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City in sight : Dutch dealings with urban change /

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This timely and enlightening volume highlights the latest urban research in the Netherlands.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Duyvendak, Jan Willem, Hendriks, Frank, 1966-, Niekerk, Mies van
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2009]
Series:NICIS publications.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > Netherlands.
City planning > Netherlands.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Society and social sciences.
Politics and government.
Sociology and anthropology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Cities and towns.
City planning.
Netherlands.
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Nederland.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Cities in Sight, Inside Cities: An Introduction
  • 1. Post-Industrialization and Ethnocentrism in Contemporary Dutch Cities: The Effects of Job Opportunities and Residential Segregation
  • 2. Unraveling Neighborhood Effects: Evidence from Two European Welfare States
  • 3. The Effects of State-Led Gentrification in the Netherlands
  • 4. Problematic Areas or Places of Fun? Ethnic Place Marketing in the Multicultural City of Rotterdam
  • 5. Local and Transnational Aspects of Citizenship: Political Practices and Identifications of Middle-class Migrants in Rotterdam
  • 6. A Little Less Conversation, a Little More Action: Real-life Expressions of Vital Citizenship in City Neighborhoods
  • 7. Organize Liberal, Think Conservative: Citizenship in Light Communities
  • 8. 8216;Control over the Remote Control, or How to Handle the 8216;Normal World? The Policy and Practice of Community Care for People with Psychiatric or Intellectual Disabilities
  • 9. Changing Urban Networks and Gossip: Moroccan Migrant Womens Networks in the Dutch Welfare State
  • 10. The Relationship Between Policy Governance and Front-line Governance
  • 11. Between Ideals and Pragmatism: Practitioners Working with Immigrant Youth in Amsterdam and Berlin
  • 12. Explaining the Role of Civic Organizations in Neighborhood Co-production
  • 13. The Amsterdam Office Space Tragedy: An Institutional Reflection on Balancing Office Space Development in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region
  • The Dutch Orange and the Big Apple: A Comparative Commentary
  • References
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Index.