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Book SynopsisUrban Crisis, Urban Hope recognises that our cities are in crisis. It resurrects the concept of the city and its neighbourhoods as a crucible for new ideas and a site of innovative action, recognising the desperate need for support, resources and complementary visions at urban and national scales. The collection of essays brings together leading thinkers and doers from across the spectrum of policy and practice to present both critical analysis and an agenda for action, showing how government and public services not only can be agents of hope, but must be if our cities are to thrive.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Foreword by Leo Hollis; Chapter 1: Asking for trouble, Julian Dobson and Rowland Atkinson; Chapter 2: The hungry city, Madeleine Power and Niall Cooper; Chapter 3: The unhomed city, Emma Bimpson, Richard Goulding and Glyn Robbins; Chapter 4: The anxious city, Rhiannon Corcoran and Graham Marshall; Chapter 5: The violent city, Elizabeth Cook, Anthony Ellis, Luke Billingham and Keir Irwin-Rogers; Chapter 6: The sick city, Bethany Thompson and Pam Warhurst; Chapter 7: The withering city, Ian Mell and Natalie Bennett; Chapter 8: The dispossessed city, Loretta Lees, Kate Swade and Mark Walton; Chapter 9: The unravelling city, Annette Hastings and Julian Dobson; Chapter 10: The unaccountable city, Simin Davoudi and Jess Steele; Chapter 11: Conclusion: the challenge of change, Rowland Atkinson and Julian Dobson; Chapter 12: A manifesto for urban policy; List of contributors; Index.
