City Visions: Imagining Place, Enfranchising People

The major cities of the West are characterized by division, uneven development, and unequal distribution of jobs. In Belfast, these general western-city characteristics are extended and heightened by association with a long-standing political crisis and conflict. Covering a range of North American and European cities, but focusing on Belfast’s social, economic and political developments, this collection considers the role of long-term urban planning in the development of cities. The authors integrate debates from the US with those from the UK and summarize theories on the state of cities and their future, and consider an assortment of interventions and delivery mechanisms. By viewing the subject in an international context, the aim is to offer a critique which will guide policy makers in urban regeneration. This study aims to make a contribution to the debates on urban regeneration.