In brussels belgium since 1957 home to the european union such change is taking place observing the change alexis g papadopoulos explores a new geographical concept the central executive district this urban form is significantly different from the central business district its conventional counterpart. Urban regimes and strategies building europes central executive district in brussels item preview remove circle university of chicago 1993 with title the quartier europeen leopold brussels includes bibliographical references p 267 286 and index 96 11 15. Urban regimes and strategies building europes central executive district in brussels. If a city based its planning decisions on the needs of an international bureaucracy rather than on the traditional needs of local residents and businesses how would that city change how might it look in brussels belgium since 1957 home to the. Urban regimes and strategies building europes central executive district in brussels university of chicago geography research papers by alex g papadopoulos 1996 11 15 on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers urban regimes and strategies building europes central executive district in brussels university of chicago geography research papers by alex g papadopoulos 1996 11 15