Le rôle du paysage dans l’évolution d’une ville industrielle : la géographie structurale de Drummondville
This research project aims to demonstrate the role of the landscape in the structuring of industrial cities in order to justify its consideration in planning tools. To reach this goal, we will study a factory town located in the Centre-du-Québec region: Drummondville. A three tiered methodology will be applied. Firstly, a historical analysis will be presented, followed by a landscape analysis. Going beyond a mere description of the landscape and of the evolution of the urban form, we will subsequently interpret the results according to the areas of consistency of the structural geography. According to this theory, Drummondville constitutes an area of cohabitation. The role of the landscape in the development and structuring of this type of territory varies according to the prevailing sensitivities. Thus, it is more important during periods that enhance the aesthetic and cultural forms and is less structural when the dominant values favour the rational forms. In the areas of cohabitation where the industrial forces are more constant, utilitarian developments are sometimes created into the landscape. Considering their low value and their struggle against utilitarian interests, landscapes are more often threatened. In this sense, it is even more important to consider them into the planning documentation.
Drummondville landscape structural geography Drummondville heritage planning urban planning tourism