Delivering sustainable competitiveness : revisiting the organising capacity of cities / [edited] by Luís Carvalho, Leo van den Berg, Hazem Galal and Peter Teunisse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carvalho, Luís Miguel da Costa Monteiro de, editor.

Series:

EURICUR series

EURICUR series (European Institute for Comparative Urban Research)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization.

City planning.

Regional planning.

Strategic planning.

Sustainable urban development.

Urban policy.

Urban geography.

Physical Description:

xv, 245 pages : illustations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2016]

Summary:

Global trends such as climate change, digitalisation, enhanced concepts of democracy and the consequences of the 2008 financial crisis are changing the playing field of cities across the world. Urban development objectives are shifting away from being purely concerned with wealth creation and competitiveness, to increasingly combining social and environmental dimensions. In this context, how can cities influence and sustain their competitive position over time? Which new types of urban strategies are emerging, and which organising capacities are proving the most important? This book provides insight into the complex issue of delivering sustainable competitiveness by analysing a number of innovative urban development strategies in context. Questions and topics addressed include: how can new legacies of city events be secured; how can clean technology industries be nurtured through urban regeneration initiatives; and how can the impact of urban safety strategies be enhanced? These and other pivotal questions are explored through close attention to the enabling factors linking ideas with results, such as distributed leadership, collaboration, communication and experimentation. Combining case studies from Europe, Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, the book provides a truly international perspective on the potentials and limitations of a new generation of urban development and competitiveness strategies. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Organising capacity for sustainable urban competitiveness / Luis Carvalho Carvalho, Luis, Leo Van Den Berg Berg, Leo Van Den, Hazem Galal Galal, Hazem, Peter Teunisse Teunisse, Peter 1

2 Digital Strategy (Manchester) / Luis Carvalho Carvalho, Luis, Erwin Van Tuijl Tuijl, Erwin Van 19

3 Dublinked (Dublin) / Luis Carvalho Carvalho, Luis, Alexander Otgaar Otgaar, Alexander 41

4 Integrated Housing Development Programme (Addis Ababa) / Alberto Gianoli Gianoli, Alberto, Alexander Otgaar Otgaar, Alexander 61

5 Kasongan pottery cluster (Yogyakarta) / Jan Fransen Fransen, Jan, Erwin Van Tuijl Tuijl, Erwin Van 76

6 Mobile World Capital (Barcelona) / Alexander Otgaar Otgaar, Alexander, Luís Carvalho Carvalho, Luís 92

7 Pacifying Police Units (Rio de Janeiro) / Hazem Galal Galal, Hazem 108

8 Park Railway North (Antwerp) / Jan Van Der Meer Meer, Jan Van Der, Alexander Otgaar Otgaar, Alexander 125

9 Phoenix project (Dortmund) / Erwin Van Tuijl Tuijl, Erwin Van, Leo Van Den Berg Berg, Leo Van Den 144

10 RDM Campus (Rotterdam) / Erwin Van Tuijl Tuijl, Erwin Van, Alexander Otgaar Otgaar, Alexander 162

11 Water management strategy (Singapore) / Sarah Lidé Lidé, Sarah 184

12 World Design Capital (Helsinki) / Alexander Otgaar Otgaar, Alexander, Luis Carvalho Carvalho, Luis 200

13 Strategies, dilemmas and capabilities for urban managers / Luis Carvalho Carvalho, Luis, Leo Van Den Berg Berg, Leo Van Den, Hazem Galal Galal, Hazem, Peter Teunisse Teunisse, Peter 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Delivering sustainable competitiveness.

ISBN:

9781472482679

1472482670

OCLC:

935674861