Abstract
Urban policy initiatives are a characteristic of most European countries. These initiatives have developed within the context of existing legislative frameworks, particularly relating to public administration and land use. The Contrat de Ville, recently introduced as a mechanism for urban policy coordination and im plementation, has developed within an administrative structure based on 36,000 communes, Schémas Dir ecteur and Plans d'Occupation des Sols. This article outlines the development of urban policy and de scribes the existing structures before questioning the constraints which these may pose for urban policy development. Using the case of the Contrat de Ville for Lille, it then assesses how far these structures have constrained the development of the Contrat.
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