系列：短指南
随着居住在城市环境中的世界人口比例不断增加，城市管理仍然是政府和决策者面临的一项长期挑战。这篇简洁但内容广泛的文章阐述了城市问题在不同时间、不同地点被定义和解决的多种方式。从关注城市领域内社会紧张局势的倡议，到寻求将城市发展为经济实体的倡议，本书对全球城市政策的一些关键方法进行了通俗易懂的讨论和批评。这篇独特的介绍性文章提供了城市政策行动的案例研究、关键概念的解释和简洁的章节总结，对于刚接触城市政策领域、希望了解和评估城市生活和生活方式挑战的政策应对措施的学生和从业者来说，都是非常宝贵的阅读材料。
The Short Guide to Urban Policy
Series: Short Guides
With an ever increasing proportion of the world’s population inhabiting urban environments, the management of cities remains a perennial challenge for governments and policymakers. This concise, but wide-ranging text makes sense of the multiple ways in which urban issues and problems have been defined and addressed in different places at different times. From initiatives that focus on social tensions within the urban realm, to those which seek to develop cities as economic entities, the book provides an accessible discussion and critique of some of the key approaches that have characterised urban policy across the globe. Providing case studies of urban policy actions, explanations of key concepts, and succinct chapter summaries, this unique introductory text is invaluable reading for both students and practitioners who are new to the area of urban policy, and who wish to understand and assess policy responses to the challenges posed by urban living and lifestyles.
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