Cities in transition : growth, change and governace in six metropolitan areas
Rao, Nirmala
Cities in transition : growth, change and governace in six metropolitan areas - London & New York Routledge 2007 - xi,193,ip.
CONTENTS List of illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi 1Changing cities 1 Cities in the global context 1 Urban change and the challenge to government 4 Patterns of change: the six cities 8 1London : the modernising metropolis 14 Growth and change 15 Planning and the challenge of growth 19 Governing 'Greater'London 23 A new authority for Greater London 29 Modernising London 33 Retaining London as a world city 35 Thames Gateway and the Olympics 38 A new approach to metropolitan governance? 39 3Tokyo : the mobile megalopolis 43 Growth and change 46 The planning framework 49 Transport and traffic 54 Protest and public participation 56 Governing Tokyo 58 4Toronto: a penchant for Metro reform 64 The challenge of growth 66 The coming of 'Metro'government 72 Metropolitan government evolves 75 Responding to fiscal crisis 77 Creating the Megacity 79 Megacity Toronto today 84 Greater freedom for Toronto 87 Toronto as a global city 90 5 Berlin: candidate world city? 93 Berlin's uneven development 94 Growth, change and regional planning 100 Planning Berlin-Brandenburg 103 The new Berlin : a world city? 107 Govern ing Berlin 111 6 Hyderabad : hi-tech hub of a rural State 117 The challenges of urban growth 118 The planning response 124 Implementing the master plan 127 Traffic and transport 129 Governing the metropolitan area 131 Reforming the public services 133 Positioning Hyderabad in the global economy 137 7Atlanta : the sprawling metropolis 142 Governing Atlanta : the politics of racial segregation 144 Growth and change 146 Planning Atlanta 151 The (im)mobile metropolis 155 The future urban structure 163 8 Conclusion : cities in transition 167 Bibliography 174 Index 185
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Cities in transition : growth, change and governace in six metropolitan areas - London & New York Routledge 2007 - xi,193,ip.
CONTENTS List of illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi 1Changing cities 1 Cities in the global context 1 Urban change and the challenge to government 4 Patterns of change: the six cities 8 1London : the modernising metropolis 14 Growth and change 15 Planning and the challenge of growth 19 Governing 'Greater'London 23 A new authority for Greater London 29 Modernising London 33 Retaining London as a world city 35 Thames Gateway and the Olympics 38 A new approach to metropolitan governance? 39 3Tokyo : the mobile megalopolis 43 Growth and change 46 The planning framework 49 Transport and traffic 54 Protest and public participation 56 Governing Tokyo 58 4Toronto: a penchant for Metro reform 64 The challenge of growth 66 The coming of 'Metro'government 72 Metropolitan government evolves 75 Responding to fiscal crisis 77 Creating the Megacity 79 Megacity Toronto today 84 Greater freedom for Toronto 87 Toronto as a global city 90 5 Berlin: candidate world city? 93 Berlin's uneven development 94 Growth, change and regional planning 100 Planning Berlin-Brandenburg 103 The new Berlin : a world city? 107 Govern ing Berlin 111 6 Hyderabad : hi-tech hub of a rural State 117 The challenges of urban growth 118 The planning response 124 Implementing the master plan 127 Traffic and transport 129 Governing the metropolitan area 131 Reforming the public services 133 Positioning Hyderabad in the global economy 137 7Atlanta : the sprawling metropolis 142 Governing Atlanta : the politics of racial segregation 144 Growth and change 146 Planning Atlanta 151 The (im)mobile metropolis 155 The future urban structure 163 8 Conclusion : cities in transition 167 Bibliography 174 Index 185
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