The Future of Sustainable Cities: Critical Reflections
John Flint and Mike Raco
Abstract
The sudden onset of the credit crunch in 2008 and the subsequent recession in many national economies has opened up significant new challenges for policy makers and communities in cities across the world. The assumptions that underpinned planning systems and sustainability strategies during the 1990s and 2000s have been rapidly undermined as welfare states are downsized and the availability of private sector investment becomes more limited. This book investigates how the meanings and politics of urban sustainability are now being radically rethought in the wake of crisis. Chapters provide up-t ... More
The sudden onset of the credit crunch in 2008 and the subsequent recession in many national economies has opened up significant new challenges for policy makers and communities in cities across the world. The assumptions that underpinned planning systems and sustainability strategies during the 1990s and 2000s have been rapidly undermined as welfare states are downsized and the availability of private sector investment becomes more limited. This book investigates how the meanings and politics of urban sustainability are now being radically rethought in the wake of crisis. Chapters provide up-to-date coverage of the impacts of recent changes on key areas of urban planning, including housing, transport, and the environment, and map out core areas for future research.
Keywords:
cities,
economic crisis,
environment,
governance,
planning,
social justice,
sustainability,
urban policy,
urban politics
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2011 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781847426673 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: May 2012 |
DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781847426673.001.0001 |
