City-Regions in Prospect? Exploring the Meeting Points Between Place and Practice

Author/creator Jones, Kevin Edson Author
Other author Lord, Alex Author
Other author Shields, Rob Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMontreal : McGill-Queen's University Press Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor]
Description278 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in.
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SeriesMcGill-Queen's Studies in Urban Governance Ser. 2
Summary Annotation How should the metropolis be governed? What is the appropriate scale to consider and organize local governance and communities? Bringing together an interdisciplinary and international body of scholarly work, City-Regions in Prospect? explores the city-region as both an evolving concept and as a growing area of planning practice. Contributors raise critical questions about the ways in which governance reform is being reshaped and whether current trends towards rescaling and rebounding cities actually address local challenges of urbanization and globalization. These essays highlight the tensions and uncertainties between the city-region as a concept and the experiences of local communities when municipal policies are applied. Proposing a challenge to scholars and municipal leaders to account for flexibility, adaptability to local contexts, social robustness, and community engagement, City-Regions in Prospect? Captures the growing relevance and importance of cities in a rapidly urbanizing world.
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ISBN9780773546035
ISBN0773546030 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
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