Le pavillon et l’immeuble : géopolitique de la densification dans la région métropolitaine de Lyon

Abstract

Through the study of planning projects located within the area of the schema de cohesion territoriale (local plan) of Tours, this paper analyzes how farmland in peri-urban spaces is appropriated by various local actors. To satisfy sometimes conflicting expectations, local authorities tend to limit land consumption by considering farming activities as heritage or farmland as a “generic” resource. These dichotomous views do not consider land as a non-renewable resource: they allow for the continuation of the consumption of land.