| Description |
vi, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Planning and civil society in the twenty-first century : an introduction / Peter Marris -- The new political economy of planning : the rise of civil society / John Friedmann -- Learning democratic practice : distributing government resources through popular participation in Porto Alegre, Brazil / Rebecca Abers -- Urban policy responses to foreign in-migration : the case of Frankfurt-am-Main / John Friedmann and Ute Lehrer -- Greening the Polis or policing ecology? Local environmental politics and urban civil society in Los Angeles / Roger Keil -- World city formation on the Asia Pacific rim : poverty, "everyday" forms of civil society and environmental management / Mike Douglass -- Local environmental conflicts in Latin America : changing State-civil society relations in Chile / Francisco Sabatini -- The death of modernist planning : radical praxis for a postmodern age / Leonie Sandercock -- Empowering civil society : Habermas, Foucault and the question of conflict / Bent Flyvbjerg -- Rationality, dialogue and learning : what community and environmental mediators can teach us about the practice of civil society / John Forester -- Civil/Uncivil society : confusing form with content / Janet Abu-Lughod -- Civil society : three ways into a problem / Michael Stoper -- Convivial cities / Lisa Peattie |
| Summary |
"In an era of the globalization of finance, production and distribution networks, cities have become increasingly competitive. The business environments preferred by such international investment impact on the lives of citizens, on urban spaces, services, amenities and infrastructure. In the fight for the future of our cities, civil society has now entered the fray. Whether resisting the intrusion of both state and corporate economy into the life of neighbourhoods and communities or working with both government and the private sector in managing urban affairs, civil society lays claim to inclusion in a more democratic politics of planning. This political shift is refashioning planning. Planning is now recognized as more than simply a state regulatory process; it has become a political activity, central to the struggle towards more liveable cities. Cities for Citizens brings together leading names in planning today. The contributors present an international range of case studies - from the USA, Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific - which ground the exploration of ideas in the realities and struggles of everyday life." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley033/97034186.html |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-298) and index |
| Subject |
City planning -- Citizen participation.
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Civil society.
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung
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| Author |
Douglass, Mike.
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Friedmann, John.
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| LC no. |
97034186 |
| ISBN |
047197708X hardback acid-free paper |
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0471977098 paperback |
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