Cities of Europe is a unique combination of book and CD-ROM examining the effects of recent socio-economic transformations on western European cities. A unique combination of book and CD-ROM examining the effects of recent socio-economic transformations on western European cities. Focuses on the interplay between segregation, social exclusion and governance issues in these cities. Takes a comparative approach by highlighting the specifics of European cities vis-?-vis other urban contexts and analysing the intra-European differences. The CD-ROM features a series of 2,000 photographs from seventeen cities (Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Brussels, Bucharest, Helsinki, London, Milan, Naples, New York, Paris, Rotterdam, Tirana, Turin, and Utrecht). Also features 126 thematic maps, interviews with established scholars, and literature reviews. The book and the CD-ROM are linked through an extensive cross-referencing system.
Author(s): Yuri Kazepov
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 368
CITIES OF EUROPE......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Table of Contents of the CD......Page 9
Notes on Contributors......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 15
Series Editors ’ Preface......Page 18
Foreword......Page 19
Introducing European Cities......Page 25
1 Cities of Europe:Changing Contexts,Local Arrangements, and the Challenge to Social Cohesion......Page 27
2 The European City:A Conceptual Framework and Normative Project......Page 67
Part I:The Changing Concept of European Cities......Page 89
3 Urban Social Change:A Socio-Historical Framework of Analysis......Page 91
4 Social Morphology and Governance in the New Metropolis......Page 114
5 Capitalism and the City:Globalization,Flexibility,and Indifference......Page 133
6 Urban Socio-Spatial Con .gurations and the Future of European Cities......Page 147
Part II:The Spatial Impact of Ongoing Transformation Processes......Page 173
7 The Dynamics of Social Exclusion and Neighborhood Decline:Welfare Regimes,Decommodi .cation,Housing, and Urban Inequality......Page 175
8 Social Exclusion,Segregation,and Neighborhood Effects......Page 194
9 Segregation and Housing Conditions of Immigrants in Western European Cities......Page 214
10 Gentri .cation of Old Neighborhoods and Social Integration in Europe......Page 234
Part III:Social Exclusion,Governance,and Social Cohesion in European Cities......Page 257
11 Elusive Urban Policies in Europe......Page 259
12 Changing Forms of Solidarity:Urban Development Programs in Europe......Page 279
13 Challenging the Family:The New Urban Poverty in Southern Europe......Page 301
14 Minimum Income Policies to Combat Poverty:Local Practices and Social Justice in the “European Social Model ”......Page 325
Visual Paths Through Urban Europe (CD-Rom)......Page 349
Index......Page 352
