Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism : London and Toronto / / edited by Susannah Bunce, Nicola Livingstone, and 3 others |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : UCL Press, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.85 |
Soggetto topico | Metropolitan government |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Altri titoli varianti | Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910512205903321 |
London, England : , : UCL Press, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Money in Rural Areas [[electronic resource] ] : Land Investment in Europe and Its Place Impacts / / by Nick Gallent, Iqbal Hamiduddin, Meri Juntti, Nicola Livingstone, Phoebe Stirling |
Autore | Gallent Nick |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XV, 166 p. 14 illus.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Collana | Palgrave pivot |
Soggetto topico |
Human Geography
Regional planning Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning |
ISBN | 981-13-0770-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. The Changing Nature of Investment in Rural Assets -- 3. Assessing the Impacts of Investment -- 4. Land-use Continuity – Farmland and Old Wineries -- 5. Land-use Transformations - Leisure, Bio-Energy and New Wineries -- 6. Conclusions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910350288303321 |
Gallent Nick | ||
Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Understanding the Impacts of Deregulation in Planning : Turning Offices into Homes? / / by Ben Clifford, Jessica Ferm, Nicola Livingstone, Patricia Canelas |
Autore | Clifford Ben |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 pages) |
Disciplina |
307.12160941
363.50941 |
Soggetto topico |
Public policy
Legislative bodies Comparative politics Municipal government Social policy Building laws Public Policy Legislative and Executive Politics Comparative Politics Urban Politics Social Policy Building Law |
ISBN | 3-030-12672-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 The rise and rise of permitted development in England -- Chapter 2 Deregulation, neoliberalism and the planning system -- Chapter 3 The planning context for office-to-residential change of use -- Chapter 4 Understanding office-to-residential permitted development -- Chapter 5 Overview of office-to-residential conversion in England and our case studies -- Chapter 6 The Camden story: threatening the creative economy? -- Chapter 7 The Croydon story: slums of the future? -- Chapter 8 The Leeds story: city centre students and industrial estate living -- Chapter 9 The Leicester story: positive reuse or threatening an emerging private rental sector? -- Chapter 10 The Reading story: loss of affordable housing in the vibrant South East? -- Chapter 11 Alternative approaches to governing change of use: Scotland and the Netherlands -- Chapter 12 Conclusions and implications for future practice. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910338037803321 |
Clifford Ben | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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