Leadership and Urban Regeneration: Cities in North America and Europe (Urban Affairs Annual Reviews) Book

After decades of decline, industrial cities in Western Europe and the United States are now experiencing marked economic recovery. The urban policy debate now centres less on whether older cities will or should survive, and more on whether and under what cirumstances cities can adapt to a changing world economy and a new international urban hierarchy. Leadership and Urban Regeneration asks how city leadership can direct and promote individual recovery. The contributors assess the role of urban leadership in guiding and promoting the economic regeneration of twelve older industrial cities: Baltimore, Buffalo, Glasgow, Hamburg, Houston, Liverpool, Marseille, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Rennes, Sheffield and Vancouver. Each chapter describes the ways in which urban elites have responded to declining local economies and to changes in national policy. The contributors, who have lived and worked in the countries described, offer unique insight into the role of leadership and the impact of economic change on cities. The introductory essay by the editors provides a framework for students and policy-makers by identifying the common features among the industrial cities.Read More