Thomas A Hutton

The New Economy of the Inner City

Restructuring, Regeneration and Dislocation in the Twenty-First-Century Metropolis

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Produktbeschreibung

The New Economy of the Inner City presents a penetrating analysis of contemporary new industry formation and its theoretical signifiers, derived from compelling case studies situated in four global cities: London, Singapore, San Francisco and Vancouver.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 505g
• ISBN-13: 9780415569323
• ISBN-10: 041556932X
• Artikelnr.: 27995941

Autorenporträt

Thomas A. Hutton is Professor of Urban Studies and City Planning in the Centre for Human Settlements, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, Canada. Dr Hutton's research interests include new industry formation in the inner city and the role of service industries in urban transformation within the Asia-Pacific.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Reassertion of Production in the Inner City 2. Process: Geographies
of Production in the Central City 3. Place: The Revival of Inner City
Industrial Districts 4. Restructuring Narratives in the Global
Metropolis: From Postindustrial to 'New Industrial' in London 5. London's
Inner City in the New Economy 6. Inscriptions of Restructuring in the
Developmental State: Telok Ayer, Singapore 7. The New Economy and its
Dislocations in San Francisco's South of Market Area 8. New Industry
Formation and the Transformation of Vancouver's Metropolitan Core 9. The
New Economy of the Inner City: An Essay in Theoretical Synthesis