A City of One's Own : Blurring the Boundaries Between Private and Public

This book highlights the citizens' continuous participation in a wide range of urban affairs, especially outside institutional frameworks. It brings together an interdisciplinary team of French, British and American academics who examine the long and rich history of participation or partnership in British and American urban life (with additional reference to France), showing that both private interests and community groups have long been involved in local policies. Utilizing the concept of governance as the main theoretical framework, the book explores how Western governments and local authorities have negotiated the difficult task of defining the borders between the territories of private and public actors and also in defining the boundaries of state intervention and public interest. Focusing on the blurring of these boundaries, this book presents a re-examination of how cities were developed, both past and present. 'private' And 'public' In The Extension Of Georgian London's West End / Jacques Carré -- Making An Inclusive Urbanism : New York City's World Trade Memorial / Robert A. Beauregard -- The Privatization Of Council-housing In Britain : The Strange Death Of Public Sector Housing? / David Fée -- The Governance Of New Communities In Britain, France And North America, 1815-2004 : The Quest For The Public Interest? / Stéphane Sadoux, Frédéric Cantaroglou And Audrey Gloor -- Gated Communities : Generic Patterns In Suburban Landscapes? / Renaud Le Goix -- From Self-defence To Citizenry Involvement Participation In Law-and-order Enforcement In The United States : Private Spheres And Public Space / Didier Combeau -- The Future Of Prison Privatization In The United States / Franck Vindevogel -- Aids Prevention By Non-governmental Organizations : Inside The American And French Responses / Laura Hobson Faure, Carla Dillard Smith, Gloria Lockett And Benjamin P. Bowser -- Education Management Organizations And For-profit Education, An Overview, And A Case-study : Philadelphia / Malie Montagutelli -- 'we Pay The Rates!' : Catholic Voluntary Schools And Scottish School Boards (1872-1918) / Géraldine Vaughan -- 'to Serve And To Elect' : The Women's Local Government Society, Britain 1888-1918 / Myriam Boussahba-bravard -- The 'third Way' And The Governance Of The Social In Britain / Jérôme Tournadre-plancq -- Conclusion : Jane Jacobs Revisited? / Sophie Body-gendrot, Jacques Carré And Romain Garbaye. Edited By Sophie Body-gendrot, Jacques Carré, Romain Garbaye. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Private" and "public" in the extension of Georgian London's West End / Jacques Carré Housing Making an inclusive urbanism: New York City's World Trade Memorial / Robert A. Beauregard The privatization of council-housing in Britain: the strange death of public sector housing? / David Fée The governance of new communities in Britain, France and North America, 1815-2004: the quest for the public interest? / Stéphane Sadoux, Frédéric Cantaroglou and Audrey Gloor Security Gated communities: generic patterns in suburban landscapes? / Renaud Le Goix From self-defence to citizenry involvement participation in law-and-order enforcement in the United States: private spheres and public space / Didier Combeau The future of prison privatization in the United States / Franck Vindevogel Health AIDS prevention by non-governmental organizations: inside the American and French responses / Laura Hobson Faure, Carla Dillard Smith, Gloria Lockett and Benjamin P. Bowser Education Education management organizations and for-profit education, an overview, and a case-study: Philadelphia / Malie Montagutelli "We pay the rates" á! Catholic voluntary schools and Scottish school boards (1872-1918) / Géraldine Vaughan Citizenship "To serve and to elect", the women's local government society, Britain 1888-1914 / Myriam Boussahba-Bravard The "third way" and the governance of the social in Britain / Jérôme Tournadre-Plancq Conclusion: Jane Jacobs revisitedá? / Sophie Body-Gendrot, Jacques Carré and Romain Garbaye Index. "It is often overlooked that the initiatives of private individuals and bodies have always been a major feature of urban governance in English and American cities, before, during and after the heyday of 20th-century Welfare States. This book emphasizes the citizens' continuous participation in a wide range of urban affairs, especially outside institutional frameworks. It brings together an interdisciplinary team of French, British and American academics who examine the long and rich history of participation or partnership in British and American urban life (with occasional reference to France), showing that both private interests and community groups have long been involved in local policies. Taking the concept of governance as the main theoretical framework, the book argues that Western governments and local authorities have always had difficulty defining the borders between the territories of private and public actors and also in defining the boundaries of state intervention and public interest. Focusing on the blurring of these boundaries, this book presents a re-examination of how city's were developed, both past and present."--BOOK JACKET