The thesis of Jane Jacobsʹ The Economy of Cities remains remarkably fresh and provocative three decades later.
Author: Jane Jacobs
Publisher: New York : Random House
ISBN: STANFORD:36105003228520
Category: Cities and towns
Page: 268
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This is so not because farmers and other rural people are less creative than city dwellers. The difference lies in the contrasting natures of rural and city economies, for it is in cities that new goods and services are first created.
Author: Jane Jacobs
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780525432869
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 288
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In this book, Jane Jacobs, building on the work of her debut, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, investigates the delicate way cities balance the interplay between the domestic production of goods and the ever-changing tide of imports. Using case studies of developing cities in the ancient, pre-agricultural world, and contemporary cities on the decline, like the financially irresponsible New York City of the mid-sixties, Jacobs identifies the main drivers of urban prosperity and growth, often via counterintuitive and revelatory lessons.Moral Economies The expert evidence presented at the OMB hearing referred to market trends as natural and inevitable phenomena to which city-making decisions must comply. It was the market that determined the good form of consumption ...
Author: Evelyn Sharon Ruppert
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802038869
Category: Social Science
Page: 292
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Using the redevelopment of the Yonge-Dundas intersection in downtown Toronto in the mid-1990s as a case study, Ruppert examines the language of planners, urban designers, architects, and marketing analysts to reveal the extent to which moralization legitimizes these professions in the public eye.Notwithstanding the exceedingly schematic outlines of the discussion so far , it adduces the main synchronic elements , as it were , of the theory of urban and regional economic development . But industrial cities and regions are also ...
Author: Allen J Scott
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 0761954554
Category: Social Science
Page: 245
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Culture is big business. It is at the root of many urban regeneration schemes throughout the world, yet the economy of culture is under-theorized and under-developed. In this wide-ranging and penetrating volume, the economic logic and structure of the modern cultural industries is explained. The connection between cultural production and urban-industrial concentration is demonstrated and the book shows why global cities are the homelands of the modern cultural industries. This book covers many sectors of cultural economy, from craft industries such as clothing and furniture, to modern media industries such as cinema and music recording. The role of the global city as a source of creative and innovative enThe increased importance of services is certainly arealityin post-industrial cities. This implies that we must change the supply-oriented view of industrial citiesto reflectthereal-life developments in the urban economy.
Author: Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781135129897
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 204
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Globalization affects urban communities in many ways. One of its manifestations is increased intercity competition, which compels cities to increase their attractiveness in terms of capital, entrepreneurship, information, expertise and consumption. This competition takes place in an asymmetric field, with cities trying to find the best possible ways of using their natural and created assets, the latter including a naturally evolving reputation or consciously developed competitive identity or brand. The Political Economy of City Branding discusses this phenomenon from the perspective of numerous post-industrial cities in North America, Europe, East Asia and Australasia. Special attention is given to local economic development policy and industrial profiling, and global city rankings are used to provide empirical evidence for cities’ characteristics and positions in the global urban hierarchy. On top of this, social and urban challenges such as creative class struggle are also discussed. The core message of the book is that cities should apply the tools of city branding in their industrial promotion and specialization, but at the same time take into account the special nature of their urban communities and be open and inclusive in their brand policies in order to ensure optimal results. This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners working in the areas of local economic development, urban planning, public management, and branding.
Author: Gary Gappert
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN: UOM:39015007221586
Category: Science
Page: 640
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Perhaps there is an opportunity for cities to explore the growing interest from the investment community, ... For example a historic city with a high-quality service economy has very different challenges than that of a port city with a ...
Author: Richard Simpson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9789400719699
Category: Science
Page: 450
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This volume bridges the gap between the global promotion of the Green Economy and the manifestation of this new development strategy at the urban level. Green cities are an imperative solution, not only in meeting global environmental challenges but also in helping to ensure socio-economic prosperity at the local level.The text is clear and accessible, with pedagogical features and illustrative case studies integrated throughout.
Author: Ronan Paddison
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9781473908901
Category: Social Science
Page: 320
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"An invaluable text for all those interested in cities and economic change. Empirically grounded, theoretically informed, and written in a highly accessible way to help students understand processes underlying the changing urban economy, urban governance, and the role of place." - Lily Kong, National University of Singapore "Editors and contributors leave readers in no doubt about the extent of the transformations coursing through urban economies in the global north and south." - Kevin Ward, University of Manchester "An essential read for anyone interested in the role of cities in the changing global space economy." - James Faulconbridge, Lancaster University "A timely and path-breaking contribution to the urban literature. It stands out as an excellent addition to the expanding urban library and a key reference on urban issues." - George C.S. Lin, Hong Kong University Cities and Economic Change combines a sound theoretical grounding with an empirical overview of the urban economy. Specific references are made to key emergent processes and debates including splintered labour markets, informal economies, consumption, a comparative discussion of North and South, and quantitative aspects of globalization. The text is clear and accessible, with pedagogical features and illustrative case studies integrated throughout. The use of boxes for city examples, key questions for discussion at the end of main chapters together with suggested readings and key web sites are designed to aid learning and understanding.When the city-state Uruk reached a size of 100 hectares (3200–3000 bce), agricultural surpluses from the surrounding countryside supported the ... and 'how has the significance of economic development in early cities been interpreted?
Author: Peter Clark
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199589531
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 882
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In 2008 for the first time the majority of the planet's inhabitants lived in cities and towns. Becoming globally urban has been one of mankind's greatest collective achievements over time. Written by leading scholar, this is the first detailed survey of the world's cities and towns from ancient times to the present day.
Author: United States. Patent Office
Publisher:
ISBN: MSU:31293007077682
Category: Patents
Page:
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