Ranci / Cucca Unequal Cities

Economic Development and Social Cohesion in Six European Cities
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-41941-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 302 Seiten

This seminal edited collection examines the impact of austerity and economic crisis on European urban policy. Whilst on the one hand the struggle for competitiveness has induced many European cities to invest in economic performance and attractiveness, on the other, national expenditure cuts and dominant neo-liberal paradigms have led many to retrench public intervention aimed at preserving social protection and inclusion. The impact of these transformations on social and spatial inequalities – whether occupational structures, income disparities, housing solutions or working conditions – is traced in this exemplary piece of comparative analysis grounded in original research.

Unequal Cities links existing theories and debates with newer discussions on the crisis to develop a typology of possible orientations of local government towards economic development and social cohesion. In the process, it describes the challenges and tensions facing six large European cities, representative of a variety of welfare regimes in Western Europe: Barcelona, Copenhagen, Lyon, Manchester, Milan, and Munich. It seeks to answer such key questions as:

- What social groups are most affected by recent urban transformations and what are the social and spatial impacts?

- What are the main institutional factors influencing how cities have dealt with the challenges facing them?

- How have local political agendas articulated the issues and what influence is still exerted by national policy?

Grounded in an original urban policy analysis of the post-industrial city in Europe, the book will appeal to a wide range of social science researchers, Ph.D. and graduate students in urban studies, social policy, sociology, human geography, European studies and business studies, both in Europe and internationally.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ranci, Costanzo

Cucca, Roberta

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, Roberta Cucca and Costanzo Ranci Part 1: European Cities Between Economic Competitiveness and Social Integration 1. Unequal Growth: Economic specialization of cities and social inequalities, Roberta Cucca 2. Cities Between Flows and Places, Agostino Petrillo 3. The New Social Division of the Urban Space, Rossana Torri 4. Disconnected Cities: Competitiveness and social cohesion in neoliberal cities, Costanzo Ranci Part 2: Urban Policies for Economic and Social Development in Six European Cities 5. Barcelona, Ana Cano, Marisol Garcia, Marc Pradel 6. Copenhagen, Hans Thor Andersen 7. Lyon, Deborah Galimberti, Remi Dormois, Gilles Pinson 8. Manchester, Nicola Headlam, Alan Harding 9. Milan, Rossana Torri 10. Munich, Alain Thierstein, Irina Auernammer Part 3: Current Urban Policies in Comparative Perspective 11. Economic Crisis and National Austerity Programs. Impacts on local policies for competitiveness and integration, Hans Thor Andersen 12. The Relevance of a Policy Agenda Addressing Competitiveness and Social Integration in a Neo-Liberal Policy Framework, Roberta Cucca and Costanzo Ranci

Über Autor(innen)

Costanzo Ranci is Full Professor in Economic Sociology at the Polytechnic of Milan, Italy. Since 2011, he has also held the position of Director of the International PHD program in Urban Studies (Spatial Planning and Urban Development) at the Polytechnic of Milan.

Roberta Cucca is a Research Associate at Bicocca University, Milan. Her main research interests are oriented to: economic competitiveness and social inequalities in contemporary cities; deliberative and participatory democracy; environmental crisis and social vulnerability.