1st Edition

Urban and Regional Development Trajectories in Contemporary Capitalism

361 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

360 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

360 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book re-evaluates a rich scientific heritage of space- and history-sensitive development theories and produces an integrated methodology for the comparative analysis of urban and regional trajectories within a globalized world. The main argument put forward is that current mainstream analyses of urban and regional development have forgotten this rich heritage and fail to address the... Read more

Preface Ronan O’Brien  1. Introduction Frank Moulaert, Andreas Novy and Flavia Martinelli  2. Theoretical Foundations for the Analysis of Socio-economic Development in Space Frank Moulaert and Bob Jessop  3. The DEMOLOGOS Methodology for Analyzing Urban and Regional Trajectories Andreas Novy, Abid Mehmood and Frank Moulaert  4. London between Global Narcissism and National Responsibility Delphine Ancien and Frank Moulaert  5. Brussels Stijn Oosterlynck and Erik Swyngedouw  6. Vienna between East and West Andreas Novy, Daniela Coimbra Swiatek and Lukas Lengauer  7. Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta in China  Erik Baark, Yun-Chung Chen, Ngai Pun and Alvin So  8. Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta as a Cross-border Region Ngai-Ling Sum  9. Chicago beyond Fordism Jamie Peck and Nik Theodore  10. Rome Pasquale De Muro, Salvatore Monni, Pasquale Tridico  11. The Southern Question in Italy Flavia Martinelli  12. Reggio Calabria, Southern Italy Stefania Barillà, Giuseppe Fera and Flavia Martinelli  13. Newcastle upon Tyne and the ‘Northern Way’ Stuart Cameron and Sara González  14. Urban and Regional Trajectories between Path-dependency and Path-shaping Flavia Martinelli and Andreas Novy

Biography

Flavia Martinelli is Professor of Analysis of Territorial Systems in the School of Architecture at the University ‘Mediterranea’ of Reggio Calabria, Italy. Her research interests include regional development dynamics, inequalities and cohesion policies, with a focus on services and the Mezzogiorno.

Frank Moulaert is Professor of Spatial Planning and Head of the Planning and Development Unit ASRO at KU Leuven, Belgium. He specialises in research on social innovation and spatial development.

Andreas Novy is Professor of Development Studies at the Institute for the Environment and Regional Development of WU, the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria. He works on development and planning, social movements and governance, and transdisciplinary research.