After Urban Regeneration: Communities, Policy and Place

Hardback

Main Details

Title After Urban Regeneration: Communities, Policy and Place
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Dave O'Brien
Edited by Peter Matthews
SeriesConnected Communities
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreHuman geography
ISBN/Barcode 9781447324157
ClassificationsDewey:307.1416
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Policy Press
Imprint Policy Press
Publication Date 11 November 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

After Urban Regeneration is a comprehensive study of contemporary trends in urban policy and planning. Focusing on the history and theory of community in urban policy, and including a unique set of case studies, the book will appeal to scholars and students in geography, urban studies, planning, sociology, law and art as well as policy makers and community workers.

Author Biography

Dr. Dave O'Brien is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Policy, at ICCE, Goldsmiths College, University of London. His most recent book is Cultural Policy, published by Routledge. He hosts the New Books In Critical Theory podcast. Dr. Peter Matthews is Lecturer in Social Policy at SASS, University of Stirling. He publishes widely in urban studies, planning, social policy and housing.

Reviews

"An accessible piece of literature that will add to the knowledge of many academics in this field." Town Planning Review "A genuinely fresh, and admirably provocative, attempt to reshape the way we seek to understand the evolving urban policy agenda." Housing Studies "After Urban Regeneration an excellent book and it is very well crafted and organised. The chapters are critical in tone and characterised by incisive critiques of community and urban policy and practice. There is nothing like this on the market that examines the impact of localism on communities, and the diverse ways in which community groups are cultivating new knowledges and practices of self government." Professor Rob Imrie, Goldsmiths, University of London "This important contribution to the urban policy and regeneration literature is the first major text to critically examine urban policy in the UK since 2008, and proposes that we have entered a period of `post-regeneration' in the UK. This contribution will be of use to academics, policy makers and communities alike." Andrew Tallon, University of the West of England