The development of new homes, businesses, and community facilities within existing urban areas. Ogden and Hall (2001) TIBG 29, 4 provide strong evidence for re-urbanization in ten French cities, 1990–99. Pietry (2000) Cybergeo: écon. et statis. 336 attributes some of this to the preference of French young people for city-centre living. See Champion in R. Pattison and W. Leaver, eds (2001).