Post-Suburban Europe : Planning and Politics at the Margins of Europe's Capital Cities

Post-suburbia is a term that encapsulates a variety of contemporary urban forms, in particular the 'edge city' - a term used to describe the rapid growth of new urban centres at the edges of established major cities. Widely discussed in the US, very little has been written about European edge cities and this book provides a comparative analysis of examples in Greece, Spain, Paris, Finland and the UK, offering a theoretical analysis of the edge city and of post-suburban Europe. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Figures......Page 9 List of Table......Page 10 Preface......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 13 1.1 Californication?......Page 16 1.2 Post-suburbia: A brief history of forms......Page 21 1.3 Centre, edge, hinterland......Page 24 1.4 Placing post-suburbia......Page 26 1.5 Structure of the book......Page 27 2.1 Introduction......Page 31 2.2 Functionally dynamic or administratively created post-suburbia?......Page 32 2.3 Alternate agents: The producers of post-suburbia......Page 38 2.4 Fungible functions: The dynamism of post-suburban Europe – economic, social and political......Page 44 2.5 Friable forms: Post-suburbia’s internal coherence and enlarged spaces of engagement......Page 47 2.6 Conclusion......Page 55 3.1 Introduction......Page 57 3.2 Trans-European local authority networking......Page 58 3.3 The European edge cities network......Page 64 3.4 Towards a European post-suburban identity......Page 67 3.5 Benefits of networking......Page 72 3.6 Barriers to collaboration and the transfer of knowledge......Page 74 3.7 Balance of co-operation and competition......Page 79 3.8 Conclusion......Page 81 4.1 Introduction......Page 83 4.2 ‘Thinking Greek’: A philosophy of urban development in Greece from the Republic to Metapolis......Page 86 4.3 Kifissia: Playground of the Athenians......Page 95 4.4 Post-suburban growing pains: Conservation versus growth......Page 102 4.5 The subterranean politics of growth in Kifissia......Page 105 4.6 Conclusion......Page 108 5.1 Introduction......Page 110 5.2 The cities of the plains: El reino de taifas......Page 112 5.3 Getafe and the ‘Gran Sur’: Political mobilisation within the metropolitan space......Page 119 5.4 The making of the ‘capital of the south’......Page 121 5.5 Party politics, personality and the politics of place-making......Page 130 5.6 Conclusion......Page 134 6.1 Introduction......Page 135 6.2 Maps of no meaning: Noisy-le-Grand – A State-created nowhere?......Page 137 6.3 A nowhere in search of an identity......Page 144 6.4 Embedding business: From space to place?......Page 153 6.5 Conclusion......Page 159 7.1 Introduction......Page 161 7.2 Urbanisation and polarisation in the Nordic welfare system......Page 163 7.3 Gardens of dystopia? The planning of Espoo......Page 167 7.4 A Finnish growth machine?......Page 178 7.5 Back to the future? The city without a centre......Page 183 7.6 Conclusion......Page 185 8.1 Introduction......Page 187 8.2 Contrary Croydon......Page 188 8.3 Croydon’s urban regime......Page 192 8.4 The Croydonisation of South London......Page 198 8.5 Business at the margins?......Page 205 8.6 Conclusion......Page 211 9.1 Introduction: The city as collective actor?......Page 212 9.2 Collective action and the making of post-suburbia......Page 214 9.3 Post-suburban prospects......Page 217 9.4 Closer to the edge: Future directions for research......Page 221 Appendix 1 Interview Sources......Page 223 Notes......Page 226 References......Page 229 C......Page 242 E......Page 243 K......Page 244 N......Page 245 P......Page 246 T......Page 247 Y......Page 248 Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures 9 List of Table 10 Preface 11 Acknowledgements 13 1 Introduction 16 1.1 Californication? 16 1.2 Post-suburbia: A brief history of forms 21 1.3 Centre, edge, hinterland 24 1.4 Placing post-suburbia 26 1.5 Structure of the book 27 2 Closer to the Edge: Function and Form in Post-Suburban Europe 31 2.1 Introduction 31 2.2 Functionally dynamic or administratively created post-suburbia? 32 2.3 Alternate agents: The producers of post-suburbia 38 2.4 Fungible functions: The dynamism of post-suburban Europe – economic, social and political 44 2.5 Friable forms: Post-suburbia’s internal coherence and enlarged spaces of engagement 47 2.6 Conclusion 55 3 In Search of a European Post-Suburban Identity 57 3.1 Introduction 57 3.2 Trans-European local authority networking 58 3.3 The European edge cities network 64 3.4 Towards a European post-suburban identity 67 3.5 Benefits of networking 72 3.6 Barriers to collaboration and the transfer of knowledge 74 3.7 Balance of co-operation and competition 79 3.8 Conclusion 81 4 Kifissia: Playground of the Athenians? 83 4.1 Introduction 83 4.2 ‘Thinking Greek’: A philosophy of urban development in Greece from the Republic to Metapolis 86 4.3 Kifissia: Playground of the Athenians 95 4.4 Post-suburban growing pains: Conservation versus growth 102 4.5 The subterranean politics of growth in Kifissia 105 4.6 Conclusion 108 5 Getafe: Capital of the Gran Sur 110 5.1 Introduction 110 5.2 The cities of the plains: El reino de taifas 112 5.3 Getafe and the ‘Gran Sur’: Political mobilisation within the metropolitan space 119 5.4 The making of the ‘capital of the south’ 121 5.5 Party politics, personality and the politics of place-making 130 5.6 Conclusion 134 6 Noisy-le-Grand: Grand State Vision or Noise about Nowhere? 135 6.1 Introduction 135 6.2 Maps of no meaning: Noisy-le-Grand – A State-created nowhere? 137 6.3 A nowhere in search of an identity 144 6.4 Embedding business: From space to place? 153 6.5 Conclusion 159 7 Espoo: California Dreaming? 161 7.1 Introduction 161 7.2 Urbanisation and polarisation in the Nordic welfare system 163 7.3 Gardens of dystopia? The planning of Espoo 167 7.4 A Finnish growth machine? 178 7.5 Back to the future? The city without a centre 183 7.6 Conclusion 185 8 The Croydonisation of South London? 187 8.1 Introduction 187 8.2 Contrary Croydon 188 8.3 Croydon’s urban regime 192 8.4 The Croydonisation of South London 198 8.5 Business at the margins? 205 8.6 Conclusion 211 9 Post-Suburban Futures 212 9.1 Introduction: The city as collective actor? 212 9.2 Collective action and the making of post-suburbia 214 9.3 Post-suburban prospects 217 9.4 Closer to the edge: Future directions for research 221 Appendix 1 Interview Sources 223 Notes 226 References 229 Index 242 A 242 B 242 C 242 D 243 E 243 F 244 G 244 H 244 I 244 J 244 K 244 L 245 M 245 N 245 O 246 P 246 R 247 S 247 T 247 U 248 V 248 W 248 Y 248 'post-suburbia' Is A Term That Encapsulates A Verity Of Contemporary Urban Forms, In Particular The 'edge City' - A Term Use To Describe The Rapid Growth Of New Urban Centres At The Edges Of Established Major Cities. Widely Discussed In The Us, Very Little Has Been Written About European Edge Cities And This Book Seeks To Redress This Imbalance, Offering A Comparative Analysis That Is Located Within The Context Of Current East Asian And North American Research, Providing One Of The First Major Works On The Subject. Examining The Urban Development And Politics Of Five Self-styled European Edge Cities - Kifissia Near Athens, Getafe Near Madrid, Noisy-le-grand Near Paris, Espoo Near Helsinki, And Croydon Near London - This Study Critically Interrogates The Edge City Idea And Presents Valuable New Insights Into The Planning And Governance Of Some Of Europe's Most Important City-regions And The Future Of Their Urban Fabric.--jacket. Introduction -- Closer To The Edge : Function And Form In Post-suburban Europe -- In Search Of A European Post-suburban Identity -- Kifissia : Playground Of The Athenians? -- Getafe : Capital Of The Gran Sur -- Noisy-le-grand : Grand State Vision Or Noise About Nowhere? -- Espoo : California Dreaming? -- The Croydonisation Of South London? -- Post-suburban Futures. Nicholas A. Phelps ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 214-226) And Index. Canticles is a lyric-styled epic. Book I (part 1-2) of The Canticles puts into dialogue -- as dramatic monologues -- those who fostered the transatlantic slave trade, or who demonized the image of the Negro in the Occident; as well as those who struggled for liberation and/or anti-racism. In this work, Dante can critique Christopher Columbus and Frederick Douglass can upbraid Abraham Lincoln; Elizabeth Barrett Browning can muse on her African racial heritage and its implications for child-bearing, while Karl Marx can excoriate Queen Victoria. The second book or testament -- Canticles II, part 1 (MMXIX) and Canticles II, part 2 (MMXX) -- issues re-readings (revisions, rewrites) of scriptures crucial to the emergent (Anglophone) African Diaspora in the Americas. Canticles II forms the second part of the trilogy, being properly irreverent where necessary, but never blasphemous. It is scripture become what it always is, really, anyway: Poetry. In Canticles III (MMXXII) and (MMXXIII), Clarke shifts focus -- from world history and theology -- to the specific history and bios associated with the creation of the African ("Africadian") Baptist Association of Nova Scotia. By so doing, he concludes the most remarkable epic ever essayed in Canadian letters -- an amalgam of Pound and Walcott-- but entirely and inimitably his own.-- Adapted from Guernica Editions The term 'edge city' describes the rapid growth of urban centres at the edge of established cities. Widely discussed in the US, very little has been written about European edge cities. This book gives a comparative analysis of examples in Greece, Spain, Paris, Finland and the UK, with a theoretical analysis of edge cities and post-suburban Europe. Post-suburbia is a term that encapsulates a variety of contemporary urban forms, in particular the 'edge city' - a term used to describe the rapid growth of new urban centres at the edges of established major cities. Widely discussed in the US, very little has been written about European edge cities and this book seeks to redress this imbalance, offering a comparative analysis that is located within the context of current East Asian and North American research, providing one of the first major works on the subject. Examining the urban development and politics of five self-styled European edge cities - Kifissia near Athens, Getafe near Madrid, Noisy-le-Grand near Paris, Espoo near Helsinki, and Croydon near London, this study critically interrogates the key ideas that inform edge cities and presents valuable new insights into the planning and governance of some of Europe's most important city-regions and the future of their urban fabric The second part of Book I of The Canticles continues the dialogue as dramatic monologues of those who fostered the transatlantic slave trade, or who demonized the image of the Negro in the Occident; as well as those who struggled for liberation and/or anti-racism. In this work, Dante can critique Christopher Columbus and Frederick Douglass can upbraid Abraham Lincoln; Elizabeth Barrett Browning can muse on her African racial heritage and its implications for child-bearing, while Karl Marx can excoriate Queen Victoria. Post-suburbia is a term that encapsulates a variety of contemporary urban forms, in particular the 'edge city' - a term used to describe the growth of urban centres at the edges of major cities. This book provides an analysis of examples in Greece, Spain, Paris, Finland and the UK, offering an analysis of the edge city and of post-suburban Europe "Canticles I: mmxvii is part of an epic poem treating the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and attendant repercussions. It is also an examination of the place of the Black or "Negro" in Western civilization."-- Provided by publisher