1st Edition

Governance and City Regions Policy and Planning in Europe

324 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

324 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

Description

City-regions are areas where the daily journeys for work, shopping and leisure frequently cross administrative boundaries. They are seen as engines of the national economy, but are also facing congestion and disparities. Thus, all over the world, governments attempt to increase problem-solving capacities in city-regions by institutional reform and a shift of functions. This book analyses the... Read more

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

About the authors

1. Introduction: City-regions in Europe K. Zimmermann and P. Feiertag

The rise of territorial reforms in Europe 's city-regions

Research question and research design

Comparing city-regions and local government systems

Short view on cases

Methods

2. France P. Feiertag

2.1 City-regions and their governance in France

2.2 Multi-scaled governance of Nantes: metropole and bipolar metropolitan region

2.3 Lyon: powerful institution with a (too) small perimeter

2.4 Conclusion: recent changes of city-regional governance in France

3. Italy K. Zimmermann

3.1. Metropolitan policies and institutional reforms in Italy

3.2 The Città Metropolitana di Bologna: frontrunner for territorial cooperation in Italy?

3.3 The Città Metropolitana di Firenze: mismatch of socio-economic regionalism, territory and jurisdiction

3.4. Conclusion: recent changes of city-regional governance in Italy

4. Germany P. Feiertag and K. Zimmermann

4.1 Metropolitan governance in Germany　

4.2 Frankfurt/Rhine-Main: still a fragmented territory?

4.3 Stuttgart: well established showcase example of metro governance?

4.4 Interpretation and conclusion: steady relevance of city-regions

5. Cross-country comparison P. Feiertag and K. Zimmermann

5.1 Institutions

5.2 Functions

5.3 Ideas

5.4 Spatial relationships

6. Conclusion K. Zimmermann and P. Feiertag

6.1 The three countries in a European context

6.2 City-regions and the consolidation state: what drives reforms and what are the results in terms of institutions, spatial relationships and functions?

Annex

Index