Modern Guide to National Urban Policies in Europe
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Biographical note
Edited by Karsten Zimmermann, Faculty of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University, Germany and Valeria Fedeli, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, DAStU-Politecnico di Milano, Italy<i>'Karsten Zimmermann and Valeria Fedeli have co-created a landmark text on the changing role of national urban policies in Europe. Many leading scholars in the European Urban Research Association (EURA) contribute their insights and the book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the political struggles now shaping modern city politics.'</i>
- Robin Hambleton, University of the West of England, UK,
<i>'This interesting volume highlights the importance of considering cities as political actors embedded in national urban policies. A much-needed perspective to understand the degrees of freedom cities have in different European countries and their implications.'</i>
- Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna, Austria,
<i>'Zimmermann and Fedeli's </i>Modern Guide<i> demonstrates how, despite international encouragement, the promise of bold, nationally-coordinated and intersectoral urban policies is still sadly unfulfilled. Each chapter provides an informative, up-to-date overview of the trajectories, instruments, goals and eventual impacts of national urban policy in 13 countries that will be useful for scholars and practitioners in Europe and beyond.'</i>
- Hilary Silver, George Washington University, US,
The book provides an in-depth analysis into how the European Union influences policies at a national level within its member states and how these are implemented in terms of scope and objectives. It explores how this results in fewer commonalities between countries and 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'.
This insightful book will be an important read for researchers of urban studies and public policy as well as scholars with an interest in urban and regional sociology.