Michele Acuto
- Published in print:
- 2022
- Published Online:
- May 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781501759703
- eISBN:
- 9781501759710
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9781501759703.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Urban and Rural Studies
This book considers the rise of a new generation of so-called global cities—Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai—and the power that this concept had in their ascent, in order to analyze the general ...
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This book considers the rise of a new generation of so-called global cities—Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai—and the power that this concept had in their ascent, in order to analyze the general relationship between global city theory and its urban public policy practice. The global city is often invoked in theory and practice as an ideal model of development and a logic of internationalization for cities the world over. But the global city also creates deep social polarization and challenges how much local planning can achieve in a world economy. Presenting a unique elite ethnography in Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai, the book discusses the global urban discourses, aspirations, and strategies vital to the planning and management of such metropolitan growth. The global city, the book shows, is not one single idea, but a complex of ways to imagine a place to be global and aspirations to make it so, often deeply steeped in politics. The book is a call to reconcile proponents and critics of the global city toward a more explicit engagement with the politics of this global urban imagination.Less
This book considers the rise of a new generation of so-called global cities—Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai—and the power that this concept had in their ascent, in order to analyze the general relationship between global city theory and its urban public policy practice. The global city is often invoked in theory and practice as an ideal model of development and a logic of internationalization for cities the world over. But the global city also creates deep social polarization and challenges how much local planning can achieve in a world economy. Presenting a unique elite ethnography in Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai, the book discusses the global urban discourses, aspirations, and strategies vital to the planning and management of such metropolitan growth. The global city, the book shows, is not one single idea, but a complex of ways to imagine a place to be global and aspirations to make it so, often deeply steeped in politics. The book is a call to reconcile proponents and critics of the global city toward a more explicit engagement with the politics of this global urban imagination.
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226869063
- eISBN:
- 9780226869087
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226869087.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
There are many reasons to view intergroup dialogue programs on race as an important public good and thus as an unsurprising policy choice. The involvement of governments in public talk programs is of ...
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There are many reasons to view intergroup dialogue programs on race as an important public good and thus as an unsurprising policy choice. The involvement of governments in public talk programs is of particular concern to scholars of deliberative democracy because of Habermasian notions of the public sphere. The government choice to foster dialogue about race is a contentious issue in and of itself. This chapter focuses on this choice by illuminating community-level choice, focusing on the characteristics that influence whether a community will provide this type of public good as well as the factors that influence who provides the good: governments or nonprofits. It discusses urban politics and examines cities which take on the particular and important issue of race through fostering intergroup dialogue. The chapter also uses theories of urban public policy to conceptualize dialogue programs on race as community strategies oriented toward different race-related goals.Less
There are many reasons to view intergroup dialogue programs on race as an important public good and thus as an unsurprising policy choice. The involvement of governments in public talk programs is of particular concern to scholars of deliberative democracy because of Habermasian notions of the public sphere. The government choice to foster dialogue about race is a contentious issue in and of itself. This chapter focuses on this choice by illuminating community-level choice, focusing on the characteristics that influence whether a community will provide this type of public good as well as the factors that influence who provides the good: governments or nonprofits. It discusses urban politics and examines cities which take on the particular and important issue of race through fostering intergroup dialogue. The chapter also uses theories of urban public policy to conceptualize dialogue programs on race as community strategies oriented toward different race-related goals.
John Scott Watson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252039867
- eISBN:
- 9780252097973
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252039867.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
This chapter provides an introduction to Prairie Crossing, a novel experiment in urban public policy that took root in Grayslake, a small community located in suburban Lake County. Developed by ...
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This chapter provides an introduction to Prairie Crossing, a novel experiment in urban public policy that took root in Grayslake, a small community located in suburban Lake County. Developed by George and Vicky Ranney, Prairie Crossing was conceived as one of the country's first conservation communities. Despite the re-creation and restoration of hundreds of acres of green space, the $100 million project is a profit-making venture designed to compete in the marketplace with conventional housing developments. Prairie Crossing is a for-profit derivative of the traditional land trust concept, a free-market attempt to preserve and restore environmentally sensitive land. The Ranneys wanted to show that it was possible to save the land by developing it. The chapter presents an overview of Prairie Crossing, envisioned by the Ranneys as a creative policy response to urban sprawl, a conservation community for a new kind of living. It also assesses Prairie Crossing's conservation impact and its goal of creating ecological value through development.Less
This chapter provides an introduction to Prairie Crossing, a novel experiment in urban public policy that took root in Grayslake, a small community located in suburban Lake County. Developed by George and Vicky Ranney, Prairie Crossing was conceived as one of the country's first conservation communities. Despite the re-creation and restoration of hundreds of acres of green space, the $100 million project is a profit-making venture designed to compete in the marketplace with conventional housing developments. Prairie Crossing is a for-profit derivative of the traditional land trust concept, a free-market attempt to preserve and restore environmentally sensitive land. The Ranneys wanted to show that it was possible to save the land by developing it. The chapter presents an overview of Prairie Crossing, envisioned by the Ranneys as a creative policy response to urban sprawl, a conservation community for a new kind of living. It also assesses Prairie Crossing's conservation impact and its goal of creating ecological value through development.
John Scott Watson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252039867
- eISBN:
- 9780252097973
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252039867.003.0007
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
This chapter examines the legacy of Prairie Crossing in the area of conservation. It begins with a discussion of two categories of policy attributes that contributed to Prairie Crossing's success: ...
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This chapter examines the legacy of Prairie Crossing in the area of conservation. It begins with a discussion of two categories of policy attributes that contributed to Prairie Crossing's success: constitutional organization and physical construction. It then considers some of the shortcomings of Prairie Crossing's conservation agenda in areas such as education and socioeconomic and racial diversity. It also describes the developmental process for Prairie Crossing and the export of its conservation community model to dozens of states and every region of the country. Finally, it reflects on lessons that can be learned from the Prairie Crossing development experience in terms of urban public policy. It argues that exporting nature's suburb throughout America and integrating the citizen back into the outdoors can benefit both people and the environment. It concludes that Prairie Crossing and second-generation conservation communities offer a viable model for incorporating a measure of wildness into the daily human experience.Less
This chapter examines the legacy of Prairie Crossing in the area of conservation. It begins with a discussion of two categories of policy attributes that contributed to Prairie Crossing's success: constitutional organization and physical construction. It then considers some of the shortcomings of Prairie Crossing's conservation agenda in areas such as education and socioeconomic and racial diversity. It also describes the developmental process for Prairie Crossing and the export of its conservation community model to dozens of states and every region of the country. Finally, it reflects on lessons that can be learned from the Prairie Crossing development experience in terms of urban public policy. It argues that exporting nature's suburb throughout America and integrating the citizen back into the outdoors can benefit both people and the environment. It concludes that Prairie Crossing and second-generation conservation communities offer a viable model for incorporating a measure of wildness into the daily human experience.
John Scott Watson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252039867
- eISBN:
- 9780252097973
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252039867.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Movements and Social Change
Carved out of century-old farmland near Chicago, the Prairie Crossing development is a novel experiment in urban public policy that preserves 69 percent of the land as open space. The for-profit ...
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Carved out of century-old farmland near Chicago, the Prairie Crossing development is a novel experiment in urban public policy that preserves 69 percent of the land as open space. The for-profit project has set out to do nothing less than use access to nature as a means to challenge America's failed culture of suburban sprawl. The first comprehensive look at an American conservation community, this book examines an effort to connect adults to the land while creating a healthy and humane setting for raising a new generation attuned to nature. The book is placed within the wider context of suburban planning, revealing how two first-time developers implemented a visionary new land ethic that saved green space by building on it. The remarkable achievements include a high rate of resident civic participation, the reestablishment of a thriving prairie ecosystem, the reintroduction of endangered and threatened species, and improved air and water quality. Yet, as the book shows, considerations like economic uncertainty, lack of racial and class diversity, and politics have challenged, and continue to challenge, Prairie Crossing and its residents.Less
Carved out of century-old farmland near Chicago, the Prairie Crossing development is a novel experiment in urban public policy that preserves 69 percent of the land as open space. The for-profit project has set out to do nothing less than use access to nature as a means to challenge America's failed culture of suburban sprawl. The first comprehensive look at an American conservation community, this book examines an effort to connect adults to the land while creating a healthy and humane setting for raising a new generation attuned to nature. The book is placed within the wider context of suburban planning, revealing how two first-time developers implemented a visionary new land ethic that saved green space by building on it. The remarkable achievements include a high rate of resident civic participation, the reestablishment of a thriving prairie ecosystem, the reintroduction of endangered and threatened species, and improved air and water quality. Yet, as the book shows, considerations like economic uncertainty, lack of racial and class diversity, and politics have challenged, and continue to challenge, Prairie Crossing and its residents.
