| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
London, England : , : UCL Press, , 2020
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (354 pages)
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| Disciplina |
320.85
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| Soggetto topico |
Metropolitan government
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of acronyms -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Critical dialogues of urban governance, development and activism in London and Toronto: -- Why Toronto and London? -- Critical dialogues as part of the comparative gesture -- Universities as part of the community of city builders -- Dialogic lenses of the comparative urban condition in Toronto and London -- Governance in the global city -- Real estate and housing -- Community, activism and engagement Structure of the book -- References -- Part I Perspectives on governance: -- 1 Capital flows in the capital: Contemporary governmental imaginations in London's urban development: -- Introducing systematic ambiguities: Questioning the planning, politics and perceptions of London's real estate market -- Dominant representations of real estate developers and investors in planning -- Capital flows in London: Embedded knowledge, challenges and market trends -- Contemporary governmental imaginations and the realities of real estate in London: Narratives and the politics of crisis -- Conclusions Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 The elusive, inclusive city: Toronto at a crossroads: -- Introduction -- Toronto: Canada's largest city -- A diverse regional economy -- A global tech 'superstar' city? -- Challenges facing Canada's largest city: Inequality and governance -- Piloting the possibilities for the inclusive city -- Increasing the supply and quality of affordable housing in Toronto -- Transport -- Economic development -- Realising the inclusive city? -- Notes -- References 3 Regulating property conditions in the private rented sector: The complex geography of property licensing in London: -- Introduction -- A brief overview of the PRS in England and in London -- The power imbalance between central and local government and its impacts on London -- The complex geography of licensing in London -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 Metromobility and transit-led urbanisation in London and Toronto: -- Global regimes of metromobility -- Mobilising London as a global city -- Toronto -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References 5 The governance of urban public spaces in London: In the public interest or in the interest of local stakeholders?: -- Introduction -- The context: Declining public space budgets and increasingly diverse demands -- Assessing publicness -- Devolved publicness and stakeholders' rights -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 6 London, its infrastructure and the logics of growth: -- London: Its infrastructure and 'megaproject ecology' -- HS2 -- Thames Tideway Tunnel -- Matching up to 'our Victorian forebears' -- Conclusion: The logics of growth -- Note -- References.
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| Altri titoli varianti |
Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910512205903321 |
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Critical dialogues of urban governance, development and activism : London and Toronto / / edited by Susannah Bunce [and four others]