Publisher Description

An account of the post 1975 development of Cardiff focusing on its post industrial economy and the impact of local governance and town planning on the character of the city.

Author Biography

Alan Hooper is the Founder and a Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter Business School. He is also a Visiting Professor at Bristol Business School. He consults widely on leadership and change-management and speaks regularly on Leadership based on his practical experience, authorship, consultancy and business school lecturing.

Table of Contents

Preface Alan Hooper Politics, visions and economic realities 1. The evolution of local government 1974-2004 Kevin Morgan and Jon Anderson 2. The European Capital vision-its origins, exemplars and competitors Phil Boland 3. De-industrialisation, decentralisation and the search for post-industrial prosperity Components of Spatial Planning 4. Planning growth and change-the development plan process and its impacts on urban growth and management Neil Harris 5. Demographic change, housing provision and the social geography of Cardiff Bob Smith and Alan Hooper 6. Re-planning the city Centre: from Centre Plan 70 to St. David's Two John Punter 7. A superlative maritime city and the most exciting waterfront in Europe? The regeneration of Cardiff Bay John Punter 8. A tale of two cities: the cultural development of Cardiff John Lovering 9. Cardiff's transportation planning-the unresolved issues Chris Yewlett Environment and Sustainability 10. Environmental Limits and the Pursuit of a Sustainable City Richard Cowell 11. Ecological footprints, and the pursuit of a sustainable city Andrew Flynn and Andrea Collins 12. Cardiff's countryside and its future Richard Cowell and Kevin Bishop The Future 13. The city in the region of the regional city? Kevin Morgan 14. The future of Cardiff and the 2020 vision John Lovering and Gill Bristow 15. A spatially planned sustainable future? Neil Harris, John Punter, Bob Smith, Richard Cowell, Chris Yewlett, and Alan Hooper

Review

A"The book is skillfully written and flows well. The University Press is to be congratulated for its willingness to produce such a handsomely illustrated book.A"Huw Thomas, Urban Studies 231-243, Jan 2008

Long Description

This is the first account of the post 1975 development of Cardiff focusing on its post industrial economy and the impact of local governance and town planning on the character of the city. The authors examine how the City of Cardiff has, and is, continuing to transform itself from a new provincial capital in 1955, to a 'superlative maritime city and European capital' by 2020. They analyse the way in which its local governments have promoted an economic, social, cultural, physical and environmental transformation through a wide range of policy initiatives and partnerships with other governments, agencies and enterprises. The book also examines patterns of investment and development, the improvement of skills and living conditions, the upgrading of services, facilities and amenities, and the underlying attempt to shape a medium size European capital capable of competing on a world stage.

Review Text

This is the first account of the post 1975 development of Cardiff focusing on its post industrial economy and the impact of local governance and town planning on the character of the city.The authors examine how the City of Cardiff has, and is, continuing to transform itself from a new provincial capital in 1955, to a superlative maritime city and European capital by 2020. They analyse the way in which its local governments have promoted an economic, social, cultural, physical and environmental transformation through a wide range of policy initiatives and partnerships with other governments, agencies and enterprises. The book also examines patterns of investment and development, the improvement of skills and living conditions, the upgrading of services, facilities and amenities, and the underlying attempt to shape a medium size European capital capable of competing on a world stage.

Author Comments

John Punter is Professor of City and Regional Planning at Cardiff University.Alan Hooper is Professor of Housing and Planning at Cardiff University. Both have published widely for Liverpool University Press, and the NHBC among others. The Contributors are also based in Cardiff Universitys Planning Department.

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