model -- 4. The Canal Zone in the planning instruments -- 5. Conclusion: spatial planning for Metropolitan Brussels? -- Chapter 6: Policy focus on the Canal Zone -- Introduction -- 1. Schéma Directeur Canal &amp -- Canal-Nord (1988-1992) -- 2. Plan Directeur Canal (2011-...) -- Conclusions part 1 -- PART 2 -- Chapter 7: Case Tour &amp -- Taxis.

Introduction -- 1. Social, spatial and historical context -- 2. Project reconstruction Tour &amp -- Taxis (1993-2012) -- 3. Discussion and conclusions -- Chapter 8: Case Branding the Canal Zone -- Introduction -- 1. The ciTy-marketing project -- 2. Project reconstruction -- 3. Discussion &amp -- conclusions -- Chapter 9: Case of conversion of the Belle-Vue brewery -- Introduction -- 1. Social, spatial &amp -- historical context -- 2. Project reconstruction -- 3. Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Chapter 10: Case Platform Kanal -- Introduction -- 1. Germs &amp -- ambitions -- 2. Realisations and funding -- 3. Discussion -- 4. Conclusions: a new symbolic regime? -- General conclusions -- 1. Theoretical, conceptual and methodological findings and contributions -- 2. Empirical findings and contributions to Brussels Studies -- 3. Suggestions for further research -- Bibliography -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- OLE_LINK3 -- OLE_LINK4 -- OLE_LINK1 -- OLE_LINK2 -- _ENREF_6 -- themes2011 -- _ENREF_15 -- _ENREF_20 -- _ENREF_29 -- _ENREF_30 -- _ENREF_39 -- _ENREF_41 -- _ENREF_33 -- _ENREF_44 -- _ENREF_52 -- _ENREF_22 -- _ENREF_55 -- _ENREF_60 -- _ENREF_61 -- _ENREF_59 -- _ENREF_69 -- _ENREF_77 -- _ENREF_78 -- _ENREF_79 -- _ENREF_83 -- _ENREF_84 -- _ENREF_86 -- _ENREF_87 -- _ENREF_89 -- _ENREF_90 -- _ENREF_103 -- _GoBack.

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