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La ville en puzzle: Centralité et « subalternité » des espaces urbains à Bruxelles au Moyen Âge

Paulo Charruadas, Bram Vannieuwenhuyze

Studies in European urban history

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While conventional historical literature distinguishes urban territory inside and outside city walls, recent research points to the greater complexity of urban reality. This research reveals the existence of urban agriculture and the emergence of more or less urban or rural "third-party" spaces that do not fit the classic urban-rural dichotomy. In the case of Brussels, the fragmented representation of space transcending the city wall and documented attempts at centrifugal extension are re-evaluated using "Spatial Turn" models and concepts to better understand these essential spaces.