Luxembourg

Christophe Sohn is a senior researcher at the CEPS/INSTEAD public research centre in Luxembourg and head of the research unit «Cross-border Metropolitan Integration». He holds a doctorate in urban geography from the University of Strasbourg.

Contents: Christophe Sohn: The Concept of the Cross-border Metropolitan Region and its Relevance to Luxembourg – Olivier Walther: Regional Growth of the Knowledge Economy in Luxembourg – Olivier Walther/Christian Schulz: Financial Services Clustering in Luxembourg City – Ralf Bläser/Michaela Gensheimer/Christian Schulz: «Not always as sexy as New York…». International Perceptions and Representations of Luxembourg City – Antoine Decoville/Christophe Sohn: Mapping the Structuring of a Cross-border Metropolis. The Functional Urban Region of Luxembourg – Philippe Gerber/Olivier Klein/Samuel Carpentier: Local Mobility and Cross-border Peri-urbanisation – Sébastien Lord/Philippe Gerber: Residential and Cross-border Mobility. A Catalyst of Social Polarisation? – Olivier Walther: Metropolitan Regions and Cross-border Demographic Integration – Christian Lamour/Franz Clément: Governance of the Greater Region and Cross-border Metropolitan Management – Eric Auburtin: The Role of City Networks in Cross-border Metropolitan Governance – Antoine Decoville: The Challenges of the Spatial Development Policy in Luxembourg – Christophe Sohn/Olivier Walther: Building a Cross-border Metropolitan Region. The Political Stakes of Scalar Restructuring – Bernard Reitel: Conclusion. Luxembourg, the Emergence of a Paradoxical Metropolis.