Short guide to urban policy / by Claire Edwards and c

By:

Edwards, Claire

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Short guidesPublication details: Bristol : Policy Press, 2015.Description: viii, 272 pISBN:

9781447308003

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DDC classification:

307.76 EDW-S

Contents:

Contents : Introduction-- 1. The urban challenge-- 2. Understanding urban policy-- 3. Whose right to the city?-- 4. Privatisation and entrepreneurial urban policy-- 5. Community planning and partnership-- 6. Culture and the creative city-- 7. Urban renaissance and sustainable urban development-- 8. Urban recovery and the future for cities-- 9. Postscript-- 10. Keeping up to date.

Summary: With an ever increasing proportion of the world's population inhabiting urban environments, the management of cities remains a perennial challenge for governments and policymakers. This concise, but wide-ranging text makes sense of the multiple ways in which urban issues and problems have been defined and addressed in different places at different times. From initiatives that focus on social tensions within the urban realm, to those which seek to develop cities as economic entities, the book provides an accessible discussion and critique of some of the key approaches that have characterised urban policy across the globe. Providing case studies of urban policy actions, explanations of key concepts, and succinct chapter summaries, this unique introductory text is invaluable reading for both students and practitioners who are new to the area of urban policy, and who wish to understand and assess policy responses to the challenges posed by urban living and lifestyles.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : Introduction--
1. The urban challenge--
2. Understanding urban policy--
3. Whose right to the city?--
4. Privatisation and entrepreneurial urban policy--
5. Community planning and partnership--
6. Culture and the creative city--
7. Urban renaissance and sustainable urban development--
8. Urban recovery and the future for cities--
9. Postscript--
10. Keeping up to date.

With an ever increasing proportion of the world's population inhabiting urban environments, the management of cities remains a perennial challenge for governments and policymakers.
This concise, but wide-ranging text makes sense of the multiple ways in which urban issues and problems have been defined and addressed in different places at different times.
From initiatives that focus on social tensions within the urban realm, to those which seek to develop cities as economic entities, the book provides an accessible discussion and critique of some of the key approaches that have characterised urban policy across the globe. Providing case studies of urban policy actions, explanations of key concepts, and succinct chapter summaries, this unique introductory text is invaluable reading for both students and practitioners who are new to the area of urban policy, and who wish to understand and assess policy responses to the challenges posed by urban living and lifestyles.

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