{"product_id":"governing-cities-politics-and-policy-9783030726201","title":"Governing Cities: Politics and Policy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn our urban world, cities are where most of us experience how our economies and societies are organised and the inequalities which result. \u003cbr\u003eThis textbook introduces ideas, theories, concepts and examples to help us understand the political and policy challenges of governing cities, centred on the principal challenge of how to make our cities more equitable. It poses critical questions – about how cities are governed, by whom, according to what values, and for whom – and draws from a wide range of urban scholarship. The ‘how’ covers urban politics and the policy instruments which result. The ‘by whom’ addresses power relations within and beyond the city and the tensions between different priorities and values. The ‘for whom’ centres equity and the role of citizens and collective action in how we are governed. \u003cbr\u003eIn addressing these questions, the book provides an overview of the core theories of urban politics and governance, thinks about what happens at different scales, and examines new forms of citizen activism which herald alternatives for cities. It is a unique introduction to students, policymakers and practitioners who want to understand and seek to improve urban politics and policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Questions about cities.- Chapter Two: What is a city and why do they matter?.- Chapter Three: How and by whom are cities governed?.- Chapter Four: What policies and strategies arise?.- Chapter Five: What happens at different scales?.- Chapter Six: What are citizens doing?.- Chapter Seven: Futures for governing cities.","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48889012617559,"sku":"9783030726201","price":28.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030726201.jpg?v=1722552263","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/governing-cities-politics-and-policy-9783030726201","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}