Regional and area planning Books
University of Toronto Press CanadianAmerican Planning
Book SynopsisThe Seventh Annual Seminar of Canadian-American relations held at the University of Windsor brought together a number of distinguished participants, representing such interested groups as labour, business, and research, to discuss planning. The result is this volume which brings together some of the contributors to discuss this important and controversial area of Canadian-American relations.The noted economist Harry G. Johnson begins by defining planning in the Canadian-American context as 'the general process of attempting to take stock of the present situation and its evolving trends, predict the general direction of future developments, assess these in the light of generally accepted social and economic goals, and where necessary formulate programs and policies designed to shape future developments as closely as possible to conform to what is considered to be in the social interest.' He then identifies several promising areas for joint planning, including the liberali
£19.79
University of Toronto Press The Suburban Land Question
Book SynopsisThe purpose of The Suburban Land Question is to identify the common elements of land development in suburban regions around the world.Table of ContentsPrologue: Photo Essay on the Spatial Morphology of Suburban Land Development 1. The suburban land question: introduction 2. Alternative peripheries: socialist mass housing compared to modern suburbia 3. Differentiated landscapes of suburban property 4. Beyond the suburban field 5. The morphology of dispersed suburbanism 6. The paradox of informality and formality 7. Comparing recent suburban developments in Austria and the Netherlands 8. Factors affecting development patterns in the suburbs of small to mid-sized Canadian cities 9. Latin American suburbia 10. Urban governance, land use, and housing affordability 11. An effective public partnership for suburban land development 12. Production of Land for Real Estate Markets in the Suburban Area of Chennai Metropolis 13. Conclusion: what are the suburban land questions?
£68.85
Bristol University Press Applying Leadership and Management in Planning
Book SynopsisWritten by an experienced author and widely respected academic, this valuable book asks whether the planning system is to blame for the frequent criticism it receives and discusses the ways in which management theories, tools and techniques can be applied to planning.Trade Review“Planning is a vital and distinctive activity, but the highest level of management and leadership are required to get it right. Clearly applying management theory to planning and planners, this important books fills a real gap in the literature.” Ben Clifford, University College London"As this book explains, effective leadership and management are crucial to successful planning. All those who aspire to leadership positions in planning would do well to heed its advice." David Adams, University of Glasgow"Good leadership in planning is recognised as a vital quality for the creation of successful places. This comprehensive book gives public and private sector planners a real insight into how to achieve this in the context of a declining public sector in an increasingly privatised world." Janet Askew, President of the Royal Town Planning Institute 2015 and University of the West of EnglandTable of ContentsIntroduction; Sector and Scales; Theories, tools and techniques; Strategy and Planning; managing resources in planning: people and communications; Managing Resources for planning; finance; Managing planning processes; managing planning; projects, plans and programmes; Sustainable Management and Risk; personal management in planning.
£75.99
Bristol University Press Applying Leadership and Management in Planning
Book SynopsisWritten by an experienced author and widely respected academic, this valuable book asks whether the planning system is to blame for the frequent criticism it receives and discusses the ways in which management theories, tools and techniques can be applied to planning.Trade Review“Planning is a vital and distinctive activity, but the highest level of management and leadership are required to get it right. Clearly applying management theory to planning and planners, this important books fills a real gap in the literature.” Ben Clifford, University College London"As this book explains, effective leadership and management are crucial to successful planning. All those who aspire to leadership positions in planning would do well to heed its advice." David Adams, University of Glasgow"Good leadership in planning is recognised as a vital quality for the creation of successful places. This comprehensive book gives public and private sector planners a real insight into how to achieve this in the context of a declining public sector in an increasingly privatised world." Janet Askew, President of the Royal Town Planning Institute 2015 and University of the West of EnglandTable of ContentsIntroduction; Sector and Scales; Theories, tools and techniques; Strategy and Planning; managing resources in planning: people and communications; Managing Resources for planning; finance; Managing planning processes; managing planning; projects, plans and programmes; Sustainable Management and Risk; personal management in planning.
£25.64
Bristol University Press Spatial Planning and Resilience Following
Book SynopsisInternational contributors from academia, research, policy and practice use their experience and knowledge to explore on-going efforts to improve spatial resilience across the globe and predict future trends.Trade Review“In times of growing awareness on the crucial role of spatial planning in disaster recovery and resilience building this book meets the challenge outstandingly by bringing together prominent contributors from academia, research and policy-making to judge remediation efforts after calamities with an indelible imprint on human history." Sapountzaki Kalliopi, Harokopio University, GreeceTable of ContentsIntroduction: Disaster response and spatial planning – key challenges and strategies ~ Stefan Greiving; PART A; I. Japan; Disaster risk management and land use in Japan: In geography vulnerable to water-related disasters ~ Kanako Iuchi; Spatial Planning Control for Housing Recovery after Great East Japan Earthquake ~ Tamiyo Kondo; Reconstruction plans and planning processes after the Great East Japan Earthquake ~ Michio Ubaura; II. Indonesia; Land use politics after Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 ~ Togu Pardede; Coastal resilience in Indonesia: From plan to implementation ~ Surtiari, G.A.K ., Garschagen, M ., Birkmann , J., Setiadi, N ., Manuati, Y; III. USA; Planning for resilience in the New York metro region after Superstorm Sandy ~ Donovan Finn; IV. Slovakia; Spatial planning focusing on risk management in Slovakia ~ Alena Kučeravcová, Jan Dzurdženík; Enhancement of flood management and flood-protection planning in Eastern Slovakia ~ Jozef Šuľak, Jaroslav Tešliar; V. Germany; Flood risk management by spatial planning ~ Stefan Greiving, Nadine Mägdefrau; Major-accident hazards in spatial planning ~ Nadine Mägdefrau; Cross-Analysis of Part A ~ Stefan Greiving, Nadine Mägdefrau, Teresa Sprague; PART B; Planning systems for risk reduction and issues in pre-disaster implementation ~ Kanako Iuchi; Efforts and limitations in spatial transformation after disasters ~ Michio Ubaur; Role of coordination in building spatial resilience after disasters ~ Alena Kučeravcová, Jozef Šuľak, Jaroslav Tešliar, Ján Dzurdženík; Residents’ participation in rebuilding more resilient space ~ Nadine Mägdefrau, Teresa Sprague; Spatial planning and uncertainties associated with future disasters ~ Stefan Greiving; Conclusion: Change-proof cities and regions – an integrated concept for tackling key challenges for spatial development ~ Stefan Greiving, Kanako Iuchi, Jaroslav Tesliar, Michio Ubaura.
£77.39
Bristol University Press Spatial Planning and Resilience Following
Book SynopsisInternational contributors from academia, research, policy and practice use their experience and knowledge to explore on-going efforts to improve spatial resilience across the globe and predict future trends.Trade Review“In times of growing awareness on the crucial role of spatial planning in disaster recovery and resilience building this book meets the challenge outstandingly by bringing together prominent contributors from academia, research and policy-making to judge remediation efforts after calamities with an indelible imprint on human history." Sapountzaki Kalliopi, Harokopio University, GreeceTable of ContentsIntroduction: Disaster response and spatial planning – key challenges and strategies ~ Stefan Greiving; PART A; I. Japan; Disaster risk management and land use in Japan: In geography vulnerable to water-related disasters ~ Kanako Iuchi; Spatial Planning Control for Housing Recovery after Great East Japan Earthquake ~ Tamiyo Kondo; Reconstruction plans and planning processes after the Great East Japan Earthquake ~ Michio Ubaura; II. Indonesia; Land use politics after Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004 ~ Togu Pardede; Coastal resilience in Indonesia: From plan to implementation ~ Surtiari, G.A.K ., Garschagen, M ., Birkmann , J., Setiadi, N ., Manuati, Y; III. USA; Planning for resilience in the New York metro region after Superstorm Sandy ~ Donovan Finn; IV. Slovakia; Spatial planning focusing on risk management in Slovakia ~ Alena Kučeravcová, Jan Dzurdženík; Enhancement of flood management and flood-protection planning in Eastern Slovakia ~ Jozef Šuľak, Jaroslav Tešliar; V. Germany; Flood risk management by spatial planning ~ Stefan Greiving, Nadine Mägdefrau; Major-accident hazards in spatial planning ~ Nadine Mägdefrau; Cross-Analysis of Part A ~ Stefan Greiving, Nadine Mägdefrau, Teresa Sprague; PART B; Planning systems for risk reduction and issues in pre-disaster implementation ~ Kanako Iuchi; Efforts and limitations in spatial transformation after disasters ~ Michio Ubaur; Role of coordination in building spatial resilience after disasters ~ Alena Kučeravcová, Jozef Šuľak, Jaroslav Tešliar, Ján Dzurdženík; Residents’ participation in rebuilding more resilient space ~ Nadine Mägdefrau, Teresa Sprague; Spatial planning and uncertainties associated with future disasters ~ Stefan Greiving; Conclusion: Change-proof cities and regions – an integrated concept for tackling key challenges for spatial development ~ Stefan Greiving, Kanako Iuchi, Jaroslav Tesliar, Michio Ubaura.
£28.49
Policy Press Cities for a Small Continent
Book SynopsisThrough varied case studies this original book compares changes between Northern and Southern European countries, bigger and smaller cities over 10 years, to present a compelling framework showing how Europe's post-industrial cities are striving to combat environmental and social unravelling.Trade Review“Europe's economic future is bound up with the future of its cities. Based on an analysis of how and why some cities have found a new route to success this resulting guide is informative and practical, and will be hugely valuable to others.” Howard Davies, chair Royal Bank of Scotland"Many of Europe's stories cities have seen more bust than boom for decades, writes urban-sustainability specialist Anne Power. Yet a number have risen reinvented, and in this brilliant analysis, Power shows how." Barbara Kiser, Nature"The dynamics of cities have determined the welfare of Europe throughout history. Now that our societies are at an ecological and social tipping point, cities must lead the way for the future. Cities for a Small Continent provides many ideas and insights into how they can do just that." Martine Aubry, Mayor of Lille, France"Anne Power is a tireless enthusiast for cities and a better society. This is a passionate, original and informative book, telling how urban reinvention can create a more radical and sustainable future.” Richard Rogers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners"This publication offers real hope for something better. We can learn to live together in close proximity, offering communitarian answers to social and economic transitions. What shines through in all the examples is how in a small continent, we can turn necessity into a fairer, more sustainable world. The message is one of hope." David Blunkett Former leader of Sheffield City Council and former National Government Cabinet Minster, 1997-2006"Anne Power's book charts a new future towards cleaner, less congested, more productive and attractive cities. It builds on a strong sense of history and a deep understanding of the dynamics of cities. It is a very important contribution." Lord Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics, Grantham Institute on Climate Change"An essential read, arriving at a time when European cities are on the front lines of addressing some of the continent's most pressing challenges: international migration, demographic transformation, climate change, sluggish economic growth and public safety." Bruce Katz, Centennial Scholar, The Brookings InstitutionTable of ContentsForeword ~ ?Richard Rogers; Cities in a Crowded Continent; Divided and United Europe; Grit and Vision; Struggle and Strive; Threats and Opportunities; Over scale and under scale; The Power of Social Innovation; Shoots of growth in US Cities ~ Bruce Katz and Alex Jones; New Ways Out of the Woods.
£77.39
Policy Press Cities for a Small Continent
Book SynopsisThrough varied case studies this original book compares changes between Northern and Southern European countries, bigger and smaller cities over 10 years, to present a compelling framework showing how Europe's post-industrial cities are striving to combat environmental and social unravelling.Trade Review“Europe's economic future is bound up with the future of its cities. Based on an analysis of how and why some cities have found a new route to success this resulting guide is informative and practical, and will be hugely valuable to others.” Howard Davies, chair Royal Bank of Scotland"Many of Europe's stories cities have seen more bust than boom for decades, writes urban-sustainability specialist Anne Power. Yet a number have risen reinvented, and in this brilliant analysis, Power shows how." Barbara Kiser, Nature"The dynamics of cities have determined the welfare of Europe throughout history. Now that our societies are at an ecological and social tipping point, cities must lead the way for the future. Cities for a Small Continent provides many ideas and insights into how they can do just that." Martine Aubry, Mayor of Lille, France"Anne Power is a tireless enthusiast for cities and a better society. This is a passionate, original and informative book, telling how urban reinvention can create a more radical and sustainable future.” Richard Rogers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners"This publication offers real hope for something better. We can learn to live together in close proximity, offering communitarian answers to social and economic transitions. What shines through in all the examples is how in a small continent, we can turn necessity into a fairer, more sustainable world. The message is one of hope." David Blunkett Former leader of Sheffield City Council and former National Government Cabinet Minster, 1997-2006"Anne Power's book charts a new future towards cleaner, less congested, more productive and attractive cities. It builds on a strong sense of history and a deep understanding of the dynamics of cities. It is a very important contribution." Lord Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics, Grantham Institute on Climate Change"An essential read, arriving at a time when European cities are on the front lines of addressing some of the continent's most pressing challenges: international migration, demographic transformation, climate change, sluggish economic growth and public safety." Bruce Katz, Centennial Scholar, The Brookings InstitutionTable of ContentsForeword ~ ?Richard Rogers; Cities in a Crowded Continent; Divided and United Europe; Grit and Vision; Struggle and Strive; Threats and Opportunities; Over scale and under scale; The Power of Social Innovation; Shoots of growth in US Cities ~ Bruce Katz and Alex Jones; New Ways Out of the Woods.
£26.59
Bristol University Press Localism and Neighbourhood Planning
Book SynopsisA critical analysis of neighbourhood planning. Setting empirical evidence from the UK against international examples, the Editors engage in broader debates on the purposes of planning and the devolution of power to localities.Trade Review"This book provides an analytical, current, and essential insight into localism and neighbourhood planning and is a must read for anyone studying or engaging in urban planning and public policy today." Adam Sheppard, University of the West of EnglandTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Sue Brownill and Quintin Bradley; Part One: Understanding and characterising neighbourhood planning; Neighbourhood planning and the purposes and practices of localism ~ Sue Brownill; Neighbourhoods, communities and the local scale ~ Quintin Bradley; Neighbourhood planning and the spatial practices of localism ~ Quintin Bradley, Amy Burnett and William Sparling; The uneven geographies of neighbourhood planning in England ~ Gavin Parker; Part Two: Experiences, contestations and debates; Developing a neighbourhood plan: stories from ‘community-led’ planning pathfinders ~ David McGuiness and Carol Ludwig; Voices from the neighbourhood: stories from the participants in neighbourhood plans and the professionals working with them ~ Edited by Quintin Bradley and Sue Brownill; Participation and conflict in the formation of neighbourhood areas and forums in ‘super-diverse’ cities ~ Claire Colomb; Assembling neighbourhoods: topologies of power and the re-shaping of planning ~ Sue Brownill; A passion for place: the emotional identifications and empowerment of neighbourhood planning ~ Quintin Bradley; Part Three: International comparisons in community planning; Community-based planning and localism in the devolved UK ~ Simon Pemberton; Citizen participation, an essential lever for urban transformation in France? ~ Camille Gardesse and Jodelle Zetlaoui-Léger; Localism and neighbourhood planning in Australian public policy and governance ~ Paul Burton; The many lives of neighbourhood planning in the United States: much ado about Something? ~ Larry Bennett; Part Four: Reflections and conclusions; Reflections on neighbourhood planning: towards a progressive localism ~ Quintin Bradley and Sue Brownill.
£77.39
Policy Press Localism and Neighbourhood Planning
Book SynopsisA critical analysis of neighbourhood planning. Setting empirical evidence from the UK against international examples, the Editors engage in broader debates on the purposes of planning and the devolution of power to localities.Trade Review"This book provides an analytical, current, and essential insight into localism and neighbourhood planning and is a must read for anyone studying or engaging in urban planning and public policy today." Adam Sheppard, University of the West of EnglandTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Sue Brownill and Quintin Bradley; Part One: Understanding and characterising neighbourhood planning; Neighbourhood planning and the purposes and practices of localism ~ Sue Brownill; Neighbourhoods, communities and the local scale ~ Quintin Bradley; Neighbourhood planning and the spatial practices of localism ~ Quintin Bradley, Amy Burnett and William Sparling; The uneven geographies of neighbourhood planning in England ~ Gavin Parker; Part Two: Experiences, contestations and debates; Developing a neighbourhood plan: stories from `community-led’ planning pathfinders ~ David McGuiness and Carol Ludwig; Voices from the neighbourhood: stories from the participants in neighbourhood plans and the professionals working with them ~ Edited by Quintin Bradley and Sue Brownill; Participation and conflict in the formation of neighbourhood areas and forums in `super-diverse’ cities ~ Claire Colomb; Assembling neighbourhoods: topologies of power and the re-shaping of planning ~ Sue Brownill; A passion for place: the emotional identifications and empowerment of neighbourhood planning ~ Quintin Bradley; Part Three: International comparisons in community planning; Community-based planning and localism in the devolved UK ~ Simon Pemberton; Citizen participation, an essential lever for urban transformation in France? ~ Camille Gardesse and Jodelle Zetlaoui-Léger; Localism and neighbourhood planning in Australian public policy and governance ~ Paul Burton; The many lives of neighbourhood planning in the United States: much ado about Something? ~ Larry Bennett; Part Four: Reflections and conclusions; Reflections on neighbourhood planning: towards a progressive localism ~ Quintin Bradley and Sue Brownill.
£28.49
Bristol University Press The Politics and Ideology of Planning
Book SynopsisMarshall examines the ideological structuring of current planning models and the interplay of political interests. He analyses attempts at planning reform by recent governments to show how we can generate more effective political engagements for common gain.Table of ContentsIntroducing planning, politics and ideology Writing on politics and ideology in planning Ideologies in Britain, with initial linking to planning Planning history, planning reform and politics and ideology Planning expertise and planning law: autonomy from politics and ideology? Ideology and politics in government, central and local Ideology and politics in professions, lobbying, consultancies and pressure groups Communication, the media and deliberation Facets of planning action: heritage, local environment and design Fields of planning action: housing, economy and infrastructure Paths to improving the ideological and political dimensions of planning
£75.99
Bristol University Press The Politics and Ideology of Planning
Book SynopsisMarshall examines the ideological structuring of current planning models and the interplay of political interests. He analyses attempts at planning reform by recent governments to show how we can generate more effective political engagements for common gain.Trade Review''This is much more than a ‘methodology book’; it re-imagines what criminology might be. I already want to re-read... A book to inspire the novice and long-time criminologist in equal measure.'' * Jennifer Fleetwood, Goldsmiths, University of London *‘’Dazzling in its methodological, conceptual and theoretical scope, the authors provide a compelling critical contribution to criminological analyses of time, space and place. This book is testament to the fact that criminology can be imaginative!’’ * Yvonne Jewkes, University of Bath *Table of ContentsIntroducing planning, politics and ideology Writing on politics and ideology in planning Ideologies in Britain, with initial linking to planning Planning history, planning reform and politics and ideology Planning expertise and planning law: autonomy from politics and ideology? Ideology and politics in government, central and local Ideology and politics in professions, lobbying, consultancies and pressure groups Communication, the media and deliberation Facets of planning action: heritage, local environment and design Fields of planning action: housing, economy and infrastructure Paths to improving the ideological and political dimensions of planning
£25.64
Policy Press How to Build Houses and Save the Countryside
Book SynopsisFocusing on house building and conservation politics in England, Spiers uses his considerable experience and extensive research to demonstrate why the current model doesn't work, and why there needs to be both planning reform and a more active role for the state, including local government.Trade Review"This book is a fascinating read and its message is spot on. The need for increasing the delivery of new homes has never been more urgent - but equally vital is building homes that are beautiful, energy efficient and that add value to the local community. Thank you Shaun, this book is essential reading for all housing policy makers." Sue Chalkley, Hastoe Housing Association"A must read for anyone interested in housing." Evan Davis, Journalist and Presenter"Finally a solution to the housing argument: Shaun Spiers has shown how we can build more homes and still save the countryside, so everyone wins." Alice Thomson, The Times"This is a book that needed to be written and which I hope officials, ministers, local authorities and - perhaps most of all - the volume house-builders read." Fiona Reynolds, Master of Emmanuel College and author of The Fight for Beauty“This book is at once reasonable and visionary - a remarkable combination, and a remarkably important contribution to one of the most important social policy debates of our time. Everyone interested in the question of how to meet our urgent housing needs, while also protecting the landscape, should read it.” Sir Andrew Motion"Rural planning in Britain has all but collapsed. How to restore it, how to reinvigorate the rural economy and chart who will live in it and how, is by far the biggest challenge to domestic politics in Britain. Thank god for this book and its clear thinking on the subject." Simon Jenkins, journalist and author“This book argues convincingly that the beauty of the English countryside is compatible with reasonable growth in housing if it is well planned and well designed - only matching beauty will do! Well done Shaun Spiers.” Sir Terry Farrell, Architect and Urban DesignerTable of ContentsHow to think about housing and planning; The housing crisis; Rural Housing; Environmental constraints; Political constraints; Structural constraints; Solutions; Challenge.
£14.11
Policy Press Enabling participatory planning
Book SynopsisCharting the experience of Planning Aid England (PAE) past and present, this book examines the challenges in delivering a participatory planning agenda in the face of an increasingly neoliberalised planning system.Trade Review"Parker and Street's well-informed book sets out an interesting proposal for securing greater justice within planning. It is sure to provoke intense discussion within professional and political circles." Huw Thomas, Cardiff UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction - why this book and why now, structure/content; Neoliberal times and participation in planning; Advocacy planning in review; Planning Aid and Advocacy; Neoadvocacy and contemporary issues in progressive planning; Conclusion: the ways ahead.
£37.79
University of Toronto Press After Suburbia
Book SynopsisAfter Suburbia presents state-of-the-art suburban research to examine twenty-first century cities from the point of view of their peripheries.Table of ContentsOpenings 1. Beyond Suburban Stereotypes: Urban Peripheries in the 21st Century Fulong Wu and Roger Keil 2. The Power of the Image: Integrating Research and Teaching via Experiential Education Ute Lehrer 3. The New Urban Peripheries, 1990-2014: Selected Findings from a Global Sample of Cities Solly Angel, with contributions by Yang Liu, Alex M. Blei, Patrick Lamson-Hall, Nicolás Galarza Sanchez, and Sara Arango-Franco 4. Regional Urbanisation Processes in Contemporary Italy: Beyond the City, from the Country of One Hundred Cities Alessandro Balducci, Valeria Fedeli, and Camilla Perrone 5. Extended Urbanization, Urban Utopias, and Other Economies Roberto Luís Monte-Mór and Rodrigo Castriota 6. A Dose of Density: The Urban Counter-Revolution Richard Harris Land, Infrastructure, Governance 7. Cities in a World of Villages: Agrarian Urbanism and the Making of India’s Urbanizing Frontiers Shubhra Gururani 8. The ‘Publicness’ of Suburban Infrastructure Planning: Cases from Toronto and Melbourne Crystal Legacy 9. Suburban Infrastructures: Benevolent Public Domain and Instruments of Control and Power Pierre Filion 10. Intertwined Modalities of Suburban Governance in China Fulong Wu 11. Governing Cities in a Post-suburban Era: New Challenges for Planning? Pierre Hamel After Suburbia – The Path Ahead 12. An Atlas of Suburbanisms Markus Moos 13. Decolonizing Suburban Research Rob Shields 14. Seeing through the Darkness of Future Past: ‘After-Suburbia’ from a Historical Perspective Ilja Van Damme and Stijn Oosterlynk 15. The After-Lives of “Suburbs:” Methodological and Conceptual Innovations in Urban Studies Jennifer Robinson 16. Africa’s Suburban Constellations Robin Bloch, Alan Mabin, and Alison Todes 17. Outside the Outside: Alienation, Fidelity and New Sub-Urbanizations Matt Hern 18. (Sub)Urban Vibrations: The Suburbanisation of Sex Shops and Sex Toys in Australia Paul Maginn and Christine Steinmetz 19. Manhattan in Orange County: Lippo and the Shenzhen of Indonesia Abidin Kusno 20. Transnationalism and Southern Suburbanization: Accounting for Translocalities in Manila’s Peri-Urban Fringe Arnisson Andre C. Ortega Conclusion 21. After Suburbia: Peripheral Notes on Urban Theory Roger Keil Contributors List and Legend of Images
£52.70
University of Toronto Press After Suburbia
Book SynopsisAfter Suburbia presents a cross-section of state-of-the-art scholarship in critical global suburban research and provides an in-depth study of the planet’s urban peripheries to grasp the forms of urbanization in the twenty-first century. Based on cutting-edge conceptual thought and steeped in richly detailed empirical work conducted over the past decade, After Suburbia draws on research from Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, and the Americas to showcase comprehensive global scholarship on the urban periphery. Contributors explicitly reject the traditional centre-periphery dichotomy and the prioritization of epistemologies that favour the Global North, especially North American cases, over other experiences. In doing so, the book strongly advances the notion of a post-suburban reality in which traditional dynamics of urban extension outward from the centre are replaced by a set of complex contradictory developments. After Suburbia examines multipleTable of ContentsOpenings 1. Beyond Suburban Stereotypes: Urban Peripheries in the 21st Century Fulong Wu and Roger Keil 2. The Power of the Image: Integrating Research and Teaching via Experiential Education Ute Lehrer 3. The New Urban Peripheries, 1990-2014: Selected Findings from a Global Sample of Cities Solly Angel, with contributions by Yang Liu, Alex M. Blei, Patrick Lamson-Hall, Nicolás Galarza Sanchez, and Sara Arango-Franco 4. Regional Urbanisation Processes in Contemporary Italy: Beyond the City, from the Country of One Hundred Cities Alessandro Balducci, Valeria Fedeli, and Camilla Perrone 5. Extended Urbanization, Urban Utopias, and Other Economies Roberto Luís Monte-Mór and Rodrigo Castriota 6. A Dose of Density: The Urban Counter-Revolution Richard Harris Land, Infrastructure, Governance 7. Cities in a World of Villages: Agrarian Urbanism and the Making of India’s Urbanizing Frontiers Shubhra Gururani 8. The ‘Publicness’ of Suburban Infrastructure Planning: Cases from Toronto and Melbourne Crystal Legacy 9. Suburban Infrastructures: Benevolent Public Domain and Instruments of Control and Power Pierre Filion 10. Intertwined Modalities of Suburban Governance in China Fulong Wu 11. Governing Cities in a Post-suburban Era: New Challenges for Planning? Pierre Hamel After Suburbia – The Path Ahead 12. An Atlas of Suburbanisms Markus Moos 13. Decolonizing Suburban Research Rob Shields 14. Seeing through the Darkness of Future Past: ‘After-Suburbia’ from a Historical Perspective Ilja Van Damme and Stijn Oosterlynk 15. The After-Lives of “Suburbs:” Methodological and Conceptual Innovations in Urban Studies Jennifer Robinson 16. Africa’s Suburban Constellations Robin Bloch, Alan Mabin, and Alison Todes 17. Outside the Outside: Alienation, Fidelity and New Sub-Urbanizations Matt Hern 18. (Sub)Urban Vibrations: The Suburbanisation of Sex Shops and Sex Toys in Australia Paul Maginn and Christine Steinmetz 19. Manhattan in Orange County: Lippo and the Shenzhen of Indonesia Abidin Kusno 20. Transnationalism and Southern Suburbanization: Accounting for Translocalities in Manila’s Peri-Urban Fringe Arnisson Andre C. Ortega Conclusion 21. After Suburbia: Peripheral Notes on Urban Theory Roger Keil Contributors List and Legend of Images
£26.99
University of Toronto Press The Political Economy of the Canadian North
Book SynopsisIn recent years northern development has increasingly become a controversial issue in Canadian federal politics: the ensuing confusion of economic arguments and political discussion demonstrates the disorderly and inaccurate thinking of most Canadians on the subject. Professor Rea points out that the development of northern Canada has not been the spontaneous natural process which many Canadians seem to think: this traditional view has over-emphasized the climate and other natural influences on development at the expense of the more powerful forces of constitutional law, government policy, native culture, and western technology.This study offers a more balanced interpretation of the processes of development which shaped and limited the growth of economic and political life in the Yukon and Northwest Territories between the 1890s and the early 1960s. Much emphasis is placed on the role of government policy which was one of “developmental laissez-faire” until afte
£35.10
University of Toronto Press The Politics of Agricultural Policymaking in
Book SynopsisAgriculture has historically been a critical and sensitive area in the Canadian economy. Grace Skogstad presents a detailed study of how agricultural policy has been made in recent years at the federal provincial levels. Three initiatives serve as the focus: income stabilization – a sphere in which the two levels share jurisdiction and responsibility; marketing of commodities – in which federal and provincial governments designate a national agency and provincial boards to act as their agents and the transportation of western grain – a federal responsibility. The transportation of western grain, traditionally subsided through the mechanism of the Crow’s Nest rates, has been the cause of frequent controversy in Canadian politics. Skogstad provides an in-depth analysis of the long and painful process of ‘revising the Crow’ that preoccupied so many politicians and farmers through much of the 1970s and 1980s.From her three case stu
£21.59
University of Toronto Press Regionalism in the Canadian Community 18671967
Book SynopsisProblems of regionalism have not received much attention from historians, who have been primarily concerned with central Canada. To increase the knowledge of this neglected area of study five seminars were held in the summer of 1967 under the auspices of the Canadian Historical Association and the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada with the help of a grant from the Centennial Commission. The five seminars, held at the universities of Saskatchewan, Victoria, Laval, Laurentian, and Memorial, discussed the same topic: Canadian regionalism since confederation. This volume includes the papers presented by twenty-one Canadian and American scholars.The papers deal with ideas and facts which in the past have not received much attention, and they provide clear evidence that there are more than the traditional two versions (English and French) of Canadian history. The wide range of opinion on basic Canadian problems will interest both the scholar and the general reader.
£27.90
Stanford University Press The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies: Lessons
Book SynopsisToday, the Bay Area is home to the most successful knowledge economy in America, while Los Angeles has fallen progressively further behind its neighbor to the north and a number of other American metropolises. Yet, in 1970, experts would have predicted that L.A. would outpace San Francisco in population, income, economic power, and influence. The usual factors used to explain urban growth—luck, immigration, local economic policies, and the pool of skilled labor—do not account for the contrast between the two cities and their fates. So what does? The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies challenges many of the conventional notions about economic development and sheds new light on its workings. The authors argue that it is essential to understand the interactions of three major components—economic specialization, human capital formation, and institutional factors—to determine how well a regional economy will cope with new opportunities and challenges. Drawing on economics, sociology, political science, and geography, they argue that the economic development of metropolitan regions hinges on previously underexplored capacities for organizational change in firms, networks of people, and networks of leaders. By studying San Francisco and Los Angeles in unprecedented levels of depth, this book extracts lessons for the field of economic development studies and urban regions around the world.Trade Review"This is a very serious new book about economics and policy written by a team of academics under the leadership of Michael Storper . . . But it is written in a very accessible style, using the structure of a scientific detective story. And it is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of California and cities more broadly."—Jon Christensen, SFGate"The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies is a path-breaking book, both empirically and theoretically. It brings together an impressive array of data that helps explain the divergent economic trajectories of the San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles region, and provides new theoretical insights on the importance of social networks and knowledge communities in shaping economic growth."—Chris Benner, University of California, Santa Cruz"Throughout history, commerce and cities have invented and paced each other. Once developed, cities entered into competition. Blending the perspectives of history, business, urban planning, and public/private partnership, this lively and exhaustively documented study tells the story of how two representative urban regions—the Bay Area centered on San Francisco and Los Angeles, a metropolitan region unto itself— have carried on this ancient and ever new competition for commerce and hegemony."—Kevin Starr, University of Southern California"A highly original inquiry into the diverging development trajectories of Los Angeles and San Francisco since the 1970s. This book offers exemplary forensic evidence, while at the same time providing a robust theoretical appraisal of regional growth in general."—Allen J. Scott, Distinguished Research Professor, University of California, Los Angeles"Storper and his colleagues have crafted a sweeping yet nuanced account of how the economies of metropolitan Los Angeles and San Francisco have steadily diverged over the past several decades. Their interpretation, based on a wealth of data and interviews, has important lessons for many urban regions struggling to maintain or improve their place in the global economy."—Edward J. Malecki, The Ohio State UniversityTable of ContentsContents and Abstracts1The Divergent Development of City Regions chapter abstractEconomic development is geographically uneven; incomes differ widely across places. After a long period during which incomes tended to become more even across cities and regions within developed countries, they are now diverging again. In 1970, the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles regions had very similar per capita incomes; in 2012, Los Angeles was almost 30 percent lower than the Bay Area. Understanding this process of divergence, which is widespread among metropolitan regions around the world, is a window on understanding economic development more generally. 2Divergent Development: The Conceptual Challenge chapter abstractInnumerable forces influence economic development, and research on it uses many different methods and comes from several disciplines. Four theoretical fields that contribute to understanding divergent economic development of city regions are development theory, regional science and urban economics, the new economic geography, and the social science of institutions. Together, they provide a robust framework for understanding convergence and divergence in economic development. 3The Motor of Divergence: High-Wage or Low-Wage specialization chapter abstractThe specialization of urban regions in different tradable industries is the source of significant differences in wages and income levels. Los Angeles was more specialized than San Francisco in 1970 but considerably less specialized in 2010. During this period, San Francisco consolidated its specialization in activities related to information technology, and Los Angeles consolidated its hold on the entertainment industries, but Los Angeles lost many other high-wage specializations it formerly contained, replacing them with low-wage specializations. Los Angeles also lost its lead over San Francisco in innovative sectors, as the latter soared in its per capita patenting rate. All in all, Los Angeles's economy came to have less overall focus and sophistication, while San Francisco's came to have more. 4The Role of Labor in Divergence: Quality of Workers or Quality of Jobs? chapter abstractDifferences in average regional wages between San Francisco and Los Angeles increased from 5 percent in 1970 to 35 percent in 2010. Wage gaps are due partially to increasing differences in the skills of the labor force but are proportionally greater than the increase in skills gaps. Skills gaps themselves must also be explained. Do they emerge as different kinds of people migrate or stay according to different kinds of jobs created in the two regions? Or is it the reverse: people go to the two regions in search of lifestyle amenities and housing, and the two economies diverge by absorbing different kinds of people? This is the key debate in urban labor economics. This chapter shows that the key force in drawing different kinds of labor was an increasing gap in the types of employment available, itself driven by differences in regional economic specialization. 5Economic Specialization: Pathways to Change chapter abstractIndustries, firms, and entrepreneurs in the Bay Area and Los Angeles did not plan the economic divergence of their regions. They faced challenges from the restructuring of the Old Economy and benefited from the opportunities of the New Economy. Their successes and failures widened the income gap between the two regions. This chapter presents comparative case studies of entertainment, aerospace, information technology, logistics, and biotechnology in San Francisco and Los Angeles, showing how they developed differently and shaped specialization, wages, and income divergence in the two regions. 6Economic Development Policies: Their Role in Economic Divergence chapter abstractRegional economic development is shaped by many policies, which are implemented by national governments, regional and state governments, and local governments. But local economic development policies in Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area since 1970 had little to do with the economic divergence of these two regions. In reality, many so-called economic development policies have little to do with economic development as such, instead emphasizing land use changes and competition for sales tax revenue rather than industry and job development. Many of the problems with local planning and development policies in the United States in general are exemplified by the comparison of the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles. 7Beliefs and Worldviews in Economic Development: To Which Club Do We Belong? chapter abstractDominant beliefs—those of political and economic entrepreneurs in a position to make policies—over time result in the accretion of an elaborate structure of institutions that determine economic and political performance. This chapter documents the worldviews and beliefs of regional leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles since 1970. In Los Angeles, leaders never developed a consistent vision of the new economy or the region's role in it; in San Francisco, this vision emerged early in the 1980s and was reinforced over time and diffused throughout the region's leadership institutions. Moreover, San Francisco's leadership institutions are stronger and more interconnected than those of Greater Los Angeles, and its political majorities are more consistent over time, leading to more consistent regional policy agendas. 8Seeing the Landscape: The Relational Infrastructure of Regions chapter abstractNetworks of people and organizations create "invisible colleges" in labor markets, industries, communities, and political leadership. They influence who gets access to other people and hence to implementing ideas and finding resources. This chapter measures the corporate, philanthropic, and leadership networks of the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles since 1980. It shows that they had similar starting points in terms of their structure of connections, but that they diverged. Principal firms and industries in Los Angeles became less connected, while in San Francisco they become more closely intertied, with broader and deeper connections among their boards of directors. Networks among scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and firms are much denser in San Francisco than in Greater Los Angeles. There are more industry-building dealmakers in the Bay Area than in Los Angeles. The relational infrastructures of the two regions have become more and more different over time. 9Connecting the Dots: What Caused Divergence? chapter abstractThe sources of economic divergence lie in their divergent levels and types of economic specialization. Specialization is caused by many forces, including lucky breakthroughs in technology, particular powerful individuals, decisions of key firms at critical turning points, and lock-in effects from initial advantages. Most of these forces cannot be predicted or created. But they must find fertile ground, and this ground is prepared by the ability of the regional economy's firms, leaders, and workers to create and absorb the organizational change that is key to new, high-wage industries. Los Angeles and San Francisco are a striking contrast in these abilities, with Los Angeles's firms and leaders persistently returning to Old Economy organizational forms and San Francisco's firms and leaders consistently inventing the organizational forms of the New Economy that become models for the American and world economies as a whole. 10Shaping Economic Development: Policies and Strategies chapter abstractHigh-wage specialization comes from a complex sequence involving entrepreneurship, encouragement by local robust actors or leaders, breakthrough innovations, new organizational practices, the emergence of supportive overall relational infrastructure and networks, the proliferation of new specialized brokers and dealmakers, the diffusion of conventions or rules of thumb for doing business in new ways, and ultimately the consolidation of major firms. What is common to all processes of successful respecialization of a region's economy is the emergence of the right kinds of networks, organizational practices, worldviews, and beliefs for the region's evolving economic specializations. It is crucial to align understandings and change expectations so as to change policy agendas and to open up new forms of private action. When regional conversations are outdated, the process of organizational adjustment is stymied, as it has been in Los Angeles for 40 years. Old conversations must not crowd out new ones. 11Improving Analysis of Urban Regions: Methods and Models chapter abstractThe chapter assesses the contributions of regional science and urban economics, the new economic geography, and the institutional approaches found in economics, sociology, and political science to the analysis of urban economic development. The concept of development clubs should guide empirical identification of city-regions that are in different structural categories and their different constraints and opportunities. Each theory has additional empirical and methodological gaps that can be improved on. If this is done, then the field of comparative regional economic analysis will be able to offer more robust insights into economic development.
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University of Minnesota Press Private Metropolis: The Eclipse of Local
Book SynopsisExamines the complex ecology of quasi-public and privatized institutions that mobilize and administer many of the political, administrative, and fiscal resources of today’s metropolitan regionsIn recent decades metropolitan regions in the United States have witnessed the rise of multitudes of “shadow governments” that often supersede or replace functions traditionally associated with municipalities and other local governments inherited from the urban past. Shadow governments take many forms, ranging from billion-dollar special authorities that span entire urban regions, to public–private partnerships and special districts created to accomplish particular tasks, to privatized gated communities, to neighborhood organizations empowered to receive private and public funds. They finance and administer public services ranging from the prosaic (garbage collection and water utilities) to the transformative (economic development and infrastructure). Private Metropolis demonstrates that this complex ecosystem of local governance has compromised and even eclipsed democratic processes by moving important policy decisions out of public sight. The quasi-public institutions of urban governance generally escape the budgetary and statutory restraints imposed on traditional local governments and protect policy decisions from the limitations and vagaries of electoral politics. Moving major policy decisions into a privatized and corporatized realm facilitates efficiency and speed, but at the cost of democratic oversight. Increasingly, the urban electorate is left debating symbolic issues only tangentially connected to the actual distribution of the resources that affect people’s lives. The essays in Private Metropolis grapple with the difficult and timely questions that arise from this new ecology of governance: What are the consequences of the proliferation of special authorities, privatized governments, and public–private arrangements? Is the trade-off between democratic accountability and efficiency worth it? Has the public sector, with its messiness and inefficiencies—but also its checks and balances—ceded too much power to these new institutions? By examining such questions, this book provokes a long-overdue debate about the future of urban governance.Contributors: Douglas Cantor, California State U, Long Beach; Ellen Dannin, Pennsylvania State U; Jameson W. Doig, Princeton U; Mary Donoghue; Peter Eisinger, New School; Steven P. Erie, U of California, San Diego; Rebecca Hendrick, U of Illinois at Chicago; Sara Hinkley, U of California, Berkeley; Amanda Kass, U of Illinois at Chicago; Scott A. MacKenzie, U of California, Davis; David C. Perry, U of Illinois at Chicago; James M. Smith, U of Indiana South Bend; Shu Wang, Michigan State U; Rachel Weber, U of Illinois at Chicago.Trade Review "A valuable resource in graduate courses in urban politics and policy."—Journal of Urban Affairs Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Shadow Governments and the Remaking of the American Local StateDennis R. Judd, Evan McKenzie, and Alba AlexanderPart I. The Eclipse of the (Municipal) State1. City Building Capacity and Special-Purpose Authorities: Institutions, Interests, and the Local StateJames M. Smith2. Phantom Governments: Multiple Function Special Districts as Substitutes for MunicipalitiesEvan McKenzie3. Governing Detroit: The Withering of the (Municipal) StatePeter EisingerPart II. The Evolving Role of Public-Private Authorities4. Transportation Empires in the New York and Los Angeles Regions: From the Old to the New Politics of Governance and DevelopmentSteven P. Erie, Scott MacKenzie, and Jameson W. Doig5. Whetting Their Appetites: Privatization Schemes and the Case of WaterEllen Dannin and Douglas Cantor6. The Role of the State in Public-Private Initiatives: Lessons from Great BritainAlba AlexanderPart III. The Fiscal Politics of the New American Local State7. Financing Urban Infrastructure (and Services) under the New Normal: A Look at Special AssessmentsShu Wang and Rebecca Hendrick8. Devolution and Debt: Financing Public Facilities in an Age of AusterityRachel Weber, Amanda Kass, and Sara HinkleyPart IV. Bringing the (Public) State Back In9. Building the Public City, PrivatelyDavid Perry and Mary Donoghue10. The Fate of the Public Realm: ConclusionsDennis R. Judd, Evan McKenzie, and Alba Alexander ContributorsIndex
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Bristol University Press Understanding Affordability: The Economics of
Book SynopsisFor many younger and lower-income people, housing affordability continues to worsen. Based on the academic research of two distinguished housing economists – and stimulated by working with governments across the world - this wide-ranging book sets out clear theoretical and empirical frameworks to tackle one of today’s most important socio-economic issues. Housing unaffordability arises from complex forces and a prerequisite to effective policy is understanding the causes of rising house prices and rents and the interactions between housing, housing finance and the macroeconomy. The authors challenge many of the conventional wisdoms in housing policy and offer innovative recommendations to improve affordability.Table of ContentsCrisis, What Crisis? Is Housing Really Unaffordable? What Factors Determine Changes in House Prices and Rents? Influences on Household Formation and Tenure Rental Affordability What Determines the Number of New Homes Built? Housing Demand, Financial Markets and Taxation Housing, Affordability and the Macroeconomy Planning and the Assessment of Housing Need and Demand Raising the Level of Provate Housing Construction Subsidizing the Supply of Rental Housing Subsidizing the Housing Costs of Lower-Income Tenants Increasing Home Ownership Where Do We Go from Here?
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Bristol University Press Why Travel?: Understanding our Need to Move and
Book SynopsisSupported by the Independent Transport Commission (ITC): a registered charity Why travel? What motivations underpin the journeys we make? And how can we make decisions that improve our travel experiences? Arguing that the desire to move is a purpose in itself, this book brings together leading experts to provide insights from multiple viewpoints across the sciences, arts and humanities. Together, they examine key travel motivations, including the importance of travel for human wellbeing, and how these can be reconciled with challenges such as reducing our carbon footprint, adapting new mobility technologies, and improving the quality of our journeys. The book shows how our travel choices are shaped by a wide range of social, physical, psychological and cultural factors, which have profound implications for the design of future transport policies. Offering thought-provoking and practical new perspectives, this fascinating book will be essential for all those who have ever wondered why we travel and how it relates to our fundamental needs.Table of ContentsForeword by Tony Wheeler, co-founder, Lonely Planet 1. Why Travel? An Introduction – Matthew Niblett and Kris Beuret Part I: Fundamental Motivations 2. Biological Perspectives on Travel – Charles Pasternak 3. Travel and The Mind – Tony Hiss 4. Philosophy and Travel: The Meaning of Movement – Matthew Niblett 5. The Economics of Travel: It’s Not the Destination, It’sthe Journey – Matthew Dillon and Alexander Jan PART II: Travel for Exploration and Knowing Ourselves 6. Why Travel? The Sociological Perspective – Kris Beuret and Roger Hall 7. Religious and Spiritual Travel – Alison Kuznets 8. Travel in Art and Literature – Alison Kuznets and Matthew Niblett 9. Why People Travel: An Anthropological View – Tom Selwyn 10. Tourist Travel – Hazel Andrews 11. Travel as Exploration: Science, the Unknown, and Personal Discovery – Emily Thomas Part III: Limits and New Horizons 12. Technology and Travel – Glenn Lyons 13. Placemaking and Travel: The City Is Where the People Choose to Go – Deborah Saunt and Tom Greenall 14. Travel’s Place in the Environment – Terry Hill 15. Conclusion: What Have We Learnt? – Kris Beuret and Matthew Niblett
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Bristol University Press Why Travel?: Understanding our Need to Move and
Book SynopsisSupported by the Independent Transport Commission (ITC): a registered charity Why travel? What motivations underpin the journeys we make? And how can we make decisions that improve our travel experiences? Arguing that the desire to move is a purpose in itself, this book brings together leading experts to provide insights from multiple viewpoints across the sciences, arts and humanities. Together, they examine key travel motivations, including the importance of travel for human wellbeing, and how these can be reconciled with challenges such as reducing our carbon footprint, adapting new mobility technologies, and improving the quality of our journeys. The book shows how our travel choices are shaped by a wide range of social, physical, psychological and cultural factors, which have profound implications for the design of future transport policies. Offering thought-provoking and practical new perspectives, this fascinating book will be essential for all those who have ever wondered why we travel and how it relates to our fundamental needs.Table of ContentsForeword by Tony Wheeler, co-founder, Lonely Planet 1. Why Travel? An Introduction – Matthew Niblett and Kris Beuret Part I: Fundamental Motivations 2. Biological Perspectives on Travel – Charles Pasternak 3. Travel and The Mind – Tony Hiss 4. Philosophy and Travel: The Meaning of Movement – Matthew Niblett 5. The Economics of Travel: It’s Not the Destination, It’sthe Journey – Matthew Dillon and Alexander Jan PART II: Travel for Exploration and Knowing Ourselves 6. Why Travel? The Sociological Perspective – Kris Beuret and Roger Hall 7. Religious and Spiritual Travel – Alison Kuznets 8. Travel in Art and Literature – Alison Kuznets and Matthew Niblett 9. Why People Travel: An Anthropological View – Tom Selwyn 10. Tourist Travel – Hazel Andrews 11. Travel as Exploration: Science, the Unknown, and Personal Discovery – Emily Thomas Part III: Limits and New Horizons 12. Technology and Travel – Glenn Lyons 13. Placemaking and Travel: The City Is Where the People Choose to Go – Deborah Saunt and Tom Greenall 14. Travel’s Place in the Environment – Terry Hill 15. Conclusion: What Have We Learnt? – Kris Beuret and Matthew Niblett
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Bristol University Press Land Renewed: Reworking the Countryside
Book SynopsisFeeding Britain while preparing for the ravages of climate change are two key issues – yet there’s no strategy for managing and enhancing that most precious resource: our land. This book explores how the pressures of leaving the EU, recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressing global heating present unparalleled opportunities to re-work the countryside for the benefit of all. Incorporating personal, inspiring stories of people and places, Peter Hetherington sets out the innovative measures needed for nature’s recovery while protecting our most valuable farmland, encouraging local food production and ‘re-peopling’ remote areas. In the first book to tackle these issues holistically, he argues that we need to re-shape the countryside with an adventurous new agenda at the heart of government.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Going Local Land of Promise Learning From History Small Is Beautiful: The New Revolutionaries Feeding Britain The Hills Were Alive The Climate Challenge: Land Versus Water Re-Wilding: Rich Persons’ Plaything or Real Hope for People? Communities Renewed or Housing Denied Land Renewing: Reworking for All
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Bristol University Press Land Renewed: Reworking the Countryside
Book SynopsisFeeding Britain while preparing for the ravages of climate change are two key issues – yet there’s no strategy for managing and enhancing that most precious resource: our land. This book explores how the pressures of leaving the EU, recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressing global heating present unparalleled opportunities to re-work the countryside for the benefit of all. Incorporating personal, inspiring stories of people and places, Peter Hetherington sets out the innovative measures needed for nature’s recovery while protecting our most valuable farmland, encouraging local food production and ‘re-peopling’ remote areas. In the first book to tackle these issues holistically, he argues that we need to re-shape the countryside with an adventurous new agenda at the heart of government.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Going Local Land of Promise Learning From History Small Is Beautiful: The New Revolutionaries Feeding Britain The Hills Were Alive The Climate Challenge: Land Versus Water Re-Wilding: Rich Persons’ Plaything or Real Hope for People? Communities Renewed or Housing Denied Land Renewing: Reworking for All
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Perspectivas urbanas – Temas críticos en
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Handbook on Mega-Projects
Book SynopsisThis is an invaluable volume for all those engaged in megaproject work. It is presented by two leading academics in the field of transport infrastructure who have managed to pull together a very interesting set of contributions prepared by numerous highly qualified academics from across the globe specializing in the planning, appraisal and evaluation of megaprojects. The art and science of decision-making and assessing the impacts of such projects are thoroughly discussed with a view to offering future decision-makers a better steer on the development of such projects. Likely to be of immense importance to practicing professionals, bureaucrats and academics alike concerned with megaproject development, this book examines with great skill and clarity key issues associated with strategic decision-making, public-private partnership arrangements and the application of cost benefit analysis to megaprojects. Spurred-on by globalization and increasing in their number, size and complexity, the challenges that megaprojects pose are likely to grow paradoxically both in times of economic growth and austerity. Given these circumstances, the publication of this book is very timely, much needed and highly recommended.'- Harry T. Dimitriou, University College London, UKThis comprehensive and accessible Handbook presents state-of-the-art research on the decision-making processes in the deliverance of mega-projects - large infrastructure projects for the transportation of people and/or goods.The expert contributors explore how decisions are made at different stages in mega-projects and the multi-actor relationships between public and private partners. They evaluate the perspectives and pitfalls in determining the costs and benefits of a mega-project ex ante, and examine the wider impacts of mega-projects, including issues such as regional growth, energy transition and climate change. Although the focus is on the advanced economies of North America, Europe, and Australia, much of the material is useful for other parts of the world where large transport infrastructure projects are currently underway or will be developed in the coming years.Providing crucial background information for those who want to understand decision-making processes on large transport infrastructure projects, this fascinating Handbook will prove an important source of information for academics, researchers and students in the fields of transport, infrastructure, project management, management science, economic analysis (cost benefit analysis), public policy, environmental policy and ethics. Practitioners, politicians and policymakers involved in large transport infrastructure projects will also find this book to be an invaluable reference tool.Contributors: J.A. Annema, M. Bosch-Rekveldt, C.C. Cantarelli, K. Dwarka, E. Feitelson, B. Flyvbjerg, M. Giezen, R. Gilbert, C. Greve, G. Hodge, R. Konings, C. Koopmans, M. Leijten, D.R. Lessard, C. Macharis, R. Miller, P. Nijkamp, H. Priemus, P. Rietveld, K. Samset, M. Siemiatycki, L. Tavasszy, E. ten Heuvelhof, A. van Binsbergen, R. van Duin, B. van Wee, R. VickermanTrade Review‘This book excels in its coverage of political, social, economic and environmental factors affecting megaprojects. Both novices and those experienced in project management will find this a useful resource for understanding the dynamics and decision-making process in megaprojects.’ -- M. Mehrubeoglu, Choice‘This is an invaluable volume for all those engaged in megaproject work. It is presented by two leading academics in the field of transport infrastructure who have managed to pull together a very interesting set of contributions prepared by numerous highly qualified academics from across the globe specializing in the planning, appraisal and evaluation of megaprojects. The art and science of decision-making and assessing the impacts of such projects are thoroughly discussed with a view to offering future decision-makers a better steer on the development of such projects. Likely to be of immense importance to practicing professionals, bureaucrats and academics alike concerned with megaproject development, this book examines with great skill and clarity key issues associated with strategic decision-making, public–private partnership arrangements and the application of cost–benefit analysis to megaprojects. Spurred-on by globalization and increasing in their number, size and complexity, the challenges that megaprojects pose are likely to grow paradoxically both in times of economic growth and austerity. Given these circumstances, the publication of this book is very timely, much needed and highly recommended.’ -- Harry T. Dimitriou, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Mega-projects: High Ambitions, Complex Decision-making, Different Actors, Multiple Impacts Hugo Priemus and Bert van Wee PART I: DECISION-MAKING ON MEGA-PROJECTS 2. Strategic and Tactical Performance of Mega-projects – Between Successful Failures and Inefficient Successes Knut Samset 3. The Shaping of Large Engineering Projects Donald R. Lessard and Roger Miller 4. Real-world Decision-making on Mega-projects: Politics, Bias and Strategic Behaviour Martijn Leijten 5. Dealing with the Complexity, Uncertainties and Risk of Mega-projects: Redundancy, Resilience and Adaptivity Hugo Priemus, Marian Bosch-Rekveldt and Mendel Giezen 6. New Public Management and the New Features of Strategic Behaviour Ernst ten Heuvelhof and Martijn Leijten PART II: PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND MULTI-ACTOR ANALYSIS 7. Public–Private Partnerships in Mega-projects: Successes and Tensions Matti Siemiatycki 8. The Political Economy of Urban Infrastructure Kevin Dwarka and Eran Feitelson 9. Public–Private Partnership in Developing and Governing Mega-projects Graeme Hodge and Carsten Greve 10. Mega-projects in Intermodal Freight Transport: Innovation Adoption Arjan van Binsbergen, Rob Konings, Lóri Tavasszy and Ron van Duin 11. Multi-actor and Multi-criteria Analysis in Evaluating Mega-projects Cathy Macharis and Peter Nijkamp PART III: COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS: EX ANTE EVALUATION OF MEGA-PROJECTS 12. CBA: Ex Ante Evaluation of Mega-projects Bert van Wee and Piet Rietveld 13. The Use of CBA in Decision-making on Mega-projects: Empirical Evidence Jan Anne Annema 14. Long-term Impacts of Mega-projects: The Discount Rate Carl Koopmans and Piet Rietveld 15. Mega-projects’ Cost Performance and Lock-in: Problems and Solutions Chantal C. Cantarelli and Bent Flyvbjerg 16. Ethics and the Ex Ante Evaluation of Mega-projects Bert van Wee PART IV: WIDER IMPACTS: REGIONAL GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY 17. The Wider Economic Impacts of Mega-projects in Transport Roger Vickerman 18. Mega-projects: New Challenges to Cope with Climate Change and Energy Transition Jan Anne Annema and Hugo Priemus 19. Road Vehicle Automation: Elephant in the Infrastructure Room Richard Gilbert Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Regional Development and Proximity Relations
Book SynopsisThe notion of proximity is increasing in popularity in economic and geographic literature, and is now commonly used by scholars in regional science and spatial economics. Few academic works, however, have explored the link between regional development and proximity relations. This comprehensive book redresses the balance with its assessment of the role of, and obstacles caused by, proximity relations in regional development processes.The expert contributors illustrate that the value of integrating proximity into the regional development analysis framework is due its plasticity and ability to draw connections between spatial, economic and social dimensions. Possible changes for regional and territorial policies are also an outcome of this integration. These areas are addressed via four main paradigms: Proximity and regional development Spatial innovation processes Networks and proximity relations Place-based strategies and proximity relations. Students, academics, researchers and regional development practitioners with an interest in regional proximity will find this highly original book to be an illuminating read.Contributors: A. Bailly, P.A. Balland, H. Bathelt, R. Boschma, O. Bouba-Olga, R. Camagni, R. Capello, P. Cooke, T. Dogaru, M. Ferru, R.D. Fitjar, R. Gibson, M. Grossetti, P. Nijkamp, F. van Oort, A. Rodriguez-Pose, R.J. Stimson, M. Thissen, E. Tranos, A. Torre, F. Wallet, M. de VaanTrade Review'Proximity is a concept increasingly used in the international literature on clusters, knowledge transfers and innovation, as well as in the policies that support these processes. In Regional Development and Proximity Relations, André Torre and Frédéric Wallet have collected contributions from some of the world s leading regional scientists to highlight these topics. They have done a good job.' --Hans Westlund, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden'Over the past decades, proximity has become a leading paradigm in economic geography and beyond. This landmark book marks the latest developments in proximity research, bringing together the leading scholars in the field.' --Koen Frenken, Eindhoven University of Technology, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: The Role of Proximity Relations in Regional and Territorial Development Processes André Torre and Fred Wallet PART I: PROXIMITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MAIN DEBATES AND CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVES 1. Proximity and Endogenous Regional Development Robert J. Stimson 2. Proximity Relations at the Heart of Territorial Development Processes. From Clusters, Spatial Conflicts and Temporary Geographical Proximity to Territorial Governance André Torre 3. Relatedness and Transversality in Spatial Paradigms and Regimes Phil Cooke PART II: THE ROLE OF PROXIMITY IN SPATIAL INNOVATION PROCESSES 4. Proximity and Regional Innovation Process: Is There Space for New Reflections? Roberta Capello 5. When Local Interaction Does Not Suffice: Sources of Firm Innovation in Urban Norway Rune Dahl Fitjar and Andres Rodriguez-Pose 6. How I Met My Partner. Reconsidering Proximities Olivier Bouba-Olga, Michel Grossetti and Marie Ferru PART III: NETWORKS AND PROXIMITY RELATIONS 7. The Formation of Economic Networks: A Proximity Approach Ron Boschma, Pierre Alexandre Balland and Mathijs de Vaan 8. Digital Infrastructure and Physical Proximity Peter Nijkamp and Emmanouil Tranos 9. Proximity Relations and Global Knowledge Flows: Specialization and Diffusion Processes across Capitalist Varieties Rachael Gibson and Harald Bathelt PART IV: PLACE-BASED STRATEGIES AND PROXIMITY RELATIONS 10. The Regional Policy Debate: A Territorial, Place-based and Proximity Approach Roberto Camagni 11. Economic Development, Place-based Development Strategies and the Conceptualization of Proximity in European Urban Regions Teodora Dogaru, Frank van Oort and Mark Thissen PART V: CONCLUSIONS 12. A Challenging Book: Regional Development and Proximity Relations Antoine Bailly Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Handbook on Mega-Projects
Book SynopsisThis is an invaluable volume for all those engaged in megaproject work. It is presented by two leading academics in the field of transport infrastructure who have managed to pull together a very interesting set of contributions prepared by numerous highly qualified academics from across the globe specializing in the planning, appraisal and evaluation of megaprojects. The art and science of decision-making and assessing the impacts of such projects are thoroughly discussed with a view to offering future decision-makers a better steer on the development of such projects. Likely to be of immense importance to practicing professionals, bureaucrats and academics alike concerned with megaproject development, this book examines with great skill and clarity key issues associated with strategic decision-making, public-private partnership arrangements and the application of cost benefit analysis to megaprojects. Spurred-on by globalization and increasing in their number, size and complexity, the challenges that megaprojects pose are likely to grow paradoxically both in times of economic growth and austerity. Given these circumstances, the publication of this book is very timely, much needed and highly recommended.'- Harry T. Dimitriou, University College London, UKThis comprehensive and accessible Handbook presents state-of-the-art research on the decision-making processes in the deliverance of mega-projects - large infrastructure projects for the transportation of people and/or goods.The expert contributors explore how decisions are made at different stages in mega-projects and the multi-actor relationships between public and private partners. They evaluate the perspectives and pitfalls in determining the costs and benefits of a mega-project ex ante, and examine the wider impacts of mega-projects, including issues such as regional growth, energy transition and climate change. Although the focus is on the advanced economies of North America, Europe, and Australia, much of the material is useful for other parts of the world where large transport infrastructure projects are currently underway or will be developed in the coming years.Providing crucial background information for those who want to understand decision-making processes on large transport infrastructure projects, this fascinating Handbook will prove an important source of information for academics, researchers and students in the fields of transport, infrastructure, project management, management science, economic analysis (cost benefit analysis), public policy, environmental policy and ethics. Practitioners, politicians and policymakers involved in large transport infrastructure projects will also find this book to be an invaluable reference tool.Contributors: J.A. Annema, M. Bosch-Rekveldt, C.C. Cantarelli, K. Dwarka, E. Feitelson, B. Flyvbjerg, M. Giezen, R. Gilbert, C. Greve, G. Hodge, R. Konings, C. Koopmans, M. Leijten, D.R. Lessard, C. Macharis, R. Miller, P. Nijkamp, H. Priemus, P. Rietveld, K. Samset, M. Siemiatycki, L. Tavasszy, E. ten Heuvelhof, A. van Binsbergen, R. van Duin, B. van Wee, R. VickermanTrade Review‘This book excels in its coverage of political, social, economic and environmental factors affecting megaprojects. Both novices and those experienced in project management will find this a useful resource for understanding the dynamics and decision-making process in megaprojects.’ -- M. Mehrubeoglu, Choice‘This is an invaluable volume for all those engaged in megaproject work. It is presented by two leading academics in the field of transport infrastructure who have managed to pull together a very interesting set of contributions prepared by numerous highly qualified academics from across the globe specializing in the planning, appraisal and evaluation of megaprojects. The art and science of decision-making and assessing the impacts of such projects are thoroughly discussed with a view to offering future decision-makers a better steer on the development of such projects. Likely to be of immense importance to practicing professionals, bureaucrats and academics alike concerned with megaproject development, this book examines with great skill and clarity key issues associated with strategic decision-making, public–private partnership arrangements and the application of cost–benefit analysis to megaprojects. Spurred-on by globalization and increasing in their number, size and complexity, the challenges that megaprojects pose are likely to grow paradoxically both in times of economic growth and austerity. Given these circumstances, the publication of this book is very timely, much needed and highly recommended.’ -- Harry T. Dimitriou, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Mega-projects: High Ambitions, Complex Decision-making, Different Actors, Multiple Impacts Hugo Priemus and Bert van Wee PART I: DECISION-MAKING ON MEGA-PROJECTS 2. Strategic and Tactical Performance of Mega-projects – Between Successful Failures and Inefficient Successes Knut Samset 3. The Shaping of Large Engineering Projects Donald R. Lessard and Roger Miller 4. Real-world Decision-making on Mega-projects: Politics, Bias and Strategic Behaviour Martijn Leijten 5. Dealing with the Complexity, Uncertainties and Risk of Mega-projects: Redundancy, Resilience and Adaptivity Hugo Priemus, Marian Bosch-Rekveldt and Mendel Giezen 6. New Public Management and the New Features of Strategic Behaviour Ernst ten Heuvelhof and Martijn Leijten PART II: PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND MULTI-ACTOR ANALYSIS 7. Public–Private Partnerships in Mega-projects: Successes and Tensions Matti Siemiatycki 8. The Political Economy of Urban Infrastructure Kevin Dwarka and Eran Feitelson 9. Public–Private Partnership in Developing and Governing Mega-projects Graeme Hodge and Carsten Greve 10. Mega-projects in Intermodal Freight Transport: Innovation Adoption Arjan van Binsbergen, Rob Konings, Lóri Tavasszy and Ron van Duin 11. Multi-actor and Multi-criteria Analysis in Evaluating Mega-projects Cathy Macharis and Peter Nijkamp PART III: COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS: EX ANTE EVALUATION OF MEGA-PROJECTS 12. CBA: Ex Ante Evaluation of Mega-projects Bert van Wee and Piet Rietveld 13. The Use of CBA in Decision-making on Mega-projects: Empirical Evidence Jan Anne Annema 14. Long-term Impacts of Mega-projects: The Discount Rate Carl Koopmans and Piet Rietveld 15. Mega-projects’ Cost Performance and Lock-in: Problems and Solutions Chantal C. Cantarelli and Bent Flyvbjerg 16. Ethics and the Ex Ante Evaluation of Mega-projects Bert van Wee PART IV: WIDER IMPACTS: REGIONAL GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY 17. The Wider Economic Impacts of Mega-projects in Transport Roger Vickerman 18. Mega-projects: New Challenges to Cope with Climate Change and Energy Transition Jan Anne Annema and Hugo Priemus 19. Road Vehicle Automation: Elephant in the Infrastructure Room Richard Gilbert Index
£52.20
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Changing Urban and Regional Relations in a
Book SynopsisIn this important book, Kathy Pain and Gilles Van Hamme bring together a prestigious group of contributors to provide a systematic assessment of the dynamic, multi-scale network restructuring and spaces of flows associated with globalization that have shaped Europe's contemporary position in the world during the past decade.The book examines the changing relations of cities and regions in Europe in a global perspective both through its position in the international division of labour and in different types of networks and flows: trade of goods; advanced services and finance - stock exchange and office real estate investments; human; knowledge; and maritime - and considers how European territories are being unequally impacted by these trends. A distinctive feature of the research results presented is their specific empirical focus on the functional and economic relations of cities and regions in globalization and how these relate to territorial structures in a spatial context.Providing in-depth reflection on territorial policies in Europe in a global context and pointing to a basic contradiction between EU economic and spatial strategies to promote sustainable growth alongside socio-territorial equity, this volume will appeal to scholars, students and researchers with interests in urban and regional planning, spatial and economic development and globalization. It also has strong relevance for government policy makers at the state, regional and local levels, as well as professional practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.Contributors: B. Derudder, C. Ducruet, M. Hoyler, O. Joly, V. Jurie, M. Le Cam, C. Lizieri, P. Medina Lockhart, A. Montanari, K. Pain, D. Pelckmans, Y. Richard, P. Roukova, M. Sainteville, B. Staniscia, P. Taylor, G. Van Hamme, S. Vinciguerra, P. Warda, I. WertzTable of ContentsContents: PART I: EXPLORING THE EUROPEAN SPACE IN A CHANGING GLOBAL CONTEXT 1. Theoretical and Methodological Challenges Kathy Pain and Gilles Van Hamme PART II: POSITIONING EUROPE IN THE WORLD 2. Europe as a Global Actor – Between Decline and Inconsistency Kathy Pain, Yann Richard and Gilles Van Hamme 3. European Countries and Regions in the International Division of Labour Pablo Medina-Lockhart, Poli Roukova, Gilles Van Hamme and Peter Warda 4. Europe and its Territories in Global Human Flows Armando Montanari and Barbara Staniscia PART III: ANALYZING EUROPE’S GLOBAL NETWORK RELATIONS 5. European Cities in Global Networks César Ducruet, Violaine Jurie, Marine Le Cam, Kathy Pain, Maude Sainteville, Sandra Vinciguerra, Gilles Van Hamme and Isaline Wertz 6. European Cities in Advanced Producer Services and Real Estate Capital Flows: A Dynamic Perspective Michael Hoyler, Colin Lizieri, Kathy Pain, Peter Taylor and Sandra Vinciguerra, Ben Derudder and Daan Pelckmans 7. European Stock Markets in the Arena of Financial Globalization Violaine Jurie and Maude Sainteville 8. Europe in Global Maritime Flows: Gateways, Forelands and Subnetworks César Ducruet, Olivier Joly and Marine Le Cam PART IV: FROM THE EUROPEAN SPACE OF FLOWS TO RESILIENT TERRITORIAL POLICY 9. Territorial Performance and Position in the Global Economy Kathy Pain, Gilles Van Hamme and Sandra Vinciguerra 10. Europe in the Global Economy – Policy at a Crossroads Kathy Pain and Gilles Van Hamme References
£35.10
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Regional and Urban Policy of the European
Book SynopsisProfessor Philip McCann has contributed to a revival of regional and urban economics. His ideas and research have stimulated views about how regions and cities grow, and also how they can be better governed. He offers here another major contribution to improved regional policy design. By its scale and scope, EU regional policy reform merits a thorough and enlightening analysis such as this. This is an important book by one of the finest scholars in the field.'- Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Head of OECD Regional Policy Division, France'Geographical economics has come a long way in the past two decades. It has generated new ways of thinking about how to improve development in less-favoured cities and regions, in the context of a commitment to enjoying the advantages of trade and the mobility of people and knowledge. Philip McCann's magisterial analysis of one of the most ambitious efforts ever undertaken in this area - the EU Cohesion Policy - argues powerfully for a new way forward based on respecting the different starting points of cities and regions and mobilizing their potential, and yet doing so with rigorous respect for efficiency and openness.'- Michael Storper, London School of Economics, UKThe regional and urban development policy of the European Union, or more precisely, EU Cohesion Policy, is undergoing change. This development is driven by the enormous transformations in European regions and by shifts in thinking and analysis. The issues raised by the changes to regional and urban development policy in Europe span many academic disciplines and build on different research methodologies. A broad approach is required in order to address these issues and this book explicitly incorporates insights from a range of different disciplines.After examining the major regional and urban features of the European economy and discussing the analytical underpinnings of the current re-design to EU Cohesion Policy, the book also aims to provide a road map of the various EU regional and urban data-sources which are available to researchers and policy-makers. This volume is aimed at all economists, geographers, regional scientists, spatial planners, transportation scientists, sociologists, urban studies researchers, environmental scholars, political scientists and policy-analysts who are interested in regional and urban issues.Contents: Preface 1. The Backdrop to EU Cohesion Policy Debates: Europe 2020 and the Post-Crisis Economy 2. The Regional and Urban Economies of the European Union 3. The Logic and Workings of EU Cohesion Policy 4. A Reformed EU Cohesion Policy 5. Innovation, Regions and the Case for Regional Innovation Policies 6. Smart Specialisation and European Regions 7. Conclusions on the Reforms to the Regional and Urban Policy in the European Union Bibliography IndexTrade Review‘. . . Philip McCann has provided an outstanding book on current trends and future prospects of EU Cohesion policy. The book deserves our attention because of the scope and variety of its coverage.’ -- Annals of Regional Science‘Professor Philip McCann has contributed to a revival of regional and urban economics. His ideas and research have stimulated views about how regions and cities grow, and also how they can be better governed. He offers here another major contribution to improved regional policy design. By its scale and scope, EU regional policy reform merits a thorough and enlightening analysis such as this. This is an important book by one of the finest scholars in the field.’ -- Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Head of OECD Regional Policy Division, France‘Geographical economics has come a long way in the past two decades. It has generated new ways of thinking about how to improve development in less-favoured cities and regions, in the context of a commitment to enjoying the advantages of trade and the mobility of people and knowledge. Philip McCann’s magisterial analysis of one of the most ambitious efforts ever undertaken in this area – the EU Cohesion Policy – argues powerfully for a new way forward based on respecting the different starting points of cities and regions and mobilizing their potential, and yet doing so with rigorous respect for efficiency and openness.’ -- Michael Storper, London School of Economics, UK'The book serves each of the stated audiences rather well. It is a useful reader in general discussions of theory and particularly for those interested in innovation and smart specialization. It is exhaustively sourced. As noted earlier, it is especially authoritative and well-informed. The writing style is deliberate, logical, and well-ordered.' -- Polymath: An Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Backdrop to EU Cohesion Policy Debates: Europe 2020 and the Post-Crisis Economy 2. The Regional and Urban Economies of the European Union 3. The Logic and Workings of EU Cohesion Policy 4. A Reformed EU Cohesion Policy 5. Innovation, Regions and the Case for Regional Innovation Policies 6. Smart Specialisation and European Regions 7. Conclusions on the Reforms to the Regional and Urban Policy in the European Union Bibliography Index
£105.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Regional and Urban Policy of the European
Book SynopsisProfessor Philip McCann has contributed to a revival of regional and urban economics. His ideas and research have stimulated views about how regions and cities grow, and also how they can be better governed. He offers here another major contribution to improved regional policy design. By its scale and scope, EU regional policy reform merits a thorough and enlightening analysis such as this. This is an important book by one of the finest scholars in the field.'- Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Head of OECD Regional Policy Division, France'Geographical economics has come a long way in the past two decades. It has generated new ways of thinking about how to improve development in less-favoured cities and regions, in the context of a commitment to enjoying the advantages of trade and the mobility of people and knowledge. Philip McCann's magisterial analysis of one of the most ambitious efforts ever undertaken in this area - the EU Cohesion Policy - argues powerfully for a new way forward based on respecting the different starting points of cities and regions and mobilizing their potential, and yet doing so with rigorous respect for efficiency and openness.'- Michael Storper, London School of Economics, UKThe regional and urban development policy of the European Union, or more precisely, EU Cohesion Policy, is undergoing change. This development is driven by the enormous transformations in European regions and by shifts in thinking and analysis. The issues raised by the changes to regional and urban development policy in Europe span many academic disciplines and build on different research methodologies. A broad approach is required in order to address these issues and this book explicitly incorporates insights from a range of different disciplines.After examining the major regional and urban features of the European economy and discussing the analytical underpinnings of the current re-design to EU Cohesion Policy, the book also aims to provide a road map of the various EU regional and urban data-sources which are available to researchers and policy-makers. This volume is aimed at all economists, geographers, regional scientists, spatial planners, transportation scientists, sociologists, urban studies researchers, environmental scholars, political scientists and policy-analysts who are interested in regional and urban issues.Contents: Preface 1. The Backdrop to EU Cohesion Policy Debates: Europe 2020 and the Post-Crisis Economy 2. The Regional and Urban Economies of the European Union 3. The Logic and Workings of EU Cohesion Policy 4. A Reformed EU Cohesion Policy 5. Innovation, Regions and the Case for Regional Innovation Policies 6. Smart Specialisation and European Regions 7. Conclusions on the Reforms to the Regional and Urban Policy in the European Union Bibliography IndexTrade Review‘. . . Philip McCann has provided an outstanding book on current trends and future prospects of EU Cohesion policy. The book deserves our attention because of the scope and variety of its coverage.’ -- Annals of Regional Science‘Professor Philip McCann has contributed to a revival of regional and urban economics. His ideas and research have stimulated views about how regions and cities grow, and also how they can be better governed. He offers here another major contribution to improved regional policy design. By its scale and scope, EU regional policy reform merits a thorough and enlightening analysis such as this. This is an important book by one of the finest scholars in the field.’ -- Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Head of OECD Regional Policy Division, France‘Geographical economics has come a long way in the past two decades. It has generated new ways of thinking about how to improve development in less-favoured cities and regions, in the context of a commitment to enjoying the advantages of trade and the mobility of people and knowledge. Philip McCann’s magisterial analysis of one of the most ambitious efforts ever undertaken in this area – the EU Cohesion Policy – argues powerfully for a new way forward based on respecting the different starting points of cities and regions and mobilizing their potential, and yet doing so with rigorous respect for efficiency and openness.’ -- Michael Storper, London School of Economics, UK'The book serves each of the stated audiences rather well. It is a useful reader in general discussions of theory and particularly for those interested in innovation and smart specialization. It is exhaustively sourced. As noted earlier, it is especially authoritative and well-informed. The writing style is deliberate, logical, and well-ordered.' -- Polymath: An Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Backdrop to EU Cohesion Policy Debates: Europe 2020 and the Post-Crisis Economy 2. The Regional and Urban Economies of the European Union 3. The Logic and Workings of EU Cohesion Policy 4. A Reformed EU Cohesion Policy 5. Innovation, Regions and the Case for Regional Innovation Policies 6. Smart Specialisation and European Regions 7. Conclusions on the Reforms to the Regional and Urban Policy in the European Union Bibliography Index
£31.30
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Knowledge, Policymaking and Learning for European
Book SynopsisThis book provides theories, experiences, reflections and future directions for social scientists who wish to engage with policy-oriented research in, and for, cities and regions. The '?policy learning?' perspective is comprehensively discussed, focusing on actors promoting '?policy knowledge?' and interaction among different stakeholders. Theoretical frameworks and practical experiences of policy-orientated research for European regions and cities are comprehensively explored in this timely book. The authors review current theories and present novel case studies of policy-orientated research. By combining policy analysis with urban and regional studies, the book highlights how researchers can be agents of policy learning, helping policymakers to learn how to learn. This book will provide unique, real world insights for researchers, practitioners and stakeholders interested in research-based approaches to cities and regions.Contributors include: I. Bakker, S. Bandera, P. Benneworth, M.C. Cattaneo, P. Coletti, A. Colombino, A. Colombo, J.L. De las Rivas Sanz, N. Francesco Dotti, F. Eckardt, A. Gerritsen, S. Giest, D. Greenwood, A. Healy, T. Herrschel, T. Metze-Burghouts, S. Moyson, M. Paris, S. Pazos-Vidal, D. Pojani, P. Scholten, D. Stead, M. Stuiver, C. Termeer, G. Urso, J. Vaesen, W.-J. Velderman, B. WayensTrade Review'At a time of major transformation in the relationship between research and policy, this is a timely and thought-provoking volume. The creation of knowledge, and its application to the design and implementation of policy, have new analytical possibilities from big and open data - as well as opportunities and obligations for the involvement of citizens in imaginative ways. This book draws combines theoretical debates and practical experiences of policy learning from different institutional perspectives. It should be required reading for scholars and policymakers interested in fostering more effective research-policy dialogues.' --John Bachtler, University of Strathclyde, UK'This edited book proposes an original and very interesting analysis of the complex interaction between researchers and policymakers. Considering their different rationalities, the authors focus theoretically, methodologically, and empirically on the learning conditions which allow these two types of actors to interact with each other in and on the policy process.' --Philippe Zittoun, University of Lyon, France'A timely and very useful collection providing a fresh look at an old problem: the problematic relationship between policy research and policymaking. A necessary read for scholars interested in generating usable knowledge.' --Bruno Dente, Politecnico di Milano, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I Theoretical Framework: Learning Knowledge for Policymaking 1. The research–policy nexus: boundaries, bonding and ten golden rules Alessandro Colombo 2. Theories on policy learning: Existing approaches and future challenges Stéphane Moyson and Peter Scholten 3. Methodological challenges for policy learning Paola Coletti and Giulia Urso 4. Learning across cities and regions: The limits to transferring “best practice” Dominic Stead and Dorina Pojani PART II Experiences of Policy-Oriented Research in Cities and Regions 5. Spatial knowledge for regional governance: toward an alternative map of Castilla y León Mario Paris and Juan Luis de las Rivas Sanz 6. Éupolis Lombardia: Practising Research-Policy Dialogue for a Regional Government Sabrina Bandera and Maria Chiara Cattaneo 7. Knowledge Serving the City? Brokerage, Production and Sharing in Brussels Joost Vaesen and Benjamin Wayens 8. Scotland: a thriving environment for policy entrepreneurship? Serafin Pazos-Vidal 9. Dutch experiences of policy mobility in urban planning Dominic Stead and Dorina Pojani 10. Knowledge governance in sustainable development: a comparative case study Alwin Gerritsen, Marian Stuiver and Catrien Termeer PART III In-Formation: Experiences and Reflections from an Incoming Revolution 11. Policy learning in times of big data analytics: The challenges of skill-based outsourcing Sarah Giest 12. Visual framing for policy learning: Internet as the ‘eye of the public’ Tamara Metze 13. Knowledge, Urban policy-making and citizen participation: a democratic challenge Franziska Eckardt, Willem-Jan Velderman and Paul Benneworth 14. Beyond big data, the open data revolution for research Paul Benneworth, Inge Bakker and Willem-Jan Velderman 15. Smart cities, towards smart governance? Tassilo Herrschel PART IV Towards New Theoretical Models: Open Challenges 16. Evaluating coordination and learning within governance: open epistemological issues Dan Greenwood 17. What role for policy studies in a post-truth politics? Adrian Healy 18. Knowledge Governance: Theoretical and Empirical Reflections on territorial innovation policy Alwin Gerritsen and Nicola Francesco Dotti 19. Knowledge for policymaking: an evolutionary perspective to achieve policy resilience Nicola Francesco Dotti and Annalisa Colombino PART V Lessons Learnt 20. Conclusions on Research-Policy Dialogues Nicola Francesco Dotti and Alessandro Colombo Index
£109.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Proximity Relations
Book SynopsisThis Handbook is a state-of-the-art analysis of proximity relations, offering insights into its history alongside up-to-date scientific advances and emerging questions. Its broad scope – from industrial and innovation approaches through to society issues of living and working at a distance, territorial development and environmental topics – will ensure an in-depth focus point for researchers in economics as well as geography, organizational studies, planning and sociology. Split into four distinctly thematic parts, the Handbook explores the precise definition of proximity relationships and their diversity, including the role they play in social and economic interactions as well as examining the origins and evolution of such relationships. It further presents a detailed overview of the main methods of analysis, highlighting the link between proximity relationships and exchange of information while explaining how exchanges at a distance rely on links of organized proximity, something that plays an increasing role in our societies.This engaging Handbook will provide an excellent update for scientists and researchers on the recent developments in the analysis of proximity relations as well as students looking for precise and detailed information on the main characteristics of proximity relations, regional and spatial analysis, and the major analytical tools.Trade Review‘Finally, we have the first Handbook of Proximity Relations, edited by André Torre, one of the pioneers of the French School of Proximity, and Delphine Gallaud. It covers topics such as the theoretical development of the concept, methods and analytical tools, and emerging issues and future challenges. This authoritative and comprehensive Handbook is a must-read for researchers in regional science, regional studies and innovation who want to be informed about one of the key concepts in modern social science.’ -- Bjørn T. Asheim, University of Stavanger, Norway‘This Handbook provides a systematic overview of the contributions of the Proximity School. Incorporating a variety of disciplinary perspectives and analytic approaches, the Handbook provides a comprehensive overview and systematic analysis of the dimensions, characteristics, and fields of application of the principle of proximity. This important contribution provides the basis for future theoretical extension, analytical refinements and policy applications.’ -- Maryann Feldman, University of North Carolina US'''Proximity'' is a very difficult word. It appears at the outset to be no more than an innocuous reference to physical contiguity or juxtaposition, but on further scrutiny unfolds into multiple declensions with a vast diversity of applications in both the physical and social worlds. A large body of research on these matters has accumulated rapidly over the last two or three decades, much of it now summarized and extended in this authoritative Handbook edited by André Torre and Delphine Gallaud.' -- From the foreword by Allen J. ScottTable of ContentsContents: vii Foreword by Allen J. Scott xiii Structure of the Handbook xv Introduction: proximity relations in the 21st century 1 André Torre and Delphine Gallaud PART I PROXIMITY: MAJOR THEORETICAL DEBATES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ANALYTICAL POSITION IN REGIONAL SCIENCE The French School of Proximity: genesis and evolution of a school of thought 49 Jean-Benoît Zimmermann, André Torre and Michel Grossetti Proximity, innovation and networks: a concise review and some next steps 70 Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Ron Boschma and Koen Frenken The School of Proximity, genesis and development of a scientific notion 81 Maryline Filippi, André Torre, Etienne Polge and Frederic Wallet Proximity and regional development: an overview 97 Robert J. Stimson The impact of digital technologies on perceptions of proximity 124 Bastien Bernela, Marie Ferru and Alain Rallet PART II METHODS AND ANALYTICAL TOOLS Measuring the unmeasurable: the empirics of non-geographical proximity 138 Andrea Caragliu Proximities in dimensionality reduction 165 John Aldo Lee, Cyril de Bodt, Ludovic Journaux and Lucile Sautot Geographical proximity questioned 204 Marina Bertoncin and Andrea Pase Cities’ systems and networks’ proximities: toward a multiplex approach 220 Céline Rozenblat PART III PROXIMITY, INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE Proximity and collaborative knowledge creation 252 Riccardo Crescenzi, Max Nathan and Andrés Rodríguez-Pose Fluctuating proximities and clusters: “the future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed” 273 Philip Cooke Economic networks, innovation and proximity 292 Nicola Cortinovis and Frank van Oort The role of proximity dimensions in university–industry collaboration: a review and research agenda 307 Marianne Steinmo and Thomas Lauvås Entrepreneurship and proximity 326 Rolf Sternberg Geographies of temporary markets: an anatomy of the Canton Fair 347 Harald Bathelt, Pengfei Li and Yi-wen Zhu PART IV EMERGING ISSUES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES The role of proximity in food systems 368 Patrick Mundler Industrial and territorial ecology: what types of proximity at work? 384 Christophe Beaurain and Sabrina Dermine-Brullot Infrastructural development projects and proximity analysis 397 Habibullah Magsi and Muazzam Sabir Neighbourhood proximity: a microcosmic resilience perspective on cities 411 Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp and Peter Elmlund The city: a question of proximity(ies) 430 Lise Bourdeau-Lepage Conclusion: the concept of proximity in regional science – a synthesis and future research avenues 443 Roberta Capello Index 460
£203.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Automated and Autonomous Spatial Mobilities
Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking book Aharon Kellerman explores a rapidly developing aspect of contemporary life: automated and autonomous spatial mobilities and their social and urban implications. Distinguishing between automation, or self-doing, and autonomy, or self-government, at both the conceptual and practical levels, this book also draws a distinction between spatial mobility and automated spatial mobility. Automation processes for transportation and communications media and their controls are discussed in light of these differences.Presenting a wide-ranging discussion on autonomous vehicle (AV) development and its future adoption, as well as of social and spatial dimensions of the AV-age, this highly topical book points to the emergence of autonomously mobile cities and the new mobility landscapes they will present. Academics, as well as practitioners, in the fields of mobility, transportation, urban planning, geography and sociology will find this an essential read.Trade Review'This is the most comprehensive and thorough study of the relation between automation and mobility. By bringing together the development of automation in both physical and virtual mobilities, Kellerman is not only able to offer a new history of the emergence of automated vehicles in relation to information technology, communications, and artificial intelligence, but also provides well grounded predictions for the future of automation and its social impacts in many forms of mobility. This book will be a crucial resource for mobilities scholars.' --Mimi Sheller, Drexel University, US'This is a very welcome book that treats the issue of automated and autonomous mobility in the mind-set of the book series in which it appears. It deals with transport, mobilities, and spatial change, with a strong historical, transport geography, technical, economic and social component. Kellerman has the gift of disentangling complex topics into very comprehensible, structured, and well-written research issues, whereby attention is paid to definitions, conceptualizations, social meanings, and interpretation. An excellent contribution!' --Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Belgium'No matter how we swing it, automated driving terminates the modern love affair with auto-mobility as we know it. Again, Aharon Kellerman is at the forefront of analyzing contemporary mobilities. He makes us understand the deep and silent metamorphosis of the modern system of (auto)mobility. A must-read for mobilities scholars, cultural geographers as well as practitioners, planners and engineers.' --Sven Kesselring, Nurtingen-Geislingen University, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Spatial mobility, automation, and autonomy 2. Automated and autonomous self-moving/mobility 3. Automated and autonomous traffic control 4. Automated and autonomous public transportation 5. Automated and autonomous information transmission 6. Autonomous vehicles 7. The geography of intelligent transport and communications 8. Summary and conclusion References Index
£89.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Planning and Complexity
Book SynopsisDeepening the scientific debate on planning and complexity, this Handbook combines theoretical discussion about planning and governance with modelling complex behaviour in space and place. Linking planning and complexity as a way of understanding dynamic change and non-linear development within cities, it presents critical new insights on complex urban behaviour. Building on the notion that cities have fractal-like structures, chapters look at their behaviour as complex adaptive systems, with co-evolving trajectories and transformative forces. The Handbook offers new perspectives, concepts, methods and tools for understanding the inter-relations between complexity and planning, including: adaptive planning, non-linear types of rationality, governance and decision-making, and different methods of experimental learning. Planning, complexity, urban studies and social geography scholars will appreciate the examples of complex urban behaviour and urban planning throughout the Handbook. This will also be an important read for modellers in urban development, urban policy makers and spatial planners. Contributors include: E.R. Alexander, Y. Asami, M. Batty, R. Beunen, B. Boonstra, S.D. Campbell, S. Cozzolino, M. Duineveld, S. Eräranta, N. Frantzeskaki, T. Ishikawa, W. Jager, D. Loorbach, S. Moroni, C. Perrone, J. Portugali, W. Rauws, N.A. Salingaros, K. Van Assche, A. van Nes, S. Verweij, T. Von Wirth, M. Zellner,Trade Review'The editors have brought together leading and upcoming experts in complexity and planning to create this 'state of the art' volume. It is wide ranging, thought provoking and comprehensive, covering the latest theoretical debates in complexity and planning, international and national applications, and even localised planning issues. It is a 'must read' for anyone working in planning and complexity and will undoubtedly be a benchmark for the next wave of works on complexity and planning and policy-making in general.' --Robert Geyer, Lancaster University, UK'This excellent collection of chapters makes a direct contribution to understanding how planning interventions can interact with and rise above the self-organising forces of complexity and uncertainty. The threads of governance, rationality, modelling, communication, contextualisation and adaptability are interwoven across different chapters. By breaking down the divide between technical and political approaches, between theory and methods, the book is charged with positive energy and inspirational ideas to pursue more discursive and non-linear thinking in spatial planning.' --Cecilia Wong, University of Manchester, UK'This volume critically engages complexity thinking to identify possibilities for the reinvention of spatial planning as a meshwork of complementary mutual interrelations, purposeful interventions and subjective interactions. The book is an important source for scholars interested in pushing forward the frontiers of theoretical reasoning and practical modelling in the dynamic, non-linear world in which we live.' --Jean Hillier, RMIT University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introducing Planning and Complexity Gert de Roo 2. Complexity, Institutions and Institutional Design Ernest R. Alexander 3. A Multi-level Rationality Model for Planning Behaviour Gert de Roo & Camilla Perrone 4. Post-contingency: considering Complexity as a Matter of Choice Christian Zuidema 5. Adaptive Planning and the Capacity to Perform in Moments of Change Gert de Roo, Ward Rauws and Christian Zuidema 6. Rationalities for Adaptive Planning to address Uncertainties Gert de Roo, Ward Rauws and Christian Zuidema 7. Strategy in Complexity: the Shaping of Communities and Environments Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen and Martijn Duineveld 8. Social Complexities in Collaborative Planning Processes Susa Eräranta 9. Conditions of Actions in Complex Social-Spatial Systems Stefano Moroni and Stefano Cozzolino 10. Information Adaptation as the Link between Cognitive Planning and Professional Planning Juval Portugali 11. Self-organization and Spatial Planning in the Face of the European Refugee Crisis Beitske Boonstra 12. Urban Living Labs as Inter-boundary Spaces for Sustainability Transitions? Timo Von Wirth, Niki Frantzeskaki and Dirk Loorbach 13. 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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Introduction to Regional Economic Development:
Book SynopsisIn this easy-to-follow, one-stop reference, Dinc discusses a new and dynamic endogenous regional development approach that delves deeply into a variety of topics: the globalization process and its impact on local and regional economies; theoretical evolution of economic development; the role of governance; and institutions and local leadership in the development process.The book reviews major traditional local and regional development theories from their origins and early applications as well as regional agglomerations and industrial clusters. It also introduces conflict management procedures into the regional development process and provides a regional decision support framework that can be used for informed development policymaking. Another advantage of this book is its discussion of basic analytical tools and the inclusion of a template in an easy-to-use MS Excel spreadsheet application. Though the book follows a logical narrative, each chapter can be read individually without a loss of meaning, making it perfect for classrooms.Introduction to Regional Economic Development will prove to be an invaluable resource for teachers and students of regional science, regional development, and planning, as well as regional and local development practitioners, regional development agency staff, and local government officials.Trade ReviewIntroduction to Regional Economic Development is one of the first examinations of the field that not only introduces advanced undergraduate and masters students to the field but also serves as a useful guide to planners and practitioners responsible for building and implementing strategy in developing and emerging national and regional economies. The author's many years of experience in development planning and implementation in Central Asia, Middle East, South and East Asia provide a theoretical and methodologically-balanced treatment of the tools and concepts that dominate the field. Through the lens of globalization as a driver of change Dr. Dinc provides a new and fresh treatment of the material that defines regional economic development planning and practice.' --Roger Stough, George Mason University, US'This book by Dr. Mustafa Dinc of The World Bank is powerful, insightful and one of the most valuable presentations of practical steps in doing regional economic development. It links theory and practice in an operation step by step process that helps the practitioner do and not just think about regional development. He does not ignore theory or long-term strategies but focuses on the practical and functional steps which help a practitioner carry out the regional development process for his or her region. He also identifies steps for benchmarking regions and for monitoring progress. The practitioner and new professional will find it a key reference and standard for guiding the analytic process of regional development and the seasoned manager will also see the excellent value of this development tool. It is a great honor to have the opportunity to recommend such a penetrating, useful and outstanding contribution to the literature in this field.' --Kingsley Haynes, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Globalization and Regional Economies 2. Theoretical Evolution of Economic Development 3. Governance: Institutions, Local Leadership and the Role of Regional Development Agencies 4. Conflict Management in Regional Development 5. Traditional Regional Economic Development Theories 6. Regional Agglomeration and Industrial Clusters 7. Traditional Methods for Local and Regional Economic Analysis 8. A Regional Decision Support System 9. Concluding Remarks References Annex 1: Local and Regional Economic Analysis Tools User Guide Annex 2: Productivity, Output and International Trade Extensions of Shift-Share Index
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