Reinventing London / Bridget Rosewell ; cover design Kate Prentice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosewell, B. (Bridget)

Contributor:

Prentice Kate.

Series:

Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London (England)--Economic policy.

London (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England : London Publishing Partnership, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

London has enjoyed an extraordinary period of growth in the past generation, symbolized by the towers of Canary Wharf built on the skeleton of the old docks. Finance was at the heart of this, so how can London's economy be reinvented after the financial crisis? Success will depend on several factors that must go together: growing service sectors in addition to finance; making it possible for the people who work in London to live there in pleasant and affordable surroundings; and investing in communications and transport links. This must include an early decision on airport investment to improv

Contents:

Chapter 1; Introduction; Chapter 2; Finance and other services: Docklands; Chapter 3; Living in London: the suburbs and Croydon; Chapter 4; Infrastructure: King's Cross and St Pancras; Chapter 5; Global city: Heathrow; Chapter 6; Conclusions; Blank Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 23, 2014).

ISBN:

9781907994258

1907994254

9781907994265

1907994262