Constructing narratives for city governance : transnational perspectives on urban narration / edited by Alistair Cole, Aisling Healy, Christelle Morel Journel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cole, Alistair, 1959- editor.

Healy, Aisling, editor.

Morel Journel, Christelle, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

Bringing together transnational perspectives on urban narration, this innovative book analyses how a combination of tales, images and discourses are used to brand, market and (re-)make cities, focusing on the actors behind this and the conflicts of power that arise in defining and governing city futures.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction to the role of urban narratives: governing the (re)making of cities

2. Confronting the Pittsburgh narrative: renaissance, renewal and the tension of authenticity

3. Saint-Étienne: from the modest to the creative city or the ongoing search for a convincing urban narrative

4. Rescaling urban entrepreneurialism: England's Northern Powerhouse as a multi-city economic narrative

5. 'Braddock America': building a narrative on a mayor's charisma

6. Socio-genesis of a private government: Greater Lyon's narrative of the 'metropolitan governance' of economic development policies

7. The 'Smart City' between urban narrative and empty signifier: the case of Hong Kong

8. "Witness to history": narratives of resistance and resilience in Lyon and Pittsburgh

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Cole, Alistair Constructing Narratives for City Governance

ISBN:

1-80037-445-3