Valeria Fedeli

Karsten Zimmermann

Written in a clear and concise style, this Modern Guide provide a timely overview and comparison of urban challenges and national urban policies in 13 European countries, addressing key issues such as housing, urban regeneration and climate change. A team of international contributors explore the gap between the rise of international urban agendas and variegated national urban policies, examining whether a more bespoke approach is better than the traditional ‘one size fits all’.

A Modern Guide to National Urban Policies in Europe

Patricia Feiertag

City-regions are areas where the daily journeys for work, shopping and leisure frequently cross administrative boundaries. They are seen as engines of the national economy, but are also facing congestion and disparities. Thus, all over the world, governments attempt to increase problem-solving capacities in city-regions by institutional reform and a shift of functions. This book analyses the recent reforms and changes in the governance of city-regions in France, Germany and Italy. It covers themes such as the impact of austerity measures, territorial development, planning and state modernisation. The authors provide a systematic cross-country perspective on two levels, between six city-regions and between the national policy frameworks in these three countries. They use a solid comparative framework, which refers to the four dimensions functions, institutions and governance, ideas and space. They describe the course of the reforms, the motivations and the results, and consequently, they question the widespread metropolitan fever or resurgence of city-regions and provide a better understanding of recent changes in city-regional governance in Europe. The primary readership will be researchers and master students in planning, urban studies, urban geography, political science and governance studies, especially those interested in metropolitan regions and / or decentralisation. Due to the uniqueness of the work, the book will be of particular interest to scholars working on the comparative European dimension of territorial governance and planning.

Policy and Planning in Europe

Governance and City Regions

Barbara Schönig

Jochen Monstadt

Tobias Robischon

Die internationale Renaissance der Metropolregionen seit den 1990er-Jahren spiegelt sich auch in der Rhein-Main-Region in einer Vielfalt regionaler Kooperationen. Zwar lassen sich Teilerfolge verzeichnen, doch bestimmte Herausforderungen, wie die anhaltende Suburbanisierung, die Finanzkrise oder die alltäglichen Belange der Bürger, werden bislang nicht ausreichend berücksichtigt. Mit Blick auf die Realitäten in zahlreichen Handlungsfeldern diskutieren Experten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis über Probleme und Perspektiven regionaler Zusammenarbeit in der polyzentrischen Metropolregion Rhein-Main.

Karsten Zimmermann

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