Urban Process and Power

by Peter Ambrose

Overview

Urban Process and Power explains the processes of building environments, as well as the how they reflect dominant social, political and economic values and circumstances. Peter Ambrose argues that the changes in the environments during the ``neo-liberal'' period during the 1970s have increased inequalities, been wasteful of urban resources, and have frequently been self-defeating.

The book compares these processes with those elswhere in Europe, establishing that deregulation has produced adversity, and what is called for is a land development policy which shows a better balance between private, public and voluntary sectors, as well as a more sensitive approach to those who use the environment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134985210
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	1 MB

Table of Contents

Part I: URBAN: Why and How Do Urban Areas Vary? 1. `Human Nature' and the Urban Environment 2. Three Urban Environments Compared Part II: PROCESS: How the Built Environment is Fashioned 3. The System Generating New Built Environment 4. Profit-seeking Development - As Investment 5. Profit-seeking Development - For Sale 6. Non-profit-seeking Development - Statutory 7. Non-profit-seeking Development - Voluntary Part III: POWER: New Ideologies and Their Effects 8. The Dominant 'Neo-liberal' Ideologies of the 1980s/90s 9. The Impact of 'Neo-liberal' Policies on the Built Environment Part IV: LESSONS: The Widening of Perspectives 10. How it Works Elsewhere 11. Ways Ahead?

Editorial Reviews

‘... a very good book which is well written, provocative and planning courses, as well as finding a place on the desks rather than the shelves of policy makers at local and national level.' - Regional Studies

‘Ambrose's book should be a standard on all urban, planning or housing courses for its valuable argumentative power, its classical exposition of the key processes underpinning change in the built environment and its many aids to productive r6eading for the student.' - Yvonne Rydin, London School of Economics

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