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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815834403321

Autore

Blackman Tim

Titolo

Urban policy in practice / / Tim Blackman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995

ISBN

1-134-87154-6

1-280-35488-7

0-203-42192-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (347 p.)

Disciplina

307.76/0941

307.760941

Soggetti

Municipal government - Great Britain

Urban policy - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-327) and index.

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.