1st Edition

Urban Policy in Practice

By Tim Blackman Copyright 1995
352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary Britain. The book covers a range of topics including: * Quality and consumerism in the public sector * Community development * Public Health * Environmental issues * Local intervention in the creation of skills and jobs Case studies are drawn from housing, planning, the social services, economic... Read more
Part I Urban policy and the state 1 THE SCOPE AND PURPOSES OF URBAN POLICY 2 URBAN POLICY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 3 URBAN POLICY AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 4 PAYING FOR LOCAL SERVICES Part II Approaches to urban policy 5 MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY 6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 7 URBAN POLICY AND RESEARCH Part III Key goals for urban policy 8 EDUCATION, TRAINING AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY 9 SUSTAINABLE URBAN POLICY 10 HEALTH FOR ALL Part IV Issues for urban policy in the 1990s 11 ISSUES FOR URBAN POLICY IN THE 1990s

Biography

Tim Blackman