Urban regeneration in Europe [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Chris Couch, Charles Fraser, and Susan Percy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830828203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2003
• ISBN: 1-281-31852-3; 9786611318529; 0-470-70920-0; 0-470-69060-7; 0-470-68033-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Collana: Real estate issues
• Altri autori (Persone): CouchChris; FraserCharles; PercySusan <1965->
• Disciplina: 307.3/416/094; 307.3416094
• Soggetti: Urban renewal - Europe, Western; Deindustrialization - Europe, Western; Land use, Urban - Europe, Western; Urban policy - Europe, Western; Urban ecology (Sociology) - Europe, Western; Europe, Western Social conditions; Europe, Western Economic conditions; Europe, Western Environmental conditions
• 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. [217]-226) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Urban Regeneration in Europe; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; 1 Introduction: the European Context and Theoretical Framework; The contemporary European context; Issues in international comparative urban research; Research methodology; The choice of localities; The structure of the case studies; 2 Change in the European Industrial City; The origins of the industrial city; The decline of the industrial city; The case for intervention; National policy responses; The impact of the European ; Union; New challenges; The response to the challenge; 3 Urban Regeneration in LiverpoolThe city centre and docklands; Vauxhall and North Liverpool; Conclusions; 4 Dundee: a City Discovering Inclusion and Regeneration; Introduction; Historic context; Decline and change; Revival; Culture, partnership and regionalism; Emerging agendas; Conclusion; 5 Urban Regeneration in Belfast; Historical background; Recent population changes; Political context; Belfast City Council; Planning; Housing; Urban regeneration; Economic growth; Conclusion; 6 Lille: from Textile Giant to Tertiary Turbine; Decline and the seeds of renewal; A changing image in the Nord; Economic restructuringThe Channel Tunnel; Administrative reform; The spatial planning context; The development results; An international profile; Case studies; The evolution of French regeneration; Summary; 7 Rotterdam: Structural Change and the Port; Renewing older inner-city neighbourhoods; Rebuilding and maintaining the city centre; Kop van Zuid; Conclusions; 8 Belgium: the Case of Wallonie; Historical background; A new beginning and a new programme; The process in action; Summary; 9 Milan: the Bovisa District; The historic context; Decline and change; Revival; Emerging agendas; Notes; 10 The Ruhr: from Dereliction to RecoveryBackground; Regeneration and development in the Ruhr region; Emscher Park International Building Exhibition (IBA); Conclusion; 11 Economic and Physical Influences on Urban Regeneration in Europe; Geographical location; The strength of the regional economy; The use of land and buildings; Conclusions; 12 The Institutional and Financial Conditions of Urban Regeneration in Europe; Administrative structures; Political processes; Financial structures; Summary; 13 New Agendas; Globalisation and place marketing; New industries and links to education; Social exclusionNew alliances and partnerships; Promoting sustainability; Conclusions; 14 Review; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a comparative account of the process of urban regeneration and examines the factors influencing these processes, as well as the consequences of their implementation. Through a mixture of theoretical discussion and a series of case studies a thorough examination is made of the extent to which these different European old industrial conurbations are facing similar problems.