Les villes se relevent aussi difficilement que les maisons de commerce de leur ruine.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Balzac notes cities rise as slowly as commercial houses recover from ruin.
- In plain terms
- Cities rebuild as slowly as businesses after collapse.
- What can you take from it?
- Recovery from devastation is a gradual process.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What factors speed up city recovery?
- How do economies influence urban renewal?
Another view
It equates complex urban dynamics with simple commercial recovery.
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