Leading The Inclusive City: Place-Based Innovation For A Bounded Planet

Cities are often seen as helpless victims in a global flow of events and many view growing inequality in cities as inevitable. This engaging book rejects this gloomy prognosis and argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to shape the urban future in accordance with progressive values ? advancing social justice, promoting care for the environment and bolstering community empowerment. This international and comparative book, written by an experienced author, shows how inspirational civic leaders are making a major difference in cities across the world. The analysis provides practical lessons for local leaders and a significant contribution to thinking on public service innovation for anyone who wants to change urban society for the better.

• • Author: Hambleton, Robin
• • Publisher: Policy Press
• • Publication Date: Dec 01, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 416 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1447304969
• • ISBN-13: 9781447304968