Urban Policy in Practice [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783947203321
• Autore: Blackman Tim
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013
• ISBN: 1-134-87154-6; 1-280-35488-7; 0-203-42192-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (347 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.76/0941; 307.760941
• Soggetti: Municipal government; Urban policy; Urban policy--Great Britain; Urban policy - Great Britain; Municipal government - Great Britain; Communities - Urban Groups; Sociology & Social History; Social Sciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Urban Policy in Practice; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I:Urban policy and the state; 1. The Scope and Purposes of UrbanPolicy; 2. Urban Policy and LocalGovernment; 3. Urban Policy and CentralGovernment; 4. Paying for LocalServices; Part II:Approaches to urban policy; 5. Management ofQuality; 6. CommunityDevelopment; 7. Urban Policy andResearch; Part III:Key goals for urban policy; 8. Education, Training and the LocalEconomy; 9. Sustainable UrbanPolicy; 10. Health forAll; Part IV:Issues for urban policy in the 1990s11. Issues for Urban Policy in the1990s; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary Britain. The book covers a range of topics including: * ; Quality and consumerism in the public sector * Community development * Public Health * Environmental issues * Local intervention in the creation of skills and jobs Case studies are drawn from housing, planning, the social services, economic development, and local government finance. Throughout, the concern is for a clear analysis of corporate strategies, democratic control and sustainable development.