The making of a world city : London 1991 to 2021 / Greg Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Greg, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--England--London.

City planning.

Community development.

Urban policy.

England--London.

Urban policy--England--London.

Community development--England--London.

London (England).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

" In 1986 the UK Government abolished city government in London, and there was a vacuum of ideas and directions for the future of this once great city. But somehow London flourished and in 1991 the word 'world city' was used to describe its agenda or the future in a ground breaking report. 20 years later London is the leading city in the world. How did they do that? The text is based around interviews with 60 key urban thinkers and practitioners from around the world, backed up by data and charts, regarding their views on London's past, current and future position and challenges as a World City. The study was inspired by the untimely death of Honor Chapman and has been funded by 5 of the property markets' key players, Grosvenor, Land Securities, Great Portland Estates, the London Communications Agency and ourselves. Honor was renowned and highly respected for her analysis and insights into cities and their property markets and her involvement in the original 1991 book, London World City was testament to this. The recommendations that came from that project laid many of the foundations of modern city marketing and certainly were instrumental in making London what it is today. The study gives a detailed guide to how London's governance was set up and of the stages of the cities evolution, as well as thoughts from many of the world's leading urban thinkers on where to go from here. Cities are of course high on national and regional agendas at the moment as we all try to work out the impact of urbanisation; for this reason we feel that there is a ready international market for understanding "how London did it" and what it will do next"-- Provided by publisher.

"Provides a detailed case study of one city but grounded in the experience of many cities worldwide and will enable comparison"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section I London in 1991 - Setting the scene

1 introduction: Honor Chapman and London: World City 3

2 London prior to 1991: The back story 11

Planning for a new world city 12

The rise of finance and a new rationale for post-industrial London 13

A hiatus of government 16

The LDDC and a new era of pragmatism 16

3 The 1991 London: World City report and its message about London 19

Old rivals, new rivals 22

An agenda for metropolitan governance 24

Brand new: The promotion of London 26

The future knowledge economy 29

Section II The evolution of London, 1991 to 2015

4 The internationalisation of London's economy 35

Internationalisation of London's labour force 39

The global financial crisis and after 43

5 Leadership, governance and policy 47

1997 and a new direction for metropolitan government 52

The London Plan: A global city strategy 56

London boroughs 59

Promoting London 60

London's governance today 66

6 Re-investment and urban regeneration 69

Cultural revitalisation of the South Bank: Lambeth, Southwark and Greenwich 72

New regeneration powers from 2000 74

Regeneration in perspective 77

From de-industrial to post-industrial: Building a new experience for markets, leisure and commerce 80

7 Corporate hub, office market and real estate 87

The rise and rise of tall buildings 88

The diffusion of London's office geography 89

The transformative impact of foreign capital 93

S Homes and housing in London 99

Consensus but complacency in the 1990s 100

The London Plan and a new agenda for housing 101

London's housing predicament: Prospects and solutions 107

9 London's evolving infrastructure platform 111

The impact of TfL and citywide government on transport 113

From incrementalism to integration? 117

Section III London today and in the future

10 World cities today 121

Measuring world cities in 2015 125

Emerging world cities 128

Insights from benchmarks about short- and long-term city success 132

11 London in the next decade: Implications of the rise of other world cities 135

Finance and business: Global leadership in a new context 138

Culture, diversity and destination 143

Higher education, technology and new sectors 145

Sustainability and liveability: Aspiration or reality? 149

Infrastructure, housing and skills 151

12 Investment in London: Challenges and solutions 159

London's relationship with the UK 160

London's constrained investment scene 162

The financial and investment capacity of London's five principal rivals 166

London's fiscal position in perspective 169

13 Eight imperatives for London 175

14 Lessons from London for other cities 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Other Format:

Print version: Clark, Greg, 1962- Making of a world city

ISBN:

9781118609729

1118609727

9781118609736

1118609735

9781118609705

1118609700

OCLC:

881518550

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