Contractual communities in the self-organising city
Subtitle: freedom, creativity, subsidiarity
By: Grazia Brunetta, Stefano Moroni
Contributors: Moroni, Stefano, 1965-
Series: SpringerBriefs in geography; SpringerBriefs in geography
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Dordrecht; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9789400728585
Subjects: Municipal government; Common interest ownership communities; Community power
Description: Both "land-use regulation" and "territorial collective services" have traditionally been accomplished in cities through coercive efforts of public administrations. Recently, land-use regulation and collective service provision regimes have emerged within "contractual communities": territory-based organisations (usually, but not exclusively residential) such as homeowners' associations. This book examines the problems and opportunities of contractual communities, avoiding both the alarmism and unwarranted apologies found in much of the literature on contractual com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: contractual communities in the self-organising city; title: Pt. I. Characteristics and functions of contractual communities; title: 1. Types of contractual community; title: 2. Differences and similarities between contractual communities, and reasons for their success; title: Pt. II. The role of contractual communities; title: 3. Positive aspects and limits of contractual communities; title: 4. The space of contractual communities and the re-design of the state's role; title: Pt. III. Precurors to the data idea of contractual communities; title: 5. The proposal of Ebenezer Howard; title: 6. The proposal of Spencer Heath.