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Book SynopsisUsing a wide-range of interdisciplinary perspectives which examine the diverse issues of urban policy, regeneration and economic and social change, this book explores the transition of Glasgow from a de-industrial to a post-industrial city.
Trade Review“How can [cities] achieve desirable change amid the uncertainties of market forces? That concern runs throughout the book as it examines the complex landscape of urban transformation in one of Europe’s most dramatic cities.” Scottish Planning and Environmental Law
"This book is an insightful and well-edited collection of academic texts. It should appeal to and deserve a wide readership, including policy makers, researchers and students." Town Planning Review
Table of ContentsForeword by Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli Introduction: Transforming Post-Industrial Glasgow Keith Kintrea and Rebecca Madgin Part 1 Chapter 1: The Policy Discourses that Shaped the ‘Transformation’ of Glasgow in the Later 20th Century: ‘Overspill’, ‘Redeployment’ and the ‘Culture of Enterprise’ Chik Collins and Ian Levitt Chapter 2: Escaping the Shadow of the Upas Tree Stuart Patrick, Gordon Kennedy and David MacLeod Chapter 3: The New Political Economy of City-regionalism: Renewed Steps in Glasgow David Waite Chapter 4: Stopped in its Tracks? Transport’s Contribution to Glasgow’s Development Iain Docherty Part 2 Chapter 5: Living in the Urban Renaissance? Opportunity and challenge for 21st Century Glasgow Mark Livingston and Julie Clark Chapter 6: A Sick City in a Sick Country David Baruffati, Mhairi Mackenzie, David Wals, and Bruce Whyte Chapter 7: Dynamic Housing Transformations: Following the Money Douglas Robertson Chapter 8: ‘New’ Migrations Transforming the City: East European Settlement in Glasgow Rebecca Kay and Paulina Trevena Chapter 9: Changing Places and Evolving Activism: Communities in Post-Industrial Glasgow Steve Rolfe, Claire Bynner and Annette Hastings Part 3 Chapter 10: What once was Old is New Again: Placemaking and Transformational Regeneration in Glasgow James T. White Chapter 11: A Place for Urban Conservation? The Changing Values of Glasgow’s Built Heritage Rebecca Madgin Chapter 12: Revisiting the Creative City: Culture and Regeneration in post-industrial Glasgow Venda Louise Pollock Chapter 13: Our ‘Dear Green Place’: Glasgow’s Transformation from Industrial Powerhouse to Sustainable City Larissa Naylor, Ellie Murtagh and Hugh Kippen Conclusion: Beyond the Post-Industrial – Narratives of Time and Place Rebecca Madgin and Keith Kintrea
