Leading the inclusive city : place-based innovation for a bounded planet / [electronic resource]
Hambleton, Robin,author.
This engaging book argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to shape the urban future while advancing social justice, promoting care for the environment and bolstering community empowerment.
LEADING THE INCLUSIVE CITY; Contents; List of figures; List of innovation stories; About the author; Preface; A guide to the book; A book with a stance; Engaged scholarship and the aims of the book; The four-part structure of the book; Innovation Stories; Overview; 1. Place-based leadership and the inclusive city; Introduction; Why focus on the inclusive city?; Recognising the limits of markets; Place in public policy ; Public leadership: new possibilities?; Innovation in public management; Power in modern society; Dimensions of the inclusive city; Imagining an inclusive city
Engaged scholarship and Innovation StoriesConclusions; Part 1. Diagnosis: Understanding trends and challenges; 2. Global trends and our urban future; Introduction; The explosion of the urban population ; Unpacking the dimensions of urban growth; Urban growth and shrinking cities; Understanding the movement of people to cities ; Who are the urban migrants?; Dynamic diversity in the modern city; Conclusions; 3. The changing nature of public service reform; Introduction; Public services - place-based origins; Public service reform - three alternative strategies
Understanding the drivers of public service reformThe dangers of 'nudge' in public policy; The New Civic Leadership; Part 2. Concepts: Place, leadership, innovation and democratic governance; 4. Understanding place and public policy; Introduction; What do we mean by place?; Why bother about place?; Place in public policy; The power of place-based action; Gated communities and the city of fear; Conclusions; 5. Place-based leadership; Introduction; Contextualising place-based power ; Framing the power of place; Leadership - an orientation; Understanding place-based leadership
Can a Directly Elected Mayor make a difference?Conclusions; 6. Leading public service innovation; Introduction; Public service innovation - an orientation ; New technology as servant: the Chicago 311 service; Working with families in crisis: the Swindon Family LIFE programme; Tackling social disadvantage in Enschede, the Netherlands; Pro-poor settlement upgrading in South Africa; Leading public service innovation; Conclusions; 7. Democratic urban governance; Introduction; Place-less power - the central challenge; What is local government for? ; Dimensions of democracy
Institutional design for local government leadership The debate about directly elected mayors; Redesigning metropolitan government in New Zealand; Citizen empowerment and co-creation of solutions; Multi-level leadership in an innovative Swedish city; Conclusions; Part 3. Experiences: Place-based leadership in action; 8. Leading the eco-city; Introduction; Uniting social and ecological perspectives ; You can't do that: mayoral leadership against the odds; Environmentalism, climate change and civic leadership; Smart growth, urban resilience and sustainable transport
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This engaging book argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to shape the urban future while advancing social justice, promoting care for the environment and bolstering community empowerment.
Local government
Municipal government