Leading the Inclusive City : : Place-Based Innovation for a Bounded Planet / / Robin Hambleton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2014
• VerfasserIn: Hambleton, Robin,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.) :; 25 Black and White
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; List of figures --; List of innovation stories --; About the author --; Preface --; A guide to the book --; Overview --; Place-based leadership and the inclusive city --; Diagnosis: Understanding trends and challenges --; Global trends and our urban future --; The changing nature of public service reform --; Concepts: Place, leadership, innovation and democratic governance --; Understanding place and public policy --; Place-based leadership --; Leading public service innovation --; Democratic urban governance --; Experiences: Place-based leadership in action --; Leading the eco-city --; Creating people-friendly cities --; The diversity advantage --; Lesson drawing: Insights and international learning --; From smart cities to wise cities --; International lesson drawing --; Notes --; Appendix International city networks and resources --; Acknowledgements --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781447304982; 9783111196343
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Robin Hambleton.

Cities are often seen as helpless victims in a global flow of events and many view growing inequality in cities as inevitable. This engaging book rejects this gloomy prognosis and argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to shape the urban future in accordance with progressive values – advancing social justice, promoting care for the environment and bolstering community empowerment. This international and comparative book, written by an experienced author, shows how inspirational civic leaders are making a major difference in cities across the world. The analysis provides practical lessons for local leaders and a significant contribution to thinking on public service innovation for anyone who wants to change urban society for the better.