Those Inner Cities
Reconciling the Social and Economic Aims of Urban Policy
Published in November 1988
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-19-874148-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book aims to give a clear overview of the vagaries of urban policy in Britain. The author has the view that the urban question is not simply a matter of evaluating current policy approaches to the city and thinking about alternatives. The issues presuppose a view both on whether the city is worth "saving" and what future rationale cities might have in a post-industrial world. The author discusses the practicalities of policies wholly drawn from English examples and especially in the context of Greater Manchester where Robson was Chairman of the Manchester Council for Voluntary Services. He outlines alternative urban futures and suggests the direction in which policy should move to create the conditions for a revived future for large cities in Britain.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, 26 figures, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
461 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-874148-0 (9780198741480)
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Content
Part 1 What is the problem? - a pitiless indicator: the urban and regional dimensions of distress; demographic loss; economic collapse; environmental degradation. Part 2 Why bother? - the measure of a man: equity and efficiency. Part 3 What are the causes? - clarity of vision: economic restructuring; environmental perception; locality-specific arguments; new investment and small firms. Part 4 What has been done - there is no health in us: spatial targeting - designated areas, garden festivals, enterprise zones; partnership; new agencies. Part 5 With what success? - like the curate's egg: the greater Manchester experience; assessing the employment impacts - the case of Tyne and Wear; social frustrations; the successes and limitations of policy. Part 6 What might now be done? - the flower of civilization: the principles for policy; the need for coherence and consensus; poverty, low pay and unemployment; scales of governance; infrastructure and resources; future scenario.