Cities in the International Marketplace

Savitch, H. V.; Kantor, Paul

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“…Cross-national studies of local economic development policy comparing US and Canadian cities are extensive; many are based on case studies of large central cities, or single state/province comparisons (Feldman and Graham, 1981;Garber and Imbroscio, 1996;Reese, 1993;Sancton, 1983;Savitch and Kantor, 2002;Turner and Garber, 1994), and some employ large cross-sectional surveys (Reese and Fasenfest, 1996;Reese and Rosenfeld, 2004).…”

Section: Economic Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Yet provinces vary in the amount of discretion allowed to local governments (Alberta is particularly libertarian), as do US states (Bettison et al, 1975). Considering the full range of Canadian and US municipalities, there are significant similarities in the nuts and bolts conduct of local economic development (Reese and Fasenfest, 1996;Savitch and Kantor, 2002).…”

Section: Economic Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Planning — Policy Connection in US and Canadian Economic Development

Reese

2006

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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The evidence regarding the extent of planning for local economic development decisions is mixed, and there is a general dearth of studies that examine whether rational planning is tied to policy choices in any systematic way. The research reported here rests on two premises. The first is the simple assumption that for planning to play an integral part in the economic development policy process there should be some empirical connection between local economic development goalsö what officials want to achieveöand the economic development strategies they pursue. The second premise, based on extant literature, is that Canadian cities have different and more institutionally integrated planning traditions and practices than those in the USA, and hence should evidence a closer link between development goals and policies. Based on a survey of all of the municipalities in the USA and Canada with populations over 10 000, it is concluded that for US cities goals do not appear to correlate with discrimination among economic development policies; that is, planning is not related to the selection of activities. On the other hand, in Canada, cities' goals are related to specific policies in a more logical or rational fashion. In short, it appears that economic development planning is tied to the selection of policies to a greater extent in Canadian cities than in the USA.

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Section: Economic Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Economic Developmentmentioning

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The Planning — Policy Connection in US and Canadian Economic Development

Reese

2006

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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“…Major cities like London, New York, etc., may pose such an attraction to international capital, which allows the public and social-sector actors more elbow room in inter-sectoral negotiations (with international capital) and deciding on their own strategies. Such ability to design their own context instead of adjusting to it characterizes the recent experience of large cities like New York, Paris and Milan (Savitch and Kantor 2002). The extensive inter-governmental support for the regeneration of the city can strengthen the performance of the entrepreneurial city (e.g.…”

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New governance institutions in the entrepreneurial urban region

Lakshmanan

Chatterjee

2009

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

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“…First, cities possess an enormously high concentration of assets and that wealth has continued to grow (Savitch and Kantor, 2002). Office towers, trade centres, financial houses, legislative chambers, executive mansions, international organisations and foreign embassies are critical points of direction.…”

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An Anatomy of Urban Terror: Lessons from Jerusalem and Elsewhere

Savitch

2005

Urban Studies

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This paper examines the increased prevalence of urban terror and its spatial implications. Urban terror concerns territory, space and logistics, and is characterised by lowintensity, ambiguously bounded warfare. It is defined as attacks intentionally directed against non-combatants and key installations located in high-density, continuously developed, diversified environments. The research traces the collective experience of London, Moscow and Istanbul with extended attention paid to Jerusalem. Four patterns of urban terror are identified and used to conduct the analysis. These consist of terrorist attempts to: decontrol urban territory, cause instability and demonstrate vulnerability; launch repetitive attacks on specific spaces in order to create conditions of chaos; achieve proximity and access to targets; and, finally, a response to terror by authorities based on surveillance, partition, closure and shrinkage of urban space. A final section consists of analysing terror's impact on the economy and future of cities. Approaching Urban TerrorLike most complex phenomena, terror comes in different forms and is manifested in different ways. One way to understand urban terror is to treat it as a variant of the general category of terror. 1 This is done by isolating incidents of terror to those occurring uniquely in major urban centres, identifying operations specific to cities and illustrating their particular urban significance. My approach is to demonstrate the essential roles of territory and space in both producing and receiving urban terror. This approach elucidates how city space is affected by terror-as areas that may inadvertently host terror cells, as targets of collective violence and as territories experiencing serious commercial or social disruption. All of this is driven by questions about whether we can uncover common patterns that characterise urban terror and identify them. If so, how do these patterns shape urban space? What is their impact and how do cities respond to that impact? Ultimately, one must ask whether governmental responses are likely to thwart urban terror or feed into its objectives.I begin this inquiry by: taking up conceptual questions related to the nature and features of urban terror; explaining the rise in urban terror; exploring how terror manifests itself in space; and, examining the extreme situation of Jerusalem in order to show how these patterns are amplified and can lead to specific propositions. In all instances, I focus on the targets struck, why they were selected for attack and how authorities responded to particular patterns of attack. The methods used to carry out this investigation include qualitative and quantitative techniques. Data are derived from official documents and newspaper accounts-drawn from English, French, Hebrew, Russian and Turkish sources. Other data are taken from municipalities, national

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Cities in the International Marketplace

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The Planning — Policy Connection in US and Canadian Economic Development

The Planning — Policy Connection in US and Canadian Economic Development

New governance institutions in the entrepreneurial urban region

An Anatomy of Urban Terror: Lessons from Jerusalem and Elsewhere

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