The purpose of the approach to this Handbook is two fold: to provoke healthy debate for the sake of putting on record arguments that are often wished away by opponents on both sides of current divides, and second, to cover themes that would be of interest to a wide readership and would do justice to an international handbook of urban policy.
Contents: Preface. PART I: POLICY APPROACHES. 1. Approaches to Urban Policymaking: A Framework B.J.L. Berry. PART II: SPATIAL ECONOMIC ISSUES. 2. The Debate on Sprawl and Compact Cities: Thoughts based on the Congress of New Urbanism Charter. P. Gordon and H.W. Richardson. 3. Defining 'Urban': The Disappearing Urban-Rural Divide. A.G. Champion. 4. The Evolving Urban Economic Landscape: Trends in the Past and Present, from Local to Global. H.S. Geyer. 5. Socialist Economies in Transition: Urban Policy in China and Vietnam. Y.-M. Yeung and J. Shen. PART III: MOBILITY AND SOCIAL ISSUES. 6. Human Mobility in a Globalizing World: Urban Development Trends and Policy Implications. W.A.V. Clark. 7. Migration and Social Mobility in Urban Systems: National and International Trends. A.J. Fielding. 8. Social Exclusion and Urban Policy in European Cities: Combining 'Northern' and 'Southern' European Perspectives. F. Moulaert, E. Morlicchio and L. Cavola. 9. Crime and Urban Living: Conditions, Theory, and Policy Options. H.S. Geyer and B.A. Portnov. 10. The Threat of Urban Terrorism: Observations and Policies Options. H.W. Richardson and P. Gordon. 11. 'Place' Qualities of Urban Space: Interpretations of Theory and Ideology. H.S. Geyer. PART IV: ISSUES OF URBAN GOVERNANCE. 12. Smart Growth as 'New' Metropolitan Governance: Observations on US Experience. G. Braun and J. W. Scott. 13. Integrating the Planning Environment: Theory and Practice of Putting 'Urban' in a Regional Context. G. Haughton and D. Counsell. 14. Cities Mediating Technological Transitions: The Adaptability of Infrastructure and Infrastructures of Adaptability?. M. Hodson and S. Marvin15. Urban Environmental Policy in Europe: An OutlineB. Evans. 16. Policy Responses at the Local Sphere of Government: Complexities and DiversityJ.G. Nel. 17. Urban Environmental Policy in Africa: The Real Story. F. Retief and N. Rossouw. PART V: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES. 18. What Lies Ahead?. A.G. Gilbert. Index.
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