Abstract
French urbanism in the Caribbean is unique in one respect. With the exception of Haiti, the territories discussed in this chapter are integral parts of France. Therefore, the introduction of French planning models in the region is not completely French urbanism in foreign lands. Yet, there is no denying that territories in the region are culturally and socio-economically different from administrative divisions in mainland France. This chapter discusses the unique nature of France’s relation with these overseas dependencies and the various mechanisms that the French state has employed to diffuse French planning models to the region.
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Njoh, A.J. (2016). French Caribbean Territories. In: French Urbanism in Foreign Lands. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25298-8_4
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