The New Economy of the Inner City: Restructuring, Regeneration and Dislocation in the Twenty-First-Century Metropolis

ISBN-13: 9780415771344 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 352 str.

Tom Hutton

Opis

Addresses the critical intersections between process and place which underpin the formation of creative enterprises in the inner city's industrial districts. This book contains case studies of industrial restructuring within exemplary sites in prominent world cities such as London, Singapore, San Francisco and Vancouver.

Spis treści

1. The Reassertion of Production in the Inner City  2. Process: Geographies of Production in the Central City  3. Place: The Revival of Inner City Industrial Districts  4. Restructuring Narratives in the Global Metropolis: From Postindustrial to 'New Industrial' in London  5. London’s Inner City in the New Economy  6. Inscriptions of Restructuring in the Developmental State: Telok Ayer, Singapore  7. The New Economy and its Dislocations in San Francisco’s South of Market Area  8. New Industry Formation and the Transformation of Vancouver’s Metropolitan Core  9. The New Economy of the Inner City: An Essay in Theoretical Synthesis

O autorze

Thomas A. Hutton is Professor of Urban Studies and City Planning in the Centre for Human Settlements, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, Canada. Dr Hutton’s research interests include new industry formation in the inner city and the role of service industries in urban transformation within the Asia-Pacific.