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Inequalities in Creative Cities
. Ed(S): Gerhard, Ulrike; Hoelscher, Michael; Wilson, David
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Description for Inequalities in Creative Cities
Hardback. Editor(s): Gerhard, Ulrike; Hoelscher, Michael; Wilson, David. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 colour illustrations, 18 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSG; KCU; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 503.
This edited volume is a lively and timely appraisal of “ordinary cities” as they struggle to implement creative redevelopment and economic growth strategies to enhance their global competitiveness. The book is concerned with new and often unanticipated inequalities that have emerged from this new city movement. As chronicled, such cities – Cleveland (USA), Heidelberg (Germany), Oxford (UK), Groningen (Netherlands), Montpellier (France), but also cities from the Global South such as Cachoeira (Brazil) and Delhi (India) – now experience new and unexpected realities of poverty, segregation, neglect of the poor, racial and ethnic strife. To date planners, academics, and policy analysts ... Read more
This edited volume is a lively and timely appraisal of “ordinary cities” as they struggle to implement creative redevelopment and economic growth strategies to enhance their global competitiveness. The book is concerned with new and often unanticipated inequalities that have emerged from this new city movement. As chronicled, such cities – Cleveland (USA), Heidelberg (Germany), Oxford (UK), Groningen (Netherlands), Montpellier (France), but also cities from the Global South such as Cachoeira (Brazil) and Delhi (India) – now experience new and unexpected realities of poverty, segregation, neglect of the poor, racial and ethnic strife. To date planners, academics, and policy analysts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349951147
SKU
V9781349951147
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Gerhard, Ulrike; Hoelscher, Michael; Wilson, David
Ulrike Gerhard is Professor of Human Geography of North America at the Institute of Geography and the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) at Heidelberg University, Germany. Michael Hoelscher is Professor at the University of Speyer, Germany, and obtained his PhD in sociology from Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. David Wilson is Professor of Geography, Urban Planning, and the Unit for ... Read more
Reviews for Inequalities in Creative Cities
“This volume offers a comparative analysis of the contradictions, presenting the connection between the urban policies focusing on creativity and inequalities within societies, thus, providing empirical insights for the previous critiques. … the book is an extremely valuable contribution to the creative city discourse. It is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded collection of papers with comparative focus.” (Lajos Boros, ... Read more