Competitive Citites is an assessment of the way in which `partnership', a word much used by politicians, has helped to shape the economic futures of four cities on both sides of the Atlantic - Atlanta, Toronto, Birmingham and Rotterdam.
Author(s): Hazel Duffy
Edition: 1st ed
Year: 1995
Language: English
Pages: 195
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
1.1 SIMULATING THE MODEL CITY......Page 14
Weighing up the options......Page 17
Climbing the charts......Page 18
Birmingham:......Page 19
Rotterdam:......Page 20
Toronto:......Page 21
Who manages?......Page 22
Decline of industry......Page 24
Leaving the city: business......Page 25
Leaving the city: population......Page 28
Holding the centre......Page 29
Running the city with the region......Page 30
Euro-Funds to the rescue?......Page 33
1.3 SMOOTHING THE EDGES OF RACE AND POVERTY......Page 34
1.4 THE POWER OF THE COMMUNITY......Page 37
1.5 WILL THE JOBS COME BACK?......Page 38
1.6 SELF-HELP......Page 39
NOTES......Page 41
2 Atlanta......Page 43
Pride in a progressive city......Page 44
From railroad terminus to the world’s sixth largest airport......Page 48
Questions confronting the city......Page 49
A city moving to the suburbs......Page 50
The Olympics—redemption for downtown Atlanta?......Page 53
The inner city ingredients of poverty and crime......Page 54
The Atlanta Project......Page 55
The business and politics of education......Page 58
New schemes to combat poor standards......Page 59
A dominating issue in annexation......Page 61
High profile jobs conceal old divides......Page 62
A city too busy to hate—the development of Atlanta’s race relations......Page 63
The rise of a prospering black city......Page 66
2.6 BUSINESS AND POLITICAL PARTNERSHIPS......Page 67
Urban renewal—once a handsome pay-off for private business......Page 68
Central Atlanta Progress (CAP)......Page 70
Scaling down regeneration projects......Page 72
Vision 2020......Page 73
Georgia Research Alliance—feeding Atlanta’s role in high technology......Page 74
2.7 THE ATLANTA MESSAGE......Page 76
NOTES......Page 77
3 Birmingham......Page 79
Britain’s workshop......Page 80
3.2 FROM ECONOMIC BOOM THROUGH DECLINE TO A NEW ORDER......Page 88
Small becomes beautiful again......Page 90
Diverse strengths......Page 92
Faith is restored in the central city......Page 93
Conferences and culture......Page 94
Bricks and mortar......Page 97
3.3 BUSINESS SERVICES......Page 99
3.4 PUBLIC FACE AND PRIVATE PERSONA......Page 100
3.5 HEARTLANDS IN SEARCH OF NEW BLOOD......Page 103
The challenge spreads......Page 106
3.6 POLISHING UP THE JEWELLERY QUARTER......Page 107
NOTES......Page 109
4 Rotterdam......Page 110
Where the river flows down to the sea......Page 111
Location confers status......Page 113
The state stands back......Page 114
Speeding up the decision-making......Page 115
The sophisticated city search......Page 116
People characteristics......Page 118
Making the most of everybody’s land......Page 119
New homes for old......Page 122
New role for housing associations......Page 123
Going for a mix......Page 125
Land lease......Page 127
The Port—fighting to stay on top......Page 128
Competitive forces......Page 129
Port Plan 2010......Page 130
The golden promise—the Kop van Zuid......Page 131
A new ‘city’ in the north—Noordrand......Page 132
4.3 SOCIAL INNOVATION (SOCIALE VERNIEUWING)......Page 134
4.4 GOVERNMENT GOES UP AND DOWN......Page 137
4.5 AN UNEASY PARTNERSHIP......Page 140
NOTES......Page 142
A temperate melting pot......Page 143
New answers are needed......Page 148
5.2 THE NEW SUBURBS......Page 149
Markham—a suburb facing critical choices......Page 150
Plans for Markham’s future......Page 151
Not in my backyard......Page 152
Raising taxes......Page 153
Mixing growth and social equity......Page 154
The three options......Page 155
The Cumming Report helps establish metropolitan government......Page 156
Cumming strikes a balance......Page 157
Metro becomes a reality......Page 158
Coping with growth and changing responsibilities......Page 159
Planning issues in the region......Page 160
Passing verdict—disillusion overshadows Metro’s achievements......Page 161
Avoiding the inner city trap......Page 163
Financial services and communications......Page 165
The slide in manufacturing employment......Page 168
Capitalizing on free trade......Page 170
Fragile future for a globally respected system......Page 171
Where does Toronto go now?......Page 172
NOTES......Page 174
6.1 OBITUARIES ARE OUT OF PLACE......Page 176
6.2 DIVIDED THEY STAND......Page 177
6.4 ARRANGED MARRIAGES......Page 179
6.5 CONTROL AND CONFUSION......Page 182
6.6 REDISCOVERING THE RESIDENTS......Page 184
6.7 PEOPLE PERFORMANCE......Page 186
6.8 COMMERCE AT LARGE......Page 187
NOTES......Page 190
Index......Page 191
