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City-regions in prospect? : exploring points between place and practice /
"City-Regions in Prospect? Exploring the Meeting Points Between Place and Practice is a collection of essays and case studies that explore the "city-region" as both an evolving concept and a growing area of experiential knowledge. At the book's most basic level, it explores the &...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal ; Kingston :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2015.
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| Colección: | McGill-Queen's studies in urban governance ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1 Introduction: City-Regions in Prospect? / Kevin Edson Jones, Alex Lord, and Rob Shields
- 2 The City-Region: In Retrospect, in Snapshot, in Prospect / John Harrison
- 3 Re-spatializing the City as the City-Region? / Rob Shields
- 4 Leaving the City-Region Behind? The Growth and Decline of Metropolitan Rescaling in Manchester, England / James Rees and Alex Lord
- 5 On Wanting to Be a Global City: Global Rankings and Urban Governance in Calgary / Alan Smart and Alina Tanasescu
- 6 "Localism"in an Age of Austerity: Inequalities and Governance Dilemmas in the Sheffield City-Region / David Etherington
- 7 Ottawa: Would "Telling Its Story" Be the Way to Go? / Caroline Andrew
- 8 Calibrating the Regional Map to Enhance City-Region Competitiveness / Michael R. Glass
- 9 Resilience and Governance in City-Regions: Lessons from Waterloo, Ontario / David A. Wolfe
- 10 The Environmental Governance of Canadian City-Regions: Problems, Actions, and Challenges / Louis Guay and Pierre Hamel
- 11 The Tensions and Benefits of Regionalizing Palliative Care Services: Considerations for City-Regionalism / Kyle Y. Whitfield and Allison M. Williams
- 12 Conclusion: Prospects? / Kevin Edson Jones, Alex Lord, and Rob Shields.