Docklands - Urban Change and Conflict in a Community in Transition

List of contents

Acknowledgements, List of figures, List of tables, Introduction, Chapter 1. Echoes of the past, Chapter 2. Dreams and schemes, Chapter 3. We didn't have time to be nice to people, Chapter 4. Grab and greed, Chapter 5. Different worlds, Chapter 6. A slice of the cake, Chapter 7. It all turns very nasty: Obvious, visible and on our doorstep, Chapter 8. A different place altogether, Chapter 9. Making sense of it all: The global and the local, Postscript, References, Index

About the author

Janet Foster

Summary

A sociological study of a community in transition and the impact of urban regeneration. Change on the Isle of Dogs is revealed from the differing perspectives of Islanders, developers and business, and yuppies attracted to the area.

Product details

• Authors: Janet Foster
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138424029
• ISBN: 978-1-138-42402-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Urban communities, Urban communities / city life