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European Dimension of Metropolitan Policies

Author : Carola Fricke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030146146

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European Dimension of Metropolitan Policies by Carola Fricke Pdf

This book questions how policies for the metropolis become Europeanised. The book analyses how spatial concepts and political ideas permeate the European multi-level system. Through an interpretive comparison of five contexts, the book provides an overview of the European orientation tracing two interdependent developments. First, the book examines references to ‘Europe’ in national and subnational policies. In French and German policies, metropolitan regions are increasingly framed as being central not only for inter-municipal coordination, but also as nodes within the European space. Moreover, Europeanised metropolitan regions such as Lyon and Stuttgart develop European strategies. The second development shows how metropolitan regions appear as actors and issues in the European policy arena, contributing to a tentative and implicit metropolitan dimension. This multi-scalar analysis is of interest for scholars and practitioners specialised in metropolitan regions, European urban and regional policies, geography and related areas.

Governance and City Regions

Author : Karsten Zimmermann,Patricia Feiertag
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000536553

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Governance and City Regions by Karsten Zimmermann,Patricia Feiertag Pdf

City-regions are areas where the daily journeys for work, shopping and leisure frequently cross administrative boundaries. They are seen as engines of the national economy, but are also facing congestion and disparities. Thus, all over the world, governments attempt to increase problem-solving capacities in city-regions by institutional reform and a shift of functions. This book analyses the recent reforms and changes in the governance of city-regions in France, Germany and Italy. It covers themes such as the impact of austerity measures, territorial development, planning and state modernisation. The authors provide a systematic cross-country perspective on two levels, between six city-regions and between the national policy frameworks in these three countries. They use a solid comparative framework, which refers to the four dimensions functions, institutions and governance, ideas and space. They describe the course of the reforms, the motivations and the results, and consequently, they question the widespread metropolitan fever or resurgence of city-regions and provide a better understanding of recent changes in city-regional governance in Europe. The primary readership will be researchers and master students in planning, urban studies, urban geography, political science and governance studies, especially those interested in metropolitan regions and / or decentralisation. Due to the uniqueness of the work, the book will be of particular interest to scholars working on the comparative European dimension of territorial governance and planning. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe

Author : Leo van den Berg,Erik Braun
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317090045

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National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe by Leo van den Berg,Erik Braun Pdf

This book presents a unique overview of urban policy conducted by national authorities in the fifteen 'old' member states of the EU. Focussing on recent changes in the development of the larger cities and changes in policymaking by national authorities with respect to urban development, the book is structured around 15 'country chapters', written by national experts in the field of urban development. The book provides an up-to-date source of information, and will be of importance to anyone involved in the role and development of European cities as well as the formulation and delivery of associated national policies.

National Urban Policies in the European Union

Author : Leo Van Den Berg,Erik Braun,Jan Van Der Meer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429820274

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National Urban Policies in the European Union by Leo Van Den Berg,Erik Braun,Jan Van Der Meer Pdf

First published in 1998, this collection of essays compares the implementation of urban policies in 15 different countries across the European Union, with most articles’ contributors hailing from their subject nation. The contributors include experts in geography and spatial, town, transport and urban planning, and their contributions reflect fundamental changes in the economy, technology, demography and politics of European towns and cities. They ask four main questions: what the urban development pattern is, what administrative and financial relations between national authorities and cities exist, which issues the national authorities consider to be prominent and how this impacts on the national urban planning policies. Through the provision of national perspectives, they ask what can be learned through the comparison of how each region has tailored its perspective and strategy.

Metropolitan Regions, Planning and Governance

Author : Karsten Zimmermann,Daniel Galland,John Harrison
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030256326

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Metropolitan Regions, Planning and Governance by Karsten Zimmermann,Daniel Galland,John Harrison Pdf

The aim of this book is to investigate contemporary processes of metropolitan change and approaches to planning and governing metropolitan regions. To do so, it focuses on four central tenets of metropolitan change in terms of planning and governance: institutional approaches, policy mobilities, spatial imaginaries, and planning styles. The book’s main contribution lies in providing readers with a new conceptual and analytical framework for researching contemporary dynamics in metropolitan regions. It will chiefly benefit researchers and students in planning, urban studies, policy and governance studies, especially those interested in metropolitan regions. The relentless pace of urban change in globalization poses fundamental questions about how to best plan and govern 21st-century metropolitan regions. The problem for metropolitan regions—especially for those with policy and decision-making responsibilities—is a growing recognition that these spaces are typically reliant on inadequate urban-economic infrastructure and fragmented planning and governance arrangements. Moreover, as the demand for more ‘appropriate’—i.e., more flexible, networked and smart—forms of planning and governance increases, new expressions of territorial cooperation and conflict are emerging around issues and agendas of (de-)growth, infrastructure expansion, and the collective provision of services.

Foregrounding Urban Agendas

Author : Simonetta Armondi,Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030290733

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Foregrounding Urban Agendas by Simonetta Armondi,Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado Pdf

This book highlights the discontinuities and the ongoing development of the urban question in policy-making in the context of the controversial current issues of global reversal and regional revival. It critically examines contemporary public policies and practices at the urban, regional and national scales in order to offer a timely contribution to the debate on the significance of the urban dimension and interpretation in terms of the theory, policy and practice of social-spatial research in the twenty-first century. Focusing on Europe, it explores the current urban policy agendas at different scales - and the mobility of those agendas -, their implications, contradictions and controversies. It brings together original contributions from multiple disciplines but with an urban perspective, including empirical case studies and critical discussions of the following topics: the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the global “New Urban Agenda” as part of the Habitat III process; the Urban Agenda for the European Union; national spatial policies related to urban agendas; urban agendas at regional/urban levels; city regionalism discourse and state rescaling; new formal regional and metropolitan governments as a solution (or problem); the role of new actors in regional urbanization dynamics; multi-level governance processes in developing an urban agenda; informal assemblages at the metropolitan scale aiming at constructing the urban concept and dimension. Given its scope, the book is of interest to urban, regional and EU policy-makers, scholars and students working in the fields of urban geography, urban studies, EU urban and regional policies, and planning.

Constructing Metropolitan Space

Author : Jill Simone Gross,Enrico Gualini,Lin Ye
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351212069

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Constructing Metropolitan Space by Jill Simone Gross,Enrico Gualini,Lin Ye Pdf

There is little question today that processes of globalization affect national and local economies, governance processes, and conditions for economic competitiveness in the major urban regions of the world. In most liberal-democratic countries, these processes are occurring according to a rationale which attempts to combine strategies of state-supported development with increasing local-regional governmental decentralization and autonomy. Against this background, the issue of metropolitan development is being redefined worldwide, along with its institutional frameworks, modes of governance, policy instruments, and spatial planning strategies. The overarching assumption of this volume is that ‘metropolitan space’, far from being consolidated as a policy object, is currently being redefined and in some instances ‘constructed’ and contested as a scale, through a variety of policy practices related to spatial-economic development objectives. Through case studies drawn from across four continents, the authors reveal a range of interesting cross-national commonalities concerning the power that state actors, situated at various spatial scales, exert as agents in these processes. This volume interrogates key research issues raised by these developments, and is intended as a contribution to the establishment of a globally comparative analysis of the construction of metropolitan spaces and scales under conditions of globalization and neoliberalization.

Housing Governance in a Time of Financialization

Author : Roman Zwicky
Publisher : vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783728140449

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Housing Governance in a Time of Financialization by Roman Zwicky Pdf

In recent years, the financialization of housing has become a major challenge to many cities across the globe, not the least because it tends to favor the interests of global finance over the needs of residents. Based on three case studies in the city regions of Zurich, Birmingham and Lyon, the present investigation analyzes the interplay of housing governance and policies over the past 20 years against the backdrop of the financialization of housing.

Cities as Engines of Sustainable Competitiveness

Author : Leo van den Berg,Jan van der Meer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317166054

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Cities as Engines of Sustainable Competitiveness by Leo van den Berg,Jan van der Meer Pdf

Reflecting on two decades of ’competitiveness-oriented’ urban policies in Europe, this book investigates the current challenges cities face to sustain their economic position and how this can be balanced with social progress and environmental improvements. Complementing previous surveys on local and urban development and competitiveness-based strategies, this volume provides longer term views on the evolution of such policies at the city level, from the personal perspective of city officials in eight European cities. More concretely, it looks at how the urban dimension in EU policies have evolved over time, the kinds of urban policy supported by the EU over the last two decades and how cities have been involved with this process. The book investigates the portfolios of competitiveness-oriented policies which have been developed by European cities and how they see the link between urban/spatial development policies and sustainable competitiveness. Finally the book fleshes out a number of challenges and initiatives taken by the eight European cities and their governments in the face of current challenges in order to pave the way towards more competitive and sustainable urban economies.

The City as a Global Political Actor

Author : Stijn Oosterlynck,Luce Beeckmans,David Bassens,Ben Derudder,Barbara Segaert,Luc Braeckmans
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351330732

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The City as a Global Political Actor by Stijn Oosterlynck,Luce Beeckmans,David Bassens,Ben Derudder,Barbara Segaert,Luc Braeckmans Pdf

This book engages with the thorny question of global urban political agency. It critically assesses the now popular statement that in the context of paralysed and failing nation state governments, cities can and will provide leadership in addressing global challenges. Cities can act politically on the global scale, but the analysis of global urban political agency needs to be firmly embedded in the field of urban studies. Collectively, the chapters in this volume contextualize urban agency in time and space and pluralize it by looking at how urban agency is nurtured through coalitions between a wide range of public and private actors. The authors develop and critically assess the conceptual underpinnings of the notion of global urban political agency from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives. The second part contains several (theoretically informed) empirical analyses of global urban political agency in cities around the globe. This book geographically expands analysis by looking beyond global cities in diverse contexts. It is highly recommended reading for scholars in the fields of international relations and urban studies who are looking for an interdisciplinary and empirically grounded understanding of global urban political agency, in a diversity of contexts and a plurality of forms.

Metropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning

Author : Anton Kreukels,Willem Salet,Andy Thornley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134496068

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Metropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning by Anton Kreukels,Willem Salet,Andy Thornley Pdf

Metropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning explores the relationship between metropolitan decision-making and strategies to co-ordinate spatial policy. This relationship is examined across 20 cities of Europe and the similarities and differences analysed. Cities are having to formulate their urban policies in a very complex and turbulent environment. They are faced with numerous new pressures and problems and these often create contradictory conditions. The book provides a theoretical framework for exploring these issues and links this to a detailed investigation of each city. In the context of globalisation, cities in the last twenty years have experienced new patterns of activity and these usually transcend political boundaries. The management of these changes therefore requires an effort of co-ordination and different cities have found different approaches. However the institutional setting itself has not remained static. The nation states in Europe have handed over many responsibilities to the European Union while also increasing devolution to regions and cities. Government has therefore become a more complex multi-level activity. There has also been the move from government to governance. Many different public, quasi-public and private bodies are now involved in making decisions that affect urban development. Metropolitan governance is therefore also a complex multi-actor process. In these conditions of fragmented governance and the widening spatial networking of urban development, the issue of policy co-ordination become ever more important. The exploration of the 20 cities shows that many face similar difficulties while some also provide interesting examples of innovative practice. The book concludes that the way forward is to find strategies to link the different spheres of metropolitan action through 'organising connectivity'.

Federalism and Constitutional Law

Author : Erika Arban,Giuseppe Martinico,Francesco Palermo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000385571

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Federalism and Constitutional Law by Erika Arban,Giuseppe Martinico,Francesco Palermo Pdf

This volume examines the relationship between central government and local institutions, taking Italy as a case study to present a comparative perspective on how the Italian experience has influenced the global developments of federal and regional states. As the country with the longest standing regional system, Italy has a lot to tell countries that are dealing with similar issues in present times. Adopting a theoretical/analytical approach coupled with comparative analysis, this volume critically reflects on the changes brought to the Italian system of government by the reform of Title V of the Italian constitution, the reasons why further decentralisation has been resisted and offers a comparative overview of the place and contributions that the Italian experience has brought to the global debate on regionalism and federalism. The book is divided into two parts: Part I distils the essence of the evolution of Italian regionalism and the respective debate before and after 2001. While focusing on Italy, the various chapters situate it within the global framework of discussion. Part II reflects on how the Italian regional constitutional architecture contributes to the global debate, particularly focusing on the main innovations brought about by constitutional reform. The book will be essential reading for researchers, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of constitutional law and politics, and federalism. Chapters 5 and 8 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003104469

A Modern Guide to National Urban Policies in Europe

Author : Karsten Zimmermann,Valeria Fedeli
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839109058

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A Modern Guide to National Urban Policies in Europe by Karsten Zimmermann,Valeria Fedeli Pdf

Written in a clear and concise style, this Modern Guide provide a timely overview and comparison of urban challenges and national urban policies in 13 European countries, addressing key issues such as housing, urban regeneration and climate change. A team of international contributors explore the gap between the rise of international urban agendas and variegated national urban policies, examining whether a more bespoke approach is better than the traditional ‘one size fits all’.

New Metropolitan Perspectives

Author : Francesco Calabrò,Lucia Della Spina,María José Piñeira Mantiñán
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 2873 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031068256

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New Metropolitan Perspectives by Francesco Calabrò,Lucia Della Spina,María José Piñeira Mantiñán Pdf

The book aims to face the challenge of post-COVID-19 dynamics toward green and digital transition, between metropolitan and return to villages’ perspectives. It presents a multi-disciplinary scientific debate on the new frontiers of strategic and spatial planning, economic programs and decision support tools, within the urban–rural areas networks and the metropolitan cities. The book focuses on six topics: inner and marginalized areas local development to re-balance territorial inequalities; knowledge and innovation ecosystem for urban regeneration and resilience; metropolitan cities and territorial dynamics; rules, governance, economy, society; green buildings, post-carbon city and ecosystem services; infrastructures and spatial information systems; cultural heritage: conservation, enhancement and management. In addition, the book hosts a Special Section: Rhegion United Nations 2020-2030. The book will benefit all researchers, practitioners and policymakers interested in the issues applied to metropolitan cities and marginal areas.

Territorial Cohesion

Author : Eduardo Medeiros
Publisher : Springer
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030033866

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Territorial Cohesion by Eduardo Medeiros Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive overview of several urban related aspects that are of central importance to successful territorial cohesion processes. In essence, it sheds new light on issues concerning urban polycentrism, functional urban regions, integrated sustainable urban development, and the EU Urban Agenda; and on how they can help to achieve territorial cohesion policy goals. As an elusive and fairly recent concept, territorial cohesion has to date only been vaguely debated in the available literature, which for the most part focuses on its historical origins and its relevance for EU policymaking. Instead, this book synthesizes, for the first time, a range of perspectives that place urban elements and policies at the core of territorial cohesion analysis. As such, and given the fact that territorial cohesion is a holistic concept, the book will appeal to a broad readership from both the academic and policymaking arenas.