Urban regeneration in the UK : boom, bust and recovery / Phil Jones and James Evans

Chapter 1: Introduction Defining 'urban regeneration' The scale of change From boom to bustChapter 2: Policy Framework Introduction: origins of the neoliberal shift Innovations during the New Labour period, 1997-2010 Contemporary policy in England DevolutionChapter 3: Governance Definition: from government to governance Understanding the state Different forms of governance The new institutionalism Community involvement Regional regeneration and the European UnionChapter 4: The Competitive City Deindustrialisation and the competitive city Funding economic regeneration Regenerating cities in practice The financial crisis and its impact on regeneration funding The entrepreneurial cityChapter 5: Sustainability Sustainable development and regeneration The policy framework Social sustainability The brownfield development agenda Climate change, cities and carbon Sustainable constructionChapter 6: Design and Cultural Regeneration The urban design agenda Cultural regenerationChapter 7: Regeneration Beyond the City Centre The suburban question Regenerating social housing suburbs New build suburbs The great eco-towns disasterChapter 8: Scaling up London Olympics 2012 Mega-regeneration in the Thames GatewayChapter 9: ConclusionsGlossary

With increased and fully updated content and case study material, this edition continues to provide an engaging, systematic guide to the most dramatic transformation of our urban landscape since post-war reconstruction.