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Governance, urban competitiveness and crisis in Spain
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Abstract This article describes the rise of the term governance from its beginnings
in the business world and the neoliberal economic thought through its application in urban
renewal actions in the world’s major cities. Over the analysis, we argue that it was the
theoretical discourse of urban governance ... view more
This article describes the rise of the term governance from its beginnings
in the business world and the neoliberal economic thought through its application in urban
renewal actions in the world’s major cities. Over the analysis, we argue that it was the
theoretical discourse of urban governance and competitiveness that for decades enabled
the private property sector to direct the urban regeneration processes of greatest added
value. Changes in transport infrastructures and the abandonment of old industrial facilities
left large central segments of the city available for redevelopment in line with the theories
of post-Fordist capitalism. The global economic crisis has paralysed many of these
projects, which had entailed the investment of large sums of public money and yielded low
social returns. At the same time, criticism has been levelled against governance and
strategic planning. Here, I examine the processes of governance and competitiveness as
an urban objective and recent examples of urban renewal in Spanish cities.... view less
Keywords
Spain; urban planning; urban renewal; governance; large city; municipal administration; competitiveness; strategic planning; public investment; public private partnership
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 47-60
Journal
Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis, 8 (2016) 1
ISSN
2067-4082
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed