Constructing narratives for city governance : transnational perspectives on urban narration /: transnational perspectives on urban narration. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alistair Cole (professor of political science, Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China), Aisling Healy (assistant professor of political science, Triangle (UMR CNRS 5206)) and Christelle Morel Journel (assistant professor of geography, EVS-Isthme (UMR CNRS 5600), Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France).
• Editors: Cole, Alistair; Healy, Aisling; Morel Journel, Christelle
• Other Names: Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.
• Contents: 1. Introduction to the role of urban narratives: Governing the (re)making of cities / Alistair Cole, Aisling Healy and Christelle Morel Journel -- 2. Confronting the pittsburgh narrative: Renaissance, renewal and the tension of authenticity / Sabina Deitrick and Michael R. Glass -- 3. Saint-étienne: From the modest to the creative city or the ongoing search for a convincing urban narrative / Christelle Morel Journel and Georges Gay -- 4. Rescaling urban entrepreneurialism: England's northern powerhouse as a multi-city economic narrative / Danny MacKinnon -- 5. 'Braddock America': Building a narrative on a mayor's charisma / Christelle Morel Journel and Aisling Healy -- 6. Socio-genesis of a private government: Greater lyon's narrative of the 'metropolitan governance' of economic development policies / Aisling Healy -- 7. The 'smart city' between urban narrative and empty signifier: The case of Hong Kong / Alistair Cole, Calvin Lai Ming Tsun, Dionysios Stivas and Emilie Tran -- 8. "witness to history": Narratives of resistance and resilience in lyon and pittsburgh / Dan Holland -- References -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (176 pages)
• Subjects: 307.76; Cities and towns; Municipal government; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1800374453; 9781800374454
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print record.
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