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Phoenix Cities
Anne Power
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Description for Phoenix Cities
Paperback. This book explores economic, social and environmental transformations in Europe and the USA to inform the regeneration of 'weak market cities'. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 818.
'Weak market cities' across European and America, or 'core cities' as they were in their heyday, went from being 'industrial giants' dominating their national, and eventually the global, economy, to being 'devastation zones'. In a single generation three quarters of all manufacturing jobs disappeared, leaving dislocated, impoverished communities, run down city centres and a massive population exodus. So how did Europeans react? And how different was their response from America's? This book looks closely at the recovery trajectories of seven European cities from very different regions of the EU. Their dramatic decline, intense recovery efforts and actual progress on the ground underline the significance ... Read more
'Weak market cities' across European and America, or 'core cities' as they were in their heyday, went from being 'industrial giants' dominating their national, and eventually the global, economy, to being 'devastation zones'. In a single generation three quarters of all manufacturing jobs disappeared, leaving dislocated, impoverished communities, run down city centres and a massive population exodus. So how did Europeans react? And how different was their response from America's? This book looks closely at the recovery trajectories of seven European cities from very different regions of the EU. Their dramatic decline, intense recovery efforts and actual progress on the ground underline the significance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847426833
SKU
V9781847426833
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About Anne Power
Anne Power is Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a visiting senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington. She is the author of City survivors (The Policy Press, 2007). Jörg Plöger completed his PhD at the University of Kiel, Germany, in 2006 and worked on the Weak Market Cities programme at ... Read more
Reviews for Phoenix Cities
"...this work is a scholarly and accessible exploration of the rise and fall of industrial cities, and provides useful hints on the history and future of recovery." Neil McInroy in New Start Magazine "Post-industrial cities have much in common across Europe, in both old and new member states. For this reason I am struck by five key ideas in Phoenix ... Read more