Social Movements and Public Policies in Southern European Cities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Social Movements and Public Policies in Southern European Cities write by Laura Fregolent. This book was released on 2020-11-24. Social Movements and Public Policies in Southern European Cities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The book analyzes the impact of urban movements on government and public policies in a context of rapid urban transformations, public policy crises and increasing social inequalities. The essays show how the impact of the movements is increasing and has effects both in the orientation of the policies, as in their form of management and its effects. The authors are leading scholars from universities and research centers in Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Cities in Crisis
Cities in Crisis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cities in Crisis write by Jörg Knieling. This book was released on 2015-09-16. Cities in Crisis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In recent years, European societies and territories have witnessed the spatial impacts of a severe financial and socio-economic crisis. This book builds on the current debate concerning how cities and urban regions and their citizens deal with the consequences of the recent financial and socio-economic crisis. Cities in Crisis examines the political and administrative implications of austerity measures applied in southern European cities. These include cuts in local public spending and the processes of privatization of local public assets, as well as issues related to the re-scaling, recentralization or decentralization of competencies. Attention is paid to the rise of new ‘austerity regimes’, the question of their legitimacy and their spatial manifestations, and in particular to the social consequences of austerity. The contributions to this book lay the foundation for recommendations on how to improve and consolidate qualified governance arrangements in order to better address rapid economic and social changes. Such recommendations are applicable to cities and urban regions both within and outside of Europe. It identifies possible approaches, tools and partnerships to tackle the effects of the crisis and to prepare European cities for future challenges.
The Institutionalisation of Civic Initiatives
The Institutionalisation of Civic Initiatives - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Institutionalisation of Civic Initiatives write by Francesco Campagnari. This book was released on 2024-07-12. The Institutionalisation of Civic Initiatives available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines two civic initiatives in Europe and analyses their evolution through the institutionalisation of their practices, local public effects, and established models for action at broader scales. Drawing from the concepts of civic action, problematic situations, public problems, and experience, this book coins the concept of direct civic action to explore civic initiatives beyond sectorial categories. It draws from the histories, everyday activities, and encounters with new problematic situations of a Slovak and a French initiative. It analyses the institutionalisation of their internal practices, their public cultural services, the models for action they establish in broader networks of initiatives, and how institutionalisation affects their experimentation and innovation. This book uses two case studies of civic initiatives in France and Slovakia, examining how the experimental and institutionalised approaches to problematic situations of civic initiatives are associated with the generation and continuative reproduction of public goods and policies. It also explores how local initiatives establish national and international networks and models for direct civic action. This book is aimed at scholars interested in civic initiatives, urban planning, public policies, innovation studies, and urban sociology. It is intended to engage members of civic initiatives by offering insights into organisational dynamics and their impact on public issues. Furthermore, it appeals to public officials and policy-makers who aim to establish policies that promote civic initiatives and encourage direct civic action.
Urban Change in the Iberian Peninsula
Urban Change in the Iberian Peninsula - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Urban Change in the Iberian Peninsula write by Rubén C. Lois-González. This book was released on . Urban Change in the Iberian Peninsula available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Urban Dynamics in the Post-pandemic Period
Urban Dynamics in the Post-pandemic Period - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Urban Dynamics in the Post-pandemic Period write by Enrique Navarro-Jurado. This book was released on 2023-09-12. Urban Dynamics in the Post-pandemic Period available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book offers a unique perspective on urban processes affecting tourist spaces and city centres. Economic, social and environmental uncertainty has been commonplace since March 2019, when mobility slowed down across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends that have been investigated in urban space for years. The incorporation of technologies, the expansion of tourism and the introduction of policies that in part want to advance sustainability are generating processes of reorganisation of territories that are driving changes. These changes will affect models of city, urbanism and society. This publication is directed to a wide spectrum of people interested in urban processes, tourism and social change in the context of the Post-Pandemic Covid-19. In particular, the book is aimed at researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students, consultants, public administrations and the public interested in the recent challenges that are affecting developed and developing societies.
