Current mutations of cities and territories raise the question of new forms of action and the role of public and private actors. Creativity and innovation are at the heart of the reflection. This book provides answers on issues of urban innovation, territorial development and living together in France and Brazil.

The knowledge and creative economy is a major issue for European cities marked by the industrial revolution and the economic changes of the XXth century. How Lille Métropole, a laboratory of urban renewal in France, meets this new challenge?