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'At the heart of contemporary urban concerns there lies a series of interlinked processes: globalisation, the retreat of national welfare states and demands for sustainable development. In response, the search is on for new forms of democratic local governance. Written by leading British and Ge...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780333982273 |
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'At the heart of contemporary urban concerns there lies a series of interlinked processes: globalisation, the retreat of national welfare states and demands for sustainable development. In response, the search is on for new forms of democratic local governance. Written by leading British and German scholars, this volume ably explores these crucial issues which are of immediate relevance to all who are concerned for the future of our cities.' - Professor Michael Harloe, Vice-Chancellor, University of Salford 'A genuine British-German collaborative project focusing on the transformation of medium-sized cities in a globalising world...can teach us how the so-called global imperative is enacted and can be influenced by local actors in very different national settings.' - Professor Margit Mayer, Free University, Berlin. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 1999. |
| Carrier Form: | 288 p. |
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9780333746608 9780333982273 : 0333982274 : |
| CLC: | F11-0 |
| Contents: | List of Figures and Plates FOREWORD-- Connie Martin Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction-- B.Blanke & R.Smith PART I: THE URBAN FUTURE 20-40 Vision - Urban Futures to Avoid and Urban Futures to Admire-- N.Thrift PART II: LOCAL ISSUES AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS The Politics of Interdependence - Risk and Uncertainty in the City Region-- M.Stewart Commentary on Murray Stewart's Thesis-- D.Furst Identity, Community and Polity in the 21st Century - Thinking About the Future in Bristol-- P.Burton Identities, Communities and Policies - Cities on the Threshold of a New Era-- A. von Saldern The Dual City or the City of Many Parts? Rethinking Differences in Cities in Transition-- S.Watson Socio-Economic Exclusion and the Stability of the Urban Social Order-- H.Schridde Industrial Past and Urban Future in the Ruhr-- W.Siebel PART III: GLOBAL CONCERNS AND LOCAL STRATEGIES Local City Structures Under Pressure to Change-- H.Schubert European Union Policies and Finds - The Role of Urban Government in England-- R.Smith Defining Innovative Potential in City Regions-- A.Brandt Local Capacity in Bristol - Tentative Steps Towards Institutional Thickness-- N.Oatley & C.Lambert Capacity at the Local Level for Action-- H.Heinelt & N.Staeck Changing Cities - Transforming Socio-Ecological Relations in Bristol and Brussels-- C.Fudge Implementing Sustainable Development at the Local and Regional Level-- S.Kunst Challenges to Urban Policy: Modernisation and the Mobilisation of Local Responses in the 21st Century-- B.Blanke & R.Smith Index. |