Cook, Ian and Ward, Kevin (2012) Relational comparisons: the assembling of Cleveland’s waterfront plan. Urban Geography, 33 (6). pp. 774-795. ISSN 0272-3638
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Abstract
This paper uses the ongoing attempts to redevelop the Cleveland waterfront to reveal the relational comparative geographies that are present in a number of contemporary urban revalorization strategies. It draws on archival papers, semi-structured interviews, and the local grey literature to make three contributions to the existing urban-global studies literature. First, the paper argues that many contemporary waterfront and other similar redevelopment schemes are inherently comparative, with a significant amount of seemingly territorial politics and urban policy making characterized by actors’ engagements with places elsewhere. Second, it shows that the framing of urban policy through relational comparisons is an established practice in many cities and that current redevelopment plans should be understood as informed by previous rounds of relational and territorial policy making. Third, it points to the importance of consultants in the current era – as examples of actors of transference – in shaping not only redevelopment plans but also the framing of the city in relation to other cities.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | comparative urbanism, policy transfer, policy mobilities, waterfront redevelopment |
Subjects: | K400 Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional) L400 Social Policy L700 Human and Social Geography |
Department: | Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences |
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Depositing User: | Helen Pattison |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2012 09:47 |
Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2023 12:49 |
URI: | https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/8117 |
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