translate English to French: First, regionalization has been seen by many smaller rural communities as a move that has weakened local autonomy and decision making and has centralized many services to larger urban centres (Williams et al.
D’abord, de nombreuses petites communautés rurales ont perçu la régionalisation comme un changement qui a compromis l’autonomie et la prise de décisions locales, et qui a centralisé de nombreux services dans les grandes villes (Williams et coll., 2001).