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Urban policy in practice / by Tim Blackman

By:

Blackman, Tim

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 1995.Description: xiv, 337 p. : illISBN:

9780415093002

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DDC classification:

307.76 BLA-U

Contents:

Contents : PART I: URBAN POLICY AND THE STATE -- 1. The Scope and Purposes of Urban Policy -- 2. Urban Policy and Local Government -- 3. Urban policy and central government -- 4. Paying for Local Services -- PART II: APPROACHES TO URBAN POLICY -- 5. Management of Quality -- 6. Community Development -- 7. Urban Policy and Research -- PART III: KEY GOALS FOR URBAN POLICY -- 8. Education, Training and the Local Economy -- 9. Sustainable Urban Policy 10. Health for All -- PART IV: ISSUES FOR URBAN POLICY IN THE 1990S -- 11. Issues for urban policy in the 1990s.

Summary: Urban Policy in Practice is a detailed, up-to-date account of urban policy in Britain. With a focus on local government, it combines a study of policy in practice with a critical assessment of recent developments. Using a wide range of examples, Tim Blackman shows how policies and services are responding to today's urban problems, stressing in particular the need for corporate strategies, democratic control and sustainable development. The book includes a clear and detailed study of local government finance and an analysis of the growing role of research in urban policy and public administration.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB E-1	Non Fiction	307.76 BLA-U (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006078

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : PART I: URBAN POLICY AND THE STATE --
1. The Scope and Purposes of Urban Policy --
2. Urban Policy and Local Government --
3. Urban policy and central government --
4. Paying for Local Services --
PART II: APPROACHES TO URBAN POLICY --
5. Management of Quality --
6. Community Development --
7. Urban Policy and Research --
PART III: KEY GOALS FOR URBAN POLICY --
8. Education, Training and the Local Economy --
9. Sustainable Urban Policy
10. Health for All --
PART IV: ISSUES FOR URBAN POLICY IN THE 1990S --
11. Issues for urban policy in the 1990s.

Urban Policy in Practice is a detailed, up-to-date account of urban policy in Britain. With a focus on local government, it combines a study of policy in practice with a critical assessment of recent developments. Using a wide range of examples, Tim Blackman shows how policies and services are responding to today's urban problems, stressing in particular the need for corporate strategies, democratic control and sustainable development.

The book includes a clear and detailed study of local government finance and an analysis of the growing role of research in urban policy and public administration.

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