Remaking London : decline and regeneration in urban culture / Ben Campkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campkin, Ben, author.

Series:

International library of human geography ; 19.

International library of human geography ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--England--London.

City planning.

Community development--England--London.

Community development.

Urban renewal--England--London.

Urban renewal.

London (England)--Economic conditions.

London (England).

London (England)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contemporary urban regeneration seeks to encourage diverse, creative new neighbourhoods that are rich in economic potential. Yet the end result frequently displaces precisely those qualities, activities and communities it claims to engender. Are people best served by a preoccupation with regeneration as economic growth? In The Regeneration Game Ben Campkin provides a lucid and wide-ranging critique of contemporary regeneration. Focusing on present-day regeneration areas in London that are key to the capital's modern identity, including the site of the 2012 Olympics, the result is both a com

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Slum Spectacle; 2. Life in the Ruins; 3. Regeneration ad nauseam; 4. Sink Estate Spectacle; 5. Crisis and creativity; 6. Ornament from Grime; 7. Burial and Bioremediation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index.

ISBN:

9780755694044

075569404X

9781780763071

1780763077

9780857722720

0857722727

OCLC:

858974983