Urban Policy Books

New and Published Books

1. Emergency Management

   The American Experience 1900-2010, Second Edition

   Edited by Claire B. Rubin

   Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900–2010 provides the background needed to understand the key political and policy underpinnings of emergency management, exploring how major "focusing events" have shaped the...

   Published April 2nd 2012 by CRC Press
2. Tradition, Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto

   Claiming a Right to the Past

   By Christoph Brumann

   Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

   As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation’s most celebrated traditions, the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the beauty of its townscape and natural environments, it is both a popular destination for tourists and home...

   Published March 20th 2012 by Routledge
3. Selling the Welfare State (Routledge Revivals)

   The Privatisation of Public Housing

   By Ray Forrest, Alan Murie

   Originally published in 1988, this book offers the first comprehensive and critical analysis of the privatisation of public housing in Britain. It outlines the historical background to the growth of public housing and the developing political debatea surrounding its disposal. The main emphasis...

   Published November 28th 2011 by Routledge
4. Rights of Passage

   Sidewalks and the Regulation of Public Flow

   By Nicholas Blomley

   Series: Social Justice

   Rights of Passage: Sidewalks and the Regulation of Public Flow documents a powerful and under-researched form of urban governance that focuses on pedestrian flow. This logic, which Nicholas Blomley terms 'pedestrianism', values public space not in terms of its aesthetic merits, or its success in...

   Published October 5th 2011 by Routledge
5. Searching for the Just City

   Debates in Urban Theory and Practice

   Edited by Peter Marcuse, James Connolly, Johannes Novy, Ingrid Olivo, Cuz Potter, Justin Steil

   Series: Questioning Cities

   Cities are many things. Among their least appealing aspects, cities are frequently characterized by concentrations of insecurity and exploitation. Cities have also long represented promises of opportunity and liberation. Public decision-making in contemporary cities is full of conflict, and...

   Published October 3rd 2011 by Routledge
6. Urban Regeneration Management

   International Perspectives

   Edited by John Diamond, Joyce Liddle, Alan Southern, Philip Osei

   Series: Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies

   This book was born out of the need to ‘capture’ the experience and understanding of the regeneration management process that is neither UK centric nor centred exclusively on urban areas. Written by experts working in the USA, Holland, Greece, Jamaica, Turkey, Spain, Trinidad and the Czech Republic,...

   Published August 15th 2011 by Routledge
7. China's Urban Space

   Development under market socialism

   By Terry McGee, George C.S. Lin, Mark Wang, Andrew Marton, Jiaping Wu

   Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition

   China’s urban growth is unparalleled in the history of global urbanization, and will undoubtedly create huge challenges to China as it modernizes its society. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book presents an overview of the radical transformation of China’s urban space since the 1970s,...

   Published March 17th 2011 by Routledge
8. Women and Housing

   An International Analysis

   Edited by Patricia Kennett, Kam Wah Chan

   Series: Housing and Society Series

   In the context of contemporary economic, political, social and cultural transformations, this book brings together contributions from developed and emerging societies in Europe, the USA and East Asia in order to highlight the nature, extent and impact of these changes on the housing opportunities...

   Published November 30th 2010 by Routledge
9. Sustainability in European Environmental Policy

   Challenges of Governance and Knowledge

   Edited by Rob Atkinson, Terizakis Georgios, Karsten Zimmermann

   Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics

   This book examines sustainability in European environmental policy and explores the related challenges of governance and knowledge. It provides an assessment of the EU sustainability strategy and concentrates on three key directives: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Emissions Trading (ET)...

   Published October 5th 2010 by Routledge
10. Governance and Planning of Mega-City Regions

    An International Comparative Perspective

    Edited by Jiang Xu, Anthony Yeh

    Series: Routledge Studies in Human Geography

    Neoliberalism’s market revolution has had a tremendous effect on contemporary mega-city regions. The negative consequences of market-oriented politics for territorial growth have been recognized. While a lot of attention has been given to how planners and policy makers are fighting back political...

    Published August 3rd 2010 by Routledge