Wuhan, d’un centre industriel secondaire à une  “Chicago de l’Est”

Abstract

A city of 11 million inhabitants, Wuhan has long remained isolated from major national policies, that first targeted the coastal provinces and then the Western region. However, a recent national interest for the municipalities along the Yangtze river corridor has enabled the municipal authorities to launch a voluntary process of metropolization. From the metropolitan ambition to the reality of the urban projects developed, a fragmented development emerges that reinforces socio-spatial inequalities.