The Future of the Metropolis : Berlin London Paris New York. Economic Aspects / Hans-Jürgen Ewers, Horst Matzerath, John B. Goddard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ewers, Hans-Jürgen, editor.

Goddard, John B., editor.

Matzerath, Horst, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan areas--Congresses.

Metropolitan areas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 p.): Num. tab.

Edition:

Reprint 2019

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

Part I. The Historical Perspective

1. Historical Dimensions of the Modern Metropolitan Problem / Sutcliffe, Anthony

2. The New York Metropolis in Transformation: History and Prospect. A Study in Historical Particularity / Lampard, Eric E.

3. Long-Term Trends and Problems of Metropolitan Paris / Roncayolo, Marcel

4. Railroads, Manufacturing and Services as Decisive Factors in Shaping the Metropolis, Berlin 1850-1920 / Thienel-Saage, Ingrid

5. National Capitals, World Cities and the New Division of Labour / Hall, Peter

Part II. Changes in the Spatial Structure of Economic Activity During the Last Decades and the Metropolis: Facts and Explanatory Theories

Chapter 1: General Trends

6. The Development of the European Urban System, 1971-1981 / Cheshire, Paul / Hay, Dennis

7. The Changing Spatial Structure of Economic Activity and Metropolitan Decline in the United Kingdom / Keeble, David

8. Berlin and the Spatial Division of Labour within the FRG / Bade, Franz-Josef

9. Economic Transformation, Minorities, and Urban Demographic-Employment Mismatch in the U.S. and West Germany / Kasarda, John D. / Friedrichs, Jürgen

Chapter 2: Economic Development in Selected Metropolitan Areas

10. Restructuring and Locational Change in London's Electronics Industries / Leigh, Roger / North, David / Steinberg, Lynn

11. Does Paris Subsidize the Rest of France? / Prud'homme, Rémy

12. Decline of Industrial Employment in Berlin - Causes and Consequences / Ewers, Hans-Jürgen / Stein, Rolf

Part III. Economic Policy and the Metropolis

Chapter 1: Policies for Urban Economic Development in Advanced Industrial Countries

13. Overview: National Government Responses to Structural Changes in Urban Economies / Przeworski, Joanne Fox

14. Policies to Stimulate Urban Economic Activity in the United States - The Case of Detroit / Wolman, Harold

15. The Growth of the Paris Region, Town Planning and the National Policy of Locational Control (1920-1984) / Merlin, Pierre

16. Economic Development Policy in London / Lever, William

17. Policies for Urban Economic Development in the Federal Republic of Germany / Konukiewitz, Manfred

18. Evaluation of Recent Policy Innovations in Berlin (West) / Kern, Manfred

Chapter 2: Economic Transformation and Political Change in Metropolitan Areas

19. The Advanced Industrial Metropolis: A New Type of World City / Knight, Richard V.

20. Big City Politics - New Patterns and Orientations at the Local Level of the Welfare State / Evers, Adalbert / Wollmann, Hellmut

Chapter 3: Development Options and Constraints for the Economic Future of Berlin (West)

21. Metropolitan Development to and Beyond 2000 - Some Hypotheses applied to the City of Berlin / Mackensen, Rainer

22. Alternative Development Paths for the Economy of Berlin (West) - Reflections on Different Scenarios / Arras, Hartmut E.

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Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9783110854237

3110854236

OCLC:

1110717113