Planning in divided cities : collaborative shaping of contested space / by Frank Gaffikin and Mike Morrissey

By:

Gaffikin, Frank

Contributor(s):

Morrissey, Mike [editor by]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: West Sussex : Blackwell Publishing, 2011.Description: viii, 325 pISBN:

9781405192187

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.1216 GAF-P

Contents:

Contents : PART I. Introduction-- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conflict in the changing city -- 3. Understanding the urban -- 4. The divided city -- 5. Identity, space, and urban planning -- 6. Collaborative planning and the divided city -- PART II. Case studies -- 7. Development amid division in US cities : the cases of Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Chicago -- 8. Contested space, contested sovereignty : the case of Belfast -- 9. Between sovereignty and pluralism : other divided cities -- PART III. Conclusion -- 10. Planning amid division : a way forward?.

Summary: The book examines urban planning and policy in the context of deeply contested space, where place identity and cultural affinities are reshaping cities. Throughout the world, contentions around identity and territory abound, and in Britain, this problem has found recent expression in debates about multiculturalism and social cohesion.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text/Reserve Book	Library, SPAB D-2	Non Fiction	307.1216 GAF-P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006294

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Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Contents : PART I. Introduction-- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conflict in the changing city -- 3. Understanding the urban -- 4. The divided city -- 5. Identity, space, and urban planning -- 6. Collaborative planning and the divided city --
PART II. Case studies -- 7. Development amid division in US cities : the cases of Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Chicago -- 8. Contested space, contested sovereignty : the case of Belfast -- 9. Between sovereignty and pluralism : other divided cities --
PART III. Conclusion -- 10. Planning amid division : a way forward?.

The book examines urban planning and policy in the context of deeply contested space, where place identity and cultural affinities are reshaping cities. Throughout the world, contentions around identity and territory abound, and in Britain, this problem has found recent expression in debates about multiculturalism and social cohesion.

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