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Urban Regeneration in the UK

By: Andrew Tallon

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Striking transformations are taking place in the urban landscape. The regeneration of urban areas in the UK and around the world has become an increasingly important issue amongst governments and populations since the global economic downturn. This textbook provides an accessible and critical synthesis of urban regeneration in the UK, analyzing key policies, approaches, issues and debates. It places the historical and contemporary regeneration agenda in context. The second edition has been extensively revised and updated to incorporate advances in literature, policy and case study examples, as well as giving greater discussion to the New Labour period of urban policy, and the urban agenda and regeneration policies of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition government elected in 2010. The book is divided into five sections, with Section I establishing the conceptual and political framework for urban regeneration in the UK. Section II traces policies that have been adopted by central government to influence the social, economic and physical development of cities, including early town and country and housing initiatives, community-focused urban policies of the late 1960s, entrepreneurial property-led regeneration of the 1980s, competition for urban funds in the 1990s, urban renaissance and neighborhood renewal policies of the late 1990s and early 2000s, and new approaches since 2010 which have sought to stimulate enterprise and embrace localism in an age of austerity resulting from the global economic downturn. Section III illustrates the key thematic policies and strategies that have been pursued by cities themselves, focusing particularly on improving economic competitiveness, tackling social disadvantage and promoting sustainable urban regeneration. Section IV summarizes key issues and debates facing urban regeneration in the early 2010s, and speculates upon future directions in an era of economic and political uncertainty. Urban Regeneration in the UK combines the approaches taken by central government and cities themselves to regenerate urban areas, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of the field. Each chapter also contains case studies, study questions, suggested further reading and websites, making this an essential resource for undergraduate students interested in Urban Studies, Geography, Planning and the Built Environment.

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1136629610

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Politics of Urban Runoff

Nature, Technology, and the Sustainable City

By: Andrew Karvonen

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Politics of Urban Runoff

Nature, Technology, and the Sustainable City

By: Andrew Karvonen

After describing the evolution of urban runoff practices, Karvonen analyzes the urban runoff activities in Austin and Seattle - two cities known for their highly contested public debates over runoff issues and exemplary stormwater management practices.

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MIT Press

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0262016338

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Territory, the State and Urban Politics

A Critical Appreciation of the Selected Writings of Kevin R. Cox

By: Andrew Wood

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Territory, the State and Urban Politics

A Critical Appreciation of the Selected Writings of Kevin R. Cox

By: Andrew Wood

Following its rise to prominence in the 1990s work on territory, the state and urban politics continues to be a vibrant and dynamic area of academic concern. Focusing heavily on the work of one key influential figure in the development of the field - Kevin R. Cox - this volume draws together a collection of prominent and well established scholars to reflect on the development and state of the field and to establish a research agenda for future work.

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1317046099

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Empowering communities in disadvantaged urban areas

towards greater community participation in Irish urban planning?

By: Andrew MacLaran,Vanda Clayton,Paula Brudell

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Empowering communities in disadvantaged urban areas

towards greater community participation in Irish urban planning?

By: Andrew MacLaran,Vanda Clayton,Paula Brudell

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Empowering Communities In Disadvantaged Urban Areas: Towards Greater Community Participation In Irish Urban Planning?: Final Report; Working Paper Series (Ireland. Combat Poverty Agency); 07/04; Working Paper Series; 07/04; Part 1 Of Empowering Communities In Disadvantaged Urban Areas: Towards Greater Community Participation In Irish Urban Planning?; Andrew MacLaran; Combat Poverty Agency: Working Paper Series Andrew MacLaran, Vanda Clayton, Paula Brudell Combat Poverty Agency, 2007 Political Science; Public Policy; City Planning & Urban Development; City planning; Political Science / Political Process / General; Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development; Political participation

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Combat Poverty Agency

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1905485506

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Conflict and Change in Australia’s Peri-Urban Landscapes

By: Melissa Kennedy,Andrew Butt,Marco Amati

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Conflict and Change in Australia’s Peri-Urban Landscapes

By: Melissa Kennedy,Andrew Butt,Marco Amati

In an era of rapid urbanization, peri-urban areas are emerging as the fastest-growing regions in many countries. Generally considered as the space extending one hundred kilometres from the city fringe, peri-urban areas are contested and subject to a wide range of uses such as residential development, productive farming, water catchments, forestry, mineral and stone extraction and tourism and recreation. Whilst the peri-urban space is valued for offering a unique ambiance and lifestyle, it is often highly vulnerable to bushfire and loss of biodiversity and vegetation along with threats to farming and food security in highly productive areas. Drawing together leading researchers and practitioners, this volume provides an interdisciplinary contribution to our knowledge and understanding of how peri-urban areas are being shaped in Australia through a focus on four overarching themes: Peri-urban Conceptualizations; Governance and Planning; Land Use and Food Production; and Solutions and Representations. Whilst the case studies focus on Australia, they advance a variety of tools useful in discerning processes and impacts of peri-urban change globally. Furthermore, the findings are instructive of the issues and tensions commonly encountered in rapidly urbanizing peri-urban areas throughout the world, from landscape valuation and biosecurity concerns to functional adaptation and social change.

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1317162250

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Tools for Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Urban Infrastructure

Tool 7a and Tool 10

By: Andrew Cotton,M. Sohail

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Tools for Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Urban Infrastructure

Tool 7a and Tool 10

By: Andrew Cotton,M. Sohail

This booklet is a supplement to the WHO monograph Tools for assessing the O&M status of water supply and sanitation in developing countries which comprises nine tools for measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of operations and maintenance (O&M) of water supply and sanitation services. The WHO tools are: Tool 1: Effectiveness of the O&M management system. Tool 2: Guidelines for an audit of O&M. Tool 3: A framework for assessing the status of O&M. Tool 4: Guidelines on O&M performance evaluation. Tool 5: Guidelines on O&M performance reporting. Tool 6: Guidelines for the selection of performance indicators. Tool 7: Performance indicators for water supply and sanitation. Tool 8: Potential information sources. Tool 9: Participatory information-gathering. Tool 7 suggests performance indicators which are specific to water supply and sanitation; all other tools are generic and apply equally to any other of the urban services. Tool 7A has been produced as a supplement to Tool 7 which provides some indicators in relation to these other urban services. On inspection of Tools 7 and 7A, however, it can be seen that it is relatively straightforward to develop equivalent performance indicators oneself for one's own use. An additional Tool 10 has also been prepared to offer advice on indicators for technical, financial and institutional sustainability.

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WEDC, Loughborough University

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1843800160

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Urban Geography

A Critical Introduction

By: Andrew E. G. Jonas,Eugene McCann,Mary Thomas

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Urban Geography

A Critical Introduction

By: Andrew E. G. Jonas,Eugene McCann,Mary Thomas

Urban Geography a comprehensive introduction to a variety of issues relating to contemporary urban geography, including patterns and processes of urbanization, urban development, urban planning, and life experiences in modern cities. Reveals both the diversity of ordinary urban geographies and the networks, flows and relations which increasingly connect cities and urban spaces at the global scale Uses the city as a lens for proposing and developing critical concepts which show how wider social processes, relations, and power structures are changing Considers the experiences, lives, practices, struggles, and words of ordinary urban residents and marginalized social groups rather than exclusively those of urban elites Shows readers how to develop critical perspectives on dominant neoliberal representations of the city and explore the great diversity of urban worlds

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John Wiley & Sons

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1405189797

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China's Urban Space

Development under market socialism

By: Terry McGee,George C.S. Lin,Mark Wang,Andrew Marton,Jiaping Wu

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China's Urban Space

Development under market socialism

By: Terry McGee,George C.S. Lin,Mark Wang,Andrew Marton,Jiaping Wu

China’s urban growth is unparalleled in the history of global urbanization, and will undoubtedly create huge challenges to China as it modernizes its society. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book presents an overview of the radical transformation of China’s urban space since the 1970s, arguing that to study the Chinese urbanization process one must recognize the distinctive political economy of China. After a long period as a planned socialist economy, China’s rapid entry into the global economy has raised suggestions that modernization in China will inevitably result in urban patterns and features like those of cities in developed market economies. This book argues that this is unlikely in the short term, because processes of urban transition in China must be interpreted through the lens of a unique and unprecedented juxtaposition of socialism and the market economy, which is leading to distinctive patterns of Chinese urbanization. Richly illustrated with maps, diagrams and in-depth case studies, this book will be an invaluable resource to students and scholars of urban economics and policy, geography, and the development of China.

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1134072139

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Urban Affairs

Back on the Policy Agenda

By: Caroline Andrew,Katherine A.H. Graham,Susan Phillips

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Urban Affairs

Back on the Policy Agenda

By: Caroline Andrew,Katherine A.H. Graham,Susan Phillips

Canada's last experience with national urban policy-making was in the 1970s. The authors focus on what has happened since, exploring how both our city-regions and our ideas about the urban policy-making process have changed. The authors also examine both the past and present roles of the federal government, and what it can and should do in the future. Contributors include Caroline Andrew, Paul Born (Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, Cambridge), Kenneth Cameron (FCIP, Policy and Planning, Greater Vancouver Regional District), W. Michael Fenn, (Ontario Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing), Pierre Filion (University of Waterloo), Katherine Graham, Pierre Hamel (Université de Montréal), Christopher Leo (University of Winnipeg), Barbara Levine (World University Service of Canada), Sherilyn MacGregor (PhD, Environmental Studies, York University), Warren Magnusson (University of Victoria), Beth Moore Milroy (Toronto Metropolitan University), Merle Nicholds (former Mayor of Kanata), Evelyn Peters (University of Saskatchewan), Susan Phillips, Valerie Preston (York University), Andrew Sancton (University of Western Ontario), Lisa Shaw (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives), Enid Slack (Enid Slack Consulting Inc.), Sherri Torjman (Caledon Institute of Social Policy), Carolyn Whitzman (doctoral candidate, School of Geography and Geology, McMaster University), David Wolfe (University of Toronto), and Madeleine Wong (University of Wisconsin).

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0773570144

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Remaking Urban Citizenship

Organizations, Institutions, and the Right to the City

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Remaking Urban Citizenship

Organizations, Institutions, and the Right to the City

By: Andrew M. Greeley

Due to heightened global migration and transnational mobility, many residents of the world's cities lack national citizenship in the places to which they have moved for work, refuge, or retirement. The disjuncture between citizenship and daily life has led to devolution of claims from national to urban space. Within nation-states characterized by structured inequalities, citizens have not reduced their social differences. This leads increasingly to calls for greater direct involvement of marginalized classes in reshaping the institutions and spaces directly affecting their lives.These concerns—cities without citizenship and people without political power—inform the agendas of organizations that seek to restructure urban citizenship in more democratic directions. Remaking Urban Citizenship focuses on the uses and limits of such political organizations and coalitions, shows the various ways they pursue expanded rights within the city, and describes the institutional changes necessary to empower global migrants and popular classes as urban citizens.Offering individual or comparative case studies of cities in the United States, Europe, and China, contributions to this volume describe the development of actual practices of organizations working to reinvigorate citizenship at the urban scale. Collectively, they locate institutional forms that help migrants lay claim to their cities, show how migrants can become politically empowered, and identify how they can expand their rights or find other ways to belong.

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Urban Regeneration in the UK

Urban Regeneration in the UK

Politics of Urban Runoff

Politics of Urban Runoff

Territory, the State and Urban Politics

Territory, the State and Urban Politics

Empowering communities in disadvantaged urban areas

Empowering communities in disadvantaged urban areas

Conflict and Change in Australia’s Peri-Urban Landscapes

Conflict and Change in Australia’s Peri-Urban Landscapes

Tools for Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Urban Infrastructure

Tools for Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Urban Infrastructure

Urban Geography

Urban Geography

China's Urban Space

China's Urban Space

Urban Affairs

Urban Affairs

Remaking Urban Citizenship

Remaking Urban Citizenship

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