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Regenerating London : governance, sustainability and community in a global city / edited by Rob Imrie, Loretta Lees and Mike Raco.

Contributor(s): Imrie, Robert, 1958- | Lees, Loretta | Raco, MikePublication details: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2009. Description: xiii, 353 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9780415433679; 9780415433679 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0415433673 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Urban renewal -- England -- London | City planning -- England -- London | Community development -- England -- London | London (England) -- Social conditions | London (England) -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 307.3/41609421 LOC classification: HT178.G72 | R44 2009Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Part 1: The dimensions of urban change in London. * 1: London's regeneration, Rob Imrie, Loretta Lees and Mike Raco. * 2. Planning London: a conversation with Peter Hall, the Editors. * 3: Regenerating a global city, Tim Butler and Chris Hamnett. * 4: Governing London: the evolving institutional and planning landscape, Mark Tewdwr-Jones. * Part 2: Prestige projects and the sustainable city. * 5: Figuring city change; understanding urban regeneration and Britain's Thames Gateway, Michael Keith. * 6: 'An exemplar for a sustainable world city': the redevelopment of King's Cross, Rob Imrie. * 7: Local government and the politics of flagship regeneration in London: The Development of Paddington, Mike Raco and Steven Henderson. * 8: The 2012 Olympics Games and the reshaping of East London, Gavin Poynter. * Part 3: Sustainability, inclusion and social mixing. * 9: The rebirth of high-rise living in London: towards a sustainable, inclusive and liveable urban form, Richard Baxter and Loretta Lees. * 10: London's Blue Ribbon Network: riverside renaissance along the Thames, Mark Davidson. * 11: The promotion of London as a 'walkable city' and overlapping walks of life, Jennie Middleton. * 12: Social housing and regeneration in London, Paul Watt. * Part 4: Community governance and urban change. * 13: Regenerating the South Bank: reworking community and the emergence of post-political regeneration, Guy Baeten. * 14: The disputed place of ethnic diversity: an ethnography of the redevelopment of a street market in East London, Nick Dines. * 15: From a 'society of fear' to a 'society of respect': the transformation of Hackney's Holly Street estate, Tony Manzi and Keith Jacobs. * 16: Young people and the regeneration of the King's Cross Ten Estates, Nina Brown and Loretta Lees. * Part 5: Conclusions. * 17: London - regeneration or rebirth? Allan Cochrane. *
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: The dimensions of urban change in London. * 1: London's regeneration, Rob Imrie, Loretta Lees and Mike Raco. * 2. Planning London: a conversation with Peter Hall, the Editors. * 3: Regenerating a global city, Tim Butler and Chris Hamnett. * 4: Governing London: the evolving institutional and planning landscape, Mark Tewdwr-Jones. * Part 2: Prestige projects and the sustainable city. * 5: Figuring city change; understanding urban regeneration and Britain's Thames Gateway, Michael Keith. * 6: 'An exemplar for a sustainable world city': the redevelopment of King's Cross, Rob Imrie. * 7: Local government and the politics of flagship regeneration in London: The Development of Paddington, Mike Raco and Steven Henderson. * 8: The 2012 Olympics Games and the reshaping of East London, Gavin Poynter. * Part 3: Sustainability, inclusion and social mixing. * 9: The rebirth of high-rise living in London: towards a sustainable, inclusive and liveable urban form, Richard Baxter and Loretta Lees. * 10: London's Blue Ribbon Network: riverside renaissance along the Thames, Mark Davidson. * 11: The promotion of London as a 'walkable city' and overlapping walks of life, Jennie Middleton. * 12: Social housing and regeneration in London, Paul Watt. * Part 4: Community governance and urban change. * 13: Regenerating the South Bank: reworking community and the emergence of post-political regeneration, Guy Baeten. * 14: The disputed place of ethnic diversity: an ethnography of the redevelopment of a street market in East London, Nick Dines. * 15: From a 'society of fear' to a 'society of respect': the transformation of Hackney's Holly Street estate, Tony Manzi and Keith Jacobs. * 16: Young people and the regeneration of the King's Cross Ten Estates, Nina Brown and Loretta Lees. * Part 5: Conclusions. * 17: London - regeneration or rebirth? Allan Cochrane. *

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