Québec est ses dilemmes urbanistiques : les enseignements du terrain et des débats médiatiques

Abstract

Large cities are constantly challenged by planning issues that are different in nature and prospect. Quebec City is currently experiencing a period of growth, and several urban dilemmas emerge simultaneously in the public sphere and are telescoped, to a certain extent. These dilemmas are distinguished in project scope, investment sums required and magnitude of the anticipated effects. The debates on these dilemmas are interesting in that they bring out different theoretical questions in urban planning. We will therefore deal with these issues and analyse them via a press review, some statistical and cartographic processing, and by reverting to the fundamental principles in urban planning that are tested in the field.