Industrial cities in Europe and the US have been through periods of intense growth, innovation and wealth production, leading to great social and economic transformations at the expense of their environments and social stability. During the 1970s, some 'weak market cities' exper…
"How did Europe react? How did the US? How different were their responses? This book looks closely at the recovery trajectories of seven European cities from very different regions of the European Union. Their dramatic decline, intense recovery efforts and progress on the ground…
This book explores economic, social and environmental transformations in Europe and the USA to inform the regeneration of 'weak market cities'.
"This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through industrial transition in coal-mining and manufacturing centres throughout Europe, opening the wayto a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of how work helps shape new identities"
What happens when you take people who come from an industrial background stretching back generations, and remove or radically change the industrial landscape? This book examines the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through these transitions in coal-mining and…
"This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through industrial transition in coal-mining and manufacturing centres throughout Europe, opening the wayto a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of how work helps shape new identities…
"La France s’est considérablement affaiblie depuis une quinzaine d’années. La progression du chômage semble hors de contrôle. Le rapport Gallois a contribué à une prise de conscience des racines des problèmes que connaît notre pays. Centré sur les difficultés de l’industrie manu…
This work explores how the rise of globalization over the past two centuries helps explain the income gap between rich and poor countries today.
