Cities in Transition
New Challenges, New Responsibilities
Published on 18. August 1999
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-333-74660-8 (ISBN)
Description
This volume explores a range of problems faced by cities in Germany and England and reflects on constructive strategies for enhancing the quality of life for the citizens of 21st-century urban environments. The chapters of the book are based on papers given at a symposium organized by the Universities of Bristol and Hannover in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of twinning between the cities of Hannover and Bristol.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
graphs, figures, plates, index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
565 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-74660-8 (9780333746608)
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BERNHARD BLANKE is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Centre for Social and Public Policy at the University of Hannover. His interests include social security, labour market/migration, regional policies, local government and comparative health policy and public sector management. Since 1996 he has been Co-Director of the Centre for Health Economics and Health Systems Research at the University. RANDALL SMITH is Reader in Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. His current interests include the domestic impact of European Union policies and procedures, the development of community care policies in the UK, changes in policies for older people, the interrelationships between housing and community care and evaluation of innovative practices in the field of mental health. He is editor of the interdisciplinary journal, Policy and Politics.
Content
List of Figures and Plates - FOREWORD; Connie Martin - Notes on Contributors - Acknowledgements - Introduction; B.Blanke & R.Smith - PART I: THE URBAN FUTURE - 20-40 Vision - Urban Futures to Avoid and Urban Futures to Admire; N.Thrift - PART II: LOCAL ISSUES AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS - The Politics of Interdependence - Risk and Uncertainty in the City Region; M.Stewart - Commentary on Murray Stewart's Thesis; D.F|rst - Identity, Community and Polity in the 21st Century - Thinking About the Future in Bristol; P.Burton - Identities, Communities and Policies - Cities on the Threshold of a New Era; A. von Saldern - The Dual City or the City of Many Parts? Rethinking Differences in Cities in Transition; S.Watson - Socio-Economic Exclusion and the Stability of the Urban Social Order; H.Schridde - Industrial Past and Urban Future in the Ruhr; W.Siebel - PART III: GLOBAL CONCERNS AND LOCAL STRATEGIES - Local City Structures Under Pressure to Change; H.Schubert - European Union Policies and Finds - The Role of Urban Government in England; R.Smith - Defining Innovative Potential in City Regions; A.Brandt - Local Capacity in Bristol - Tentative Steps Towards Institutional Thickness; N.Oatley & C.Lambert - Capacity at the Local Level for Action; H.Heinelt & N.Staeck - Changing Cities - Transforming Socio-Ecological Relations in Bristol and Brussels; C.Fudge - Implementing Sustainable Development at the Local and Regional Level; S.Kunst - Challenges to Urban Policy: Modernisation and the Mobilisation of Local Responses in the 21st Century; B.Blanke & R.Smith - Index