Politics, Planning and Homes in a World City Paperback / softback
by Duncan Bowie
Part of the Housing, Planning and Design Series series
Paperback / softback
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This is an insightful study of spatial planning and housing strategy in London, focusing on the period 2000-2008 and the Mayoralty of Ken Livingstone.
Duncan Bowie presents a detailed analysis of the development of Livingstone’s policies and their consequences. Examining the theory and practice of spatial planning at a metropolitan level, Bowie examines the relationships between:planning, the residential development market and affordable housingenvironmental, economic and equity objectivesnational, regional and local planning agencies and their policies. It places Livingstone’s Mayoralty within its historical context and looks forward to the different challenges faced by Livingstone’s successors in a radically changed political and economic climate.
Clear and engaging, this critical analysis provides a valuable resource for academics and their students as well as planning, housing and development professionals.
It is essential reading for anyone interested in politics and social change in a leading ‘world city’ and provides a base for parallel studies of other major metropolitan regions.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:294 pages, 51 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:10/02/2010
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- ISBN:9780415486378
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:294 pages, 51 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:10/02/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415486378