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Intro -- Page de titre -- Avant-propos -- Paris nouveau -- I - Coup d'œil général -- II - Les rues - Plan stratégique du nouveau Paris -- III - L'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique - La ville des nomades -- IV - Les maisons -- V - Les squares et les promenades -- VI - Les parcs et jardins -- VII - Intermède Promenade pittoresque à travers le nouveau Paris -- VIII - Les monuments -- IX - Conclusion -- Paris futur -- Appendice -- I - Les nouveaux noms des anciennes rues de Paris -- II - Un chapitre des ruines de Paris moderne -- III - Les précurseurs de M. Haussmann -- IV - Un mot sur les derniers travaux de M. Haussmann - Le jardin du Luxembourg -- Lettre d'un habitant de la rue Notre-Dame-Des-Champs -- Page de Copyright.

Alongside New York and London, Paris is one of the world's earliest megacities. Its growth and character have been fashioned by a distinctive mix of policies that separate it from other long-time megacities as well as the fast-growing urban centres of the Global South.Christian Lefèvre examines the social and economic forces that have shaped Paris and which have made it the city it is today. He charts the impact of global trends, such as the shift from industry to service and information sectors, as well as regional factors, especially those arising from Paris's unique system of governance. The book examines the central role the national government has played in policies affecting the city and explores how the shift towards political decentralization and localism has contributed to a system increasingly incapable of taking collective action. This tension is shown to have impacted the city's provision of services, particularly housing, and promoted inequalities within the city and its region. Paris's unrivalled national dominance is also examined alongside its weaker position as a global city.The book is an authoritative analysis of the evolution of modern Paris and the challenges that face its governance and future development.

This book offers a new perspective on French architecture, describing the impact of political history on the architectural development of Paris. Through various stages in history from the Roman to the Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern and Modern, Paris: The Shaping of the French Capital shows how the immense political power of monarchs, the aristocracy and church determined the pace and volume of building in Paris and the extent of town planning. Whereas many other great cities owe their historic importance to trade, and to local government (the City of London being a supreme example), these attributes were largely absent in Paris (throughout most of its history it didn't even have a mayor). Arguably, because of this, gradually over the centuries the French capital emerged as one of the world's most beautiful cities, and now is a metropolis with a population in excess of 2 million.