Through a close look at major British cities, using Birmingham as a case study, the book explores the origins of Britain's acute urban decline and sprawling exodus; the reasons why 'one size doesn't fit all' in cities of the future and the potential for smart growth, mixed communities and sustainable cities. Based on live examples and hands-on experience, this extremely accessible book offers a unique 'insider' perspective on policy making and practical impacts. It will attract policymakers in cities and government as well as students, regeneration bodies, community organisations and environmental specialists.
Price: $119.95
Pages: 280
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Series: CASE Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy
Publication Date:
14 March 2007
ISBN: 9781861346599
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Urban and municipal planning and policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, Urban communities / city life
"Jigsaw Cities sets out a robust challenge to current thinking on the future of British towns and cities." Green Places, issue 38
Anne Power is Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science; Sustainable Development Commissioner responsible for regeneration and sustainable communities; member of the Government's Urban Task Force; author of books on cities, communities and marginal housing areas in the UK and abroad.
John Houghton was head of the Communities Division at the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit; a visiting research associate at CASE; and currently a Harkness scholar at the University of Minnesota. John Houghton worked as Anne Power's assistant during 2002-03 while Anne was Chair of the Independent Commission on the Future of Housing in Birmingham.
Introducing jigsaw cities; Part one: How did we get here? Jigsaws and Lego sets; Breaking up the jigsaw; Building the New Jerusalem: vision and reality; Cities bounce back: piecing communities together again; Part two: Where are we now? Britain's cities today: a progress report; Britain's cities of yesterday and tomorrow; Part three: Where do we go from here? Smart cities work; Future cities: piecing the jigsaw together: Afterword: the urban jungle or urban jigsaw?
