SECURING AN URBAN RENAISSANCE: CRIME, COMMUNITY, AND BRITISH URBAN POLICY: ED. BY ROWLAND ATKINSON

This collection adds weight to an emerging argument that suggests that policies in place to make cities better places are inextricably linked to an attempt to civilize, pacify and regulate crime and disorder in urban areas, contributing to a vision of an urban renaissance which is perhaps as much about control as it is about the broader physical and social renewal of our towns and cities. The book has three key themes: the theories, strategies and assumptions underpinning the securing of 'Urban Renaissance'; the agendas of current urban policy in the field of crime control; and, thirdly, the role of communities within these agendas. The book provides focused discussions and engagement with these issues from a range of scholars who examine policy connections that can be traced between social, urban and crime policy and the wider processes of regeneration in British towns and cities. The book also seeks to develop our understanding of policies, theories and practices surrounding contemporary British urban policy where a move from concerns with 'urban renaissance' to those of sustainable communities clearly intersect with issues of community security, policing and disorder. Providing a rare disciplinary crossover between urban studies, criminology and community studies, Securing an Urban Renaissance will be essential reading for academics and students in criminology, social policy and human geography concerned with the future of British cities and the political debates shaping the regulation of conduct, crime and disorder in these spaces. SECURING AN URBAN RENAISSANCE Contents List of tables and figures Acknowledgements Notes on contributors Introduction Part I: Theories and concepts Framing the governance of urban space The planning, design, and governance of sustainable communities in the UK Is urban regeneration criminogenic? Part II: Policies and agendas New Labour’s ‘broken’: neighbourhoods Lockdown! Tackling anti-social behaviour and regenerating neighbourhoods ‘Problem’ people, ‘problem’ places? Part III: Communities in control of (dis)order Community–police relations New governance of youth disorder The night-time economy Prostitution, gentrification, and the limits of neighbourhood space Urban renaissance and the contested legality of begging in Scotland Conclusion References Index This collection adds weight to an emerging argument that policies to make cities better are inextricably linked to an attempt to pacify and regulate crime and disorder. It provides discussions from a range of scholars examining policy connections that can be traced between social, urban and crime policy, and the wider processes of regeneration. Edited By Rowland Atkinson And Gesa Helms. ... Based On A Conference Organised By The Department Of Urban Studies, University Of Glasgow, Held In June 2005.--p. Vi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 245-276) And Index. Aims to add weight to an argument that suggests that policies in place to make cities better places are inextricably linked to an attempt to civilize, pacify and regulate crime and disorder in urban areas