Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables and figures

pp v-v

Acknowledgements

pp vi-vi

Notes on contributors

pp vii-x

one - Introduction

pp 1-18

Part I - Theories and concepts

pp 19-22

two - Framing the governance of urban space

pp 23-38

three - The planning, design, and governance of sustainable communities in the UK

pp 39-56

four - Is urban regeneration criminogenic?

pp 57-70

Part II - Policies and agendas

pp 71-74

five - New Labour’s ‘broken’ neighbourhoods: liveability, disorder, and discipline?

pp 75-90

six - Lockdown! Resilience, resurgence, and the stage-set city

pp 91-106

seven - Tackling anti-social behaviour and regenerating neighbourhoods

pp 107-124

eight - ‘Problem’ people, ‘problem’ places? New Labour and council estates

pp 125-140

Part III - Communities in control of (dis)order

pp 141-146

nine - Community–police relations: support officers in low-income neighbourhoods

pp 147-164

ten - New governance of youth disorder: a study of local initiatives

pp 165-182

eleven - The night-time economy: exploring tensions between agents of control

pp 183-202

twelve - Prostitution, gentrification, and the limits of neighbourhood space

pp 203-218

thirteen - Urban renaissance and the contested legality of begging in Scotland

pp 219-232

fourteen - Conclusion: British urbanism at a crossroads

pp 233-244

References

pp 245-276

Index

pp 277-292