Integrating Distressed Urban Areas

Integrating Distressed Urban Areas

Distressed urban areas threaten social cohesion in urban regions, the very centre of our economies. This problem can be traced to no single cause; rather it represents a combination of environmental, economic, social and cultural circumstances that take spatial form in different parts of inner citie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 1998.
Series:Territorial development Integrating distressed urban areas.
Subjects:
Social Issues/Migration/Health
Urban, Rural and Regional Development
Urban renewal > OECD countries.
Urban policy > OECD countries.
Sociology & Social History
Social Sciences
Communities - Urban Groups
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009704947406719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Summary
  • Part 1. Understanding the Challenge of Distressed Urban Areas
  • Chapter 1. Patterns of Deprivation: Diversity and Commonalities
  • Chapter 2. Mechanisms and Cycles of Decline
  • Chapter 3. Rising Economic and Social Costs
  • Part II. The Policy Response
  • Chapter 4. Emerging Trends in Urban Policy
  • Chapter 5. Conclusions and New Policy Directions
  • Annex 1. Defining High Risk Areas and Measuring Their Extent
  • Annex 2. The Role of Data in Policies for Distressed Areas
  • Annex 3. Summary of Case Study Analysis of Disparities in Selected Urban Areas
  • References

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