Overview

Cities are often seen as helpless victims in a global flow of events and many view growing inequality in cities as inevitable. This engaging book rejects this gloomy prognosis and argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to shape the urban future in accordance with progressive values advancing social justice, promoting care for the environment and bolstering community empowerment. This international and comparative book, written by an experienced author, shows how inspirational civic leaders are making a major difference in cities across the world. The analysis provides practical lessons for local leaders and a significant contribution to thinking on public service innovation for anyone who wants to change urban society for the better.

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Author:   Robin Hambleton (University of the West of England.)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781447304968

ISBN 10:   1447304969
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   24 November 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface; A guide to the book; Innovation Stories; Overview; Place-based leadership and the inclusive city; Part 1 Diagnosis: Understanding trends and challenges; Global trends and our urban future; The changing nature of public service reform; Part 2 Concepts: Place, leadership, innovation and democratic governance; Understanding place and public policy; Place-based leadership; Leading public service innovation; Democratic urban governance; Part 3 Experiences: Place-based leadership in action; Leading the eco-city; Creating people-friendly cities; The diversity advantage; Part 4 Lesson drawing: Insights and international learning; From smart cities to wise cities; International lesson drawing;

Reviews

'An insightful fresh take on city governance that blends academic understanding with 'real life' experience; and a timely warning of what might be lost in a 'place-less' world.'----Graham Sansom, UTS Centre for Local Government, Australia. 'This book persuasively argues that place-based leadership can shape more inclusive, democratic, and sustainable cities. Drawing on detailed Innovation Stories from around the globe, Hambleton's work invites lesson-drawing from both practitioners and scholars.'---- Professor Susan Clarke, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.

'An insightful fresh take on city governance that blends academic understanding with 'real life' experience; and a timely warning of what might be lost in a 'place-less' world.'----Graham Sansom, UTS Centre for Local Government, Australia. 'This book persuasively argues that place-based leadership can shape more inclusive, democratic, and sustainable cities. Drawing on detailed Innovation Stories from around the globe, Hambleton's work invites lesson-drawing from both practitioners and scholars.'---- Professor Susan Clarke, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA; This is a useful work for practitioners as well as academics, offering conceptual and instrumental insights that should stimulate cross-disciplinary dialogue. Choice; One of the more interesting and helpful characteristics of the book is that it provides 17 'Innovation Stories', drawn from cities across the world ... the presentation of Innovation Stories proves useful in bridging 'the worlds of academia and practice'. Urban Research and Practice Journal

Author Information

Robin Hambleton is Emeritus Professor of City Leadership in the Faculty of Environment and Technology at the University of the West of England, Bristol and Director of Urban Answers. An expert on urban innovation, city management and local governance, he was the founding President of the European Urban Research Association (EURA) and Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA) at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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