The rise of the rustbelt / / edited by Philip Cooke

• Pubblicazione: London, : UCL Press, 1995
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.12
• Soggetto topico: Industries - Great Lakes Region; Industries - Wales, South; Industries - Germany - Ruhr (Region); Steel industry and trade; Iron industry and trade; Unemployment
• Altri autori: CookePhilip (Philip N.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-258) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Promoting innovation through technology networks -- 3 New wave regional and urban revitalization strategies in Wales -- 4 From front-runner to also-ran -- 5 The restructuring of the steel industries in Germany -- 6 Disintegration and reintegration of production clusters -- 7 Groping towards reflexivity -- 8 Industrial restructuring and further training -- 9 Training policy and practice in Wales and North-Rhine" -- 10 The industrial transformation of the Great Lakes Region -- 11 The dash for gas-consequences and opportunities -- 12 Restructuring policies -- 13 Keeping to the high road -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Rise of the Rustbelt demonstrates the value of interchange and comparison of ideas and policies for industrial regeneration between three major regions: the Great Lakes of North America, the Ruhrgebiet of North-Rhine-Westphalia, and the industrial belt of South Wales. The top priority of these areas is to conserve and retain their status as industrial powerhouses by attracting investment to compensate for their dramatic structural decline over the past twenty years and more. They have much to learn from one another. Encompassing environmental and sociocultural issues, as well as those of i
• Titolo autorizzato: The rise of the rustbelt
• ISBN: 1-135-36570-9; 1-280-60365-8; 9786610603657; 0-203-13454-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821318603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II