Globalization and Integrated Area Development in European Cities [Hardcover]

Contrary to common beliefs, economic globalization does not imply the end of social urban policy. This book argues that urban society and policy-makers have sufficient degrees of freedom available to decide on the social and economic future of deprived neighborhoods. Experiences from several European cities shwo that neighborhood-based redevelopment strategies offer a more promising future to urban populations than the global-market led slow movement that paralyzes urban policy today.

Introduction
1. Explaining the Tension: Global Competition, Social Exclusion, and Local Renaissance
2. Globalization, Cities, and the Social Question
3. A New Approach to Local Development Analysis
4. Integrated Area Development and Social Innovation
5. Experiences in Integrated Area Development
6. Global Governance and Social Change
Appendix: Methodology for the Study of Local Development