City-regions in prospect? : exploring points between place and practice

City-regions in prospect? : exploring points between place and practice / edited by Kevin Edson Jones, Alex Lord, and Rob Shields.

"City-Regions in Prospect? Exploring the Meeting Points Between Place and Practice is a collection of essays and case studies that explore the "city-region" as both an evolving concept and a growing area of experiential knowledge. At the book's most basic level, it explores the &...

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Main Authors: Jones, Kevin Edson, 1973- (Author, Editor), Lord, Alex, 1961- (Author, Editor), Shields, Rob, 1979- (Author, Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Series:McGill-Queen's studies in urban governance ; 2.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > Case studies.
Regionalism > Case studies.
Globalization > Case studies.
Urbanization > Case studies.
City planning > Case studies.
Municipal government > Case studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Cities and towns
City planning
Globalization
Municipal government
Regionalism
Urbanization
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction: City-Regions in Prospect? / Kevin Edson Jones, Alex Lord, and Rob Shields
  • 2 The City-Region: In Retrospect, in Snapshot, in Prospect / John Harrison
  • 3 Re-spatializing the City as the City-Region? / Rob Shields
  • 4 Leaving the City-Region Behind? The Growth and Decline of Metropolitan Rescaling in Manchester, England / James Rees and Alex Lord
  • 5 On Wanting to Be a Global City: Global Rankings and Urban Governance in Calgary / Alan Smart and Alina Tanasescu
  • 6 "Localism"in an Age of Austerity: Inequalities and Governance Dilemmas in the Sheffield City-Region / David Etherington
  • 7 Ottawa: Would "Telling Its Story" Be the Way to Go? / Caroline Andrew
  • 8 Calibrating the Regional Map to Enhance City-Region Competitiveness / Michael R. Glass
  • 9 Resilience and Governance in City-Regions: Lessons from Waterloo, Ontario / David A. Wolfe
  • 10 The Environmental Governance of Canadian City-Regions: Problems, Actions, and Challenges / Louis Guay and Pierre Hamel
  • 11 The Tensions and Benefits of Regionalizing Palliative Care Services: Considerations for City-Regionalism / Kyle Y. Whitfield and Allison M. Williams
  • 12 Conclusion: Prospects? / Kevin Edson Jones, Alex Lord, and Rob Shields.

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