Overview

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.

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Author:   Nick Buck ,  Ian Richard Gordon ,  Alan Harding ,  Ivan Turok
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Edition:   1st ed. 2005
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.664kg
ISBN:  

9781403906809

ISBN 10:   1403906807
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   07 April 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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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.

Reviews

'This book will challenge and stimulate students new to the field. But it will also satisfy older heads looking to have their intellectual curiosity refreshed.... Its analysis and policy lessons will be valuable for researchers and policy-makers alike. In particular its trenchant critique of the 'New Conventional Wisdom' which dominates academic and policy discussion of urban issues at the beginning of the 21st century should be compulsory reading for anyone interested in cities - wherever they live or work.' - Professor Michael Parkinson

Author Information

NICK BUCK is Professor and Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, UK. IAN GORDON is Professor of Human Geography, London School of Economics, UK. ALAN HARDING is Professor of Urban and Regional Governance and Co-Director of the Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures, Salford University, UK. IVAN TUROK is Professor of Urban Economic Development, University of Glasgow, UK.

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