Uses, Conflicts and Regulations in Micro-places: The Case of Early Modern Lyons
Uses, Conflicts and Regulations in Micro-places: The Case of Early Modern Lyons
Author(s): Olivier ZellerSubject(s): History, Geography, Regional studies, Historical Geography, Maps / Cartography, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Military history, Political history, Social history, Modern Age, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach
Keywords: History; Urban History; History of France; Small Squares; Micro-Urbanism; Spatial Usage; Conflict; Lyons; Urban Militia; Early Modern Period;
Summary/Abstract: The utilization of a GIS (Geographical Information System) permits the highlighting of urban strategies seen through textual fonts in early modern Lyons. The town council applied a long-lasting micro-urbanism aiming to improve traffic, to enlarge squares and to control the spatial usage. However, popular culture remained very reluctant, defending two kinds of appropriation. Streets and squares were considered a normal extension of professional premises, and militia units often came into conflict over shared parade grounds.
Journal: The City and History (Mesto a dejiny until 2019)
- Issue Year: 8/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 36-53
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English