Metropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning: Comparative Case Studies of European City-Regions Contributor(s): Kreukels, Anton (Editor), Salet, Willem (Editor), Thornley, Andy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415274494 ISBN-13: 9780415274494 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: "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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | Landscape |
Dewey: 320.850 |
LCCN: 2002026841 |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.21" W x 9.91" (1.29 lbs) 424 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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Publisher Description: 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. 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'. |