Globalization and Integrated Area Development in European Cities

by Frank Moulaert

Overview

Contrary to common beliefs, economic globalization does not imply the end of social urban policy. This book argues that urban society and policy-makers have sufficient degrees of freedom available to decide on the social and economic future of deprived neighborhoods. Experiences from several European cities shwo that neighborhood-based redevelopment strategies offer a more promising future to urban populations than the global-market led slow movement that paralyzes urban policy today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199241132
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/11/2001
Series:	Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

University of Science and Technology

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Explaining the Tension: Global Competition, Social Exclusion, and Local Renaissance2. Globalization, Cities, and the Social Question3. A New Approach to Local Development Analysis4. Integrated Area Development and Social Innovation5. Experiences in Integrated Area Development6. Global Governance and Social ChangeAppendix: Methodology for the Study of Local Development