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Urban Governance in Southern Europe (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Urban Governance in Southern Europe (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The concept of governance has evolved into one of the most
important but also controversial concepts in urban politics. While
it encourages co-operation, participation and collective
construction, at the same time, it has brought about new forms of
public demission, oligarchic regimes and less local democracy. The
dilemmas accompanying these changes are particularly relevant when
observing the cities of Southern Europe, whose socio-cultural
specificities very much structure local political and policy
materialisations. Bringing together a team of leading scholars from
across the social sciences, this volume examines the issues of
urban governance in the Southern European context. Illustrated by
case studies of several main cities and metropoles on the North
Mediterranean coast, it introduces and critically analyses the
latest theories and approaches to urban governance. It questions
how the 'real' or socio-cultural notion of city seems to have been
separated from that of the 'political' city and explores how more
integrated socio-political forms might be developed. It looks at
current structures, dynamics and cultures of governance in urban
development and questions whether they are well adapted to new
realities and challenges or whether there are significant
imbalances causing limited or fragmented political-administrative
visions. By considering both the long Mediterranean history along
with the recent but enduring global economic and political
developments, this book argues that Southern European cities will
have to depend greatly upon its own socio-cultural networks,
dynamics and cosmopolitan evolution, making the most of the
region's characteristic urban strengths, as trading hubs, with rich
hinterlands and large and varied population.
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