Book by Fainstein, Norman I., Fainstein, Susan S.

Restructuring the City: The Political Economy of Urban Redevelopment

Politics & Social Sciences

Fainstein, Susan S.

Fainstein, Norman I.

Social Sciences

Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd

This comparative analysis of New York and London provides an introduction to these pre-eminent world cities. Seeming at times to mirror each other across the Atlantic, New York and London stand at the apex of their respective national hierarchies, as economic and cultural capitals, and occupy similarly commanding positions within the world economy. Having experienced decline in the 1970s and renewal in the 1980s, both cities once again face decline in the 1990s, exhibiting ever-widening social divisions. While struck by the many socio-political similarities of New York and London in their responses to global economic restructuring, the authors also delineate the distinctive political structures and social divisions constituted by class, race and gender, of each city. At the heart of the book lies the question: in what sense, if any, was there an urban revival in the last decade - and for whom? In answering this question, "Divided Cities" traces the influence of international economic forces, and national and local policies upon the fortunes of New York and London.

Divided Cities: New York & London in the Contemporary World (Studies in Urban and Social Change)

Gordon, Ian

Blackwell Pub.

In "The City Builders" Susan S. Fainstein provides a contemporary analysis of the creators of the urban-built environment - the property developers, politicians, planners and community leaders who, together with their advisers and financial backers, constitute one of the major forces of urban transformation. Focusing on the global cities of New York and London, this book explores the ways in which the property development industry attempts to shape, as well as respond to, market demand in the boom and bust years of the 1980s and early 1990s.

The City Builders: Property, Politics, and Planning in London and New York (Studies in Urban and Social Change)

Business & Money

Real Estate

The City Builders is a compelling examination of the forces that created the property boom of the eighties and the bust of the nineties. The book investigates the mentalities of the real-estate developers, financial institutions, and public officials who first poured enormous resources into physical redevelopment then suddenly saw the market collapse. Focusing on London and New York, the author analyzes two cities which staked their hopes for economic prosperity on property-led development. The study proceeds through a discussion of real-estate markets and the strategies of different actors within them. It then chronicles six cases of redevelopment in detail telling the story of Olympia and York, which triumphed in constructing New York's World Financial Center and then plummeted into bankruptcy at Canary Warf in London. Professor Fainstein concludes by entering the debate concerning the impacts of "theme park" development on the urban fabric, and recommends a set of realistic strategies for simultaneously redeveloping cities and improving the lives of their residents.

Wiley/Blackwell

The second edition of this very successful volume examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years.    Examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years.  Draws on a wide range of authors who address planning history, arguments for and against planning, competing planning styles, planning ethics, the public interest, and considerations of race and gender.  Theoretical perspectives include political economy, postmodernism, communicative rationality, and feminism.  Readings new to this edition examine themes emerging in planning theory, including a critique of the modernist roots of centralized planning, a reemphasis on space in planning, and a discussion of the difficulty of sustainable development.  Features new case studies of planning success and failure in both the United States and the United Kingdom.  Contains thirteen wholly new readings.

Readings in Planning Theory

This revised edition examines major redevelopment efforts in New York and London to uncover the forces behind these investment cycles and the role that public policy can play in moderating market instability. It chronicles the progress of three development projects in New York and three in London.

The City Builders: Property Development in New York and London, 1980-2000 (Studies in Government and Public Policy)

Univ Pr of Kansas

In the last twenty years, urban centers worldwide have experienced enormous booms and busts as real-estate developers, financial institutions, and public officials first poured resources into physical redevelopment, then watched as the market collapsed before booming again in the 1990s. In this extensively revised edition of her highly regarded The City Builders, Susan Fainstein examines major redevelopment efforts in New York and London to uncover the forces behind these investment cycles and the role that public policy can play in moderating market instability. Fainstein chronicles the progress of three development projects in New York (Times Square, downtown Brooklyn, and Battery Park City) and three in London (King's Cross, Spitalfields, and Docklands). Analyzing the political and economic processes underlying physical changes in these two cities during the last two decades, she uncovers the role played by developers' perceptions and strategies in their interactions with both public policy-makers and property markets. This new edition follows each development effort to the present and places the discussion in a newly strengthened theoretical framework. In her investigation of the convergence between London and New York during the 1980s and then the divergence that began in the 1990s, Fainstein traces similarities and differences in the effects of globalization, ideology, and institutional structure in each city's experience. This comparative framework also sheds considerable light on the contributing roles of structure and agency in creating final outcomes. Fainstein concludes by assessing the impact of "theme park" development on the urban fabric and recommending a set of realistic strategies to both redevelop cities and improve the lives of urban residents.

University Press of Kansas

The Just City

For much of the twentieth century improvement in the situation of disadvantaged communities was a focus for urban planning and policy. Yet over the past three decades the ideological triumph of neoliberalism has caused the allocation of spatial, political, economic, and financial resources to favor economic growth at the expense of wider social benefits. Susan Fainstein's concept of the "just city" encourages planners and policymakers to embrace a different approach to urban development. Her objective is to combine progressive city planners' earlier focus on equity and material well-being with considerations of diversity and participation so as to foster a better quality of urban life within the context of a global capitalist political economy. Fainstein applies theoretical concepts about justice developed by contemporary philosophers to the concrete problems faced by urban planners and policymakers and argues that, despite structural obstacles, meaningful reform can be achieved at the local level.
In the first half of The Just City, Fainstein draws on the work of John Rawls, Martha Nussbaum, Iris Marion Young, Nancy Fraser, and others to develop an approach to justice relevant to twenty-first-century cities, one that incorporates three central concepts: diversity, democracy, and equity. In the book's second half, Fainstein tests her ideas through case studies of New York, London, and Amsterdam by evaluating their postwar programs for housing and development in relation to the three norms. She concludes by identifying a set of specific criteria for urban planners and policymakers to consider when developing programs to assure greater justice in both the process of their formulation and their effects.

History

Middle East

Cornell University Press

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Restructuring the City: The Political Economy of Urban Redevelopment

Divided Cities: New York & London in the Contemporary World (Studies in Urban and Social Change)

The City Builders: Property, Politics, and Planning in London and New York (Studies in Urban and Social Change)

The City Builders: Property, Politics, and Planning in London and New York (Studies in Urban and Social Change)

Readings in Planning Theory

The City Builders: Property Development in New York and London, 1980-2000 (Studies in Government and Public Policy)

The City Builders: Property Development in New York and London, 1980-2000 (Studies in Government and Public Policy)

The Just City

The Just City