Urban transformations
O'Donoghue, Daniel P. Ed.
Urban transformations centres, peripheries and systems - England Ashgate 2014 - 230p.
Contents
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
Notes on Contributors xi
Foreword by Larry S. Bourne FRSC FCIP xvii
Acknowledgements xix
Introduction: Urban Transformations: Centres, Peripheries and Systems 1
Daniel P. O'Donoghue
1 The Anatomy of Urban Sprawl in the Mediterranean Region:
Case of the Girona Districts, 1979-2006 5
Juli Valdunciel-Coll
2 Urban Regeneration in Porto: Reflections on a Fragmented Sub-regional Space, without Institutional Powers and "Lost" between Central Government
and Local Authorities 15
Pedro Chamusca
3 Consumption of Advanced Internet Services in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Madrid 27
Ruben Camilo Lois-Gonzdlez, Francisco Jose Armas-Quinta and Jose Carlos Macia-Arce
4 Housing Market Dynamics in a Peripheral Region: The Atlantic Urban Axis in Galicia,
Spain: 2001-2010 39
Alejandro Lopez-Gonzdlez and Maria-Jose Pineira-Mantindn
5 Viability of Flagship Projects as Models of Urban Regeneration: The Representation
of Space through the Discourse of the Actors 53
Jose Ignacio Vila Vazquez
6 Creativity Beyond Large Metropolitan Areas: Challenges for Intermediate Cities in
a Globalized Economy 61
Joan Ganau-Casas
1 Is Pennine England becoming More Polycentric or More Centripetal? An Analysis
of Commuting Flows in a Transforming Industrial Region, 1981-2001 73
Tony Champion and Mike Coombes
8 Riots by a Growing Social Periphery? Interpreting the 2011 Urban Riots in England 81
Wayne K.D. Davies
9 In the Shadow of a Giant: Core-peripheral Contrasts in South East England 95
Daniel P. O'Donoghue
10 The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: Regional Development Perspectives 109
Christian Wichmann Matthiessen
11 Vertical Extension Processes and Urban Restructuring in Sydney, Australia 121
Jun Tsutsumi
12 Inner-City Social Gentrification in Tokyo: The Problem of Childcare 129
Mikoto Kukimoto, Ryo Koizumi, Tomoko Kubo, Hiroyasu Nishiyama and Taro Kawaguchi
13 Power Nodes: Downtowns in the Periphery? A Case Study, Toronto, Canada 143
Jim Simmons
14 Just "Dumb and Boring" or "Over"? Lifecycle-Trajectories, the Credit Crunch and
the Challenge of Suburban Regeneration in the US 151
Markus Hesse
15 Urban Transformation for Sustainability and Social Justice in Urban Peripheries:
New Forms of Urban Segregation in Post-apartheid Cities 161
Simphiwe Mini
16 Recent Morphological Trends in Metropolitan South Africa 171
H.S. Geyer, H.S. Geyer Jr, DJ. du P less is and A. van Eeden
17 Metropolitan Transformation and Polycentric Structure in Mexico City:
Identification of Urban Sub-centres, 1989-2005 185
Adrian Guillermo Aguilar andJosefina Herndndez-Lozano
18 Delhi and its Peripheral Region: Perspectives on Settlement Growth 197
Debnath Mookherjee, H.S. Geyer and Eugene Hoerauf
Index 207
9781409468516
711.4 / O'DO
Urban transformations centres, peripheries and systems - England Ashgate 2014 - 230p.
Contents
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
Notes on Contributors xi
Foreword by Larry S. Bourne FRSC FCIP xvii
Acknowledgements xix
Introduction: Urban Transformations: Centres, Peripheries and Systems 1
Daniel P. O'Donoghue
1 The Anatomy of Urban Sprawl in the Mediterranean Region:
Case of the Girona Districts, 1979-2006 5
Juli Valdunciel-Coll
2 Urban Regeneration in Porto: Reflections on a Fragmented Sub-regional Space, without Institutional Powers and "Lost" between Central Government
and Local Authorities 15
Pedro Chamusca
3 Consumption of Advanced Internet Services in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Madrid 27
Ruben Camilo Lois-Gonzdlez, Francisco Jose Armas-Quinta and Jose Carlos Macia-Arce
4 Housing Market Dynamics in a Peripheral Region: The Atlantic Urban Axis in Galicia,
Spain: 2001-2010 39
Alejandro Lopez-Gonzdlez and Maria-Jose Pineira-Mantindn
5 Viability of Flagship Projects as Models of Urban Regeneration: The Representation
of Space through the Discourse of the Actors 53
Jose Ignacio Vila Vazquez
6 Creativity Beyond Large Metropolitan Areas: Challenges for Intermediate Cities in
a Globalized Economy 61
Joan Ganau-Casas
1 Is Pennine England becoming More Polycentric or More Centripetal? An Analysis
of Commuting Flows in a Transforming Industrial Region, 1981-2001 73
Tony Champion and Mike Coombes
8 Riots by a Growing Social Periphery? Interpreting the 2011 Urban Riots in England 81
Wayne K.D. Davies
9 In the Shadow of a Giant: Core-peripheral Contrasts in South East England 95
Daniel P. O'Donoghue
10 The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: Regional Development Perspectives 109
Christian Wichmann Matthiessen
11 Vertical Extension Processes and Urban Restructuring in Sydney, Australia 121
Jun Tsutsumi
12 Inner-City Social Gentrification in Tokyo: The Problem of Childcare 129
Mikoto Kukimoto, Ryo Koizumi, Tomoko Kubo, Hiroyasu Nishiyama and Taro Kawaguchi
13 Power Nodes: Downtowns in the Periphery? A Case Study, Toronto, Canada 143
Jim Simmons
14 Just "Dumb and Boring" or "Over"? Lifecycle-Trajectories, the Credit Crunch and
the Challenge of Suburban Regeneration in the US 151
Markus Hesse
15 Urban Transformation for Sustainability and Social Justice in Urban Peripheries:
New Forms of Urban Segregation in Post-apartheid Cities 161
Simphiwe Mini
16 Recent Morphological Trends in Metropolitan South Africa 171
H.S. Geyer, H.S. Geyer Jr, DJ. du P less is and A. van Eeden
17 Metropolitan Transformation and Polycentric Structure in Mexico City:
Identification of Urban Sub-centres, 1989-2005 185
Adrian Guillermo Aguilar andJosefina Herndndez-Lozano
18 Delhi and its Peripheral Region: Perspectives on Settlement Growth 197
Debnath Mookherjee, H.S. Geyer and Eugene Hoerauf
Index 207
9781409468516
711.4 / O'DO