Description: Building sustainable communitiesSpatial policy and labour mobility in post-war Britain Author(s): Mike Raco Format: Paperback Publisher: Policy Press, United Kingdom Imprint: Policy Press ISBN-13: 9781861347435, 978-1861347435 Synopsis In 2003 the Labour Government published its ambitious Sustainable Communities Plan. It promised to bring about a 'step change' in the English planning system and a new emphasis on the construction of more balanced, cohesive, and competitive places. This book uses historical and contemporary materials to document the ways in which policy-makers, in different eras, have sought to use state powers and regulations to create better, more balanced, and sustainable communities and citizens. It charts the changes that have take place in community-building policy frameworks, place imaginations, and core spatial policy initiatives in the UK since 1945. In so doing, it examines the tensions that have emerged within spatial policy over the types of places that should be created and the forms of mobility and fixity required to create them. It also shows that there are significant lessons that can be learnt from the experiences of the past. These can be used to inform contemporary policy debates over issues such as migration, uneven development, key worker housing, and sustainability. The book will be an important text for students and researchers in geography, urban studies, planning, and modern social history. It will also be of interest to practitioners working in central and local government, voluntary organisations, community groups, and those involved in the planning and design of sustainable communities.
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Book Title: Building sustainable communities
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Publication Name: Building Sustainable Communities: Spatial Policy and Labour Mobility in Post-War Britain
Language: English
Publisher: Policy Press
Item Height: 234 mm
Subject: Sociology
Publication Year: 2007
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Social Organisations
Author: Mike Raco
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Paperback
