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Politics, Planning and Homes in a World City
Contributor(s): Bowie, Duncan (Author)
ISBN: 0415486378     ISBN-13: 9780415486378
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $66.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning
- Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development
- Non-classifiable
Dewey: 307.121
LCCN: 2009033334
Series: Housing, Planning and Design
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.92 lbs) 294 pages
Themes:
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
 
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This is an insightful study of spatial planning and housing strategy in London, focusing on the period 2000-2008 and the Mayoralty of Ken Livingstone. Duncan Bowie presents a detailed analysis of the development of Livingstone's policies and their consequences.

Examining the theory and practice of spatial planning at a metropolitan level, Bowie examines the relationships between:

  • planning, the residential development market and affordable housing
  • environmental, economic and equity objectives
  • national, regional and local planning agencies and their policies.

It places Livingstone's Mayoralty within its historical context and looks forward to the different challenges faced by Livingstone's successors in a radically changed political and economic climate.

Clear and engaging, this critical analysis provides a valuable resource for academics and their students as well as planning, housing and development professionals. It is essential reading for anyone interested in politics and social change in a leading 'world city' and provides a base for parallel studies of other major metropolitan regions.