Unequal City - London in the Global Arena

Informationen zum Autor Chris Hamnett Klappentext Unequal City examines some of the dramatic economic and social changes that have taken place in London over the last forty years. It describes how London's changing industrial structure, particularly the shift from an industrial to a services-based city, and the associated changes in occupational class structure and in the structure of earnings and incomes, have worked through to the housing market and the gentrification of large parts of inner London.Unequal City relates to the literature on global cities. The book has a wide sweep and summarises a wide range of literature on occupational and industrial change, earnings and incomes and the housing market and gentrification. It provides a wealth of original data, figures, maps and tables and will be a valuable reference for anyone interested in the changes that have reshaped the social structure of London in recent decades. Zusammenfassung Examines some of the dramatic economic and social changes that have taken place in London over the last forty years, describing how this has had major consequences for both the social structure and the built environment of London. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The changing economy of London: From manufacturing to financial services 3. Polarisation or professionalism? Changing occupational structure of London 4. Earnings and incomes: Greater inequality but not polarization 5. Migration, ethnicity, race and segregation 6. Restructuring the housing market 7. Gentrification and social remaking of London 8. Social deprivation, inequality and segregation 9. The changing landscapes in London

Product details

• Authors: Chris Hamnett, Chris (Kings College Hamnett, Hamnett Chris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.06.2003
• EAN: 9780415317313
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31731-3
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban & municipal planning, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Civil engineering, surveying and building