| Titre | Les réseaux techniques urbains à Chengdu | |
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| Auteur | Dominique Lorrain | |
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Revue | Flux |
| Numéro | no 33, juillet-septembre 1998 | |
| Page | 4-21 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The very rapid urban development which China is presently undergoing will require a complete modernizing of her urban technical systems. Numerous observers believe that importing technologies and methods from the West will solve the problem. This article, based on a study carried out in the municipal services of the city of Chengdu (Sichuan), and assignments in other towns, will show that the process of passing from an administered economy to a market economy will probably be long and complicated. The organization of the city government and the "Construction Committees" in charge of the water, sewage and refuse disposal systems are presented. The article then examines how these entities function together and looks at the underlying concepts of the actors involved. While what is needed appears to be obvious, the idea discussed here is that reforms are not just technological, since they involve the balance of power. The questions are numerous: what is the role of Peking in relation to other cities? the power of planning offices vs. business companies? the place of the "Design Institutes" when confronted with foreign engineers? the political power of the content of the relation with consumers/users? the transformation of the economic circuits of social redistribution by charging fares? In theory, the answers are simple. In practice, reform always takes time, since it touches the essence of practice. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/flux_1154-2721_1998_num_14_33_1230 |
