Planning and Knowledge brings together contributors from a range of perspectives to explore the contemporary form and character of urban planning systems, and to ask fundamental questions about who pl
For decades now we have been told that we are living through a governance revolution. Gone are the days when government agencies and bureaucrats told us what to do and how to do it. We are no longer c
What effects have the economic downturn and credit crunch had on efforts to develop more sustainable cities? This groundbreaking book investigates how urban sustainability is being radically rethought
What effects have the economic downturn and credit crunch had on efforts to develop more sustainable cities? This groundbreaking book investigates how urban sustainability is being radically rethought
The editors (all of the department of geography, King's College London, UK) present case study explorations of changing urban policy ideas and practices in contemporary London, UK, especially as conne
Regenerating London explores latest thinking on urban regeneration in one of the fastest changing world cities. Engaging with social, economic, and political structures of cities, it highlights parado
Raco (human geography, King's College London, UK) analyzes the historical relationships between spatial policy, community development, and labor market building strategies in post-war Britain. It addr
In 2003 the Labour Government published its ambitious Sustainable Communities Plan. It promised to bring about a 'step change' in the English planning system and a new emphasis on the construction of
