23.
"The Cadre de vie ["frame of life," in the sense of all
ambiences, activities and relationships surrounding people's lives] is part
of those new concepts which appeared in the 60's , bursting forth in May
1968... this vast concept, which encompasses so many things, ranging from the
environment and transportation to urban renewal and architecture and even an
all-too-often forgotten free time, has never been define in its entirety...
"The cadre de vi cannot e isolated
and cut off from economic and social realities. What frame fro what life"
One sees well that the answer is a political and global one. It is by changing
life, especially at work, that one changes the cadre de vie" (Francois
Mitterrand, preface to the book, Changer le Cadre de vie, by Jean
Glavany and Philippe Martin, Club Socialiste du Livre, Paris, 1981, p. viii.)
"It
is necessary to put an end to one of the most inadmissible segregations: The
cities... are becoming more and more cites of the more affluent while suburbs
of the poor. It is necessary to make the city become, in an exemplary way
... a place where the different social milieux will rub shoulders with one
another" (Pierre Mauroy, Debates on the
declaration of General Policy, Journal Officiel, 7/10/81, p.81.)
"To
make Frenchmen once again masters of their daily lives is also to involve them
in the building and managing their cadre de vie... Local communities will rule
the real estate markets, which means the end of speculation, and will be able
to carry out voluntary town planning... We will give the inhabitants full
powers over their own cadre de vie. Living conditions and cadre de vie will be
the promised land of the new citizenry"
(Declaration of general Policy, " p. 51).
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