Following years of activity on metropolitan development, INTA has created a Community of Competences bringing together global expertise to address new challenges facing present-day metropolitan territories.
Globalization and movement of people, goods, information and funds have given to a limited number of cities a specific role: the metropolis. These urban systems are territorial anchors and production places in support of globalization; they are also urban networks that contribute to the re-composition of territories in terms of power, activities, attractiveness or influence. The development of the large metropolises is however not representative of all urban situations, in particular those of the "intermediate" metropolises.
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