Changing cities : rethinking urban competitiveness, cohesion and governance

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Changing cities : rethinking urban competitiveness, cohesion and governance

edited by Nick Buck ... [et al.]

Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-309) and index

Other editors: Ian Gordon, Alan Harding and Ivan Turok

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A new conventional wisdom, spanning academic and policy communities, sees a combination of economic competitiveness, social cohesion and responsive governance as essential for survival in the post-1980s world - and cities as crucial to achieving these goals. This interdisciplinary text provides the first critical examination of these ideas, drawing on the UK Cities research programme and other recent research. It combines analysis of the competitiveness-cohesion-governance problematic with examination of the major processes underlying key sectors of the urban economy, physical development, social relations, neighbourhoods and urban policy.

Table of Contents

  • Cities in the New Conventional Wisdom
  • I.Gordon & N.Buck.- PART I: CONCEPTS.- Cities, Competition and Competitiveness: Identifying New Connections
  • I.Turok.- Social Cohesion in Cities
  • N.Buck.- Governance and Socio-economic Change in Cities
  • A.Harding.- Integrating Cities
  • I.Gordon.- PART II: KEY SECTORS, PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS.- Knowledge, Innovation and the Competitiveness of Cities
  • P.Cooke & J. Simmie.- The Locational Dynamics of Financial Services in Regional Cities
  • N.Bailey & S.French.- Urban Dilemmas of Competition and Cohesion in Cultural Policy
  • K.Bassett, I.Smith, M.Banks & J.O'Connor.- Neighbourhoods and Poverty: Linking Place and Social Exclusion
  • R.Atkinson, N.Buck & K.Kintrea.- Gentrification
  • T.Butler.- Governance, Social Cohesion and Neighbourhood Participation
  • R.Goodlad & R.Meegan.- Synchronization, Salesmanship and Service Delivery: Governance and Urban Competitiveness
  • I.Deas.- Urban Properties: Spaces, Places and the Property Business
  • S.Guy, J.Henneberry & G.Bramley.- How Urban Labour Markets Matter
  • I.Gordon & I.Turok.- Conclusion: Moving Beyond the Conventional Wisdom
  • N.Buck, I.Gordon, A.Harding & I.Turok.

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