Cities in transformation, transformation in cities : social and symbolic change of urban space
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Abstract
Part 1 Cities in transformation - globalization and differentiation: urban form and social control - some milestones, Christer Bengs the urban region's mediation of the class structure, Dag Osterberg the neglected builder of global cities, Anne Haila the changing economic and social structure of the Paris region - recent trends and policy issues, Edmond Preteceille social transformation of urban space in Berlin since 1990, Hartmut Hauzermann inequality and conflict in the post socialist city - some analytical issues concerning the transition from state socialism, Chris Pickvance. Part 2 Transformation in cities - social and cultural dimensions: tourism and urban transformation - interpretations of urban tourism, Susan S. Fainstain and David Gladstone art as the heart of a regional economy - the case of Los Angeles, Harvey Molotch modernity, community or a diveristy of ways of life - a discussion of urban everyday life, Kirsten Simonsen city narratives - the peculiarities of the Stockholm South Side, Mats Frnazen cultural strategies and urban identities - remaking public space in New York, Sharon Zukin. Part 3 Transformation in cities - policies, conflicts and coalitions: territoriality - displaced power or frustrated identity?, Jens Tonboe power struggle in the making and taking of rent gaps - the transformation of Stockholm City, Eric Clark and Anders Gullberg city fathers, mandarins and neighbours - crossing old divides in new partnerships, Patsy Healey the packaging and repackaging of housing policy - a comparative study of renewal coalitions in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Douglas S. Robertson exploitation, preservation of decay? - urban renewal coalitions in a Swedish town, Ingemar Elander agency relations, interests and influence in urban renewal - the case of a Swedish public housing estate, Ove Ericsson la loi du plus gros - by superior bulk, Per Otnes comparative analysis of power and transformation in cities - concluding notes and a research agenda, Ove Kalltorp.