Politics, Planning and the City

Informationen zum Autor Goldsmith, Michael Zusammenfassung Introduces the complex political processes and problems of the modern city. This work begins by setting the theoretical context and discusses models of democracy, power and the nature of policy. It, then, examines change and the city, by focusing on actual decision-making. It also reviews three major policy areas affecting the city. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Political theory, political practice and public policy in the city 2. Analysing city politics 3. Environmental change and the city 4. Changes in city politics 1: the reactions of the political community 5. Changes in city politics 2: the regime and the authorities 6. Policy arena 1: housing 7. Policy arena 2: planning 8. Policy arena 3: social services 9. Policy consequences and policy solutions

Product details

• Authors: Michael Goldsmith, Goldsmith Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2006
• EAN: 9780415417914
• ISBN: 978-0-415-41791-4
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, The environment, Urban & municipal planning, Society and culture: general, Human Geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy